Monster House - Blu-ray + DVD

Great for the kids

Great moviec

So nostalgic!

I used to sit home as a kid and just watch this multiple times during the day. It might be a hidden talent but I could recite the entire movie from front to back. Best Halloween movie ever. And part 2 needs to happen.

I had to think a while before rating this because I'm stuck between 3 and 4. I feel like it was 3.7, so I rounded it up to 4, though it's not really on par with others I've rated 4.I thought it was fun to watch. Granted, the people are a bit shallow and not developed, and it's kind of silly. But in my opinion every movie does not have to have in depth characters. This was just a fun animated movie, not something I'm going to write about for a college course. Chowder was incredibly immature, but that's teenage boys for you. The little girl at the start on the tricycle was annoying, and idiotic for not paying a lick of attention to where she was going. (I'm surprised so many thought she was cute.) The babysitter was what I expected -- somewhat immature and a bit mean. Her boyfriend Bones was also immature, and probably drugged out, and probably the worst character. I'm glad he wasn't in it a lot. Jenny might be the best character; I didn't like her at first because she seemed like a trained monkey coming out of that school, but she somewhat left that mindset once she started working with the boys and proved to be a smart addition.I expected it to be scary -- I guess I didn't have a clue what this would be. It wasn't "scary" exactly, but there were a few things that made me jump and were even creepy. But, I wouldn't recommend it for little kids. The animation was odd, and I later discovered it was done with motion capture. I didn't know they did that for animation, but I'm not an expert. That said, I thought the house was depicted really well and was creative. It seemed like a real living being, and seemed more realistic than most of the people. I didn't watch in 3D and didn't even know it was, so I can't speak to that.Addressing some other things... I was really expecting at least some of the 1-star reviews to complain that they chose the black cop to be the ditzy one (and he *was* incredibly stupid), and that he talked in a very stereotypical way. Surprise! I only saw a couple of comments on that. As for the sexual innuendo -- I honestly don't think younger kids would even get this. Just because the adults get it doesn't mean young kids will catch on. I think it's teens I'd be more worried about, since they would likely get it, but you maybe wouldn't want them seeing it. But, it's really nowhere near as bad as some people are making it out to be.I'm amazed at how many people think the PG rating is inappropriate as that will make parents think it's appropriate for kids. That is NOT what PG means! It does, in fact, mean that you need to be checking into the movie because it might *not* be appropriate for kids. PG = parental guidance, and the movie may contain things you believe are inappropriate for your kids. So you check into it, and you decide how you feel. If you don't understand ratings, that's on you. Stop blaming the producers for it! I think you're mixing it up with G.I had no kids watching it, but I like animated movies, and I'm fine with movies that are kid-appropriate as long as it isn't targeted specifically at younger kids. And this was some fun.

Great writing from the beginning to the end. Great for kids to watch in October or anytime they want a scary movie at their level.

It was perfect for my grandchildren they are 5 and 6, we all loved it I'm 60. It was fun, not too scarey

I was first attracted to the film on the purely visual side, the promo clips were superb. I did not see the film in the cinema ( I did want to) however, since I have 5.1, it really delivers on that side. The sound design is clearly first class.The DVD pack has a very neat turning wheel, which changes the scenario on the front, and on in the inside of the ( special edition?) slip case.Anyways, the DVD is a first class Package.Much of the specials are aimed at the Adults, and for me at least, are akin to revealing the tricks of the magician behind the curtain.I think that the younger ones will get little out of the commentary, waffly at times, and a commentary which either goes too much into the technical or too much into the "Back Story"; Why did they not, for instance, talk about how liberally the direction has borrowed from Zemeckis films?? The leaf falling down and starting the story... ripped from FOREST GUMP ?? Anyways, it's a good little start. The commentary is not exactly designed to entertain, unfortunately. But the web link to the games is VERY cool. With buddy icons, Wallpaper, and screensavers, as well as extremely fun games ( no doubt similar in some form to the ones for sale) is a great flip side for kids fun.The film is great for all ages, the rest of the extras are more adult oriented, the web links are more fun for kids, and maybe they might put some more thought into the extras. The DVD menu is just so severely great, that they could easily package some extra stuff in with much more on the experiential entertainment side, rather than marvel at their own technical wizardry.