@@begosejmenovic511 Dalton's actor was 28 but I was actually surprised to see the rest were under 25. I think it's the habit of make-up and dress to give them an older appearance, which is odd when going for high school age characters.
When the cemeteries of Paris overflowed and they moved the bodies to the catacombs underground, many, many tons of "corpse wax" were recovered from the bodies and given over to the local soap and candle makers. As it turns out, deadman's fat can be rendered into really high quality wax, due to human fat being oiler than typical sources like beef or pork.
It's called adipocere and is caused by saponification. I'm surprised it hasn't been used in a horror movie before. Or maybe it has, I dunno. I'm a wimp who only watches video essays of horror movies.
@@mollytovxx4181 I don't know about horror movies, but there was a real life old woman who killed people and rendered their bodies down into soap and gave it to her friends.
In the movie and book Fight Club they make soap out of human fat. They explain in the story how human fat makes the best soap. Instead of killing people, they steal the fat from liposuction clinics instead. The movie and book joke about how they are stealing the fat from women and selling it back to them as soap.
@LordMacKarl It's called Perfume: Story of a Murderer and, oddly enough, it's set in France not long after the previously mentioned "removal of corpses to the underground catacombs". I really recommend the film (Ben Wishaw is marvellous at being Jean Baptiste Grenouille) AND the exquisite book by Patrick Süskind. It absolutely terrified me as a teenager, as I happen to gather the features that murderer seems to like best (red hair, green eyes and freckles). Geez now I need to watch it again!
You're basically still aware of what's happening, but once the wax gets hard enough around your chest you stop being able to take a breath. Essentially you end up dying from a form of positional asphyxia. That crap's scary as hell.
I actually really liked the remake, especially when I was younger. Idk, just something about the concept of being turned into a living wax model, unable to move or scream, trapped for eternity-- absolutely mortified me when I was a child. It was even more exemplified when the one guy tried to help his friend out of the wax, only to literally peel his skin off, showing how futile it was and that he could never go back to being "human" ever again. How horrifying is that? Idk, maybe I'm alone when it comes to this opinion, but I really don't think it deserved the level of hate it got. So much of the imagery in that movie was outstanding for the time.
I didn't watch the movie but judging from the one scene showing him peeling his skin off I wonder if he could be fixed (if not horribly scarred) if he was kept as a burn victim. It would all depend on the level of burn I would assume, I would think though if the joints and orifices were freed recovery could he possible.
Plss SAME eversince i saw this movie when i was a kid it became my favorite horror. Jared’s death and the part where his achilles tendon got sliced were the scenes that really stuck with me
Me and my sister are twins and so many people have asked which of us is the evil one that we started saying we're both evil and actually triplets...we keep our other sister locked in a cage.
I thought it was kind of "funny" how he rolls his eyes as his face is sliced Obviously set up like that cinematogrophy wise So kind of funny I saw this the other day after YEARS and wow like a long forgotten part of who i used to be I really quite enjoyed it Allot I was expecting it to be bad because Paris Hilton and all the actors beign "pretty" But no Its actually quite good
It’s worth seeking out Paris Hilton’s thoughts and opinions of the film many years after she was in it. It’s kinda sad actually. She was so excited to be in a horror, doing something new, and be taken seriously. Then she saw how the film was marketed as basically ‘come watch Paris Hilton get horrifically murdered!” And she realised they had just used her as a gimmick because it was popular to hate on her. I think it was in a Netflix documentary about her that she spoke of it.
Ok, that is sad. (And as a commenter above pointed out, may have hurt the film anyway.) Now I'm curious what she thinks of her Supernatural cameo, which was kinda similar.
@@Chris-rg6nm the sex tape was apparently released by the man in the tape, without Paris' consent. There are videos of him saying to go to a specific website he owns if you wanna see the full version, it seems he was monetising it. Edit: Paris was also only 18 at the time so... Pretty fucking shady 🤣
to be fair, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" was certainly not considered "high-brow" at the time of its publication. The gothic genre has always been considered fairly low-brow, in fact.
@@DeathnoteBB I believe it's a simple function of wealth transfer over the lifetime of a human. Older people tend to have more money. Older people feel nostalgic about art that they experienced at a young age and they tend to be disdainful of the new art that interests young people. Over long periods of time you get older works, vulgar in their time, tending to be considered "classy" and "upperclass".
The brow's got less to do with genre tropes and more to do with how well the story invokes its themes, and how lasting/profound those themes are. Classics might seem highbrow because they're old and thus difficult for contemporary audiences to enjoy, but what actually makes them lasting and widely praised was always in them from the moment they were first published.
This movie is the only horror movie that has ever "freaked me out" and it's only from one scene. The scene where Jared Padalecki's character gets his achilles tendon cut gave me nightmares and I'm still paranoid about that happening to me.
Omg I’m so happy I can relate to someone about this. Saw House of Wax when I was 11 about 9 years ago and I have literally never stopped thinking about that scene ever since
Vincent Sinclair will forever be one of my favorite slashers. He’s just so fascinating to me... his kills are his art, his craft, his practice, but he’s been doing it for so long that he’s probably fell into some emotional disconnect with it. He makes his art perfect and flawless maybe because he’s desperate for perfection in himself. And he’s really hot
god thats such a cool interpetation, that he makes these beautiful wax sculptures because hes despereate for beauty in himself. im a fellow vincent enjoyer, hes my favorite character, and while i dont exactly find him hot (im aroace, i dont really find anyone personally attracted like i want to bone them or date them) i do find him kinda cute. i like his real face quite a lot! i really like him mostly for his overall cool look and the mystery with his character. i wish we saw more into his character besides "coldhearted killer with a passion for art and has a bit of a softer side for his brother despite the fact said brother manipulates and seemingly verbally abuses him". also why the hell cant he talk? when he wails out of greif and when hes panting while struggling with wade you can very clearly hear his voice is incredibly hoarse and ragged, but. why? they werent connected by throat? and why does bo get to have a perfect set of hair when he should have a big scar on the back of his head that matches the scar on vincents face. hair doesnt grow on scars, he should have a patch of missing hair where his twin was removed
I remember stumbling across this movie as a kid and being entranced. It was by far one of the most terrifying concepts for a horror film that I had ever heard of as a child. The thought of being left to perish in a cast of wax is horrific. I still find this movie nostalgic and disturbingly intriguing.
When I was a (very sheltered) 12 yr old, I secretly bought a Collectors Box of horror movies. H.O.W, Ghost Ship, 13th Ghost and House on Haunted Hill were all included. Walmart did me a service by not ID'ing me that day.
Kraig Pierce I used to be an incredibly anxious and paranoid child. If I would even catch a glimpse of a horror trailer on T.V., I’d have a panic attack. I eventually began to ease into the genre, starting with Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”. Every since then, I’ve been infatuated with horror films!
I love the concept but my stupid rational brain knew even the first time I saw the movie that no one could survive the process to be encased. Still, I like it anyway.
