Mr. Neberkracker's side of things was just pure saddening. He rescued that woman from a life of misery and enslavement, and he genuinely loved her. He wanted to build her a house from the ground up. Once he realized her soul had stuck around, he likely built the house with the intention of recreating a body for her, one that could make her feel more human again. Over the years, when she lashed out at children, he knew it was a problem and made himself out to be a cruel and terrifying man in order to protect the children _and_ keep his wife with him at the same time. He likely contemplated destroying the house several times over the years, but he never had the heart to do it until the very end when his hospitalization was the wake-up call that he needed to acknowledge the reality of everything. He just couldn't physically keep up his usual solution. His lines of "I have to make things right." and "But if I let her go, I'll have no one." set up the idea that he was well aware that his solution wasn't a sustainable one, but he just couldn't let go of her (I feel like the fact that she showed no sign of wanting to be freed was what made this plot so unique). Constance trusted, loved, and relied on him. To destroy her house body was akin to killing her all over again in his eyes, but he had to do it to protect innocent children. It's easy to be selfish when you genuinely do the things you do for the sake of others. Children were terrified and had their toys stolen. People and animals alike were hurt by Constance lashing out, but despite knowing that this was a serious problem, her devoted husband could never bring himself to harm her. He craved companionship more and more as he drove people away, fueling that horrible cycle. We don't often have media portrayals of relationship dynamics like this where the _man_ is the one caught between loving a parner who's cruel and harmful to other people, but also someone good to him and someone who he relies on. It's truly something to be praised and treasured as high-quality writing.
might be one of the best movies that makes the villain a smaller villain, and then makes him into someone who might not be as strong as the main character but defiantly went through more emotionally
Getting older made me realize how dark and depressing the story was. An old man coming to accept he has to move on with his life. To get rid of his true love for his sake and everyone else’s safety.
There’s something oddly satisfying about this movie. I still remember the arcade scene and it reminds me of that Jimmy Neutron movie where everyone’s parents got abducted by aliens.
This movie is really unexpectedly solid. It has some of the most natural dialogue I've ever heard in an animated movie, and real emotional chops. Nebbercracker and Constance's backstory is so heartbreaking.
@@maximoesco I always got nightmares of the house as a kid, and even a few times as an adult. This movie stands the test of time. This is not a horror film "for kids", this is a *horror film!* I even think this movie is actually scarier than some horror films with a higher age rating. Five Nights At Freddy's is the first one that comes to mind. It's a PG-13 horror film that fails to be scary, but Monster House is just PG and is a lot more scary in my opinion.
3:56 Something about showing the Monster House followed by stock footage of Casita while she’s described as a “regular possessed house” is hilarious to me. Casita would technically fall under the “magically animated” category.
funny how a goofy movie with dated cgi can be such a special piece of our childhoods. It has such soul. Reminds me of coraline and similar films from the time that were these unique masterpieces
The whole shtick about a house being haunted has been done lots of times, but this movie takes it to a whole new level. The house isn't just haunted, it's alive. It's story is decently well written, with some flaws, and the animation is really unique. Characters are memorable, music is cool, and it's scary enough where it's not rated R. As a fan of the movie, I'm gonna give you some facts that you may not have known about Monster House. 1: The original plot of the movie was set up where DJ was a troubled kid who was constantly bullied, and he eventually finds out the house is alive. He then lures his bullies to the house, and they get eaten. There wasn't a whole lot more to it, because it got scrapped for being too dark. 2: The house was originally supposed to have human flesh inside when the protagonists end up stuck in the house, but that got removed for being too dark. 3: In the DVD extras menu of Monster House, there's a behind the scenes showing off how the creators got the ideas to making the house alive, as well as what specific sounds to use to make the house sound alive as well. 4: When Skull leaves the Game Zone, the actor who played as him broke his ankle when he exited the building while filming. Monster House has a unique world, it makes me wish there was more after it, but it's one of those movies that makes you thankful that it exists, and it's probably for the best that it stays as one movie. However, there is talk that Monster House could get a sequel or spinoff, but that's up for debate. Given Monster House is just one movie, it'd be hard to try and appeal to audiences today. Overall, Monster House is a solid 8/10.
