House of Wax (1953) vs House of Wax (2005) | Video Essay

[@adamtherock2008]

One thing I'll say about the remake is that Robert Zemeckis produced it. Being that he's a director who was constantly pushing the envelope technology-wise, you can see why the special effects and makeup are a lot more creative and visually interesting than your average slasher of the time.

[@percival1805]

How many character names would you like to change? Kylie: Yes

[@HauntedHippie]

HAHAH

[@macabrechildren64]

i love the 2005 house of wax not even gonna lie. the deaths were good & it was pretty haunting seeing the wax coated corpses. the movie theatre scene still keeps me on the edge of my seat to this day. i would love another house of wax movie honestly

[@Brandoneric41]

That Jennifer’s body necklace is so dope!

[@123rockfan]

I know a lot of people have already said this, but the original Mystery at the Wax Museum is really great. What’s strange about it is that the main character played by Fay Wray is really funny and witty, while the tone of the overall film is actually a bit creepier and menacing. It’s an interesting contrast in the film. Be sure to watch it on the restored blu ray version, the older versions look terrible

[@WhataGhoulWants]

Absolutely loved this! Looking forward to more original vs remake comparisons from you ❤️

[@HauntedHippie]

😁❤️

[@123rockfan]

@@HauntedHippie 1953 The War of the Worlds/2005 War of the Worlds 🤔

[@kahrahnoel814]

They're both brilliant and worth my time. I also LOVE your hairstyle (and what you did at 0:04), especially your intro song and dance. You're gorgeous!! And BTW, the final Halloween Kills trailer just dropped if you've already seen it.

[@DesiSJ]

I've not seen the original, but I did just sit and watch the remake for the first time. I will say that I almost turned it off 30 minutes in. I found it super slow to start, but I'm glad that I waited it out. I found myself very anxious throughout this movie because of the atmosphere it created and I applaud it for that. I even caught myself holding my breath during the climax. The original is definitely on my list to watch as after watching your 50s video I realized that I haven't watched as many old movies as I thought, haha.

[@HauntedHippie]

Glad you kept it on!

[@CookiesOnaMilkyRiver]

The scissors kill (underneath the floor) in the 2005 is literally the worst & scariest most well done scene I’ve seen.

[@123rockfan]

I don’t normally get squeamish during horror movies, but I had to turn away during that scene lol

[@kobeunknown]

Hey, been watching your videos, keep up the great content. Did you know that the House of Wax (1953) is in itself a remake of a 1933 film called Mystery of the Wax Museum starring Lionel Atwill. If you have the dvd release its actually a special feature on it. Would love to see your thoughts on it.

[@robk.6591]

I like the plot of the 1953 version better. The 2005 version seems too much like Wrong Turn (2003). The special effects in the more recent one are fantastic, tho! The Paige (Paris Hilton) death was so well done, too!

[@TheLazySamurai]

Great to see someone else has that appreaciation for Vincent Price, and his version of House of Wax. I'm pretty sure that was my first horror film I watched back when I was but a 3-4 year old in the 90's. Even though I grew to love 80's slashers only a few years later, I find that the revival era in a lot of cases missed the point by trying too hard to give thematic point to each movie. Back in the 80's it was so simple: premarital sex, drugs, and general mischief that teens got up to were "the bad thing", and you didn't need much more than that. Hearing that you've done more videos like this, I'm looking forward to seeing them pop up on my feed now, and honestly more interested to see which comparisons you've chosen to do

[@BlacEyedPriest765]

Vincent Price in it was the best for me.

[@persephone9373]

fun fact! House of Wax 2005 was a remake of a remake! The Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933 was the OG. House of Wax 1953 pretty much has the same plot as the 1933 movie.

[@emilianohernandez4768]

Yess I’ve been waiting for this ❤️❤️

[@qoqoaobews2969]

I love it

[@RodneyGuitarsplat]

Another Wonderful Review. Thanks. Love hearing of your behind the scenes method of maddness, how you've structured your set up.

[@joshuaward3646]

You should definitely watch Mystery of the Wax Museum; it’s the real original from 1933, and it’s even better then the Vincent Price movie. The new remake gets bonus points because Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? is playing in the movie theater in the movie, and that’s one of my favorite movies.

