Monster House

When Hoodwinked! appeared on the TV, I was thinking to myself how America is suddenly swarming with digitally animated movies that don’t really have an amazing animation, but to make up for it, they’re full of fresh and sometimes even adult humor, at least for a fairytale. But that was before I knew that Hoodwinked! was a success, even though the animation truly isn’t amazing in any way. This movie also rode that wave and just like Hoodwinked!, at moments it brought quite a vulgar humor that isn’t childishly kind like in Pixar movies. Don’t even get me started on the quality. However, it’s funny and it was a certain fresh charm. It’s sort of a punk amongst all the other animated fairytales. (11/03/2016)

It’s solid, but in my opinion, there could have been more of those "Burtonian" poetic motifs like Constance the giantess and less action interludes, and yet it's a pretty watchable Halloween haunted house story even for an adult. (03/17/2008)

For someone who grew up on 80's classics like The Goonies or Fright Night, Monster House is a little dream come true of a return to childhood. That said, I don't quite understand that it was released in 2006, today's children are hardly interested and it's really more for those who remember. (03/23/2008)

Unexpectedly twisted madness, especially in the finale. For a fairy tale, the director uses surprisingly adult elements, there were moments when I was really scared. (01/20/2018)

The plot doesn't make much sense, but the atmosphere, animation, and individual characters are literally charming. It's about as much of an experience as The Adventures of Pete & Pete used to be on SuperMax if they had a feature film. (09/04/2015)

An animated comedy with some decent scares that is guaranteed to entertain, but also guaranteed to be forgotten a few hours after the screening... Though those few vague memories are definitely positive. 65% (04/09/2012)