The bits where he touches his friend's wax face and his eyes move and he tries to peel the wax off but the skin comes off with it - so deliciously horrific. It will stay with me forever.
lol for me my family was watching it on dvd and little kid me was like "this looks interesting!" and it Was interesting but not in a way that was fun for my mental health
I saw it because it was on the weekend midnight movie segment of the local tv station. I thought the premise was very cool and fresh for a horror movie. The part where the characters unknowingly ripped a victim's waxed cheek and ripped his actual cheek muscles off too was very good. The protagonists were nothing to write home though.
The thing about the Uncanny Valley is _subtlety,_ but even if “deformed lunatic with non-human face chasing person through decrepit building with murderous intent” is likely the least subtle thing I could think of putting in a horror film, it is none the less _terrifying_ because of that.
Yeah, the closer the resemblance to reality, the more uncanny it is. The most uncanny is when you can't figure out a single damn thing wrong with it, yet your brain is still *screaming* that it's totally wrong.
It would be very funny to see a sketch that respected the physics of such a thing... seeing the adults sprinting away at mach speed while Chucky waddles along on his dwarf legs would be hilarious
the jumpscare where the protagonist and her boyfriend are in the house and she see's Vincent through the window scarred me at a young age. I would have nightmares about catching a slightly deformed man with hallowed out eyes looking at me before he speeds off. I watch this film today and totally get why he scared me as a kid
Fun personal story. When this movie came out I was fairly young and didn't watch it directly causing false memories about it as my brain tried to make sense of it. So I originally thought the movie was about a wax museum that was haunted by the ghosts of the people trapped inside who'd take the form of wax dummy version of themselves to capture others and slowly turn people into them to maintain the museum as the older they get the more they melt and become distorted. NOT a by the numbers slasher flick with a neat gimmick.
as a kid, seeing Lucas from one tree hill, Arnez from one on one, Sam from supernatural, the guy from the scary movie parody, AND paris hilton in one movie I thought it was gonna be funny, lighthearted, maybe a LIL scary. OH BOY were 5th grade me and my friends WRONG 💀💀
Pretty good film. It's not going to blow you away but it's worth a watch thanks to its eerie atmosphere. Plus, it was cool to see a Supernatural episode where Jensen & Jared battle wax figures of Paris Hilton and Gandhi.
I hate when she gets her finger snipped off and also when she awfully falls into the rotten bodies. This film was my first horror film, over 13 years ago, back when I was far too young to watch it! Also I love Paris in this!
Despite the 2005 remake being mediocre, I actually found it entertaining. The characters aren’t good, but they aren’t completely unbearable. I also like the twin killers and their backstory. Can you consider doing a video on Eraserhead?
House of wax is a guilty pleasure of mine. My roommates and I watched it stoned out of our minds on a Halloween night and I remember just enjoying every minute of 2000s cheesyness combined with a weird sense of dread
I always thought this was more of a remake of Tourist Trap than House of Wax. I can't believe they let Sam Winchester die in the movie. The gore effects and wax sculptures were pretty good.
The part that got me was when the killer glued Carly's lips together, then later shes trying to get her brothers attention and he cuts off her fingers. *shudder*
The humans under wax in the museum trope originated from Madame Tussaud's. She was commissioned to make the wax head casts of the prominent figures guillotined during the French Revolution. And she also made some casts for herself, to display them in her museum in Paris and later in her travelling exhibition throughout in the UK.
@@DeathnoteBB Even if they were fake wax heads it's easy to see how people could wonder if there might be a real head underneath or be inspired by that grisly thought to write stories.
Yes yes yes! My family and I went to Singapore in 2019 and we stopped by at Madame Tussaud's. It was amazing, being able to interact with celebrities and look at them up close, but at the same time unsettling, since they didn't move nor show any sign of life even though they look alive. Plus, there were little children in there and I was scared they might topple over one of the figures, or worse, break them
I actually enjoyed this movie, once I got over the suspension-of-disbelief hurdle of someone building a wax town in Louisiana. The production design was pretty interesting.
The only part about the film that really got to me was when the boyfriend is covered in wax and he's aware of everything happening to him; then later on he's found by one of the friends and the wax has fused to his skin to the point where when the friend tries to take of the wax, the skin is being peeled off as well. But then I read that the boyfriend should've been dead by that point due to suffocation, so yeah.. other than having My Chemical Romance on the soundtrack and having that nod to Vincent Price, the movie was at total miss (it looked ok visually, but it's one of those films that's never sat well with me.. I think because it felt to me like it was trying to hard to be gritty/scary/disturbing if that makes sense.. there was potential, especially when you find out the plot twist of the townspeople all being dead people covered in wax, but.. ) EDIT: I also really like the guy with the paddles in Price's House of Wax; I think it was because this was one of the early uses of the 3D, and it was just a fun little moment showcasing it, and I really enjoyed and appreciated it xD
I quite liked the visuals and the atmosphere, but for me where it fell short it leaned a bit too far into the teen slasher vibe, where it’s just a bunch of glamour shots of attractive young folk being murdered. But I do think it had some scenes that were gems and genuinely creepy.
@@jgriffin9084 Dude, that's more terrifying than drowning. At least that only takes a few minutes, or one big inhale of water anyway. Never saw it that way before.
"If they're gonna make a point of making the museum literally out of wax, they know they've gotta melt that shit or we will absolutely riot." They knew it so well, they not only melted the museum, they burned down the entire damn soundstage.
"Was blind in one eye and so could not watch the 3D." Oh geez. I've never even thought about that. I considered our new 3D glasses to be an improvement because theres no annoying red/blue or green/magenta filter on a movie, but not about the fact that you only need to look through one lens for it to work.
Its because depth perception is something your brain learns as you developed as an infant. It's a unique problem for people who have sight disabilities who get restorative surgery and for the half blind. If you lose an eye many years into your life you'll still have depth perception wired into your brain, to use with your singular eye. Even if it wont be as effective
@@KayosHybrid If you lose an eye you lose depth perception. One-eyed people who lost their eye later in life just have pseudo-depth perception. Their life experience allows them to guess distances based on their knowledge of the relative size of objects at relative distances. It's entirely a mental exercise for one-eyed people, as they cannot literally see depths. Two eyed people just use their binocular vision to determine depth instinctually, with very little thinking required. It's a simple matter of measuring the angle of the pupils to the focal point. It's a completely different process.
I don't think people acknowledge how big of a deal Mystery of The Wax Museum really was. The movie made such a big impression on audiences that artists and writers were imitating it for the following decade -- especially by comics writers/artists during the golden age of comics. I counted not one, not two, but three instances where they used the Wax museum/serial killer antagonist trope just in Fawcett comics alone (facing off against Bulletman, Captain Marvel Jr. and Captain Marvel respectively), and that's not even counting the archetype being recycled in single issues of Batman, Wonder Woman, and The Owl. EC COMICS would have a field day repeating this trope in the horror comics of the fifties. And I'm willing to bet the latter was actually what got talks of rebooting it as 'House of Wax' to start,.