[@YuriNikolajavič]

The director of the original 1933 movie, Michael Curtiz (Mihály Kertész) is also the same director of the famous movies White Christmas and Casablanca.

[@iusedyourtowel6765]

It took me about 1 second to be annoyed by her and it just got worse.

[@mr.iiconic]

Damn, what's wrong with her?

[@kasonpasters2987]

Could you do the when a stranger calls comparison, with the original vs remake? I personally love the remake and find it way more suspenseful and scary. I would love to hear your opinions on the movies.

[@kelsey2333]

I definitely like the remake more. Just because I find the whole town full of wax figures thing super interesting and I just prefer newer movies in general. But I did enjoy the original a lot as well. Which says alot because I dont usually like old horror movies that much I just find them slow alot of the time. The 1953 movie isnt slow at all

[@jennifermoriarty2188]

Should wacth tourist trap 1979 what 05 house of wax is a remake of

[@jennifermoriarty2188]

The 1953 was a remake and the 2005 was a remake of tourist trap

[@QiRIP]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, report and analysis of these movies, it was a very interesting watch. I especially enjoyed the section discussing the themes of the movie. I shall most definitely check out the original. I also appreciate the censoring of the gore, it made the video more comfortable to watch for me personally so thank you for that as well.

[@LuisAngel-mu4zv]

I was surprised that Helena was in the credits

[@tornapart]

Catching up this video nowww sorryyy but that moment when the fly entered the picture 😭😭😭 peak quality

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

Character development & caring about them VERY RARE in most Horror type films (I don't know why) I can count on one hand where there's been much of that...THE OMEN,WEREWOF IN LONDON, THE THING, THE FLY maybe. & I'm already struggling

[@wingtipvortex]

One of the greatest 3D films ever made.

[@johnnygunzfilmbuff7821]

Kylie watch the 1930s mystery of the wax museum.

[@joshuaward3646]

That’s the best one.

[@johnnygunzfilmbuff7821]

@@joshuaward3646 yes

[@adamdz1073]

Definitely coming back to this after I've seen them, I have an odd love for Vincent price seeing as the only thing that I used to watch that he was in was Egghead in the old 60's Batman show😂 Do you recommend any other 50's era horror movies besides this? Always fascinates me to see what people in different times were afraid of👻

[@HauntedHippie]

I did a top 10 horror movies of the 50s about a week ago!!

[@sonicboomerino7281]

Im so glad you saw him as Dean too I feel seen! Everyone just knows about him from Supernatural.

[@joemedeiros3610]

I have seen the remake and enjoyed it a lot but I have never seen the original so now thanks to your video I will watch it for sure 👍

[@royalhorror]

YESSSSS both movies are so different but similar that is impossible to choose . Vincent from the original is an underrated villain omg ! I personally loved the remake cause it’s one of the very first slashers I watched . FUN FACTS : Paris Hilton was told to be with underwear for HOURS so by the time they would shoot , her tearing eyes and tiredness was real lol Also , the final girl , she literally had glue on her mouth and literally ripped that off , she said she felt she was gonna lose her lips. I completely agree with the remake being a bit long . Like it has some unnecessary scenes that doesn’t add anything to the storyline. Loved your comments on both films and the comparison, can’t wait to see what’s next

[@HauntedHippie]

Omg I was NOT aware that was real glue WHAT!!! Amazing fun facts

[@royalhorror]

@@HauntedHippie I got you girl 😏

[@MindofMike35]

I will never get over these immaculate dance moves!!! 💃💃💃 🤣🤣🤣

[@kelsey2333]

Also there was alot of misogyny in the original that I didnt care for. And cathy was a weird character. Especially her reaction when she was telling Sue about her fiancee's suicide. I was like wtf

[@VaronTheUnbelievable]

Never seen the original. The remake wasn't the best but a fun movie nonetheless.

[@chriscze6153]

Take in some more 60s content before you make a list I say let it sink it...I'd prefer a wrap up first, maybe you could also do some more original and remake for like The Thing and The Fly as those were 50s movies? The 60s and 70s are SO epic, I think 60s to 80s would all be amazing for October. I loved this video too by the way, I will give both versions a watch sometime.

