House on Haunted Hill (1999)

A wealthy couple invites a group of strangers to spend the night in a haunted asylem for a million dollars each, if they survive. Little do they know that the asylem is truely haunted, and soon starts devouring the guests. Not everyone knows this is actually a remake of the 1958 version featuring Vincent Price. The movies are very different from each other after the first half hour. I really dug the freaky special effects and ghosts. I liked most of thecharacters as well. In fact the only ones I didn't really care for were the ones who survived. I would have liked to see more of the ghosts, but it was still decent. Oh yeah, and one of the characters is named after Vincent Price. Kinda cool. 3.5 out of 5.

Characters:

• Steven Price: Theme park owner who sets up a private party in a haunted asylem that soon turns deadly.
• Evelyn: Steven's vindictive wife. Erroded by The Darkness.
• Sara: Intercepts an invitation to the party and realizes that it was a mistake.
• Eddie: Ex professional athlete who attends the party and actually lives.
• Watson Pritchett: Nervous little man who owns the asylem. His family has a tradition of dying there, and he must have not wanted to let the maily down. Erroded by The Darkness.
• Donald: Doctor who has an affair with Evelyn. She slices him up.
• Melissa: Ex celebrity who wanders off with her camcorder and gets dicected by a demented ghost who obviously doesn't appeciate talk shows.

The Totals:

• Body Count: 9, plus more off camera.
• Weapons Used: A pencil, water, guns, and a knife.
• Breast Shots: 2, but neither are pleasent.
• Moments where characters are mysteriously unable to run from certain death: 1
• Ominous thunderstorms: 1. Kinda.
• Explosions: 0

Random Thoughts and Things Learned

• Now I remember why I hate rollercoasters.
• When being chased by ghosts, always jump out the nearest window.
• Talk show hosts don't last long in haunted houses.
• Why is there thunder? It's a beautiful day.
• Envelopes will never errode.