You’re probably the number one TH-camr I go to understand horror, because you’re videos goes very in depth, and you’re videos help understand horror, and how to do genre right, and like how you pick some movies that don’t get enough recognition as lots of others do. I’m going try to take film school to understand them even more, hopefully get into film directing.
I can’t explain why and I know theres wayyyy better stuff out there but house of wax will forever be one of my favourite horror movies. It was the first I ever watched and back then it scared me shitless lol now I just watch it for nostalgia and entertainment purposes but I still love it especially the concept
Out of curiosity and because I'm always looking for new horror, what other movies do you think are better than House of Wax? House of Wax dusturbed me so much I can't think of too many other films that have that same unsettling factor (body horror is the scariest sub genre imo and Tusk is right there at the top also lol)
ok dude... that script for vessi is f*cking hilarious. you make sponsors ads enjoyable. DO YOU KNOW HOW RARE THAT IS MATE?? I remember learning about the uncanny valley in high school and understanding my weird fears involving a 4ft tall doll my mother kept in the closet. She's still there... waiting...
House of Wax is one of my favourite remakes and I’ve always had a massive love for it - glad to see you cover it, even if it’s only for a small portion of the video.
Definitely. Worse still is when it's of people you know are still alive. Wax figures of Elvis Presley or The Beatles, not too bad. But ones of people like Bruce Willis or Helen Mirren? That could be a bit off putting at times.
Ryan's videos are the only videos where I never try to skip over the sponsored products section, he actually puts so much effort into it that it's still entertaining to watch unlike most other content creators.
I'm not even past the commercial yet and already laughing. What a way to advertise. "Michael Meyers wears those and that makes him walk fast and get you."
Your explanation of the good/evil twin concept was really interesting. Makes me think of the movie Dead Ringers about the twin doctors and their interesting psychology.
House of wax 2005 isn’t some magnum opus or anything but just like the 13 ghosts remake, it gets an unfair shake and is more serviceable than critics said. Neither is amazing but neither is trash either and there is a real love for the craft underneath the cliches. They make a good 2000s creature double feature pizza night with friends. 👍🏼
Dude you make some of the best analysis content on this entire site. Think of how many people are on here. Millions. And you make some of the highest quality content. Thank you. P.S. I just watched I Saw The Devil today, and I was wondering what your thoughts on it were.
I haven’t watch the video yet but thank you for at least covering this movie. Whether it be negative or positive. I’ve always had a soft spot for this movie despite its heavy flaws. The movie theatre scene and the ending are my favorite. And the juxtaposition of your ad with light hearted music with violent video is amazing!
I love how the symbolism of twins or sort of duality is constantly brought up throughout the whole movie. The movie starts with the twins and then ends with the twins being kind of “conjoined” in the same spots they were when they were born and when they end up dying. Something else I'd like to point out, again this is before watching the full video (love it by the way), is how The Sinclair Twins are reflected by the other two siblings. Like Vincent is sort of seen through the sister, of course not to the same extent, and Bo is reflected through the brother, once again not exactly the same. The brother is seen as more angry and unruly when it comes to his actions while also being seen as the “bad sibling” while the sister is seen as the “good sibling”, like how Judy saw Bo and Vincent, respectively. Anyway, sorry for my rant and most likely poor grammar. I genuinely enjoyed the movie and I just thought it was interesting. Update: I just said it verbatim as you. I'm so sorry
Underrated how? It was a paint by the numbers horror flick. Everything about it is mediocre and it was rated as such. The interesting concept can't override the poor execution.
@@Ronster822 The execution was fine. It was a lot more unpredictable & fun than the majority of Hollywood horror films of the 2000s, so yes, it was underrated.
The thing I didn't like was that twist at the end. "they were triplets" and the third brother sitting there, smiling, looking soo un threatening. That character was so pointless.
@Jaden LaFrance And if you look closely I asked "how?" which is a conversational request to elaborate on that opinion. A subtle detail that's simple to miss, I'm sure. Opinions can be challenged and questioned, you know. It's called discussion, in case you weren't familiar with the concept.
Saw it as a kid and loved it, re-watched it today and still love it. This is one of those horror movies that despite the critics and audience ratings, I really like it. It's an awesome and creepy concept and which holds the film up imo, despite the flaws such as characters. You can tell from the visuals that this had a high budget
I think in the movie the killers explain that their mother was a talented wax sculptor and it was her dream to create a town of wax sculptures but died before she could do it, that’s their motive for killing and turning people into wax, not to make a place for Vincent but to try and make their mother’s dream a reality
One thing I always wondered about: Wouldn't the place stink horrendously? All those rotting corpses within the wax would be decomposing. I think the smell would be so overwhelming that anyone nearing the town would immediately turn around. PS: The Vessi ad was very funny!
The true terror of House of Wax for me was specifically the one scene at the beginning where Carly sees Vincent looking at her through the window in said House of Wax. He didn't even do anything, he was just standing there (menacingly), yet it was the only scene in the movie that filled with with dread that I'd only experienced from one other movie in my life. I was 15 at the time, and for almost 5 years afterwards, I couldn't go to the bathroom at night without turning every light in my path on first, because I was so terrified of glancing out my window and seeing someone standing there. I didn't care if they saw me- I just didn't want to see _them._
I've watched House of Wax a few months ago for the first time and actually really enjoyed it. Can't understand all the hate it got after it was released. Imo the acting was solid, Cuthbert and Hilton were both much better than expected and the effects were cool. There are for sure worse horror movies out there.
This movie holds a special place in my heart, I always knew it wasn't good but it scared the shit outta me when I was a kid. I'm glad you made a video about it, you're one of my favorite youtubers.
"Teenage 30 year olds." Lol. Jared was probably 21 when this was filmed (dunno about the others) He's just a tol boi. Edit: Decided I might as well look it up. They were all under 25, so for this being a horror movie, that's not bad.
this movie is actually really good in my opinion it has great horror scenes and chases sequences and pari hilton gets way too much hate for her acting it was decent not great but no bad.
Unpopular opinion: Paris Hilton wasn't actually that bad. I actually think she portrayed her character just fine and yes, even believable. I feel like most of people just hates her work just for her and not actually her portrayal
Loved your inventive tie-ins for Vessi. I have always been terrified by wax museums, having visited one at a very young age. After that experience, I later became a big fan of the Vincent Price movie, which I would catch on late night television whenever it was aired. I was thus quite intrigued when the remake was announced, and enjoyed it quite a bit at the time. Thank you so much for producing throughtful and thorough videos about each title you tackle. Most reviews of the remake simply dismiss it as trash and leave out all the background you take care to cover so well. Kudos.
Wow...im only realizing now that as a kid i watched the “kid-friendly” version of this...its a dutch movie called “huis anubis en de wraak van arghus” or “house anubis and the revenge of arghus” i still had traumas from that movie and now finding out there’s a maturer version is insane lmfao
HOUSE OF WAX But like, the way Phelous says it. I swear, every Phelous joke is lodged firmly in my brain, and will be forever more. I can't even say the word triangle anymore.
