House of Wax (2005) (Collector's Edition) - Blu-ray Forum

hudson4k · 04-12-2021, 03:44 PM

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Get ready to prey, slay and display this Summer with an all-new definitive Blu-ray edition of the appreciated 2005 remake of HOUSE OF WAX! Here are the early details we have at current time to share:
• National street date for North America (Region A) is July 13th!
• This will be presented as a Collector’s Edition and will come guaranteed with a slipcover in its first three months of release.
• The newly commissioned artwork pictured comes to us from artist Joel Robinson. This art will be front-facing, and the reverse side of the wrap will feature the original theatrical artwork.
• Extras will be announced on a later date. However, we can confirm already that there is a new HD transfer created specifically for this release and a new interview with actress Paris Hilton.

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VeronicaSawyer · 04-12-2021, 03:50 PM

I’ve been waiting for this one! Nice to hear that there’s a new scan. And a new interview with Paris Hilton is definitely a selling feature for me! I’m excited to hear about the rest of the extras.

joonskeezle · 04-12-2021, 04:21 PM

Here's a sentence I never thought I'd say: "I really like that horror movie remake with Paris Hilton and Chad Michael Murray"

SeanJoyce · 04-12-2021, 04:22 PM

This is really more of a remake of Tourist Trap than the movie whose title it bears.

It's one of a slew of classic horror updates that flooded theaters in the 2000s, throwaway Friday night fare when I was in HS. This one got a lot of excessive heat because of the casting of Paris Hilton.

Nevertheless, there was something about this one that prompts me to want to give it a second chance. I bet current reviews will treat it more favorably than the contemporary ones when it was released.

bigdaddyhorse · 04-12-2021, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by VeronicaSawyer

I’ve been waiting for this one! Nice to hear that there’s a new scan. And a new interview with Paris Hilton is definitely a selling feature for me! I’m excited to hear about the rest of the extras.

Where do you see a new interview with Paris? I just see "extras tba". Although I'm sure she probably would do one, not like she's doing anything else lately.

hudson4k · 04-12-2021, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

Where do you see a new interview with Paris? I just see "extras tba". Although I'm sure she probably would do one, not like she's doing anything else lately.

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***NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT***
Get ready to prey, slay and display this Summer with an all-new definitive Blu-ray edition of the appreciated 2005 remake of HOUSE OF WAX! Here are the early details we have at current time to share:
• National street date for North America (Region A) is July 13th!
• This will be presented as a Collector’s Edition and will come guaranteed with a slipcover in its first three months of release.
• The newly commissioned artwork pictured comes to us from artist Joel Robinson. This art will be front-facing, and the reverse side of the wrap will feature the original theatrical artwork.
• Extras will be announced on a later date. However, we can confirm already that there is a new HD transfer created specifically for this release and a new interview with actress Paris Hilton.
Pre-orders on our site begin today which includes the Blu-ray plus a rolled 18” x 24” poster of the new art. The poster is exclusive to us and will be made at a limited-run of 700 pieces:
https://www.shoutfactory.com/product...roduct_id=7617

KManX89 · 04-12-2021, 04:42 PM

Never saw the original, but the remake was just awful. None of the characters were remotely likable and the story is a mess with some disgusting deaths. The

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scene in particular was needlessly barf bag-inducing. And of course, Paris Hilton can't act her way out of a wet paper bag with directions on it.

Richard Graham · 04-12-2021, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by joonskeezle

Here's a sentence I never thought I'd say: "I really like that horror movie remake with Paris Hilton and Chad Michael Murray"

Chad (allegedly) cheated on Sophia Bush with Paris during the filming. Didn't help their, or the film's reputation considering Sophia was kind of America's sweetheart at the time.

jess1581 · 04-12-2021, 04:46 PM

Oh good, the movie always looked drab in prior releases, so a new transfer was needed. Just wish they did that for 13 Ghosts, and Ghost Ship.

