Product Description Three kids, D.J., Chowder and Jenny, discover that their neighbor's house is a monster, but no one believes them. .com The spooky shadows and eerie creaking of a rickety old house are brought to life via lush CGI in Monster House. A young boy named DJ has suspicions about the house across the street and the cranky old man (voiced by Steve Buscemi, Fargo) who lives there. When the old man has a heart attack and is carried away by an ambulance, DJ thinks the danger is over. Unfortunately, as he, his friend Chowder, and a candy-selling prep-school girl named Jenny discover, the house itself has plans--plans that include eating all the kids who'll be trick-or-treating that Halloween night. Monster House begins with some deliciously creepy scenes that will send chills down children's spines (and may be too intense for younger viewers); animated movies rarely make such effective use of what isn't being shown. The animation is vivid and detailed (though CGI still has a ways to go in capturing the full range of human facial expressions). But like most horror movies, the anticipation of horror is much more exciting than the horror itself; as the secrets of Monster House are revealed, the movie's thrills unravel. The noisy explosions at the end aren't half as much fun as the slow twitches of a few blades of grass in the movie's elegant beginning. --Bret Fetzer
J**K
All time classic
I used to sit home as a kid and just watch this multiple times during the day. It might be a hidden talent but I could recite the entire movie from front to back. Best Halloween movie ever. And part 2 needs to happen.
A**R
Kids love this movie and keeps you on the edge
Great writing from the beginning to the end. Great for kids to watch in October or anytime they want a scary movie at their level.
J**O
Grandkids loved it and so does grandma
It was perfect for my grandchildren they are 5 and 6, we all loved it I'm 60. It was fun, not too scarey
Q**Y
Good memories
This movie brains about so much nostalgia for me I remember watching this movie as a kid and I still got back to watch this movie even as an adult hardly recommend it and it's very entertaining
A**0
Fun Animation but not too Scary Except Maybe for Young Kids
I had to think a while before rating this because I'm stuck between 3 and 4. I feel like it was 3.7, so I rounded it up to 4, though it's not really on par with others I've rated 4.I thought it was fun to watch. Granted, the people are a bit shallow and not developed, and it's kind of silly. But in my opinion every movie does not have to have in depth characters. This was just a fun animated movie, not something I'm going to write about for a college course. Chowder was incredibly immature, but that's teenage boys for you. The little girl at the start on the tricycle was annoying, and idiotic for not paying a lick of attention to where she was going. (I'm surprised so many thought she was cute.) The babysitter was what I expected -- somewhat immature and a bit mean. Her boyfriend Bones was also immature, and probably drugged out, and probably the worst character. I'm glad he wasn't in it a lot. Jenny might be the best character; I didn't like her at first because she seemed like a trained monkey coming out of that school, but she somewhat left that mindset once she started working with the boys and proved to be a smart addition.I expected it to be scary -- I guess I didn't have a clue what this would be. It wasn't "scary" exactly, but there were a few things that made me jump and were even creepy. But, I wouldn't recommend it for little kids. The animation was odd, and I later discovered it was done with motion capture. I didn't know they did that for animation, but I'm not an expert. That said, I thought the house was depicted really well and was creative. It seemed like a real living being, and seemed more realistic than most of the people. I didn't watch in 3D and didn't even know it was, so I can't speak to that.Addressing some other things... I was really expecting at least some of the 1-star reviews to complain that they chose the black cop to be the ditzy one (and he *was* incredibly stupid), and that he talked in a very stereotypical way. Surprise! I only saw a couple of comments on that. As for the sexual innuendo -- I honestly don't think younger kids would even get this. Just because the adults get it doesn't mean young kids will catch on. I think it's teens I'd be more worried about, since they would likely get it, but you maybe wouldn't want them seeing it. But, it's really nowhere near as bad as some people are making it out to be.I'm amazed at how many people think the PG rating is inappropriate as that will make parents think it's appropriate for kids. That is NOT what PG means! It does, in fact, mean that you need to be checking into the movie because it might *not* be appropriate for kids. PG = parental guidance, and the movie may contain things you believe are inappropriate for your kids. So you check into it, and you decide how you feel. If you don't understand ratings, that's on you. Stop blaming the producers for it! I think you're mixing it up with G.I had no kids watching it, but I like animated movies, and I'm fine with movies that are kid-appropriate as long as it isn't targeted specifically at younger kids. And this was some fun.
M**E
Movie
Our granddaughter loves this movie
M**Y
Great movie!
Loved it!
K**I
Great movie
I used to watch this movie with my younger cousins when they were kids. They wanted to watch it over and over. Now I play it for my daughter and nieces. They love it!
