Monster House (2006) USA
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Director:Gil Kenan
Studio:Sony Pictures
Writer:Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab
Rating:4.0 (117 votes)
Rated:PG
ASIN:B000IFRT2Y
UPC:0043396154193
Price:$28.95
Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 15 nominations
Genre:Animation
Release:2006-10-24
IMDb:0385880
Duration:91
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
Sound:AC-3
Languages:English, French
Subtitles:English, French
Features:Animated
Gil Kenan  ...  (Director)
Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab  ...  (Writer)
 
Mitchel Musso  ...  DJ
Sam Lerner  ...  Chowder
Spencer Locke  ...  Jenny
Steve Buscemi  ...  Nebbercracker
Maggie Gyllenhaal  ...  Zee
Ryan Newman  ...  Little Girl (voice)
Catherine O'Hara  ...  Mom (voice)
Fred Willard  ...  Dad (voice)
Woody Schultz  ...  Paramedic #1 (voice)
Ian McConnel  ...  Paramedic #2 (voice)
Jason Lee  ...  Bones
Kevin James  ...  Officer Landers
Nick Cannon  ...  Officer Lister (voice)
Jon Heder  ...  Reginald 'Skull' Skulinski
Kathleen Turner  ...  Constance (voice)
Comments: There Goes The Neighborhood.

Summary: 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"
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