[@chriscze6153]

Also: 1981 was epic for horror, I would love a video where you review a bunch of the 1981 films because that year had soooo many entries, and so many are good or great too. Thanks for everything you do!

[@theSupercasa]

This movie flopped so hard at the box office at the time but I'm so glad it became a cult classic.

[@borednow5838]

Your new hair looks amazing! Great look. Cool reviews.

[@nathanmills11]

Are you gonna do any more movie hauls soon loved those videos.

[@danthamanotero]

Loved This!! ❤🔥

[@VerisimilitudeFilms1]

53 all the way. Vincent Price and my wife Morticia in a small role! That remake felt more of a remake of the 70's flick "Tourist Trap." By the way, have you reviewed "Mystery in the Wax Museum?" That's actually the original, original. It's from the 1930's and stars Fay Wray from "King Kong."

[@HauntedHippie]

I haven’t! I don’t think I’ve seen any movies older than the 50s

[@123rockfan]

@@HauntedHippie Movies before the 50’s are amazing! Kind of surprised you haven’t checked them out. Do you think you’ll ever do a 1930’s horror movie video series? Since those movies were made in the pre-code era, they featured a lot of risqué dialogue and more disturbing elements. There are some lines of dialogue in the Mystery at the Wax Museum that wouldn’t get past the censors in the 50’s.

[@jwnj9716]

Just like you, I cant decide. Enjoyed both.

[@naypomjack6459]

Bring back the Pumpkin mug, please bring it back. 🎃

[@daricseguin2218]

1933 mystery of the wax museum the women had strength then 1953 house of wax

[@nightmeowonelmstreet215]

tbh they felt more like a tourist trap remake imagine if it was and it was just disguised.

[@jasoneubank514]

I love the House of Wax from (1953) such a awesome horror movie from the 50's. I love the of House of Wax from (2005) another awesome remake.

[@royalhorror]

A video I always wanted to watch since I love BOTH films so much . Also ... ROCKING WITH THE NEW LOOK ! excited to watch this video

[@HauntedHippie]

😁😁😁

[@maryannecleary]

You are actually talking about two different remakes. The first one was called the mystery of the wax museum, made in 1933 and was in black/white, i would know cause I own the ‘53 version and it a double sided dvd with the ‘33 on 1 side while ‘53 on the other.

[@kyle3554]

i love the 2005 house of wax its just a fun movie to watch

[@daricseguin2218]

House of wax 1953 a remake of 1933 mystery of the wax museum

[@HauntedHippie]

I’ll have to check that one out!

[@Ez2184]

Have you ever checked out the Charles Bronson movie 10 to midnight? It's as close to a slasher horror movie that Charles Bronson was ever in. Also it's not a horror movie but have you ever seen the 1959 movie Anatomy of a murder starring Jimmy Stewart, Georgia C Scott, Ben gazzara, and Lee Remick. It's a great courtroom drama movie filmed in my hometown.

[@HauntedHippie]

I haven’t, thanks for the recommendations!

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Bronson and Price would co-star again later in Master of the World (1961).

[@123rockfan]

Great analysis by the way!

[@clevelandmovies5957]

The 2005 remake was the first house wax I saw so I'm gonna go with that one never checked out the old one before, *Btw have you seen the final halloween kills trailer*

[@qoqoaobews2969]

I love it

[@HauntedHippie]

I try not to watch trailers!

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

Nothing beats the original sorry 😐 loved it love you and your amazing channel

[@michaelhughes8057]

John Saxon. You are right!

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

@@michaelhughes8057 thank you for agreeing with me

[@jennifermoriarty2188]

You mean the 1933 mystery of the wax museum

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

@@jennifermoriarty2188 true

[@woahwitch]

hii! the characters are all in their 20s!!! i love house of wax lol im severly autistic

[@ProdByClockwerk]

I closed my eyes and thought I was listening to Ryan Ashley.

[@brianderee4614]

Great Job! as usual.