Socko · 04-12-2021, 04:52 PM

Nice, always wanted to see it again.

joonskeezle · 04-12-2021, 04:54 PM

I actually only realized this past weekend that I still have the original blu ray release. It had been on my shelf the whole time but I had always assumed I'd gotten rid of it years ago. I'll hold off watching it again til I trade up.

bergman864 · 04-12-2021, 04:55 PM

I remember this being plenty terrible. But I'm tempted to give it a rewatch.

joonskeezle · 04-12-2021, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bergman864

I remember this being plenty terrible. But I'm tempted to give it a rewatch.

I remember the same, but it was from a time when hadn't yet seen a lot of bad horror movies. I've seen a lot of terrible ones since then (and have even learned how to appreciate even the bad ones), and I'm fairly certain this will compare favorably to them.

GeoffOliver · 04-12-2021, 04:59 PM

When I saw this, I was going to jokingly say something like “LOL, I wonder if they’ll get a new interview with Paris Hilton! LOL” but holy shit, they really did it. I wonder how easy that was to pull off. I know she’s not as tabloid huge as she was 15 years ago, but I still think it’s a big deal. Her star power and notoriety is really what drove this film’s reputation when it came out. I mean... one if its taglines was “See Paris die on May 6.” So it is kinda necessary to get her participation. I hope it’s a long and extensive interview, and this movie has officially gone from “I doubt I’ll ever pick it up” to “I’ll probably get this.”

And no, this film has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the Vincent Price House of Wax, outside the title and wax museum setting. I don’t even consider it a remake. Maybe on paper it is, but it’s really just another film with the same title.

It’s about as loose as the Prom Night remake.

And I kinda like that we’re having a sort of reckoning with these 2000s horror remakes now that enough time has past and they’re no longer in the mainstream consensus. We get to really assess which ones were good, and which ones weren’t.

joonskeezle · 04-12-2021, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

And I kinda like that we’re having a sort of reckoning with these 2000s horror remakes now that enough time has past and they’re no longer in the mainstream consensus. We get to really assess which ones were good, and which ones weren’t.

Probably the right time too, because you just know some studio is itching to remake them all yet again.

bergman864 · 04-12-2021, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by joonskeezle

I remember the same, but it was from a time when hadn't yet seen a lot of bad horror movies. I've seen a lot of terrible ones since then (and have even learned how to appreciate even the bad ones), and I'm fairly certain this will compare favorably to them.

I remember most of the cast from their TV shows in the early 2000s. Like you, I've seen plenty of good and bad horror movies since then. I can better appreciate the bad efforts as well.

TwinCitiesBluFan · 04-12-2021, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

And I kinda like that we’re having a sort of reckoning with these 2000s horror remakes now that enough time has past and they’re no longer in the mainstream consensus. We get to really assess which ones were good, and which ones weren’t.

Totally agree with this! To be fair, I tend to like the 90s/00s vibe of these remakes (though I fully realize some of them are...not good

), but I think they're getting reappraisals now that they wouldn't haven even a few years ago. I'm excited to see films like House of Wax getting releases like this! I know I'll be buying.

Scoot79 · 04-12-2021, 05:40 PM

I'd listen to a commentary track with Paris Hilton on House of Wax. That's hot!

I've always liked this film and I own the Warner Bros. Blu-ray, and I'm all in for Scream's release. Bring it on!

KManX89 · 04-12-2021, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by joonskeezle

I remember the same, but it was from a time when hadn't yet seen a lot of bad horror movies. I've seen a lot of terrible ones since then (and have even learned how to appreciate even the bad ones), and I'm fairly certain this will compare favorably to them.

It can't be worse than that godawful Black Christmas 2019 remake at least.

Or the 2008 Prom Night remake.

Scoot79 · 04-12-2021, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by KManX89

It can't be worse than that godawful Black Christmas 2019 remake at least.

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What a pos that film is.

I'd love a Scream Blu-ray of the 2006 Black Christmas.

