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music: Sigur Rós - Svefn G EnglarFantastic 4 with some notable casts like Jessica Alba and Julian McMahon.
House of Wax with teen soap drama casts ie Chad Murray and Jared Padalecki. And um, *cough* Paris Hilton.
I initially thought that Fantastic Four will fare much better than The House of Wax. After all, how many more scare tactics could the director throw into. They're pretty much used up in most horror movies. Novelty is dead. That is my perception after a decade plus of watching horror movies since I was 3. There aren't any horror movies lately that could make me grip on the seat and watch in anticipation what to come next. But that was exactly the effect of The House of Wax had on me. The opening was brilliant. I love the realistic images that was incorporated into the movie. Punctures, cuts and blood spurtings were vividly shown. And most importantly, the storyline was unpredictable. None of the stereotype formula: lost with no way out, wonder off into a freaky unknown place, got themselves killed by sicko, run, scream, run, one remain to see the daylight. Though the last applies to HoW, nevertheless, the ending was interesting. I don't often get to see a house melts like butter with our heroes fighting their way out by digging a hole through the wax wall and wait for the wall to crumble before reaching the ground to safety. Heh.
Whereas Fantastic Four was a major dissapoinment. The story itself is stupid. Jessica Alba's character was made to do some dumb things. Why did she has to turn invisible and humiliate herself to get to Ben when her other two sidekicks could just pushed through the crowd? How the hell did Reed came up with the storm generator within a short period and without any fund? If he had the money, he wouldn't have to go to Von Doom in the first place. The movie was simply ridiculous.
Good casts, bad movie and vice versa.
