House of Wax

Saw the new remake of House of Wax this weekend. Some random thoughts:

--It's good to finally see a good, old-fashioned R-rated horror movie again, instead of the PG-13 tweenybopper crap that passes for horror movies nowadays.

--This movie and Deliverance just prove my theory that hillbillies are not to be trusted. This is why, living in a hillbilly town as I do, I never leave the house.

--It never occurred to me that you could SuperGlue someone's lips together. Now I know.

--I also didn't realize that wax is strong enough to make buildings out of, yet weak enough to melt in fire. Who knew?

--For being a well-to-do, High Society-type person, Paris Hilton dies a particularly gruesome and prolonged death. One might expect her to die of something more along the lines of a broken finger nail.

--The 1953 version of House of Wax starred Vincent Price and Charles Bronson, and was the first movie shown in 3-D. The 2005 version of House of Wax stars Elisha Cuthbert and Paris Hilton, and is notable for no reason in particular (other than getting to see Elisha and Paris in their underwear).

One might expect the "House of Wax" genre to be limited to this movie and the original. But there's actually a plethora of "Wax" movies out there. This is not the best one, but not the worst, either. Watch it if you happen to find a ticket in the street.