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Just what I expected

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

This film revolves around the obsession of a small group of children with an old neighbor, living in an old house. The neighbor, Mr. Nebbercracker, rudely drives away the children who will knock on his door or play near his house, stealing the toys that are left in his lawn. Obviously, grown-ups don't want to hear the suspicions of the little ones, who believed that something is wrong there.This movie deals with four things: privacy, private property, fear and monsters. Initially, the old neighbor looks just like an old man who does not want to be bothered or wants anyone stepping on his ground. So far he has every right to do so, and we must see the behavior of this children as a mere voyeurism. They have no right to spy the old man or get into his private life. Its only with the development of the film that we actually find that the children were right in their suspicions. Anyway, we condemn the fact of this film, in a way, encourages voyeurism. The life of others should not be more interesting than ours. Aside from this moral detail, the film's story is good and solid. I also thought the ending of the movie was very exaggerated.The film features voice actors such as Steve Buscemi (the old man), Mitchel Musso or Kathleen Turner. I think they all did a good job, according to our expectations. Animation was done in a very interesting way: contrary to the general trend of looking for realistic animations, this film decided for a more classic, stylized look. This made it different, with some pleasing originality. I don't think it's the right movie for young children, given the content mildly associated with horror and the moral options we already spoke. Discernment and care of parents and adults is key to understanding whether its appropriate or not. Either way, it's a family movie, where grown-up kids are likely to feel more at ease than adults.

Monster House (2006): Dir: Gil Kenan / Voices: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal: Chilling family animation about facing fears, particularly those that inhabit a child's imagination. The house across the street is rumored to be haunted, and its owner elderly Nebbercracker gets cranky when kids or anything enter the property because they disappear. This captures the attention of twelve year old DJ who, along with his best friend, the chubby Chowder, are nearly devoured by the house when it shapes itself into an evil expression with a red carpet that rolls out acting as a tongue. They are eventually joined by Jenny, who was rescued by the duo when she attempted to sell Halloween candy there. After a dog, two cops, and DJ's babysitter's boyfriend disappear in the house, they make a daring rescue attempt. Creative screenplay until it reaches a ridiculous climax where the house roams about like Godzilla. Directed by Gil Kenan with nifty animated segments, unfortunately this may be way too intense for its intended audience. The children are drawn well enough to relate to with Steve Buscemi voicing Nebbercracker, whose motives are given a heartbreaking back story. It contains a strong message regarding facing one's fears. It is not viewing for really young children but older children may wish to enter this house, accompanied by their parents, of course. Score: 8 / 10

When I first saw this movie, I was about nine or ten and I walked in on my younger brothers and neighbor watching it. At first, I refused to watch it because I deemed it "too scary", but I allowed myself to sit down for 5 minutes. I ended up watching the rest of it and loving it. I turn seventeen next Sunday and this movie to this day is still one of my absolute favorites. WARNING: SPOILERS: The only thing that truly scared me about this movie when I was younger was the haunted phone call and the eerie moaning on the other end. I was worried that whenever I answered the phone, the same thing would happen to me. The final 20 minutes of this movie are very intense. Personally, I don't remember being scared of it when I was younger, but take caution if you watch this with young kids.

I was first drawn to this film after reading that it was written by none other then Dan Harmon, creator and HBIC on the hard hitting college drama Community. I knew that I was in for more then just your average children's horror movie when I sat down to watch Monster House. As to be expected, Harmon takes the genre to new levels, and addresses that which we fear most: fat wives. After Years of being emotionally tormented by his dead fat wife Old Man Nebbercracker has a heart attack on his front lawn. The attack raises the concern of 3 neighbourhoods children, who then take it upon themselves to free the old man from his wife-imposed shackles. This film explores married life and is a metaphor for how divorce and untimely death is sometimes the best thing for everyone. This is an excellent children's movie with a fantastic message. 12 golden apes up, but 5 down also, bringing Monster House a total of 7 golden apes (the equivalent to 1 platinum squirrel)