Splat 1.5/4
Halloween (2007)
"Rob Zombie's 'Halloween' is an artistic failure. One can only say that because Zombie showed himself to be nearly a horror film genius with 'The Devil's Rejects.'"
Lucius Gore
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"Zombie's constant use of long lenses, close-ups, and rapid-fire editing are crude attempts to jack up action that is not staged particularly well."
Steve Biodrowski
Tomato 3/4
Halloween II (1981)
"The film is best if watched back-to-back with the first."
Tomato 2.75/4
Halloween II (2009)
"OK but not great"
Hancock (2008)
"... the bottom line is that, as far as botched movies go, Hancock is a painless way to pass a couple of hours enjoying a mindless summer popcorn movie."
Hannibal Rising (2007)
"Over twenty years after "Hannibal the Cannibal" made his film debut in Manhunter, the Dr. Lecter saga peters out with this misguided sequel."
Tomato 2.5/4
The Happening (2008)
"I did find myself caught up in Shyamalan's apocalyptic world for a time -- before some really bad dialogue or acting would shake me out of it."
Tomato 3.5/4
Hard Candy (2005)
"... [I]t's Page who really carries the picture, delivering screenwriter Brian Nelson's clever dialogue so convincingly, we actually become scared for the child predator that she's tormenting."
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
"With the supremely evil Valdemort having put in an appearance at the end of the previous film, you might think it would be time to circle the wagons and start planning some defensive strategies ... but you would be wrong."
Tomato
Hatchet (2007)
"... one of the best DVD releases of the year, thanks to some behind-the-scenes bonus features that feel more like a true making-of documentary than ... promotional puffery"
"This may be the bucket of blood that splatter fans were eagerly anticipating ... but it is also an excellent horror film with solid scripting and strong performances that make it appealing to a wider audience."
Tomato 2.75/3
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
"Not as scary as 2005's 'Amityville Horror' but good nonetheless."
Hell House (2002)
"Even if you do not agree with the message that the Hell House haunt is purveying, you will find the Hell House documentary fascinating."
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
"Hellboy 2 is fully satisfying neither as simple summer fun nor as a more thoughtful alternative; if anything, the two elements clash, cancelling each other out."
Hello Mary Lou - Prom Night 2 (1987)
"... stacks up as a nice sleaze fest."
Hero (2004)
"... one of the best films of its kind and one of the most beautiful films ever made."
Tomato 4/4
High Tension (2005)
"The last three fourths of this film are basically like the last five minutes of Halloween -- total fear and total suspense."
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
"Some say this remake is better than the original, but it ain't so."
The Hitcher (2007)
"The new version is an adequate technical exercise ... but the attempts at 'originality' undermine whatever meager integrity the original possessed."
Hollow Man (2000)
"Great special effects can`t save a story that devolves into generic horror movie schtick."
Horror Express (1972)
"This Spanish production is one of the most entertaining and well-plotted horror films of the 1970s, boasts great acting, plenty of gruesome gore and%u2014best yet%u2014Telly Savalas."
Horror Hotel (1960)
"It sports what may be the best, most terrifying (happy) ending ever seen in a genre fear fest - a genuine tour-de-force so powerful in its imagery that it almost single-handedly erases any reservations one has about the rest of the movie."
The Host (2007)
"This monster movie from the Republic of Korea is one of the best films of its kind."
Tomato 3.75/4
Hostel (2006)
"Roth is able to change the focus from frolicking raunchiness to extreme chilliness in a way that's quite sobering."
Hostel: Part II (2007)
"This second film definitely shows Roth's absolute courage as a director. He didn't pull any punches with this follow up."
Hot Fuzz (2007)
"... as if a cop movie spoof had been awkwardly rammed into a seriously splatter film, with a big, violent blowout finale to blur the lines between the two."
House of Death (1981)
"Slow moving but oddly entertaining, 'House of Death' remains a fun time capsule from the slasher era."
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
"The studied, artistic affectations may prevent this Mandarin-language art house effort from being as kinetically potent as the films it emulates, but it more than compensates by offering up deeply felt emotions played out on a grand scale more than adequa"
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House of Wax (1953)
"Watching Wax in 3-D: Actor Paul Picerni recall making House of Wax."
"An extremely effective "unmasking" scene at the climax ... stands as one of the great shock moments in horror cinema."
Howl's Moving Castle (2005)
"Howl's Moving Castle is a perfect epitome of Miyazaki's work, in all its strengths and weaknesses: it's filled with heart-felt themes...but how these elements connect on a plot level is subjugated to how beautifully they are rendered on screen."
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