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(1 - 38) of 38 OFCS Rating: 76% Fresh Page   1   "A haunted house that's alive, uproots itself, and storms down the street on a rampage seems a bit over-stimulating for young children."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker A "Monster House is the most pleasant surprise of the year and will undoubtedly wind up on a certain list of mine at the end of the year."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 4/5 "(Monster House)...is a Goonies to get lost in, an amiable adventure yarn that has action and atmosphere to burn."   DVD Verdict   Bill Gibron B "It distinguishes itself as entertainment with a willingness to spill into macabre territory without losing its prepubescent sense of carefree, AM radio adventure and imagination."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 5/5 "A new Halloween tradition... Kenan and his crew have designed a carnival spook house thrill ride to match the best."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius C+ "It's too dark for the kiddies, while not having enough of an adult flavor to reach an older audience."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "A feast for the eyes, Monster House should become a mainstay of the Halloween season."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C+ "Had it been released at Halloween (where it surely belongs), you might count it as marginal seasonal fun. In the middle of summer, though, it barely registers."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "Ranks in a class of haunted house tales alongside the original Haunting and The Others. But, you know, for kids."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B- "No cinematic dream house, but despite flaws in design and construction, it's worth a walk-through."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "It's part story and part spectacle, with the two halves being nicely balanced to offer something for just about everyone."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "Monster House, a CG-animated horror comedy, has the kind of freaky-fun imagery that goes directly to the heart of your inner child."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3/4 "A visual treat, with characters that look like caricatures and a house that's as much of a monster as anything Hollywood has given us."   Reel.com   James Plath 7/10 "Monster House doesn't give specifics about when it takes place, but I swear it must be the '80's."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 7/10 "A decent dark animated picture with some fun, some scares and some neat interaction between the three lead characters."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 2.5/5 "full review in Greek"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 3/5 "Unfortunately, I don't think it's going to be a monster hit."   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 1.5/4.0 "... too intense for children... too dull for adults... why wasn't this a LIVE feature film?"   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson 4.5/5 "strikes the perfect mix for children and adults"   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B+ "With its childhood gothic imagery and carnival freak show subplot, "Monster House" feels like something sprung from the mind of Tim Burton."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4/5 "Un susto animado digno de risas y una cinta imprescindible más para el almanaque de noche de brujas."   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez 2.5/4 "Surprisingly enough, puberty-stricken J.D. and Chowder actually sound like real teenagers, but the cartoony look will probably alienate real-life kids that age, and the man-eating house might be downright terrifying to younger kids."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 6/10 "Most of the characters are cliches, but the horror shows some imagination. This is not a classic animation film, but it is a nice and sometime grizzly little horror story for kids."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 3/4 "Delivers the freaky/funny goods for audiences of all ages."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 4/4 "I was wondering whether Summer 2006 was going to provide me with a genuine 4-star, this-is-what-I-love-about-movies experience. And then I saw Monster House. "   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "This follows in the grand tradition of adventure stories with middle-school-aged heroes (and heroines), the big, scary world of the story standing in as a metaphor for the big, scary world of adolescence and adulthood."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2/4 "A spasmodic, cacophonous roller coaster ride."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 4.5/5 "Obviously, this is a movie aimed at pre-adolescents and not 30-something emotional cripples like me, but I felt the movie could've been a little more ghastly."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 4.5/5 "Inventive, groundbreaking and engaging."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C- "The final film isn't wretchedly bad, but clearly needed a lot more polish before being presented to the public."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "The basic story is very similar to a recent animated film called "Howl's Moving Castle.""   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten A- "...a truly nostalgic reminiscence of childhood scares and dares."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford A- "With a sensibility that falls somewhere between the Stephen King and Tim Burton, this is a horror movie for kids with bite, heart and a poignant happy ending that is entirely earned and completely rewarding."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 3.5/4 "Unfurls like a campfire story sugar-infused teenage counselors would spin for frightened scouts on an overnight trip."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell B+ "A bracingly icy breath of fresh air, a tween-oriented family film that is unabashedly out to frighten… an excursion into primal fears of places you don’t want to walk past at night."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 5/10 "'Way too scary for tykes and far too juvenile for teens, this malevolent monstrosity falls into a pre-adolescent abyss."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 2/4 "While it has some spectacular set pieces and dollops of goofy, wisecracking humor, Monster House rests on such a flimsily constructed narrative framework that it starts collapsing in on itself, long before the predictably over-the-top conclusion."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 3/4 "When all's said and done, you wish the film had been about Nebbercracker and his girl."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 38) of 38 OFCS Rating: 76% Fresh Page   1