One scene you forgot to mention which in my opinion is the absolute best scene is when the three of them talk to skull the “thou art dead champion” and he gives those descriptive explanations about the “domus magtibulus” an actual living house and how to destroy it “ the heart” in this case the chimney, which actually ends up helping them. Not only that but the way skull talks to them with his fearful descriptions onto the kids and the slight forshadowing as he mention “oooh look at that blood”. I could talk about that scene forever masterpiece of a scene in my opinion.
Oh gosh I remember watching this movie many times as a kid. It TERRIFIED me, _especially_ the DVD title screen that just showed the house at night with spooky music in the background. It freaked me out so bad.
I've always loved how natural and realistic the dialogue was in this film. It's very rare for a kids film to have characters speak in a realistic way, but it really adds to the humor of the movie.
Even though I was born in 2008, I still watched this movie when i was a kid and I still loved it, I literally got chills from watching what happened throughout the movie
I was literally thinking about this movie early today and how the character designs looked so simple and basic while it saves the budget for the amazing effort done to the possessed House with all the elements and work required to make it look amazing
It genuinely shocks me for how little screen time the relationship between Constance and Nebbercracker is given how believable they make their relationship. It’s a truly well written story about the beauty and danger of unconditional love. Eventually he couldn’t protect her or the kids anymore and he had to let her go.
I remember watching this movie on every Halloween with my little brother. Amazing memories. I was always scared of this movie but thats why i liked it so much
For my 12th birthday I went with my boys to the cinema and watched this movie. For my 13th birthday we watched Rush Hour 3. For my 14th birthday we watched Tropic Thunder. Great memories
i watched monster house when i was like 7 (currently 20) and since then ill always watch it once a year with someone new and when i was younger i used to watch the movie non-stop! i truly lovveeeeee Monster House its literally my childhood and till this day i even by hearted the entire script, what music plays in the background, literally everything, besides the ps2 game was very fun too, it deepens the lore of the house, which was p crazy!. man ty dude for this video
I'm 20 years old and I remember I saw this movie as a kid, loved it, and I remember drawing the house so often (very crudely but as good 7 year old me could do!). I thought visually it was so cool and expressive, I loved how creative they got with the forms. Definitely was something special for my autistic brain haha
I remember that one day, when I was at my grandparents' house with my cousins, we had just finished watching Monster House and I wanted to watch it again
monster house made me feel so many emotions lmao what a masterpiece. I was laughing at the jokes, crying at the backstory and being on edge during the scary parts. such a great movie.
I was 9 when this came out, what a classic i had on dvd always traumatized me but i always enjoyed it and the older i got i innerstood the elder⚡️ this was a campy classic
This movie scared the absolute shit out of me as a kid but when I was finally old enough to watch it all the way it has stuck with me to this day. There are so many beautiful memorable ideas. I love it
One of the things I love about this movie was how the old man pretty much sacrificed his years protecting people from his wife in that house, he a good man for going beyond an above to protect everyone even if it meant he would be called the scary evil old man who lives by himself and take kids stuff that get on his lawn
Oh my god I’m 22 and I’ve almost completely forgotten all my memories from when I was 14 and younger. 😭😢 seeing the scenes from this movie is making me remember some things again and when I remember how happy I used to be I just want to cry because I’m thinking maybe this is what years of severe depression does. I’ve forgotten how to be happy. I barely feel happy emotions anymore and most nights I either don’t dream or I have these terrible nightmares. Why does this have to happen to me :( Only 10 years ago I was 12 so I guess I’m not too old. I can still fix it right? I’ve been getting really bad chest and heart pains recently from my adhd medications and it’s almost as if I’m gonna have a heart attack. If I die please don’t forget me :( oh who am I kidding of course everyone will forget me. Worse, you can’t forget what you don’t know. I just wanna go back to 2009 - 2015 forever. I’m crying right now because all my memories are coming back and I used to be so happy and I don’t know what happened.