[@ShyheemOfTheDead]

I Have Seen Both Films & Reviewed Each Film On My Letterboxd Account. While I Can Say That I Agree With Both Opinions About Both Movies Because Each Film Had Different Perspectives & Perceptions About What They Were Going For Socially, Visually & Storytelling Wise The Entire Underline Undertones Between The Two Movies, Both Films Had Uniqueness To Them. I Personally Love How Classic The Original Is & How Up-To-Date To A Strong Enough Degree The Remake Was. Vincent Price & Paris Hilton Were Easily The BEST Parts About Each Of Their Individual Films In My Opinion. I Can Say That. Paris Can Actually Act, It's Kinda Like The Megan Fox Situation Where Male Audiences Specifically Just See Her As Eye Candy Without Seeing A Lot Of Her Potential In Whatever Work She Does. I'm Not One Of Them By Any Means & I Absolutely Love The Love She's Getting Now With The Instant Cult Following Status Upbringing Of Jennifer's Body & Till Death. Both Films I Loved Her Mostly In. But Back To Paris, Yes, She Can Act & I Would Love To See Her Act A Lot More In Movies. She At Least Deserves That Positive Upbringing Potential For Her Worldwide Fans To Gleefully Witness & Appreciate. As Far As Vincent Price... The Man Is A Legend. Loved This Video & Again, You Are Absolutely GLOWING In This Video👑🔥

[@qoqoaobews2969]

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[@maloperverso8118]

I saw the Original when it came Out.... Nah, just Kidding!

[@patriciaarodriguez6641]

I actually thought the modern Wax Museum was more similar to Tourist Trap from the 70s. That one is pretty creepy.

[@woahwitch]

yep! its a remake of tt!

[@Xagzan]

I mean when you get right down to it, one movie has Vincent Price and the other doesn't~

[@HauntedHippie]

Ahahah facts

[@naypomjack6459]

October is near, you know what that means. AMC Fear Fest!

[@5thjonasbrother219]

i was looking to watch a movie and find this. holyyyy your so pretty 🥰🥰

[@kimackerman2183]

I've only seen the remake and I don't enjoy it as much as I did when I was little, but the soundtrack continues being really good.

[@pathatfield2543]

Try watching horror from the 80s.Anyway-here’s the main reason I wanted to comment-did you know that Vincent Price’s House of Wax was itself a remake?Specifically,of a movie from the 40s called Mystery of the Wax Museum,also worth watching,in my opinion.This is the first video of yours I’ve watched and I’m enjoying it.

[@ewee4735]

Ya know Morticia Addams is in the original, right? 😻❤️

[@msalisbury]

Funny that you see Wade as Dean, but not Nick as Tristan as they were both in Gilmore Girls 😂 granted, Chad Michael Murray was only in the series for a half second compared to Jared Padalecki.

[@TheNegative]

House of Wax (2005) is an underrated gem. Old enough to be shot on film and the amount of practical FX make it really awesome.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Plus, it's not drenched in teal and orange like every new movie these days.

[@earth7551]

The 1953 version is superior No contest !! Vincent price

[@shannongrasser5633]

this is the best video i've ever seen

[@certifiedquality6381]

Vincent is a legend 👍

[@mindlander]

Sick! I definitely want more of this. Black Christmas next! (That was a joke) please clap..

[@excelsiormoviereviews]

Nice comparison break down and narration. Don’t we all hate flies?

[@qoqoaobews2969]

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[@daricseguin2218]

Also enjoy wax from 2014

[@kelsey2333]

Btw you look gorgeous natural during editing too girl. You look beautiful both ways honestly

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

The 2005 (3rd remake) lacked any real class, I felt

[@avaaddams2837]

The house of wax 2005 is my favorite horror movie

[@bonestilley6525]

This needs no essay the 53 version classic and it's Vincent price enough said the remake hot garbage Paris Hilton getting offed was the best part

[@AndyHartmann]

I don't really like the 2005 version that much. I consider it a remake in name only. I prefer the '33 and '53 versions. The '33 one had a great female reporter who figured it all out. And it was pre-code so there's references to sex and illegal booze. And the drunken artist was a junkie. Also the look of the sets were very cool. In the '53 version, Vincent was the only male who was kind to Sue, while the boyfriend and cops were condescending and patronizing.

