Was Monster House A Good Movie? 

“Are you two mentally challenged? Because if you are I’m certified to teach you baseball.” That hits harder than a kid with a baseball bat.

Short answer: yes Long answer: starts at 0:00

“Nobody actually died” Ah yes lets just pretend that dead sculpture that crumbled into dust and revealed a skeleton in the basement is just a halloween prop.

i just realized when chowder says “so it’s a girl house” it’s because he thought she meant vulva when she said uvula

"I'm pretty sure a house ain't gonna fall asleep to cold medicine." To be fair, a house usually doesn't eat people either, so I think we can toss the basic rules of architecture out the window.

The flashback to him being a truly nice man is honestly really sad.

Constance's death has disturbed me for years. And when they found her body. And when her body turned to dust... God...

Honestly the scene where Nebbercracker dances with Constance is so touching, it’s a really beautiful and surprisingly deep scene for a kids movie

It's weird how this movie nails the horror better than the rated, adult versions.

"No one actually died" Constance: am I a joke to you

“Hey uh, honey? Do ya hear something that kinda sounds like, uh... children getting eaten by a house?” I’m wheezing

“Is Monster House a good mo--“ Yes.

Fun fact: this movie almost received a PG-13 rating. The only reason it didn’t was because they didn’t keep the line, “DJ, you p*ss in cups?!”

Constance's death haunted me as a kid. I genuinely thought she was stuck under the concrete until she suffocated whereas she most likely died on impact. Still the stuff of nightmares.

One of my favourite things about this movie is the way it explains everything you need to know about Zee and who she is in a very cleverly written bit of back and forth dialogue between her and Jenny. When Jenny says she's raising money at her school, which is obviously a very exclusive all girls academy, Zee says she got kicked it out, telling us that obviously she's intelligent and got top grades to be able to go to that school in the first place. But then she says "when a guy with tattoos rolls up to the drive-thru, give him his burger, not your phone number." This implies that she must have had a part time job at a fast food restaurant and she fell in with the wrong crowd, that this guy (probably Bones) was a very bad influence on her and it lead her to act out in school which got her kicked out.

I burst out laughing when an ad perfectly cut off his scream during the PETA Jones bit

I always got scared when they found the wife's dead body in the basement.

I can’t believe how well developed the plots of children’s movies used to be!!! I wish they’d bring it back!!!

I remember every October, Cartoon Network would play this so many times. I also remember absolutely loving this movie every time it came on.

The scene where constance is finely free and nevercracker gets to say goodbye is amazing

That movie scared the crap out of me when I was a young kid

Monster House and Coraline are masterpieces of Horror genre.

These were the type of the movies which actually did not try to take bold risks just to get a pg rating and ended up in our hearts as opposed to the 'kid friendly' cringe content they put out these days no one cares about. These movies should literally be protected as national treasure!

_cops threaten to shoot a child_ me: wow, this movie is so realistic!

"my mom is at the movies with her personal trainer" i didn't notice that the first time

Plot twist: Jenny only kissed him so she wouldn’t have to cross the crane

10:44 as someone who was a teenager in 2006, the 'stealing a whole shelf of cold medicine from the pharmacy' is 100% accurate lol why do you think the cold meds are all behind locked cases nowadays

This traumatised me as a kid but it's honestly so good

Monster house made up a big part of my childhood

It's surprising how the movie visual held up and didn't age that badly as compared to many other 2000s 3D films. You can feel that there was a lot of passion and love put into this movie!

Me and my siblings lose our shit every time we see the cop yell "That's loaded." We might be insane

“My dad’s at the pharmacy and my mom’s at the movies with her personal trainer.”

“So it’s a girl house” is the funniest line in history, period.

Was Monster House A Good Movie? Short answer: yes Long answer: yes, yes it is

Why arent there more animated children's horror again?