I think another thing they do well with their ability to keep the same street infront of DJ’s house from getting dull is through their use of colors and light. Everytime something creepy happens, the lens gets a noticeably darker, bluer hue, whereas more serene moments are yellow-orange hued. It’s done in a way that makes those moments feel almost like it’s in a different location, possibly just being their minds
I love the details of how the house can just break itself to make a face. You got the front porch poles that would snapp in half and bending to form the mouth and teeth. The gutters, shingles, and frame of the house would break and concave to every expression and movementthe house makes. I think the only detail the house misses is what the interior of house looks like as it's in it's monster form. The entrance of the house when the monster lets out of roar just shows a black void. When we later get to see the interior of the house, everything feels still besides the walls shifting to represent the breathing of the house. Like the whole house is literally stretching itself apart to create a humanoid monster. I think due to time constraints and budget reasons, they couldn't put that much detail.
This movie is an underrated masterpiece. It was genuinely terrfiying, anxiety inducing, the mystery was intriguing, voice acting was really good, animation was great for its time, and they managed to do all that for a freaking children's film. To this day, this is one of the most memorable movies I have watched as a 2000s kid.
One of my favorite movies ever. So nostalgic and it screams fall/Halloween time. From the very first scene it sets the mood of suburban fall and I love it
As a kid, Old Man Nevercracker was the scariest part of the movie. If I was able to tell my child self-one thing it would be "Oh don't be scared, that's just Steve Boushemi."
this was one of my most favorite movies growing up, scared the shit outa me as a kid but the more i watch it the more i love it and my biggest flex is i own the CD and the disk has the picture of the plan they had to drug Constantine and the main menu was a loop of her sitting there creepily still and groaning and when you press play it plays the doorbell sound (which is still scary to me) then she comes to life and jumpscares/eats you, it was horrifying as a kid, like when i felt like watching the movie i'd either close my eyes to press play or ask my mom which only happened twice cause she got sick of me doing that lol, as a teen whos addicted to horror now I'd love to experience it again but we dont have our old DVD player anymore so i can't :(
I was 7 when this came out and watched it around that age during scouts camp. It’s engrained into my memory as one of the scariest movies I’ve ever seen lmao
Monster House is one of the GOAT childhood best horror movie with great story specially about what really happened to his wife and why House became Monster
Was so shocked at the end that this was your first film essay! The presentation was perfect, to the point and well paced with no unnecicary padding to drag it down. Very engaging! And I'm definately gonna be rewatching monster house after this lol. Keep it up yo :D
I loooved this movie as a kid. But, where i live, it got quite censored nowadays when it's shown on tv, the kiss scene is actually cut, and some others like the drunk dude getting eaten by the house, since he was drinking, and chowder stealing medicine from the drug store
rewatched it for the first time in decades and it still holds up and now that i’m older im catching a lot of the adult jokes that flew by me when i was younger
i felt bad for neberkracker. he was a really kind person and genuinely loved constance. he probably felt horrible when she died, and then even worse when he realised she was still alive, possessing the house. and then he had to become the opposite kind of person he truly was, and be a horrible old man scaring children.
Awesome video! I also grew up on the movie and this expresses perfectly why it is such a special movie for me. I am a massive horror fan now and I attribute that to this movie.