04-12-2021, 04:42 PM	#7
KManX89 Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Nov 2019 4K collection:296 Blu-ray collection:737 DVD collection:126	Never saw the original, but the remake was just awful. None of the characters were remotely likable and the story is a mess with some disgusting deaths. The [Show spoiler]face-peeling scene in particular was needlessly barf bag-inducing. And of course, Paris Hilton can't act her way out of a wet paper bag with directions on it.

04-12-2021, 03:50 PM	#2
VeronicaSawyer Special Member Member since:May 2015 Location:Canada 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:478	I’ve been waiting for this one! Nice to hear that there’s a new scan. And a new interview with Paris Hilton is definitely a selling feature for me! I’m excited to hear about the rest of the extras.

04-12-2021, 04:21 PM	#3
joonskeezle Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2019 Location:New England 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:2771 DVD collection:13 Digital collection:555	Here's a sentence I never thought I'd say: "I really like that horror movie remake with Paris Hilton and Chad Michael Murray"

04-12-2021, 04:22 PM	#4
SeanJoyce Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2014	This is really more of a remake of Tourist Trap than the movie whose title it bears. It's one of a slew of classic horror updates that flooded theaters in the 2000s, throwaway Friday night fare when I was in HS. This one got a lot of excessive heat because of the casting of Paris Hilton. Nevertheless, there was something about this one that prompts me to want to give it a second chance. I bet current reviews will treat it more favorably than the contemporary ones when it was released.

04-12-2021, 04:46 PM	#9
jess1581 Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2016 Location:Fairhaven, Massachusetts 4K collection:550 Blu-ray collection:2332 Blu-ray reviews: 73	Oh good, the movie always looked drab in prior releases, so a new transfer was needed. Just wish they did that for 13 Ghosts, and Ghost Ship.

04-12-2021, 04:52 PM	#10
Socko Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Netherlands Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:314 Blu-ray collection:1016 DVD collection:46 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:10	Nice, always wanted to see it again.

04-12-2021, 04:54 PM	#11
joonskeezle Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2019 Location:New England 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:2771 DVD collection:13 Digital collection:555	I actually only realized this past weekend that I still have the original blu ray release. It had been on my shelf the whole time but I had always assumed I'd gotten rid of it years ago. I'll hold off watching it again til I trade up.

04-12-2021, 04:55 PM	#12
bergman864 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 4K collection:505 Blu-ray collection:1217 DVD collection:25 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:15	I remember this being plenty terrible. But I'm tempted to give it a rewatch.

04-12-2021, 04:59 PM	#14
GeoffOliver Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2014 Location:Atlanta GA 4K collection:259 Blu-ray collection:1505 DVD collection:332	When I saw this, I was going to jokingly say something like “LOL, I wonder if they’ll get a new interview with Paris Hilton! LOL” but holy shit, they really did it. I wonder how easy that was to pull off. I know she’s not as tabloid huge as she was 15 years ago, but I still think it’s a big deal. Her star power and notoriety is really what drove this film’s reputation when it came out. I mean... one if its taglines was “See Paris die on May 6.” So it is kinda necessary to get her participation. I hope it’s a long and extensive interview, and this movie has officially gone from “I doubt I’ll ever pick it up” to “I’ll probably get this.” And no, this film has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the Vincent Price House of Wax, outside the title and wax museum setting. I don’t even consider it a remake. Maybe on paper it is, but it’s really just another film with the same title. It’s about as loose as the Prom Night remake. And I kinda like that we’re having a sort of reckoning with these 2000s horror remakes now that enough time has past and they’re no longer in the mainstream consensus. We get to really assess which ones were good, and which ones weren’t.

04-12-2021, 05:40 PM	#18
Scoot79 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:342 Blu-ray collection:1613 DVD collection:147 Trading Score:1	I'd listen to a commentary track with Paris Hilton on House of Wax. That's hot! I've always liked this film and I own the Warner Bros. Blu-ray, and I'm all in for Scream's release. Bring it on!

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