House of Wax was the first horror film I saw, alone in my house, when I was nine. And I still remember the feeling of excitement and fear when watching. So I keep this film in my heart and in all the horror movie lists I've made. Great video as always, you are the best horror film essayist on TH-cam.
Bruh that ad was on point. Not only are ya keepin' ya horror _aesthetic_ , but ya got sum good points on how important footwear is when running away from a killer.
This thoroughly creeped me out. I didn't know what "the uncanny valley" meant until I started watching this channel, but thanks for making me feel like less of a freak for having an anxiety attack during the wax musuem show of "The Crucible" during the off-tourist-season in Salem, Mass.!! Also, the ad for Vessi was pretty adorable. Cheers!✌
I have honestly never watched this film and the idea of it still terrifies me which is rare since I am not easily frightened by fiction. So I will watch this video and hopefully it will help me overcome my fear and finally watch it haha!
Thank you for acknowledging the two previous House of Wax films and not just the remake. I actually remember when the remake came out. I was still a kid and for some reason I really wanted to see it but my parents wouldn't let me because I was too young. (Which I absolutely was.) But when I finally did see it years later, I was very disturbed by it. I know its not a very well made movie, but the idea of being essentially entombed in wax while you're still alive and conscious was something that really freaked me out, and still does. Excellent video!
One of the key things that I liked whilst watching the 2005 version (I was only around 13 at the time) was that the protagonist actually fought back and wasn't just on a treadmill the entire time.
I do not view 2005s 'house of wax' as a remake at all, in fact I see it as its own stand-alone film. this is because the villains are different, the main characters are different, and the entire plot if different. the only similarity is that there are wax figures made of real humans, and if you were to say that this alone makes it a remake then you might as well say that Scream is a remake of any other slasher film. (not hate, just my opinion, do with it what you will)
*Next week I will be talking about THE LIGHTHOUSE... it's going to be my most personal video in a long time.*
Keep leaving them requests below!
Imma just keep requesting Pink Floyd's The Wall and Night in the Woods.
Love your videos man! Keep it up.
I'll keep suggesting ginger snaps as it's my favourite movie and Halloween is coming up :)
I mean no disrespect by posting Session 9 and The taking of Debrah Logan again. It's kind of a cheeky game. ;)
Love these videos Ryan, keep up the good work! I’d love to see you tackle Mike Flanagan’s “Doctor Sleep.”
“Teenage 30 year olds” got me
That joke was so sudden I started wheezing uncontrollably and woke up my bf who thought I was having an asthma attack😂😭
Yep I lost my shit
That joke reminded me of that random balding guy in Buffy the vampire slayer.
As someone who often passes as a teenage 30-something it’s a strange thing of it’s own.
They arent adults. They're just getting there, school got in the way of growing up so, live
I heard that the entity in “It Follows” was able to catch its victims so consistently because it was wearing Vessi footwear.
Haha!!!
😂😂😂
lol nice.
Tom Cruise wears Vessi footwear. True story.
I also heard that Godzilla was wearing the largest Vessi shoes ever made (it was a special order) when he was rampaging through Japan.
“Teenage 30 year olds” is a very good name for this approach to casting
The CW Protocol
They were all actually under 25
When he said that, I immediately thought of Kennie JD's "Beautiful 25 year old teenagers" song 🤣
@@begosejmenovic511 Dalton's actor was 28 but I was actually surprised to see the rest were under 25. I think it's the habit of make-up and dress to give them an older appearance, which is odd when going for high school age characters.
@@Regmuslima BROODING HOT 25 YEAR OLD TEENAGER- Almost all her videos on the twilight saga
When the cemeteries of Paris overflowed and they moved the bodies to the catacombs underground, many, many tons of "corpse wax" were recovered from the bodies and given over to the local soap and candle makers. As it turns out, deadman's fat can be rendered into really high quality wax, due to human fat being oiler than typical sources like beef or pork.
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It's called adipocere and is caused by saponification. I'm surprised it hasn't been used in a horror movie before.
Or maybe it has, I dunno. I'm a wimp who only watches video essays of horror movies.
@@mollytovxx4181 I don't know about horror movies, but there was a real life old woman who killed people and rendered their bodies down into soap and gave it to her friends.
In the movie and book Fight Club they make soap out of human fat. They explain in the story how human fat makes the best soap. Instead of killing people, they steal the fat from liposuction clinics instead. The movie and book joke about how they are stealing the fat from women and selling it back to them as soap.
@LordMacKarl It's called Perfume: Story of a Murderer and, oddly enough, it's set in France not long after the previously mentioned "removal of corpses to the underground catacombs".
I really recommend the film (Ben Wishaw is marvellous at being Jean Baptiste Grenouille) AND the exquisite book by Patrick Süskind.
It absolutely terrified me as a teenager, as I happen to gather the features that murderer seems to like best (red hair, green eyes and freckles).
Geez now I need to watch it again!
Man just imagine if you were covered in wax while you were still alive
Also that promotion at the beginning was very clever
Thanks!!!
You're basically still aware of what's happening, but once the wax gets hard enough around your chest you stop being able to take a breath. Essentially you end up dying from a form of positional asphyxia. That crap's scary as hell.
That would be pretty cringe
Imagine how thick wax has to be to kill you like that. Definitely not the beautiful thin figures of this movie
@D Zuke CANDLEMAN
I actually really liked the remake, especially when I was younger. Idk, just something about the concept of being turned into a living wax model, unable to move or scream, trapped for eternity-- absolutely mortified me when I was a child. It was even more exemplified when the one guy tried to help his friend out of the wax, only to literally peel his skin off, showing how futile it was and that he could never go back to being "human" ever again. How horrifying is that?
Idk, maybe I'm alone when it comes to this opinion, but I really don't think it deserved the level of hate it got. So much of the imagery in that movie was outstanding for the time.
100% agree, I had nightmares thinking about that scene for months as a kid
Also reminded me of the Mannequin Spider from the horrible Silent Hill movie. I think it was the only good thing in there.
i agree
I didn't watch the movie but judging from the one scene showing him peeling his skin off I wonder if he could be fixed (if not horribly scarred) if he was kept as a burn victim. It would all depend on the level of burn I would assume, I would think though if the joints and orifices were freed recovery could he possible.
Plss SAME eversince i saw this movie when i was a kid it became my favorite horror. Jared’s death and the part where his achilles tendon got sliced were the scenes that really stuck with me
Me and my sister are twins and so many people have asked which of us is the evil one that we started saying we're both evil and actually triplets...we keep our other sister locked in a cage.
Same! But we claim to have eaten our third twin in the womb.
Did you guys also say you two can read each other's minds?
cringe...
All fun and games until she's not actually joking...
@@jeckrucel0001 okay, daniel
Man it’s always just so sad to watch his friend try to peel him out of there and he can’t even scream, all he can do is move his eyes
And cry. That's such a grisly touch to me.
