this film is inspired by 1933's The Mystery of The House of Wax.many scenes are identical and some of the dialogue is verbatim,but this version is much more fleshed out,both story wise,and character wise.it's also on a grander scale.however,for me,most of the characters were not that interesting,and there were no real standout performances as there were in original version.there was more excitement and suspense in this one,though.unfortunately in my mind,there are a few scenes of filler,or at least what seems like filler to me.one unfortunate aspect of this version is that it was filmed in 3D,but the DVD version is not,so in some scenes,it's clear they existed for the 3D value,but have little point here.i didn't find it scary,but it certainly was macabre and morbid.all in all,not a bad movie,but not quite as good as its inspiration. 5/10
Review of House of Wax
