Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)

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• David L

  
  The sister of the survivor from the first film must go to the house on haunted hill... (technically, the only people returning are the viewers, since all the characters are new). She has a connection to the house (much like her sister did) and the inmates there. Also, a professor and… More
  The sister of the survivor from the first film must go to the house on haunted hill... (technically, the only people returning are the viewers, since all the characters are new). She has a connection to the house (much like her sister did) and the inmates there. Also, a professor and a bounty hunter are in search of an ancient relic. I will say that the plot was good. There was an actual reason to go in the house, and I found it plausible -- well worth waiting nearly a decade for a sequel. The working in of the Knights Templar and the Baphomet statue was very nice, and will appeal to those who like the occult. I imagine a lot of horror fans also enjoy the works of Eliphas Levi and Aleister Crowley and will feel at home with the references -- it was certainly nothing new to me. (Although, historically, the Knights did not really worship Baphomet as the myth goes.) Jeffrey Combs returns, and has a sizable role here. Not a large role, no real dialogue, but more than the five minutes he's had in other films the past few years. So his fans will appreciate that. And if you're a horror fan, you're probably a Combs fan. This film's strength is in the plot, and somewhat so in the acting. The characters are nothing special (they all have very one-dimensional motives) but they are acted well. Many will also enjoy the high blood content -- a man gets quartered, for example. And that's not the worst of it. There's even a death by refrigerator! Not quite creative on the level of, say "2001 Maniacs", but not bad. All you really need to know is if you liked the first film, you'll love this. Many reviewers have commented this is the better of the two, and I'm inclined to agree (although I'll still watch the original Vincent Price version over either of them). Solid story, good acting, blood... this is a horror film that goes above and beyond the typical straight-to-video schlock. Worth a look

• Lee ?

  
  Dull, pointless sequel to the enjoyable and fun remake from 1999. It's probably the least scariest haunted house movie I've seen with no real attempts at scares or building atmosphere at all! But, it had some plus points: two lesbian ghosts, Jeffrey Combs returning briefly… More
  Dull, pointless sequel to the enjoyable and fun remake from 1999. It's probably the least scariest haunted house movie I've seen with no real attempts at scares or building atmosphere at all! But, it had some plus points: two lesbian ghosts, Jeffrey Combs returning briefly as Dr. Vannecut and a few nice gory death scenes which are worth the wait. Mediocre overall though.

• Lafe F

  
  "Return to House on Haunted Hill" An average horror film. The effects budget is okay, with innovative, but slightly CGI-ish effects. I liked the face skinning and the quartering (even though it's doubtful the entire body would explode from simply having the limbs pulled… More
  "Return to House on Haunted Hill" An average horror film. The effects budget is okay, with innovative, but slightly CGI-ish effects. I liked the face skinning and the quartering (even though it's doubtful the entire body would explode from simply having the limbs pulled off.) The location used to represent the House/Hospital in Los Angeles was an atmospheric ruined building in Bulgaria. From the outside and entryway, I thought they skillfully tried to match the setting of the original movie - but they got it seriously wrong by not having the trademark stained glass ceiling, gallery of skeletons on display and zoetrope treatment rooms. Sorry, it didn't feel like the same place! The deaths were by the numbers, it was predictable who would die next. The leading lady was the sister of the survivor girl from the first movie; it was obvious she'd survive. The other characters were stupid and greedy treasure hunters, looking for the Baphomet statue which Dr. Vannacutt hid somewhere in the house. There was no cheap CGI shadow ghost this time; instead the phantoms were the creepy smiling and teleporting Dr. Vannacutt (Jeffrey Combs reprising his great role), his nursing staff, and a dazzling array of freakish tortured mental patients, including a pair of lesbian ghosts. The writers couldn't resist using the house lockdown plot device again; but continuity was thrown away when they went to the basement and saw windows with daylight coming through clearly. The first film was much more fun - this one was forgettable.

• Luke B

  
  I praised the original for it's characters. I will insult this sequel because of it's characters. The original managed to avoid the obvious who should die who should live, this sequel embraces it. This means we have a plot involving evil people out for an artifact so they… More
  I praised the original for it's characters. I will insult this sequel because of it's characters. The original managed to avoid the obvious who should die who should live, this sequel embraces it. This means we have a plot involving evil people out for an artifact so they can sell it and good people, out for an artifact so they can put it in a museum. The film is simple and enjoyable enough, but it plays it too safe. The CGI, gore and horror ranges from impressive to sub-par. Cerina Vincent looks a lovely though and makes her scenes sizzle like she did in Cabin Fever.

• _kelly .