I thought it was kind of "funny" how he rolls his eyes as his face is sliced
Obviously set up like that cinematogrophy wise So kind of funny
I saw this the other day after YEARS and wow like a long forgotten part of who i used to be
I really quite enjoyed it Allot
I was expecting it to be bad because Paris Hilton and all the actors beign "pretty"
But no
Its actually quite good
It’s worth seeking out Paris Hilton’s thoughts and opinions of the film many years after she was in it. It’s kinda sad actually. She was so excited to be in a horror, doing something new, and be taken seriously. Then she saw how the film was marketed as basically ‘come watch Paris Hilton get horrifically murdered!” And she realised they had just used her as a gimmick because it was popular to hate on her.
I think it was in a Netflix documentary about her that she spoke of it.
Ok, that is sad. (And as a commenter above pointed out, may have hurt the film anyway.)
Now I'm curious what she thinks of her Supernatural cameo, which was kinda similar.
Did you see Repo! The Genetic Opera? She co-starred in that and I believe she has a positive experience.
@@aleisterlwhite8497 She did! She even helped them out considerably. She let them borrow a lot of her wardrobe for costumes.
@@Chris-rg6nm the sex tape was apparently released by the man in the tape, without Paris' consent. There are videos of him saying to go to a specific website he owns if you wanna see the full version, it seems he was monetising it.
Edit: Paris was also only 18 at the time so... Pretty fucking shady 🤣
@@aleisterlwhite8497 Not yet, but now I want to! Thanks!
to be fair, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" was certainly not considered "high-brow" at the time of its publication. The gothic genre has always been considered fairly low-brow, in fact.
It’s weird how time changes low-brow to high-brow. Even Shakespeare was pretty low-brow at the time
@@DeathnoteBB societal standards just keep getting lower with the passage of time
@@DeathnoteBB I believe it's a simple function of wealth transfer over the lifetime of a human. Older people tend to have more money. Older people feel nostalgic about art that they experienced at a young age and they tend to be disdainful of the new art that interests young people. Over long periods of time you get older works, vulgar in their time, tending to be considered "classy" and "upperclass".
The brow's got less to do with genre tropes and more to do with how well the story invokes its themes, and how lasting/profound those themes are. Classics might seem highbrow because they're old and thus difficult for contemporary audiences to enjoy, but what actually makes them lasting and widely praised was always in them from the moment they were first published.
@@stardustnation2480 LMAO piss off with that. Shakespeare and Frankenstein are NOT "low standards" AT ALL!!!!!!
This movie is the only horror movie that has ever "freaked me out" and it's only from one scene. The scene where Jared Padalecki's character gets his achilles tendon cut gave me nightmares and I'm still paranoid about that happening to me.
Same
Yes I was hoping someone mentioned this. I always make sure I have my feet under the covers when I'm going to sleep cause of that scene.
Same, it was a constant paranoia while i was a kid
Its such a disgusting but great scene, how helpless one must feel after that
Mixed with an actor I really like this scene got me so bad
Omg I’m so happy I can relate to someone about this. Saw House of Wax when I was 11 about 9 years ago and I have literally never stopped thinking about that scene ever since
Vincent Sinclair will forever be one of my favorite slashers. He’s just so fascinating to me... his kills are his art, his craft, his practice, but he’s been doing it for so long that he’s probably fell into some emotional disconnect with it.
He makes his art perfect and flawless maybe because he’s desperate for perfection in himself.
And he’s really hot
god thats such a cool interpetation, that he makes these beautiful wax sculptures because hes despereate for beauty in himself. im a fellow vincent enjoyer, hes my favorite character, and while i dont exactly find him hot (im aroace, i dont really find anyone personally attracted like i want to bone them or date them) i do find him kinda cute. i like his real face quite a lot! i really like him mostly for his overall cool look and the mystery with his character. i wish we saw more into his character besides "coldhearted killer with a passion for art and has a bit of a softer side for his brother despite the fact said brother manipulates and seemingly verbally abuses him". also why the hell cant he talk? when he wails out of greif and when hes panting while struggling with wade you can very clearly hear his voice is incredibly hoarse and ragged, but. why? they werent connected by throat? and why does bo get to have a perfect set of hair when he should have a big scar on the back of his head that matches the scar on vincents face. hair doesnt grow on scars, he should have a patch of missing hair where his twin was removed
Reminds me of Steven Meisel
An enigma
What in the Jerry Springer
2 years later and I couldn’t have said it better myself
If I get murdered while wearing Vessi footwear I'm coming back to haunt you💀👏
Keep a backup pair of stiletto heels to haul ass in.
Don't forget to do Kayako's death rattle
Do what you gotta do 👀
Just send back unused, unbloodied part of the shoes for a partial refund (but only if you purchased extended guarantee)...
You better be wearing Vessi or else your getting laughed off the property.
Honestly, one of the most disturbing scenes was when he poked his friend and he started crying because of the pain. I CAN'T. Truly awful.
I remember stumbling across this movie as a kid and being entranced. It was by far one of the most terrifying concepts for a horror film that I had ever heard of as a child. The thought of being left to perish in a cast of wax is horrific. I still find this movie nostalgic and disturbingly intriguing.
When I was a (very sheltered) 12 yr old, I secretly bought a Collectors Box of horror movies. H.O.W, Ghost Ship, 13th Ghost and House on Haunted Hill were all included. Walmart did me a service by not ID'ing me that day.
Kraig Pierce I used to be an incredibly anxious and paranoid child. If I would even catch a glimpse of a horror trailer on T.V., I’d have a panic attack. I eventually began to ease into the genre, starting with Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”. Every since then, I’ve been infatuated with horror films!
Same. For a time it was pretty chilling concept. I remember having nightmares about this movie.
I love the concept but my stupid rational brain knew even the first time I saw the movie that no one could survive the process to be encased. Still, I like it anyway.
My brother bought the dvd when i was a kid, and just by looking at the back cover i got nightmares for months.
The bits where he touches his friend's wax face and his eyes move and he tries to peel the wax off but the skin comes off with it - so deliciously horrific. It will stay with me forever.
So we all agree that we found this movie by mistake as children and were traumatized for a while.
This shows my age that I sought it out because of the fact that Paris was in it.
I saw it at age 16 because I thought wax was cool.
lol for me my family was watching it on dvd and little kid me was like "this looks interesting!" and it Was interesting but not in a way that was fun for my mental health
I just saw a few scenes of it. The one where the guy is getting covered in hot wax in a chair it still terrifying.
I saw it because it was on the weekend midnight movie segment of the local tv station. I thought the premise was very cool and fresh for a horror movie. The part where the characters unknowingly ripped a victim's waxed cheek and ripped his actual cheek muscles off too was very good. The protagonists were nothing to write home though.
Nothing messed me up more as a kid than seeing a man covered in hot wax while he was still alive… and then his friend literally ripping his face off😭
The thing about the Uncanny Valley is _subtlety,_ but even if “deformed lunatic with non-human face chasing person through decrepit building with murderous intent” is likely the least subtle thing I could think of putting in a horror film, it is none the less _terrifying_ because of that.
