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Genre :

Animation, Horror

Release Date :

July 21, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Gil Kenan

Starring :

Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Matthew Fahey, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jon Heder, Kevin James, Jason Lee, Ryan Newman

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  Be the 1st!

“..This "House" may not be a monster, but it's worth a matinee visit..”
by Gerry Shamray [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
Review rate : A-

“..shimmers and shakes in all its motion-capture animated beauty..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
4 of 5

“..Scary, funny, and full of nice twists, it has all the makings of a Halloween classic..”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
4.5 of 5

“..one of the most inventive, groundbreaking and engaging animated features in ages..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
4 of 5

“..atmospheric, funny and entertaining..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
“..an increasingly resistable thrill-ride-style comic horrorfest..”
by Todd McCarthy [Variety]
3 of 4

“..a great deal more fun than that other ride, ``Pirates of the Caribbean,'' and funnier than this summer's Pixar picture, ``Cars.''..”
by Bruce Newman [San Jose Mercury News]
“..a delightfully spooky ride..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Review rate : B
Reviewed by Michael Sragow [The Baltimore Sun]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Michael Janusonis [The Providence Journal]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Tim Knight [Reel]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
Reviewed by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Kevin Crust [Los Angeles Times]

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