Bro I havent thought about Monster house since I was like 7 in afterschool daycare and I was genuinley scared of the movie, it was like the scary movie the big kids wanted to watch lol.
i used to think this movie was scary, but now i think its pretty tragic considering all Nebbercracker's self-given purpose was to love, but forced to hate out of fear for not only his, but everyone else's lives around him
I sympathise with nebbercracker he was getting to old to carry that weight on his shoulders but DJ ,chowder, and Jenny, lifted that weight and destroyed it. 😌
I used to watch this a lot on a 3 pack dvd with this Caroline and some movie that’s a number that I never watched. I was scared of this as a kid and the animation style makes you feel uneasy but I still watched it all the time because I secretly loved it.
I do wish they’d make an updated animation for this film since everyone is all about remakes nowadays. Of course the old dated CGI will always be the OG therefore unbeatable, but it would be interesting to see it with the updated technology…or better yet, 2D blended 3D.
And I would also like to the camera movement. I just noticed after watching last night after god-knows how many years. They got really creative with the camera movements in this movie, they didn't waste any time. And my personal favorite part, probably for most people, was when DJ was swinging with the hook, and how it started after Jenny threw the dynamite in the air and it followed the bomb in the air until DJ caught it and followed DJ across the air when he was swinging with the hook, which was awesome to me, and then followed the dynamite again when DJ threw it through the chimney, it was awesome. Even with small or short shots, like a close-up shot of Nebbercracker taking the trike inside his house and focused really close to the trike and then his face, adding like some suspense or tensed moment, kind of intriguing for me. Or when they take Nebbercracker inside the ambulance and it follows the window with DJ's reflection getting far and far away. Loved this movie, and still will do😎
When I first watched this movie as a kid, I felt like I was part of the adventure, It is possibly one of the most replayed animated movies I have seen.
i think for me the most stressing/scariest part, when DJ is abt to grab the dynamite and he falls down. I lost all hope in everyone, but when the music builds up and he shouts “3” and Jenny throws the dynamite and the facts that he catches it is so amazing. But yall, can you imagine that drop hanging on the ball thing, that was so brave from DJs part and everyone’s. This movie is js perfection
Mr. Neberkracker's side of things was just pure saddening. He rescued that woman from a life of misery and enslavement, and he genuinely loved her. He wanted to build her a house from the ground up. Once he realized her soul had stuck around, he likely built the house with the intention of recreating a body for her, one that could make her feel more human again.
Over the years, when she lashed out at children, he knew it was a problem and made himself out to be a cruel and terrifying man in order to protect the children _and_ keep his wife with him at the same time. He likely contemplated destroying the house several times over the years, but he never had the heart to do it until the very end when his hospitalization was the wake-up call that he needed to acknowledge the reality of everything. He just couldn't physically keep up his usual solution. His lines of "I have to make things right." and "But if I let her go, I'll have no one." set up the idea that he was well aware that his solution wasn't a sustainable one, but he just couldn't let go of her (I feel like the fact that she showed no sign of wanting to be freed was what made this plot so unique). Constance trusted, loved, and relied on him. To destroy her house body was akin to killing her all over again in his eyes, but he had to do it to protect innocent children.
It's easy to be selfish when you genuinely do the things you do for the sake of others. Children were terrified and had their toys stolen. People and animals alike were hurt by Constance lashing out, but despite knowing that this was a serious problem, her devoted husband could never bring himself to harm her. He craved companionship more and more as he drove people away, fueling that horrible cycle.
We don't often have media portrayals of relationship dynamics like this where the _man_ is the one caught between loving a parner who's cruel and harmful to other people, but also someone good to him and someone who he relies on. It's truly something to be praised and treasured as high-quality writing.
might be one of the best movies that makes the villain a smaller villain, and then makes him into someone who might not be as strong as the main character but defiantly went through more emotionally
Dayum
Beautifully written!
well said.
I'm going to copy and paste this for my essay
Getting older made me realize how dark and depressing the story was. An old man coming to accept he has to move on with his life. To get rid of his true love for his sake and everyone else’s safety.