Yeah, the closer the resemblance to reality, the more uncanny it is. The most uncanny is when you can't figure out a single damn thing wrong with it, yet your brain is still *screaming* that it's totally wrong.
chucky managed to chase humans in his doll sized body because he’s wearing vessi footwear
Ahyes
It would be very funny to see a sketch that respected the physics of such a thing... seeing the adults sprinting away at mach speed while Chucky waddles along on his dwarf legs would be hilarious
the jumpscare where the protagonist and her boyfriend are in the house and she see's Vincent through the window scarred me at a young age. I would have nightmares about catching a slightly deformed man with hallowed out eyes looking at me before he speeds off. I watch this film today and totally get why he scared me as a kid
Same, I remember watching this movie when I was 7.
Yeah, I watched when I was like 8-9, so it terrified me.
The true source of all horror is "what if a fucked up guy looked at you"
i used to have the exact same dream
@@drakesdrum1 I both laughed out loud and now feel badly because you're right and it doesn't speak well of what scares me rjjdkdnddk
Fun personal story. When this movie came out I was fairly young and didn't watch it directly causing false memories about it as my brain tried to make sense of it. So I originally thought the movie was about a wax museum that was haunted by the ghosts of the people trapped inside who'd take the form of wax dummy version of themselves to capture others and slowly turn people into them to maintain the museum as the older they get the more they melt and become distorted. NOT a by the numbers slasher flick with a neat gimmick.
as a kid, seeing Lucas from one tree hill, Arnez from one on one, Sam from supernatural, the guy from the scary movie parody, AND paris hilton in one movie I thought it was gonna be funny, lighthearted, maybe a LIL scary. OH BOY were 5th grade me and my friends WRONG 💀💀
How about Elisha Cuthbert from 24 AND The Girl Next Door??? Literally one of the best teen movies from the 2000's.
@@Puda fucking love the girl next door. Elisha was so fine in that one !
@@MostDopeLarry right?!!
Seeing Chad Michael Murray in anything at that time made my day. My crush on Lucas was real!
Sometimes horror doesn’t have to be a massive work of art, sometimes it’s just some gore and fun
Pretty good film. It's not going to blow you away but it's worth a watch thanks to its eerie atmosphere. Plus, it was cool to see a Supernatural episode where Jensen & Jared battle wax figures of Paris Hilton and Gandhi.
I've been eying it on Netflix for some time debating if it's worth my time, might just give it a shot
The scene of the guy being waxworked was genuinely really fucking horrifying to me
@@Dunmerdog ikr? The whole thing from him being captured (the achilles tendon....) to his friend finding him fused to wax. It was disturbing!
@@helianthe3457 ugh I still remember it in detail 😣
@@Dunmerdog watched it when i was 13 and that particular scene gave me nightmares and made me swear to never watch a horror movie again lol
I hate when she gets her finger snipped off and also when she awfully falls into the rotten bodies. This film was my first horror film, over 13 years ago, back when I was far too young to watch it!
Also I love Paris in this!
Despite the 2005 remake being mediocre, I actually found it entertaining. The characters aren’t good, but they aren’t completely unbearable. I also like the twin killers and their backstory. Can you consider doing a video on Eraserhead?
I actually enjoyed it too.
eraserhead... aiazawa? from bnha?
I only liked Nick
House of wax is a guilty pleasure of mine. My roommates and I watched it stoned out of our minds on a Halloween night and I remember just enjoying every minute of 2000s cheesyness combined with a weird sense of dread
I always thought this was more of a remake of Tourist Trap than House of Wax. I can't believe they let Sam Winchester die in the movie. The gore effects and wax sculptures were pretty good.
House of Wax came out before Sam/Supernatural existed!
I'm surprised they keep letting him live in Supernatural.
Idk horror movies always kills off Sammy, Friday the 13. did it too
@@prestjaard6182 haven’t had time to watch the friday the 13th remake yet, they frl kill him off?!
The part that got me was when the killer glued Carly's lips together, then later shes trying to get her brothers attention and he cuts off her fingers. *shudder*
My fave part to the 2005 movie was when they enter the church thinking they interrupted. Then visit again and its all wax figures
if Ryan doesn’t convince you, this movie is a great hidden gem with lots of heart (while kinda dumb), extremely entertaining
The humans under wax in the museum trope originated from Madame Tussaud's. She was commissioned to make the wax head casts of the prominent figures guillotined during the French Revolution. And she also made some casts for herself, to display them in her museum in Paris and later in her travelling exhibition throughout in the UK.
But she made fake wax heads, not real heads covered in wax
@@DeathnoteBB Even if they were fake wax heads it's easy to see how people could wonder if there might be a real head underneath or be inspired by that grisly thought to write stories.
Yes yes yes! My family and I went to Singapore in 2019 and we stopped by at Madame Tussaud's. It was amazing, being able to interact with celebrities and look at them up close, but at the same time unsettling, since they didn't move nor show any sign of life even though they look alive.
Plus, there were little children in there and I was scared they might topple over one of the figures, or worse, break them
I actually enjoyed this movie, once I got over the suspension-of-disbelief hurdle of someone building a wax town in Louisiana. The production design was pretty interesting.
The only part about the film that really got to me was when the boyfriend is covered in wax and he's aware of everything happening to him; then later on he's found by one of the friends and the wax has fused to his skin to the point where when the friend tries to take of the wax, the skin is being peeled off as well. But then I read that the boyfriend should've been dead by that point due to suffocation, so yeah.. other than having My Chemical Romance on the soundtrack and having that nod to Vincent Price, the movie was at total miss (it looked ok visually, but it's one of those films that's never sat well with me.. I think because it felt to me like it was trying to hard to be gritty/scary/disturbing if that makes sense.. there was potential, especially when you find out the plot twist of the townspeople all being dead people covered in wax, but.. )
EDIT: I also really like the guy with the paddles in Price's House of Wax; I think it was because this was one of the early uses of the 3D, and it was just a fun little moment showcasing it, and I really enjoyed and appreciated it xD
Suffocated because you can't move your chest to breathe? Jesus. What a terrifying way to die.
I quite liked the visuals and the atmosphere, but for me where it fell short it leaned a bit too far into the teen slasher vibe, where it’s just a bunch of glamour shots of attractive young folk being murdered. But I do think it had some scenes that were gems and genuinely creepy.
@@jgriffin9084 Dude, that's more terrifying than drowning. At least that only takes a few minutes, or one big inhale of water anyway. Never saw it that way before.
@@jgriffin9084 that but also you're being doused in hot wax which caused serious burns so he probably went into shock. Super terrifying to think about
@@candyqueenify Oh yeah, I totally forgot about the fact that the wax was hot, duh! xD
"If they're gonna make a point of making the museum literally out of wax, they know they've gotta melt that shit or we will absolutely riot." They knew it so well, they not only melted the museum, they burned down the entire damn soundstage.
The true horror is how Vincent doesn't show up more often.
"Was blind in one eye and so could not watch the 3D."
Oh geez. I've never even thought about that. I considered our new 3D glasses to be an improvement because theres no annoying red/blue or green/magenta filter on a movie, but not about the fact that you only need to look through one lens for it to work.
