Return to House on Haunted Hill (Unrated) [HD DVD] | ![Return to House on Haunted Hill (Unrated) [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VkkaC9n4L._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Victor Garcia
Actors: Amanda Righetti, Cerina Vincent, Erik Palladino, Tom Riley, Andrew Lee Potts
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $34.99
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 62576
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: HD DVD
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 81 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 116989
UPC: 085391169895
EAN: 0085391169895
ASIN: B000UUX2ZK
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 2007
Release Date: October 16, 2007
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Direct-to-video sequel time, as the title edifice from House on Haunted Hill (itself a remake of a Vincent Price picture) remains standing. And, of course, deadly. The sister (Amanda Righetti) of the original film's heroine finds herself back in the house, along with two competing gangs of trophy hunters: seems there's a priceless Egyptian relic hidden in the former lunatic asylum. Well, sure. Return plods through the usual steps of bad dialogue and disposable acting, with enough gore to satisfy hardcore fans. The only name actor here (the first movie actually had Geoffrey Rush) is Jeffrey Combs, of Re-Animator immortality, who returns to his role (but very, very briefly) as the mad doctor of the place. This movie is bad on every level, but wait, there's a wrinkle: the HD and Blu-Ray editions of the thing have a "Choose Your Adventure" option that allows you to navigate through the movie in different ways, changing the outcome of scenes and the fate of the characters. This might be the sole reason for the film's existence. And if you're watching it on a regular DVD, you're stuck with just watching the movie. --Robert Horton
Description
Sarah Wolfe was the only living survivor from the massacre at the Vanacutt Mansion, but no one believed her claims that ghosts were responsible for the gruesome murders that took place there. Now her recent and questionable suicide leaves her sister, Ariel, no choice but to devote herself to finding out who - or what - was responsible for her death. Ariel discovers that Sarah sent her the diary of the sadistic Dr. Vanacutt just before she died, offering clues to the diabolical evil that resides within the house. But the diary also makes Ariel a target in a deadly treasure hunt that leads a group of unwitting victims back to the Vanacutt Mansion, reawakening the terror imprisoned within the house on the hill. This time, the house and the evil spirits inside are out to make sure that no one leaves alive.
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 Movie Title "Rip Off" ! April 4, 2009
D. Scott (CO USA)
The only sembelance to the origional "House on haunted", Is the title, this movie is an insult to the origional HOHH, and an insult to Vincent Price and his Fantastic/Campy portrail, of a troubled marriage,with a "haunted house" to support the story.. The Origional is A True Classic, and this movie attempts to be sucessful, buy riding "The Skirt Tales", of one of Vincent Price's Masterpice..NO,NO.
Hey what can you really expect from a straight to dvd horror b? April 4, 2009
Sid the Elf (North Pole)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's been a while since Sid dropped a horror review so why not go with a straight to video sequel? The first House on Haunted Hill starred Chris Kattan and Taye Diggs which seemed like it really scraped the bottom of the barrel. However the much more b sequel topped that cast with horror b queen Cerina Vincent. Anything she's in will ultimately lower your standards for the flick and you'll wind up enjoying it. It falls into that our favorite category of "so bad it's good."
The film revolves around the recent suicide of Sarah Wolfe who was the sole survivor from the murders that took place at the Vanacutt Mansion. For some time she tried to explain how ghosts were responsible for the murders that took place but nobody would believe her. Somehow Sarah got her hands on the secret diary of Dr. Vanacutt and winds up sending it to her sister Ariel. Once she recieves the diary a group kidnaps her and forces her alog with others into the mansion in hopes of finding a very valuable statue. Once inside the spirits begin to reek havoc on all leaving escape a very unlikely option.
Overall the film was pretty enjoyable. There were a few creepy moments courtesy of some strange looking ghosts. The film moved along pretty quick which is always good when dealing with b horror. If it lasts too long it will tend to just get boring, but this one just got by in that department. We wouldn't recommend buying it but if it's on late one night and you have and hour & a half to kill it's worth checking out.
 Much better than is suggested in other reviews March 21, 2009
marky77 (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In my opinion, "Return To House On Haunted Hill" was a very good sequel to "House On Haunted Hill" (although it would have been better if one or both or the survivors from the first movie had been in this).
It is gory, suspeceful, and has mostly origional deaths - what more could you want from this type of movie? There were a lot more people in the house this time than in the first (about 10) so there is a higher body count, too.
Althought there is quite a lot of gore in this movie (a lot more than in the first movie) it wasn't as gory or over the top as most people were suggesting. But the best thing about the movie I thought was that, while most horror movies either concentrate on either being suspenceful and creepy, or on being violent and bloody, this movie had both gory deaths and suspenceful scenes, so you get the best of both worlds.
Overall a very good sequel, which I'm sure fans of the first movie will enjoy. After seeing this I'm certainly hoping that there will be a third movie in the series.
 All sizzle and no steak March 11, 2009
Lord Schitsdain (Arizona, USA)
It seems as though creating a horror movie with actual suspense and chills has become a lost art. They all seem to be filled with horrible actors playing unlikable poseurs mailing in their performance of the lousy script. This is certainly true of this film. There is a dark, creepy mansion with cobwebs but the movie is just a flat and boring mess. There never seems to be enough of a build up before someone meets their gruesome demise. It's just "Splatter...Next". The editor of the film seems to have put the most effort into trying to salvage it with all the rapid montage cuts, jump edits, and black and white flashbacks, but I thought he might have overdone it a bit after my fourth epileptic seizure. The special effects were decent for the most part, but they shouldn't rely on effects, blood & gore, and topless lesbians making out to keep the viewer's attention. As long as people keep giving this garbage 5 stars the studios will keep churning it out. The special features have some confessional nonsense with the "actors" just in case you weren't already sick of them. Since the bar is already so low in the horror genre and we're grading on a curve, I'll give this 2 stars.
horror review December 30, 2008
SUSAN TUCKER (COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA United States)
This movie was ok, but for someone who loves scary movies it is always hard to find really good ones.
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