The fact that everyone was still alive makes it even darker because that means they would have been trapped in there slowly dying of starvation and may even resort to eating each other.

i don’t care about anyone’s opinions, monster house was my childhood and i love it more than anything.

Gives a whole new meaning to “housewife”

8:27 everyone's reaction when they saw the first Sonic movie design

"so it's a girl house" funny as hell by itself, even funnier that he turned out to be right

This and coraline was the scariest movies of my childhood Edit: 𝒲𝑒𝓇𝑒*

Fun fact: One of the original writers for this movie is now helping write the new season of Rick and Morty

I will literally die saying this movie is a straight up BANGER no question

I will say Nebbercracker’s story with his wife was very depressing when I 1st watched it. 🥺

The ending scene with the drunk guy walking out of the hole holding his kite is for some reason forever burned into my brain

this movie, coraline, and james and the giant peach all terrified me when i was younger

DJ calling the number back and hearing the ringing coming from the monster house across the street is still one of the creepiest/scariest moments I've seen in a movie and I'm a big time horror movie fan lol

I really love the heartfelt moments between nevercraker and constance, it kinda actually got me.

You acting like "cold medicine wouldnt make a house go to sleep" like you know how a living house's anatomy works

Lmao this movie takes the term “house wife” to a new level 😭

16:32 this scene literally made me cry

“Was Monster House A Good Movie?” Yes. Moving on.

Ah yes, Monster House; the movie that traumatised me as a child

This movie is actually really deep and well made thinking back to it. A boy who is going through puberty and starts to resent his childhood is paired with his best friend (who represents his childhood) and embarks on a story which ultimately teaches him that he doesn’t need to rush to grow up. Chowder represents his childhood and purity, the girl represents his sexual growth which are the the two most apparent things when going through puberty. The three all encounter adults throughout the story, the babysitter and her boyfriend who represent rebellion, the pizza guy represents gluttony, the parents represent neglect and the cops represent vanity. All things which a child will go through when going through change in their life. The boy seeks help from each of these and yet none of them truly provide the answer he needs, in essence the boy is asking for help and guidance. The old man represents aged death and being alone. The boy fears him throughout the whole movie because despite trying to act grown he constantly deep down fears growing old and being alone. When the final battle happens it required him to stop fighting and neglecting his own character and embrace both his childhood and coming adulthood to take out what he feared growing old hence why he’s the one to deliver the final blow. Ultimately the fear is defeated and he accepts his change, that he’s growing older yet he doesn’t need to rush to change his identity, the next person for him to meet was the little girl at the start of the movie, she represents the new generation. He passes the bike down to her acknowledging that he’s growing older and that he now holds a certain responsibility as a boy coming of age, him going trick or treating at the end shows that he’s still a child at heart and that he truly has embraced his adult side (passing the bike on) and his childhood (trick or treating). This was an amazing movie as a child

I just remember this being a sad movie as a kid.

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I first saw this movie when I was in secondary school. I enjoyed every minute of it and I saw it again last year. I still think it's a good movie, that people should watch. I know DJ is suppose to be the hero here but I think the real hero is Nebbercracker. I mean he's a nice guy and spent so many years being something he's not just to protect people from his wife. His heart attack is still unnerving and him saying goodbye to his wife is still a sad moment.

The worst part of the movie: the kids leaving perfectly good Super Soakers on the ground

Dude, you are one of the few RU-vidrs that are genuinely hilarious.

I feel so bad for Constance and her husband D: THE FEELS

"Then we get to meet the edgy, teen babysitter" Oh, I know where this story goes.

"Movie starts with this STUPID little girl who won't stop singining." Me whenever i see a child 😂😂

So this movie wasn't just a weird fever dream during my childhood?

I completely lost it at the "to the window to the wall part"

I had my first kiss during this movie, I was an idiot and said “hey what if we kissed when they kissed in the movie?” And I rolled with it

Why doesn't he just... Build a fence

The scene where Nevercracker dances with her spirit has always made me cry. Watching that scene and knowing that dancing is probably something the two of them have wanted to do for so many years yet never could, only to do it in their final seconds together.

