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Customer Reviews for Lionsgate Home Entertainment House, DVD
Lionsgate Home Entertainment House, DVD
Based on the supernatural novel by Bestselling Christian authors Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti, House is a tale of punishment and redemption that will keep you pinned to the edge of your seat. This thriller tells the story of a struggling couple who have grown apart since the untimely death of their daughter. But when they become trapped inside a mysterious house guarded by a killer who calls himself "The Tin Man" (Michael Madsen), they are forced to confront the most disturbing secrets of their past. Rated R. Approx. 88 minutes.
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- English 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital Audio
- English and Spanish Subtitles
- Closed Captions
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Customer Reviews for House, DVD
Review 1 for House, DVD
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I was very disappointed with this product
Date:May 8, 2013
abigail
Age:35-44
Gender:female
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This DVD is not what I would have expected from a Christian standpoint. If I could return it I would.
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Review 2 for House, DVD
Overall Rating:
Ok, but could have been more specific.
Date:April 1, 2012
Quality:
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A while back I had listened to this on an Audiobook CD a time ago and I finally got the chance to watch the movie version recently. Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti cowrote this book and produce this movie as well which I find very interesting especially since many when watching a movie based off the book sometimes say: 'hmmm I wonder if this'll be true to the book'?. The movie House is certainly one of those movies which I liked certain things shown in the movie a lot and wished for certain things from the book to have been within the movie.
House, is about a recently married couple who are looking for the right road to Nashville. They are fighting in the car and don't seem to be acting like a very strong couple for having been recently married... They run into a police officer who terrorizes the husband a bit for speeding, but he's nice enough to show them a short cut. However, while pursuing this shortcut their car's tires get slashed by a trap conveniently placed in the middle of the road. They see they are not the only ones who have had this happen and look around for help. In order to escape the recent rainfall they run into an old hotel and stay the night; unaware of the terrors about the take place physically, mentally, and even spiritually...
When it came to listening to the audio book I liked much of the book considering the suspense and the allegories going on within the story I'd probably give the book itself a 4 out of 5 stars. I felt the movie captured much of the book well, and I thought much of the acting was very good especially from Michael Madsen. However, there were some things sacrificed from the original book which I felt should have been in the movie as well. For the sake of not spoiling this for others I won't get into my thoughts too deeply other than I felt they should have been more specific in the movie of who Susan, the house itself, and the sherif represented... I felt they weren't specific enough partially in order to try to make the unsaved, horror film crowd happy and that disappoints me a bit. Overall this wasn't a terrible movie, but I mainly take away two stars because of how they could have been better to the book and simply because I'm not much of a horror film fan.
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Review 3 for House, DVD
Overall Rating:
A Typical "Book Movie"
Date:March 8, 2011
Dracowulf
Location:CA
Age:18-24
Gender:female
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I've been a huge fan of Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker's House from the beginning, but I was both excited and hesitant to see the movie when it came out; I've been burned by cinematic rehashings of beloved novels before. I finally bought this movie because I had the opportunity to work on a senior seminar, semester-long research and analysis paper in the "horror genre" - luckily for me, the assignment was very open.
First-off, if you're interested in this movie at all, don't be too put off by the "R" rating. It my no means deserves that classification when compared to the language, gore, and behavior exhibited in most R-rated movies. I am not really a fan of "scary movies," but visually speaking, House isn't all that frightening. Granted, the victims of the house are, quite literally, descending into their own personal Hell, and each of them is tormented by dark pasts and the dark taint of sin inside their own hearts. It /is/ a scary movie based on a novel that turns the human heart and its sin nature inside out; it's a painful representation of the most horrifying and hopeless state of being any follower of Christ can imagine: to be without hope.
As a movie, the filming and effects are well done, and the acting is, for the most part, fair. Madsen, though not the Barsidious White/Tin Man I imagined, makes an interesting villain - his voice is the role's saving grace. Rosales' portrayal of Jack Singleton is the highlight for me, as he comes off more naturally. Davis' portrayal of the movie's version of Randy had a few highpoints - I feel that the actor did what he could with the script. I am not impressed at all with Dippold's Stephanie, however, and Emery as Leslie falls almost as short.
For me, the movie's major failing is the fact that it is based on an excellent novel - and I would like to insist that you read the book before seeing (and regardless of what you think of) the movie. The movie is not a bad way to spend an hour and a half of your day (or night), but overall, your efforts would be rewarded ten-fold by spending the afternoon with Peretti and Dekker's book, rather than this film. The movie script misses out on the vital internal dialogue of the characters that makes the book powerful - and frightening. The things that are missed tend to gloss over the spiritual message and commentary made by the book. Very few, if any, of the plot changes are for the better, and as a fan of the novel, the omissions were disappointing.