  
  Not only is it a quite convoluted yet simple plot, it isn't scary or even gory (what I mean to say is that the gore is not well done, be it crap CG or badly colored and wrong consistency blood). The acting is fair considering I have never seen any of these people before. The… More
  Not only is it a quite convoluted yet simple plot, it isn't scary or even gory (what I mean to say is that the gore is not well done, be it crap CG or badly colored and wrong consistency blood). The acting is fair considering I have never seen any of these people before. The highlight here is the set decoration and overall art direction though vast chunks of it smack of rented permanent studio installations. Makeup is a nice attempt but is basically laughable and wholly ineffective. BIG SKIP

• Bruce B

  
  When it comes to Horror Slasher Kill'em Movies don't think I've ever given over a 3 Star rating, but this one gets 4.5 Stars. Not real gore, but good scenes to keep you on the edge, in my book well done. Yes add it to the collection.

• Dr Blood  

  
  Hot lesbian ghosts, gore scenes that have you saying "Lush!" everytime they occur and enough CGI to keep video gamers entertained for years. Yes, this had it all! It wasn't as clever as the original by any stretch of the imagination but it was about equal to the remake.… More
  Hot lesbian ghosts, gore scenes that have you saying "Lush!" everytime they occur and enough CGI to keep video gamers entertained for years. Yes, this had it all! It wasn't as clever as the original by any stretch of the imagination but it was about equal to the remake. You can't really hope for any more than that when it comes to sequels to remakes anyway. At least this one had a lot more ghosts. I liked the first hour of it but things started to run out of steam towards the end. All the best death scenes were used up by then. It all started relying on far too much CGI and was verging on the crappiness that was "Silent Hill" by the time everyone reached the crematorium. None of the jump scares worked and it lacked any real atmosphere. Characterisation was quite minimal but adequate and it looked good for a straight-to-DVD product. There really isn't much more to say about it. It was predictable and unoriginal but still very gory and quite entertaining. Jeffrey Combs was completely wasted in it though. I hope he got paid a lot for his one line.

• Dean !

  
  A pretty good straight to DVD low budget sequel to the underrated original. This definitely shows the budget constraints but there is plenty of cheesey acting, blood, elaborate deaths and pointless nudity of course. Just not up to the standard of the first one and not really… More
  A pretty good straight to DVD low budget sequel to the underrated original. This definitely shows the budget constraints but there is plenty of cheesey acting, blood, elaborate deaths and pointless nudity of course. Just not up to the standard of the first one and not really scary.......watch after the credits to!

• Jacob P

  
  Just as good as the first.

• Adam M

  
  Sequel to the remake that wasn't that great anyway. When the one survivor from the first movie dies randomly her sister decides she has to return to the haunted mansion and find out whats going on. Thats before she's actually forced into it by a rival who's after some… More
  Sequel to the remake that wasn't that great anyway. When the one survivor from the first movie dies randomly her sister decides she has to return to the haunted mansion and find out whats going on. Thats before she's actually forced into it by a rival who's after some baphomet statue thing thats worth 5 million pounds but theres a writer/archiologist involved who also wants it put in a museum. Problem is, the ghosts at the mansion have something to say about that. Its all very predictable meaning the scares aren't scary and the attempts at humour don't work. So, a couple of cool deaths and a couple of hot women aside, this is pretty shit really.

• Sylvester K

  
  Utter gorefest, no clear plot what so ever, brainless.

• John M

  
  Not that bad for a sequel Direct-to-DVD. The story uses the same common clichés but the special effects and the deaths are good.

• ken j

  
  Return to House on Haunted Hill starts off 8 years after the first one and a new group of people are going inside. A group of treasure hunters and the sister of one of the surviving members are on the hunt for a statue also said to be the cause of all the haunted spirits and why they… More
  Return to House on Haunted Hill starts off 8 years after the first one and a new group of people are going inside. A group of treasure hunters and the sister of one of the surviving members are on the hunt for a statue also said to be the cause of all the haunted spirits and why they can never rest. Not to horrible direct to video sequel not the greatest storyline and the acting is up in the air but still worth a watch if u got time to kill

• Juny L

  
  A gory sequel to the 1999 remake but this time around with a unknown cast.The film delivers few decent gory scenes & shows some creepy ghosts that look like they came from Silent Hill.Good job in the make-up dept. but no suspense or scary moments.This could've been better… More
  A gory sequel to the 1999 remake but this time around with a unknown cast.The film delivers few decent gory scenes & shows some creepy ghosts that look like they came from Silent Hill.Good job in the make-up dept. but no suspense or scary moments.This could've been better than the '99 version with a good plot. <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i130/gurlierocker/houseonhauntedhill_2.gif" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

• paganchild1979 p

  
  Wonderful! I don't think it could get any better!

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