3/5 House with a past
  by Arturo (Austin, Texas)
Most people know the star, William Katt, as the star of 80s TV show, Greatest American Hero. Here, he takes a slightly different role about a Vietnam veteran with a troubled past. His character loses a friend in Vietnam & his son dissappears mysteriously which everntually leads to the breakup of his marriage. William Katt's character inherits an old (haunted) house when a late aunt dies & wills it to him. Mysterious things start to happen after that. House is a bit horror, a bit comedy with some good makeup and special effects thrown it. I think this was an entertaining horror film with George Wendt (of TV's Cheers) and Richard Mol (of TV's Night Court) as part of the supporting cast. This movie was a lot of fun. Check it out, you may like it.

4/5 From the director of Friday The 13th Parts 2 and 3 and from the producer of the original Friday The 13th
  by Taheen Lopez (United States- San Diego, CA)
From the director of Friday The 13th Parts 2 and 3(Steve Miner)and from the producer of Friday The 13th:Part I; HOUSE was an awesome movie that had a lot of the same actors and actresses from the FRIDAY THE 13TH saga like Ron Carroll(Friday The 13th:Part 1)and had the same music composer(Harry Manfredini)which also did the music scoring for most of the FRIDAY THE 13TH installments as you may notice, especially during the major action scenes that are violent.

It was also interesting seeing William Katt from THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO doing his first real horror flick in this movie, with the exception of CARRIE and doing this movie 3 years after ABC had cancelled THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO, due to a hug dip in ratings since newer shows that premiered between the Fall of 1982 like KNIGHT RIDER and in the Spring of 1983 like THE A-TEAM led to THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO's cancellation by the Summer of 1983.

HOUSE also takes me all the way back to memory lane to when I was still living in the Imperial Valley when HOUSE had its theatrical release in the Spring of 1986 when I was in 7th grade at Wilson Jr. High School in my hometown(El Centro, CA).

It's just too bad that HOUSE 2:THE SECOND STORY wasn't as good as this one was, but I'm sure part of the reason why HOUSE II wasn't as good as the original was probably due to the fact that since HOUSE 2 was Rated PG-13 instead of Rated R like HOUSE I, which resulted in HOUSE II having a lot less action and a lot less violence than the original along with the fact that sequels usually never measure up to the originals either, especially since they don't make sequels like they used to, unlike HALLOWEEN 2, FRIDAY THE 13TH:PART II, and PSYCHO 2 for instance which were all very exceptional sequels and probably the best sequels of all time.

4/5 One of the best forgotten comedy horror films
  by River rose
House I saw this film years ago as a teen, like many of the other great forgotten horror classics that I remember today, but unlike most horror films House is one of the best horror/comedy's ever made becuse it scared you and made you laugh at the same time and just the look of the film itself gives you a fun vivid feeling, my favorite scene though there are many good scene in the film, the scene where William katts character told his neighbor friend that there was a big raccoon in the closet, but in actuality there was a big monster in the closet, I always laugh at that scene no matter how many times I've scene it becuse its such a funny scene, I mean if you just look at both the character's faces during that scene you'll see what I mean, and another thing that I liked about this film is that theres a happy ending and I prefer my horror films with happy endings, and if you like to laugh and have a safe fun scar like me then dont forget this movie becuse to many good films are forgotten.

4/5 House: Limited Edition (20,000) includes House II (1986)-Good flick!
  by Keith Mirenberg (www.spaceanimations.org)
House: Limited Edition (20,000) includes House (1, 1985) and House II (1986). House was a four or five star comedy-horror flick that I really enjoyed. Buying this edition permitted me to obtain both House (1) and House 2 for a good price.

I saw House in 1985 when it first opened and thought it was a very clever and well made movie starring William Katt (Carrie and Greatest American Hero). It had good casting, sets, musical score and the creature effects were pretty well done. Special effects were made before the advent of CGI or advanced prosthetics but were effective and hold up very well for the majority of creatures represented.


3/5 House of Pain
  by chatchi (Chicago, IL)
Those of you familiar with the hit TV show "House, M.D." will surely be left scratching your head after watching this ill-conceived prequel.

From what I gathered after watching the movie, "House" shows us the early days of the titular character we've all grown to love from the hit Fox TV show. What I don't quite get is why House's name in this movie is Roger Cobb.

But let's forget that for a moment and move onto the plot.

Set in the days before House went to med school, "House" tells the story of Cobb (played here by the talented William Katt), a Vietnam vet/writer staying in his aunt's house.

Now, I have to admit, I liked this aspect of the story. Every week we see House as this curmudgeon with a penchant for solving the most complex of medical cases. What we don't see is why he is so difficult to get along with. Well, for those of us who are veterans of the Vietnam War, we can certainly understand House's short-comings now.

I also liked the fact that House was a writer before he decided to become a doctor. As an aspiring writer myself, I can empathize with wanting to quit the profession altogether and start over. Perhaps we'll see the writing-side of House come out in future episodes!

Unfortunately, that's the only thing I liked about "House." It doesn't take long for the movie to get completely weird.

While staying in the house, Cobb's son mysteriously disappears. That doesn't sound weird to you? What if I told you that [SPOILER ALERT] the house took him? That's right, the house that Cobb is staying in is haunted. The house causes him to have Vietnam flashbacks, monsters start coming out of the closet, and medicine cabinets open up different dimensions. Like I said - weird.

All of that aside, I think it's fascinating that Cobb would later move on with his life and change his name to House. An interesting choice of surnames, but after watching the movie I'm sure you'll agree it's an appropriate one.

While I can't recommend "House" to all fans of "House, M.D.," I will say that some of you will glean some new details about your favorite character that you never knew. So for that, I applaud it.