On the whole, I think this movie falls firmly under the category of "typical book movie disappointment" - so if that's your expectation, it will meet it, no problem. It's not an awful film, but it's not incredible either. It is a reworking that is likely, if not guaranteed, to be disappointing to fans of the novel - think of it as a footnote bonus and a slight reinterpretation of a novel that exists best on its own.
My advice? Read and love the book first.
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Review 4 for House, DVD
Overall Rating:
Oxymoron- Christian Horror.
Date:January 7, 2011
Really? This is where we are in the body of Christ now that we need slightly sanitized versions of Stephen King? My wife and I had to turn this movie off half way through it. It was occultic and disturbing. I told her I actually felt dirty from having watched it. As someone who did not grow up in a Christian home and who loved scary movies prior to my coming to Christ it just baffles me that Christians are trying to entertain one another with occultic horror films. Aside from the occultic nature which was, quite frankly, offensive, the movie was rather poorly made. Over all bad experience for us. I don't usually turn movies of half way through but I did with this one.
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Review 5 for House, DVD
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Date:September 16, 2010
Dawn Casas
The move was ok it didnt follow the book and I was disapointed at the end they didnt even mention Jesus in the movie at all it was as if the girl was the one saving them from the house. Very Disapointed
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Review 6 for House, DVD
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Date:October 3, 2009
Johnny Jones
Excellent movie!!! Great spirtual warfare message. This shows how satan knows us and will reveal our past unless we see the light and Jesus is the light and is the ONLY WAY!!!! Peretti and Dekker rock.
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Review 7 for House, DVD
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Date:July 28, 2009
Kathleen Osgood
I absolutely loved this movie! It was close to the book, and I enjoyed it just as much.KO
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Review 8 for House, DVD
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Date:July 6, 2009
Lori Alexander
WOW! This movie explodes with action from beginning to end. An exciting thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I love the way God's message is delivered throughout the movie.
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Review 9 for House, DVD
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Date:June 27, 2009
Gregg
I've enjoyed several of Frank Peretti's works and was looking forward to seeing this adaptation of a novel co-written with Ted Dekker. My wife and I both feel cheated. Not just because of the money spent on this DVD, but mainly the time wasted watching it. Quite a bizarre movie. Very, very disappointing. Our copy promptly took it's proper place in the trash.
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Review 10 for House, DVD
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Date:June 17, 2009
itstimeforlettinggo
so like i was really excited when i heard they were making a movie from this book and i waited for at least two years for it to come out, anyway when it finally did, i got it and watched it and i must say it was gettin pretty good when all of a sudden... it ended! i didnt even have time to get tense and they left so much stuff out that was in the book it really seemed like if you hadnt read the book you wouldnt have the faintest idea what was supposed to be the point. but anyway i enjoyed watching it and if you have read the book and have been wanting to see the movie dont let me discourage you, maybe you can see something that i didnt.
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Review 11 for House, DVD
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Date:June 5, 2009
The movie didn't follow the book very well at all,it didn't go into the spiritual aspect of the book and left out all the important things Susan said. Also the R rating didn't seem needed it really wasn't that scary.
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Review 12 for House, DVD
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Date:May 8, 2009
Stephanie Arsenault
The price is double and sometimes triple what I would pay for a movie that is not a new release. Plus, the movie didn't play up who the characters were or what they had done wrong to be punished. The girl that killed her uncle for raping her for years, I still don't see how they felt she should be punished for that unless it was because her uncle used her gluttony for pies as a way to lure her to have sex with him. The couple that lost their daughter in the ice made it out like they did it on purpose. Their lives were busy, but it may not have been the normal thing on that one fateful day. But, things like that happen. Then the guy who shot his dad. He was just a kid when he did it and it was after his father was very abusive to him. A child that age with a gun in his hand couldn't be held responsible for that in my opinion. It was like a really poor SAW movie where the characters really didn't deserve to be punished because they really didn't do anything wrong! I really felt like the movie could have played up their redemption more and how much God really loved them.
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Review 13 for House, DVD
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Date:April 28, 2009
Melinda Whited
I got the movie for my family and friends who were not able to see it in theaters. I liked the movie but as always books are better.
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Review 14 for House, DVD
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Date:April 25, 2009
Scott Berglund
This is an awesome movie. I don't understand why it got an R rating? I think that is ridiculous, but aside from that it is really good. I am a big fan of the book, and I think this is a good adaptation of the book with some changes, but there always is from book to movie. I look forward to more Dekker novels being made into films like this.
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Review 15 for House, DVD
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Date:February 18, 2009
Julie
This movie ROCKS and doesn't deserve the R rating because it is not as scary as the book but still good.
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