Its because depth perception is something your brain learns as you developed as an infant. It's a unique problem for people who have sight disabilities who get restorative surgery and for the half blind. If you lose an eye many years into your life you'll still have depth perception wired into your brain, to use with your singular eye. Even if it wont be as effective
@@KayosHybrid If you lose an eye you lose depth perception. One-eyed people who lost their eye later in life just have pseudo-depth perception. Their life experience allows them to guess distances based on their knowledge of the relative size of objects at relative distances. It's entirely a mental exercise for one-eyed people, as they cannot literally see depths.
Two eyed people just use their binocular vision to determine depth instinctually, with very little thinking required. It's a simple matter of measuring the angle of the pupils to the focal point. It's a completely different process.
@@trequor exactly. As someone who has a blind eye i have a lot of trouble with sports because of this.
I don't think people acknowledge how big of a deal Mystery of The Wax Museum really was. The movie made such a big impression on audiences that artists and writers were imitating it for the following decade -- especially by comics writers/artists during the golden age of comics. I counted not one, not two, but three instances where they used the Wax museum/serial killer antagonist trope just in Fawcett comics alone (facing off against Bulletman, Captain Marvel Jr. and Captain Marvel respectively), and that's not even counting the archetype being recycled in single issues of Batman, Wonder Woman, and The Owl. EC COMICS would have a field day repeating this trope in the horror comics of the fifties. And I'm willing to bet the latter was actually what got talks of rebooting it as 'House of Wax' to start,.
You’re probably the number one TH-camr I go to understand horror, because you’re videos goes very in depth, and you’re videos help understand horror, and how to do genre right, and like how you pick some movies that don’t get enough recognition as lots of others do. I’m going try to take film school to understand them even more, hopefully get into film directing.
Thanks!!
My first date ever was at this movie. We didn’t kiss and she’s married now
bet you kept ya bird in your pants too huh
@@Emess_902 yep i was 15 lol
to you @jeff
😂 awesome
Saw this before entering high school. This shit terrified me for a couple of years and remained in my top ten scary movies of all time
I can’t explain why and I know theres wayyyy better stuff out there but house of wax will forever be one of my favourite horror movies. It was the first I ever watched and back then it scared me shitless lol now I just watch it for nostalgia and entertainment purposes but I still love it especially the concept
Out of curiosity and because I'm always looking for new horror, what other movies do you think are better than House of Wax? House of Wax dusturbed me so much I can't think of too many other films that have that same unsettling factor (body horror is the scariest sub genre imo and Tusk is right there at the top also lol)
My two reactions every week:
1) Yes! He's doing a video on THAT movie!
2) What?! He's doing a video on THAT movie??!!
My thoughts exactly. 😆
The dynamic with Bo and Vincent vs. Nick and Carly is fascinating
ok dude... that script for vessi is f*cking hilarious. you make sponsors ads enjoyable. DO YOU KNOW HOW RARE THAT IS MATE??
I remember learning about the uncanny valley in high school and understanding my weird fears involving a 4ft tall doll my mother kept in the closet. She's still there... waiting...
He really does have a way with making ads 😂
"Barring all that murder stuff" - Ryan "definitely not a serial killer" Hollinger 2020
House of Wax is one of my favourite remakes and I’ve always had a massive love for it - glad to see you cover it, even if it’s only for a small portion of the video.
ryan: explains how the killers are so efficient as joke and a sponsor
the infographics show: write that down, write that down
This is way a hate wax stuff that looks a lot like human. I’m fine if they are cartoony or non human
Definitely. Worse still is when it's of people you know are still alive. Wax figures of Elvis Presley or The Beatles, not too bad. But ones of people like Bruce Willis or Helen Mirren? That could be a bit off putting at times.
Rayena Carter yeah
Ryan's videos are the only videos where I never try to skip over the sponsored products section, he actually puts so much effort into it that it's still entertaining to watch unlike most other content creators.
Paris Hilton getting her achilles tendon sliced..... 10/10 on the Ouchmeter.
It wasn't Paris who got her ankles cut
@@amendavita6065 th-cam.com/video/-KO38UTu2EM/w-d-xo.html
@@amendavita6065 then who is this?
@@Kiatro the red haired girls boyfriend with the He-Man haircut
@@Kiatro it was Jared's character, Wade
I'm not even past the commercial yet and already laughing. What a way to advertise. "Michael Meyers wears those and that makes him walk fast and get you."
Your explanation of the good/evil twin concept was really interesting. Makes me think of the movie Dead Ringers about the twin doctors and their interesting psychology.
House of wax 2005 isn’t some magnum opus or anything but just like the 13 ghosts remake, it gets an unfair shake and is more serviceable than critics said. Neither is amazing but neither is trash either and there is a real love for the craft underneath the cliches. They make a good 2000s creature double feature pizza night with friends. 👍🏼
Dude you make some of the best analysis content on this entire site. Think of how many people are on here. Millions. And you make some of the highest quality content. Thank you.
P.S. I just watched I Saw The Devil today, and I was wondering what your thoughts on it were.
Watched that movie as a teenager, back when Paris Hilton was at the top of her game... that movie caused nightmares.
I haven’t watch the video yet but thank you for at least covering this movie. Whether it be negative or positive. I’ve always had a soft spot for this movie despite its heavy flaws. The movie theatre scene and the ending are my favorite. And the juxtaposition of your ad with light hearted music with violent video is amazing!
I love how the symbolism of twins or sort of duality is constantly brought up throughout the whole movie. The movie starts with the twins and then ends with the twins being kind of “conjoined” in the same spots they were when they were born and when they end up dying. Something else I'd like to point out, again this is before watching the full video (love it by the way), is how The Sinclair Twins are reflected by the other two siblings. Like Vincent is sort of seen through the sister, of course not to the same extent, and Bo is reflected through the brother, once again not exactly the same. The brother is seen as more angry and unruly when it comes to his actions while also being seen as the “bad sibling” while the sister is seen as the “good sibling”, like how Judy saw Bo and Vincent, respectively. Anyway, sorry for my rant and most likely poor grammar. I genuinely enjoyed the movie and I just thought it was interesting.
Update: I just said it verbatim as you. I'm so sorry
I had a lot of fun watching this film. Definitely one of underrated horror films of the 2000s in my opinion.
Underrated how? It was a paint by the numbers horror flick. Everything about it is mediocre and it was rated as such. The interesting concept can't override the poor execution.
@@Ronster822 The execution was fine. It was a lot more unpredictable & fun than the majority of Hollywood horror films of the 2000s, so yes, it was underrated.
The thing I didn't like was that twist at the end. "they were triplets" and the third brother sitting there, smiling, looking soo un threatening. That character was so pointless.
@Jaden LaFrance And if you look closely I asked "how?" which is a conversational request to elaborate on that opinion. A subtle detail that's simple to miss, I'm sure. Opinions can be challenged and questioned, you know. It's called discussion, in case you weren't familiar with the concept.
