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Which one's better...

posted 16 years ago by emailmendi
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Which one do you think is better: the original House of Wax or the remake?

I personally would go for the remake.

What do you think?

[–] Nemesis7293-1 14 years ago

The original is brilliant. The in name only remake is utter dog sh*t, and only a low grade moron....like your typical young American....could possibly appreciate it. For them, the original would sadly be pearls before swine.

[–] morgana-31 14 years ago

Well put, Nemesis.

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[–] collin-reid 14 years ago

The original OP should note that House Of Wax was essentially a remake of the Mystery Of The Wax Museum. So originally, I thought the remake with Vincent was an improvement over the original and lord knows what a fool I look by stating the remake was better. Actually people should note that not all remakes are always inferior and that classic Hollywood remade movies/stories are a more regular basis than they do today. (Just review Warners or Howard Hawks catalogue of 1930 - 1970.)

Main reason...Lionel Atwill was a very good character actor...Vincent Price was the greatest horror actor.

[–] stoolfam 13 years ago

Well, there are 3 versions - the 1933, this one (1953), and 2005 with Paris Hilton.

I'll take the 1953 remake with Vincent Price any day! :)

[–] GoodDogme 13 years ago

Amen to that :D

[–] mam13143 11 years ago

No real comparison -- Price's pic is a classic well done horror film; the recent remake a typical slasher flick. Young folks will generally like the latter naturally. Don't make it better.

[–] first-things-first 11 years ago

The original. This version provides a plot in my opinion. And surprisingly the woman isn't a piece of furniture. Not very scary though. Similarities are Jarrod and his assistant are both mad and murderers as in the remake. Two insane killers.

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[–] mattiasflgrtll6 11 years ago

I haven't seen House Of Wax, but I would guess the original is better,since it has Vincent Price, though I DO think the remake has a cooler poster.

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[–] DracTarashV 11 years ago

The 2005 House of Wax is an abysmal film. The only things I genuinely like about that one... are the settings (as cheap as some of them looked)... and looking at Elisha Cuthberth in her prime.

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[–] daughterofolaf 11 years ago

First of all, HoW 1953 is a remake, too.

Secondly, HoW 2005 is actually a remake of Tourist Trap, not HOW. But since hardly anyone has ever heard of TT they decided to call it HOW.

Just sayin.' I don't consider the 2005 version and the 1953 version to be comparable since they have basically no relation except the title and one character in HoW 2005 being named "Vincent" as a very weak way to connect two unrelated films.

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