[@stephensmith8475]

The Remake was alright never saw the Original

[@oskar_oskarewicz]

I haven't seen any ot these movies, so I will skip this video. Pardon me if I repeat something you have mentioned, but I'vre read somewhere that 2005 House Of Wax is not an OG House Of Wax remake, but a new take on Tourist Trap movie (1979).

[@Steven-re9ln]

Ur hair looks rly cool, I've never seen H.O.W (53) but I watched the 2005 one. I think I gave it 3 stars on letterboxd, just a typical 2000s horror to me. Nothing stood out too much 😃😅

[@umbrellaunderdog]

The fly is clearly Seth Brundle/Jeff Goblum >.> he knows what he's doing he's searching for a human body to merge with in his telepod/genesplicer. >8)

[@HauntedHippie]

Ahahahaha

[@umbrellaunderdog]

@@HauntedHippie :P

[@TheMoireMediaCollective]

11:00 "I lose mysefl at times" Ah yes, I lose mysefl and timse too

[@blakegullickson726]

I like both

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

You might not have heard of the 60s film- CHAMBER OF HORRORS, STARRING Patrick o Neil which tried & failed to be a campy remake of this (in the vein of the 1960s BAT MAN tv series CAT BALLOU Film & others) that was a tv pilot, that should have led to a vintage tv detective show, but nothing came of it it was... okay, BUT trying to make it funny never worked.

[@IronSalamander8]

I just watched the 1953 version last night after not seeing it since the 70s! I'm a gen Xer so I'm used to those older movies on Saturday afternoon when I watched 'Shock Theater' as a kid. It was very good, and Vincent Price is amazing as always, I swear the man makes everything better. I have not seen the new one, but I prefer the classic horror movies to anything made past the 70s, and not a big slasher fan.

[@billyaltvater1880]

House of Wax (2005) imo is not a bad movie. I can watch Paris Hiltons death all day. That's how much I hate Paris Hilton.

[@123rockfan]

Also, since you love House of Wax, I think you’ll love The Old Dark House from 1932. Its a horror comedy. And stars Gloria Stuart, older Rose from Titanic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4CxZpxqfLZqntE

[@FortMiseryGaming]

Your hair is bomb!

[@tmovies92]

If You want to see Paris Hilton in another Horror film, You should check out Repo: The Genetic Opera, she's actually decent in that!

[@excelsiormoviereviews]

We’re getting spammed by Qoqoao Bews, this is not Kylie’s fault. I think it all counts as an engagement, though.

[@HauntedHippie]

Hopefully, I’m not sure what’s going on 😂

[@excelsiormoviereviews]

@@HauntedHippie it’s not your fault, I noticed it on Shyheem’s comment too. Your fans love you.

[@Ckru785]

The remake is so cheesy and has such bad script writing. I LOVE IT

[@michaelhughes8057]

I liked the original better. I haven't seen the remake and don't plan to. The remake is too graphic and gory and gruesome!

[@HauntedHippie]

How do you know it’s too gruesome if you haven’t seen it

[@ShyheemOfTheDead]

QUEEN You Are QU👑👑NING💜🔥

[@qoqoaobews2969]

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[@alexanderarmstrong5306]

2005 hands down

[@tmovies92]

I admit, I do prefer the Remake. Not because I'm bias either, since I worked with the Director Jaume Collett Serra before (I was an extra for his Movie Run All Night with Liam Neeson)

[@rodrigogamboa5445]

Ig?

[@ongbruhlol]

u watch Dawn of the Dead 1978? thats a movie with a SOLID remake. trust

[@HauntedHippie]

Haven’t seen it yet!!

[@ongbruhlol]

@@HauntedHippie those two movies changed my life

[@dejaalston8672]

House Of Wax (2005) is absolutely and positivity one of the worst horror movie remakes of all time on so many levels. It feels rushed and forced. Why would they tried to remake a horror classic like what I'm confused? 😕

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

It's not really a remake in the traditional sense, the story is quite different I think it's not bad I enjoyed it.

[@jasonvoorhees310]

Unpopular mabey but I think the 53' version is way better. The remake is very poorly written, the characters are spotty, actors did their best though. Most remakes are poorly written. And before anyone calls me a dinosaur for not liking the remake, I'm only 30. I like movies that are good and the original is very good. Especially compared to the remake.