Saw it as a kid and loved it, re-watched it today and still love it. This is one of those horror movies that despite the critics and audience ratings, I really like it. It's an awesome and creepy concept and which holds the film up imo, despite the flaws such as characters. You can tell from the visuals that this had a high budget
I think in the movie the killers explain that their mother was a talented wax sculptor and it was her dream to create a town of wax sculptures but died before she could do it, that’s their motive for killing and turning people into wax, not to make a place for Vincent but to try and make their mother’s dream a reality
One thing I always wondered about: Wouldn't the place stink horrendously? All those rotting corpses within the wax would be decomposing. I think the smell would be so overwhelming that anyone nearing the town would immediately turn around. PS: The Vessi ad was very funny!
I love the fact that you included the original House of Wax! It us still my forever favorite movie!
“Teenage 30 yr olds” lol. Pretty sure Jared Padalecki was 20-ish when this was made
yeah, they were all under 25 during this
“A group of teenage 30 year olds”. OMG I can’t stop laughing. 😂
The true terror of House of Wax for me was specifically the one scene at the beginning where Carly sees Vincent looking at her through the window in said House of Wax. He didn't even do anything, he was just standing there (menacingly), yet it was the only scene in the movie that filled with with dread that I'd only experienced from one other movie in my life. I was 15 at the time, and for almost 5 years afterwards, I couldn't go to the bathroom at night without turning every light in my path on first, because I was so terrified of glancing out my window and seeing someone standing there. I didn't care if they saw me- I just didn't want to see _them._
I really liked the effects in the remake
I've watched House of Wax a few months ago for the first time and actually really enjoyed it. Can't understand all the hate it got after it was released. Imo the acting was solid, Cuthbert and Hilton were both much better than expected and the effects were cool. There are for sure worse horror movies out there.
Oh my God that’s Jared Padelecki
I’m at 9:51 and just screamed MOOOOOSE!!!! WITH FACIAL HAIR!!!!!
You mean sam Winchester
Whaaattt, nooo. Totally not, you must be mistaken
Paris Hilton was the only reason why I saw this film in the first place.
Teenage 30 year olds is the perfect Slasher movie quip.
This movie holds a special place in my heart, I always knew it wasn't good but it scared the shit outta me when I was a kid. I'm glad you made a video about it, you're one of my favorite youtubers.
"Teenage 30 year olds."
Lol. Jared was probably 21 when this was filmed (dunno about the others) He's just a tol boi.
Edit: Decided I might as well look it up. They were all under 25, so for this being a horror movie, that's not bad.
Ditto, Elisha Cuthbert would have been in her early 20s when this was made. I know she was only about 19 when 24 first went on the air.
@@cartman9675 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
The director had him grow a moustache and dye his hair dark brown, which is super weird?? Bc it made him look way older than 21
no he was 19 and he never fuckin learned how to read
I had the pleasure of seeing this in a movie theater, back then when going to the movies was actually fun.
Its a really by the numbers slasher. But as you wisely said Ryan, the atmosphere and setting elevates it.
This might honestly be my favorite fucking add segment I've ever seen in any youtube video ever
some horror movie exists
Ryan: I've seen enough i'm satisfied
this movie is actually really good in my opinion it has great horror scenes and chases sequences and pari hilton gets way too much hate for her acting it was decent not great but no bad.
It’s crazy how I was just thinking of this movie and then I got this notification!! Love your work Ryan! Big fan! ❤️❤️ hope everyone’s doing well!
Unpopular opinion: Paris Hilton wasn't actually that bad. I actually think she portrayed her character just fine and yes, even believable. I feel like most of people just hates her work just for her and not actually her portrayal
The only thing i remember about this movie is how awesome Paris Hiltons kill was
Loved your inventive tie-ins for Vessi. I have always been terrified by wax museums, having visited one at a very young age. After that experience, I later became a big fan of the Vincent Price movie, which I would catch on late night television whenever it was aired. I was thus quite intrigued when the remake was announced, and enjoyed it quite a bit at the time. Thank you so much for producing throughtful and thorough videos about each title you tackle. Most reviews of the remake simply dismiss it as trash and leave out all the background you take care to cover so well. Kudos.
God, I've been waiting for this
Wow...im only realizing now that as a kid i watched the “kid-friendly” version of this...its a dutch movie called “huis anubis en de wraak van arghus” or “house anubis and the revenge of arghus” i still had traumas from that movie and now finding out there’s a maturer version is insane lmfao
HOUSE OF WAX
But like, the way Phelous says it.
I swear, every Phelous joke is lodged firmly in my brain, and will be forever more. I can't even say the word triangle anymore.
Phelous hasn't been funny since Mac And Me.....He's completely useless now
House of Wax was the first horror film I saw, alone in my house, when I was nine. And I still remember the feeling of excitement and fear when watching. So I keep this film in my heart and in all the horror movie lists I've made.
Great video as always, you are the best horror film essayist on TH-cam.
I hate ads but I'm literally sold on those shoes lol. Ads apparently work on me
He also sold us on our shoes with his ad as well
Bruh that ad was on point. Not only are ya keepin' ya horror _aesthetic_ , but ya got sum good points on how important footwear is when running away from a killer.
Okay, that ad segment was actually pretty cute. Well done.
this movie introduces me on my chemical romance because of its end credits music
now, helena is my fave mcr song
This thoroughly creeped me out. I didn't know what "the uncanny valley" meant until I started watching this channel, but thanks for making me feel like less of a freak for having an anxiety attack during the wax musuem show of "The Crucible" during the off-tourist-season in Salem, Mass.!!
Also, the ad for Vessi was pretty adorable. Cheers!✌
The ad was really well done! 🤗
I never hear anyone talk about this movie. But I've always thought it was great and underrated. Ill defend the climax of this movie to the death
I have honestly never watched this film and the idea of it still terrifies me which is rare since I am not easily frightened by fiction. So I will watch this video and hopefully it will help me overcome my fear and finally watch it haha!
Thank you for acknowledging the two previous House of Wax films and not just the remake.
I actually remember when the remake came out. I was still a kid and for some reason I really wanted to see it but my parents wouldn't let me because I was too young. (Which I absolutely was.) But when I finally did see it years later, I was very disturbed by it. I know its not a very well made movie, but the idea of being essentially entombed in wax while you're still alive and conscious was something that really freaked me out, and still does. Excellent video!
This is literally my worst nightmare, nice
One of the key things that I liked whilst watching the 2005 version (I was only around 13 at the time) was that the protagonist actually fought back and wasn't just on a treadmill the entire time.
I just finished watching this movie; I even was thinking about if you would ever do a review on it! TH-cam algorithms are getting out of hand...
I do not view 2005s 'house of wax' as a remake at all, in fact I see it as its own stand-alone film. this is because the villains are different, the main characters are different, and the entire plot if different. the only similarity is that there are wax figures made of real humans, and if you were to say that this alone makes it a remake then you might as well say that Scream is a remake of any other slasher film. (not hate, just my opinion, do with it what you will)