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21 July 2006 (USA) moreTagline:
There Goes The Neighborhood. morePlot:
Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 15 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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A Nutshell Review: Monster House more (207 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ryan Newman | ... | Little Girl (voice) | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | Nebbercracker (voice) | |
| Mitchel Musso | ... | DJ (voice) | |
| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Mom (voice) | |
| Fred Willard | ... | Dad (voice) | |
| Sam Lerner | ... | Chowder (voice) | |
| Woody Schultz | ... | Paramedic #1 (voice) | |
| Ian McConnel | ... | Paramedic #2 (voice) | |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... | Zee (voice) | |
| Jason Lee | ... | Bones (voice) | |
| Spencer Locke | ... | Jenny (voice) | |
| Kevin James | ... | Officer Landers (voice) | |
| Nick Cannon | ... | Officer Lister (voice) | |
| Jon Heder | ... | Reginald 'Skull' Skulinski (voice) | |
| Kathleen Turner | ... | Constance (voice) |
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Also Known As:
Neighbourhood Crimes & Peepers (Philippines: English title) (review title)Zemeckis/Spielberg Motion Capture Project (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG for scary images and sequences, thematic elements, some crude humor and brief language.Parents Guide:
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91 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Ireland:PG | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:MG6 | USA:PG (certificate #41005) | Australia:PG | USA:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:U | Hungary:14 | France:U | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Philippines:G | Iceland:7 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | South Korea:All | Brazil:Livre | Malta:PGFun Stuff
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There are several references to both Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis' films in 'Monster House': The toy monkey from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Trees that come alive is derived from Poltergeist (1982). The floating leaf at the beginning of the film is a nod to the falling feather from Forrest Gump (1994). And the basketball brand-named Wilson is a reference to the volleyball of the same name from Cast Away (2000). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When the dog which is 'eaten' by the house first appears, it squats to pee in the manner of a female dog. At the end of the movie, when it appears again, it hikes its leg up and pees as a male dog. The dog is referenced in the credits as "Kevin". moreSoundtrack:
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In almost any neighbourhood, there is always that one house, or that unit of apartment, which has spiritual connotations attached to it. It could be because of tragedy, or rumours, or just for the simple reason that it's unoccupied, or has some elderly, probably unkindly, strange looking old folk living in it, that gives the creeps to anyone under the age of 10.
In Monster House, it uses a familiar urban legend, and plays up the nastiness associated with such a location. DJ (Mitchel Musso) stays opposite a creepy looking house, and bears witness, through his telescope, of the things that go bump in the night, and the horrible things that it does. Natually, because he's a kid, nobody believes him, save for good friend cum resident fat-kid loser Chowder (Sam Lerner).
The story's kept tight by having set a day before Halloween, and despite the children being stereotyped, Chowder actually stole the show from DJ with his at time innocent, at time crafty and sly antics, and there's a nice tango for attention between the two boys and their crush of the moment - Jenny (Spenser Locke). So while the three of them get set to unravel the mystery of the Monster House, it doesn't disappoint, with the bickering, laughs and budding romance, chemistry like that between Potter, Ron and Hermione. Hmm.. now that I mentioned, it looked more like a Harry Potter clone.
The graphics require some getting used to, given that it's deliberately not done in a cutesy manner, thereby coming across at times as quite stiff. Come to think of it, there isn't an artificially created "cute" character in the movie, as it adapts "real life" as best as it could, in an animated form. And for a horror movie, it put its real life counterparts to shame, especially in its anticipatory build up in mood and atmosphere.
Anyway, the trailer doesn't give much away except to whet your appetites, so I'll keep it at that rather than to inadvertently reveal any surprises. And if you're undecided between the two animated flicks on offering this week at the local cinemas, then my advice would be to pick Monster House over Barnyard. Here, the story is clearer superior. And that's what matters, really.