Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007) (V)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Víctor García

Writer:

William Massa (writer)

Release Date:

16 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

It started when five people agreed to spend one night in a haunted house . . . What began as an evening...

Plot Keywords:

Statue | Evil | Student | Ghost | Monster

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Amanda Righetti	...	Ariel Wolfe
Cerina Vincent	...	Michelle
Erik Palladino	...	Desmond
Tom Riley	...	Paul
Andrew Lee Potts	...	Kyle
Jeffrey Combs	...	Dr. Vannacutt
Steven Pacey	...	Richard
Calita Rainford	...	Harue (as Kalita Rainford)
Gil Kolirin	...	Norris
Andrew Pleavin	...	Samuel
Chucky Venice	...	Warren
Tatina de Marinis	...	Ariel's Assistant
George Zlatarev	...	Lead Inmate Ghost
Stilyana Mitkova	...	Sara's Ghost
Laia Gonzàlez	...	Nurse Ghost

Also Known As:

House on Haunted Hill 2 (USA) (working title)
De Volta à Casa da Colina (Brazil) [pt]
El regreso a la casa embrujada (Argentina) [es]
Return to House on Haunted Hill (Spain) [es]
Return to House on Haunted Hill (Greece) (cable TV title) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

79 min | 81 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:13 | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Netherlands:16 | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

Burgas, Bulgaria

Company:

Dark Castle Entertainment

Trivia:

Jeffrey Combs (Dr. Richard Benjamin Vannacutt) is the only returning cast member from House on Haunted Hill (1999).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sarah: Ariel, this is Sarah. How many voice mails do I have to leave before you call me back? Damn it, I need to talk to you! Please call me back.

Movie Connections:

References House on Haunted Hill (1999)

Soundtrack:

Simple Survival

Terrible

Lacking scares, suspense or interesting characters, this sequel abides by the CGI-horror schlock that proved a box-office draw for two weeks upon its release in 1999. How should an audience become properly hooked by the mood of a supposed horror film when the director both accelerates the pace and includes an abundance of CGI images during the requisite full-scale extreme wide shot of the stark sanitarium and its surroundings? The attempt to add a haunting quality to the proceedings with the statue mythologizing is laughable...especially the coda, with actors cast out of Romance novels. Amanda Righetti, with football wide shoulders, has impressive physical stature, but the film wasn't interested in emphasizing her heroic qualities. Twas much more concerned with photographing its women from advantageous perspectives...(nipples, and Cerina Vincent's globular breasts) Speaking of, the lesbian scene was by the far the most enjoyable aspect...one had thin but magically dark brown hair - and the other surprisingly generous well-sculpted... Their expressions were reminiscent of Jean Rollin's vampire chicks from his Euro-trash classics of the 70's. Besides that, a waste of time.