House of the Dead

Name: House of the Dead
Genre: Action, Thriller, Horror
Released: October 10, 2003
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 15
Cast: Clint Howard, Jonathan Cherry, Ona Grauer, Tyron Leitso

2003

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Mill Creek Entertainment | Release Date: October 10, 2003 | R

Starring: Clint Howard, Jonathan Cherry, Ona Grauer, Tyron Leitso

Summary: Based on the best selling video game from Sega, House of the Dead tells the story of a group of college students who go to a rave on a mysterious island and get more than they bargained for when they find themselves stalked by killer zombies and terrifying creatures intent on feasting on the flesh of the living. (Artisan Entertainment)

Director: Uwe Boll

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Dennis Harvey

Whether this is a good or bad thing depends on just how much 14-year-old boy you've got in ya. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

There's scarcely a whiff of originality in the zombie horror picture House of the Dead, but Uwe Boll has directed it with enough energy and style that it adds up to passably mindless if grisly fun. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Director Uwe Boll wholeheartedly embraces the film's concept, and with some fancy editing and a pulsing soundtrack, the effect really is like watching a video game. Read full review

David Grove

Here’s a would-be horror film that contains not one ounce of professional pride in its making, not one shred of technical competence. This is one of the worst films of recent times. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Does little more than add another title to the very long list of movies influenced by George Romero's 1968 horror classic, "Night of the Living Dead." Read full review

Keith Phipps

Much poorly choreographed gunplay, many lovingly rendered head explosions, and some half-assed exposition about centuries-old, immortality-seeking pirates follow, with nothing to recommend House Of The Dead to anyone but the most undiscriminating zombie-movie fans. Read full review

Marc Savlov

It’s cheese of the purest stripe, bafflingly bad to the point of being oddly charming in its brain dead naïveté. Read full review

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DominicR.

Jan 20, 2008

an asian wearing a one-piece american flag swimsuit jumps(in slo-mo) 10 feet in the air, while a zombie frontflips, throwing an axe, while the asian fires a shotgun shell 50 feet away at said zombie. the axe misses, but the shell hit the zombie dead on in the head... CRAYZAY!!!!

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AlanB.

Sep 27, 2006

You people are ridiculous. I can't believe you are taking the time to analyze this movie as if it were actually supposed to be a scary survival horror movie. Yea it was bad, it was an awful movie, but it was funnier than most of the comedies pumped out nowadays. I only watched the last You people are ridiculous. I can't believe you are taking the time to analyze this movie as if it were actually supposed to be a scary survival horror movie. Yea it was bad, it was an awful movie, but it was funnier than most of the comedies pumped out nowadays. I only watched the last hour and I laughed constantly. You really could not have expected a serious horror movie based on... a video game.… Expand

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MovieGoer14

Apr 1, 2014

It is campy, goofy and cheesy. "House of the Dead" is pure awful, but it depends on how you see it, you're gonna treat it seriously, you are not pleased, you have fun with it with friends and NEVER take it seriously, you'll end up having fun, but in both way, it is a TERRA-BLE movie. ToIt is campy, goofy and cheesy. "House of the Dead" is pure awful, but it depends on how you see it, you're gonna treat it seriously, you are not pleased, you have fun with it with friends and NEVER take it seriously, you'll end up having fun, but in both way, it is a TERRA-BLE movie. To start off with, the acting is awful, it is never convincing, and forced. The whole plot doesn't make sense, he pays a thousand dollars just to get to that island, it is obviously awful. The only reason I wanted to review this film, I wanted to see if Uwe Boll movies are as bad as I heard they are, they are, he just tries to create a stupid, goofy and cheesy horror film that just works for me as a forgettable, funny and hilariously stupid film.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

thekingwatches

Jul 20, 2013

House of the Dead is bad. Very bad. Uwe Boll has managed to make the whole series look bad. However this movie is so bad it's funny. Really cheesy. Not worth renting, Not worth watching, Not worth thinking about.

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JesseM.

Oct 23, 2005

Uwe Boll should never be allowed to touch another movie again, or he should kill himself.

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christians

Aug 8, 2009

A horrendous disaster on video game flicks that makes even Bloodrayne more worth watching.I wholeheartedly agree with the new york post saying that this film "inspires the thoughts of less than zero stars". this film is so terrible that even a 2 hour recording of a group of five year olds A horrendous disaster on video game flicks that makes even Bloodrayne more worth watching.I wholeheartedly agree with the new york post saying that this film "inspires the thoughts of less than zero stars". this film is so terrible that even a 2 hour recording of a group of five year olds playing Call of Duty 4 (which is an amazing game) would make a far better movie.… Expand

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The3AcademySins

Oct 15, 2019

Boring. Unfunny. Not scary. Ineptly made. Terribly written. Wooden acting. This movie is a waste of time. Uwe Boll really lives up to his reputation in this "action flick."

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

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