Sadly Over-hyped

Boring, long, and too preachy.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Following a relatives' death, a family learns they have inherited a giant glass-and-steel house that has been built to contain dangerous spirits for a powerful device that will unleash the powers of Hell and forcing them in a race to get out of the house alive.Overall this was quite the impressive and enjoyable effort that really gets the better of original. The main one in this one over the original is the house itself, which is incredibly impressive design and layout here that it's really unique and creative. The glass paneling and steel support frames provide the kind of basic look that is so unusual for any kind of film with its post-modern look that never seems to look livable but is more for look and appearance which succeeds wildly. This is one even before getting to all the mechanical devices, trap doors and even the writing all along the glass denoting all manner of spells and warnings that make this one of the most impressive, elaborate settings to place a film even before this one manages to utilize this great setting to fine effect here that really sets the fantastic stage for the spectacular ghost action throughout by putting it all inside such a great location. The opening to this in the car graveyard, which is the only scene outside the house, is the perfect start here with the crazy deaths showing cars being thrown around quite easily and really gets the freaky moments to add in with a fantastic sequence while getting the action in the house really nicely. The chases through the hallways are quite fun by letting the different ghosts and their gruesome looks which makes the scenes all the more fun. There's a large amount of the confrontations as well that provide not only the creepiness needed here while also making it thrilling as confrontations around the bathroom, around a pane of glass set-up as a barrier in the hallway and gong through their containment chambers in the basement are all incredibly enjoyable here. These fun attacks manage to bring about plenty of fun gore as well with plenty of gruesome, bloody deaths that go alongside the rather gruesome ghosts for a great time here, and along with the explosive action of the finale house destruction for all the great positives in this one. There's really only one flaw here for this one which is the fact that there's way too many important parts of the storyline introduced far too late into this one to get their full effect. The general gist of being there and them stumbling upon the ghosts is far more impressive when weighted against the wholly overblown stance this one puts forth in detailing the need for the specific ghosts and then being placed in the house to begin with. Otherwise, this was a highly enjoyable offering that has a lot of right with it.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and Nudity.

Why, Why, Why was this movie made? The answer simply is: Hollywood want to remake everything. But why do they have to make them sooo bad? That's a question that no one knows the answer to. This remake of the 1960 William Castle film was completely unnecessary and is a joke of a movie, and is as bad as other remakes like 'Prom Night' and 'The Fog'.The plot: When their wealthy grandfather dies, the Kriticos family inherit his house. They are amazed by it, as it has transparent walls with cryptic writing on them. There are also 12 ghosts contained in the basement that are inadvertently unleashed and terrorise them and their nanny. The plot is… weird. It had some pretty confusing elements to it, like why a 13th ghost was needed in the first place, and I didn't really like the idea of only being able to see the ghosts through a pair of special glasses. But I can't really blame the screenwriters of this trash, as this did originally come from William Castle.The acting/characters: This whole section is what made the movie excruciating to watch. The acting was completely bland, and it was all really hammy. There's also no character development whatsoever. But the worst thing about this movie is the casting. It has to be the worst casting in movie history. I mean, Matthew Lillard in a somewhat serious role? You have to be kidding me. Also, Rah Digga as the nanny comes off as someone from a Tyler Perry movie, making sassy comments and trying to generate humour, except it's not funny at all. On top of all that, the script sucked too.The scares/special effects: This movie is not scary. It seems like the director thought it was more of a comedy, so it replaced what could've been scares with unfunny dialogue. I thought that some of the gore effects were OK, but the CGI looked cheap and unrealistic. The make up and pure concept for some of the ghosts was terrible. For example, one ghost wears some sort of metal helmet that's split open where the face is. It looked so much like fondant that I was laughing. One of the ghosts was also some sort of fat adult 'baby' which had me in hysterics. It looked hilarious! I wasn't surprised to see that the ghosts were done by the same people who did the make up for 'Ghosts Of Mars', as they looked pretty much the same. The set was the only redeemable thing in this movie. It was pretty much perfect and definitely gave the movie a more stylish feel.Summary: The set was the only thing that impressed me in this movie. The casting and acting sucked, the special effects sucked and this movie in general sucked. Don't watch it!

OK.. First of i have to tell that it is not a creepy horror show.. Yes of course it is a good horror movie without much jump scares.. It is neither good nor bad.. It really entertained me throughout :) If you are a B Movie lover then it is well suited for you..the technical side of the movie is wonderful..this movie delivered more than i actually expected.It is not so serious.. And we will not have much tension while watching this movie..i watched it when i was very young so i did not like to view the movie as a critic.Final Word : Good Entertainment Watch It..!

Cyrus Kriticos (F. Murray Abraham) is a rich collector who has trapped an unfantomable evil. Only he lost his life doing it. His nephew Arthur (Tony Shalhoub) inherits his creation, a glass house that has imprisoned 12 ghosts. It's more than a house. It's a machine power by the dead to open the Eye of Hell.Arthur with his kids Kathy (Shannon Elizabeth) and Bobby, the babysitter and the attorney (JR Bourne) get trapped in the house. Dennis (Matthew Lillard) and Kalina (Embeth Davidtz) also sneak in, but they know what the house is truly for.I love the art and design of the house. It is beautiful and absolutely creepy in a new unique way. It's like you're trapped in a Rubik's cube. It makes every step you take a creepy dangerous one.The story itself is a pretty standard haunted house with a lot of bells and whistles. It has a short section to set it up but that wasn't really necessary. I really love the house.