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Witchouse [VHS]

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If you are a fan of Full Moon movies, or of the Night of the Demons series then this should be right up your alley. But if you have the choice between video and DVD, pick up the video instead. The packaging for this states that the extras include 40 Full Moon trailers, 2 theatrical trailers (funny since this movie was direct to video), Cast info, and a Featurette: The Making of Witchouse. What you REALLY get is 6 trailers, 34 less than advertised, lame cast bios and no Featurette. Someone over at Full Moon made a pretty big mistake and noone else there caught it. I think anyone interested in this should be aware of what you are really getting, ripped off! For the price, the DVD with the extras it has is pretty good, but since it advertises more than it delivers, the rating suffers. You're better off with the video, you'll get a few trailers, and the featurette appears after the film. You won't be missing anything.

Full Moon productions made some of the best cheesy horror movies of all time. Puppet Master and Subspecies are two wonderful examples. Witchouse is another of their great hidden treasures.

When Elizabeth LeFay gathers her college friends to her old, family mansion of May Day, she invites the diverse group for a party. What ensues is a gory, revenge blood bath where Elizabeth's ancestor, an infamous witch named Lilith LeFay, rises from the dead and extracts revenge on the descendents of the puritans who murdered her, three hundred years before.

Yes, the special effects aren't the best, neither is the acting, but the over all energy of the film is infectious and you find yourself sucked in and swept away over the scant 70 minutes the film takes.

A fun, fast escape from reality, Witchouse is a buried treasure worth digging up.

B and low budget horror is typically my favorite genre. A movie can be a great movie despite its budget; any movie, regardless of budget, must achieve certain qualities to be a good movie. Good acting, good camera work, etc, all must be there, and are certainly attainable with low budget equipment. Unfortunately, this movie doesn't achieve any of those elements. I will say this is by no means the worst horror film I've seen, as it offers some redeeming qualities. It just doesn't present anything compelling; the acting is mostly very weak, and the story development is way too slow. None of this is especially annoyingly bad, but it isn't enough to overcome the terrible special effects. The "horror" parts are simply awful. There's a scene of a witch stabbing people who have to be standing 20' away. Again, not the worst I've seen, but definitely in the bottom 20% of my viewing experiences.

The movie had a somewhat interesting begining. An entire group of people are invited to an old haunted mansion by a witch with a desire for revenge. Revenge for her ancestors which were killed by you guessed it the ancentors of the visitors. The movie had a classic horror film feel to it. One it took place in a haunted, or supposidly haunted mansion. Two the story was one featured in many classic horror films(a witch who is killed during the puritan era is back to inflict revenge.)There were things about the film I did find interesting. One was the odd way some of the scenes were shot. This reminded me of the classic episodes of the batman televion series were the camera would lean slightly in one direction. I thought the protagonist character who was an applied science major was somewhat original in comparision to the sterotypical stoners who accompany him to the mansion. There acting was sub par and laughable at times. (not in a good way) The antagonist( the girl who bring her evil withc ancenstor back to life was an alright actress who at times does a decent job added to the film. The costumes of makeup were actually done well, especially the makeup of the lead resurrected witch. In spite of it positives witchouse falls flat because of bad acting and mediocre writing.

Unlike the two sequels, this first installment was actually not a waste of time. It had the correct mix of everything-sex, violence, mystery and not to many victims. There is such a thing as overkilling, even in sensless slasher flicks. This could have been the launching pad for some decent sequels. Such was not the case. The story behind the story was told just right. Parts of this movie were corny, but any slasher fan will be satisfied. I was , but not much more.

This movie had no redeeming qualities. It started horrible and ended horrible. The acting was comical, but not enough to laugh at. I feel very sorry for those poor people.
I have never turned off a movie mid way through but this one was close. i am glad it wasn't very long because I wouldn't have lasted.

If you love Full Moon Pictures(Subspecies series,puppet master series,witchouse2,etc.)then you'll love this!I think it is like Night of the Demons,which is also a cool movie!This is about a girl who invites her friends over for the anniversary of her ancestor's death,but then the girl's dead ancestor comes back to life and kills.There is only 2 problems,she's dead,and she's a powerful witch!Rated R for violence,language,and adult content.

"Witchhouse" is an artificial low-budget supposedly horror-comedy hybrid (plenty of unintentional comedy but zero horror) which is truly lame and totally ridiculous. In the mold of "Night Of The Demons", "Witchhouse" is about a strange girl, Elizabeth, who decides to have a party with some of her carefully selected friends at an old house named Witchhouse. Elizabeth's ancestors were Satanists and she uses a little witchcraft to conjure up one of her beloved relatives. Plagued by bad make-up, pathetic special effects, horrible acting, a poorly executed plot, and a lifeless and pathetic script, I can say without reservation that "Withchouse" is a total zero and a complete utter joke. Maybe a good one for the brain-dead juvenile delinquent in your home, but that's about it.

I rented this movie just last week, after the first 30 minutes i realized that i had already seen this before,latenight on cable.One of the worst B movies ive ever seen. Bad acting,bad filming,nothing realy scary.

I typically love Full Moon releases, so maybe I'm a bit biased. This movie was very reminiscent of "Night of the Demons" in certain places, so if you're a fan of that movie, you'll probably like this one too. One thing - the DVD release is listed as having 40 trailers... I only saw about 6 listed in the menu when I watched this movie. Did I miss something or was I taken?