I personally loved this movie around Halloween as a kid!

This movie taught me what a uvula is. It also showed me that animation can be scary even when people in mo cap suits are doing the scenes.

I know no one is going to see this but this movie holds a special place in my heart because when my little brother was born I went to the hospital to see him and this was playing on the tv in the hospital room

The shadow scene with the hand coming up to get DJ and then the house calling him was the scariest to me as a kid

I love these types kind of movies! They just hit so beautiful

I just rewatched this movie and I never realized how sad Constance's story was.

When my little cousin was I think about 4 he accidentally broke his copy of this movie, and he cried so hard. So his mom asked him if he wanted to bury it and tell it goodbye so they took it outside and buried it in their backyard. couldn’t help but laugh because it was so funny to me!

15:43 I’m just at the Undead Settlement in Dark Souls 3 and it feels almost impossible to see those kids have 12 estus flasks and that much HP.

10:13 This is still one of the best scenes in cinematic history.

"DJ? You pee in BOTTLES???" "What are you talking about? That one's YOUR pee."

The part that scared the living shit out of me was constance's death. It was just so scary to me but when I watched it when I got older, I felt very bad, she was made fun of by several kids and people because of her weight and nebbercracker was the only one who cared for her and gave her a house which is what she always wanted and I understand why she's so attached to it that she possessed it and wanted to eat the kids which is still fucked up but it's also sad... I loved this fucking movie ..... I had a crush on dj...

the scene with young nebbercracker and constance was really touching and made this a good movie for kids and adult

Monster House was a great movie it scared the living shit out of me when I was younger. I was scared to watch it but now I am watching this laughing, crying and respecting the characters.

I swear that “so it’s a girl house” line was taken out for the tv version cuz I remember watching it and being very confused why that section was cut out. Also, the story of Constance was so sad and it still gets me

Am i the only one who thinks that the 2 main kids are like Greg and Rowley from diary of a wimpy kid

I gotta say, this is a classic halloween watch.

I just saw a video of yours on tiktok and wanted to go through some of your back catalog and this video alone made me subscribe

Finally people recognizing Monster House as the masterpiece it is

That one scene with Constance’s cemented body turn to dust to reveal her skeleton was truly horrifying! Scarred me for life with tons of nightmares as a kid!

9:40 “Ay? Ay? Ay yo? AY-YOOO?!”

An ad coming in right at the dog dying scream SENT ME

Another movie that nailed the "simulated claymation" thing was Flushed Away. Makes sense, it was created by the studio usually known for claymated movies, Aardman Animations.

i watched this movie when i was really young. i remember crying because of that old dudes story and feeling really bad for his wife.

Chowder fighting the house head on with the dozer will always be the coolest thing ever

8:23 the sudden mp100 ost playing in the bg lmaoooo,, gotta love mp100

This is a movie that I have to remind myself is a real memory and not some fever dream

Those two cops were probably the funniest thing in the movie. Them and the video game record guy.

The funniest part to me was when chowder crawled across the lawn, stops Midway and goes-"OH NO! A BOTTLE!!!"

I like the foreshadowing in the start within the creepy shadow being cast from the house forming the arm on DJ's wall, because on rewatch it's so obvious that it's CONSTANCE's arm. I love Constance, she's a great character. Also I think my favourite line is from Nick Cannon's cop when the tree takes his gun, and as he's being flung about by the tree he's just screaming "THAT IS ILLEGAL!"

I love his PETA joke as we all know PETA would shoot the dog in the first place even if someone complied 😂

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: y e s

I love this movie so much, Steve’s performance still drives me to tears to this day. Man I wanna watch it now, thank you :)

I got a Pringles ad right at 8:27 and the Pringles Man was getting shaved. The razor's sound matched the screaming.