So "disney Pixar's 'UP'" BUT SCARY lol
Also the adult jokes in the movie are a classic. Especially Chowder’s “so it’s a girl house”. As adults we all know what he was thinking of
there was so many adult jokes in this movie
So he thought it was with a v
To be fair he wasn't wrong
And the joke about Chowder's mom in the movies with her personal trainer 💀
Was he talking about the 🐱?
There’s something oddly satisfying about this movie. I still remember the arcade scene and it reminds me of that Jimmy Neutron movie where everyone’s parents got abducted by aliens.
I know exactly what you mean, just a beautiful piece all together
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Still remember that movie. Loved Jimmy Neutron.
The movies name is jimmy neutron: boy genius
Same here
Dj looks like real life greg heffley
And chowder looks like rowley
Hmmm...didn't the first diary of Wimpy Kid book come out next year in 2007?
Now yuo see...
@@MegrelMamba2010
@@andrewd5139that’s when the movie came out
@@MegrelMamba Actually, the original book came out in 2005!
This video essay has all the vibes of someone just sharing with a friend all the things they love about a movie. A good vibe to have.
that makes me act so happy , i appreciate this so much , the exact vibe i was going for :D
I feel sorry for the old man and his wife. She suffered a lot by the circus and the kids were the nail to the coffin. They couldn't have a happy life
So true, the storie is deep
This movie is really unexpectedly solid. It has some of the most natural dialogue I've ever heard in an animated movie, and real emotional chops. Nebbercracker and Constance's backstory is so heartbreaking.
So nostalgic, my dad thought I'd be dead scared watching it, but I laughed throughout the whole thing
haha really, i was dead scared watching it when i was little….
@@maximoesco I always got nightmares of the house as a kid, and even a few times as an adult. This movie stands the test of time. This is not a horror film "for kids", this is a *horror film!* I even think this movie is actually scarier than some horror films with a higher age rating. Five Nights At Freddy's is the first one that comes to mind. It's a PG-13 horror film that fails to be scary, but Monster House is just PG and is a lot more scary in my opinion.
If I ever show this to my little brother and he laughs I'll probably be disappointed
Over the years, you’ll learn to know that Mr. Nebbercracker was never the villain, but a victim. A hostage in his own home.
True
Yeah
Yes
3:56 Something about showing the Monster House followed by stock footage of Casita while she’s described as a “regular possessed house” is hilarious to me. Casita would technically fall under the “magically animated” category.
bro posted 2 different comments instead of just piling it into one like every normal commenter 🗣
@@FreakFrederick That’s because they relate to two different things. What’s the point of mentioning it, though?
I thought she was called Candace
@@user-yg8sr4wv4x The house in Encanto is named Casita, which is Spanish for "(little) house". The Monster House's name is Constance I believe.
@@gardenofsn5955 its a cool coincidence that two possessed houses have kind of similar names
funny how a goofy movie with dated cgi can be such a special piece of our childhoods. It has such soul. Reminds me of coraline and similar films from the time that were these unique masterpieces
The whole shtick about a house being haunted has been done lots of times, but this movie takes it to a whole new level. The house isn't just haunted, it's alive.
It's story is decently well written, with some flaws, and the animation is really unique. Characters are memorable, music is cool, and it's scary enough where it's not rated R.
As a fan of the movie, I'm gonna give you some facts that you may not have known about Monster House.
1: The original plot of the movie was set up where DJ was a troubled kid who was constantly bullied, and he eventually finds out the house is alive. He then lures his bullies to the house, and they get eaten. There wasn't a whole lot more to it, because it got scrapped for being too dark.
2: The house was originally supposed to have human flesh inside when the protagonists end up stuck in the house, but that got removed for being too dark.
3: In the DVD extras menu of Monster House, there's a behind the scenes showing off how the creators got the ideas to making the house alive, as well as what specific sounds to use to make the house sound alive as well.
4: When Skull leaves the Game Zone, the actor who played as him broke his ankle when he exited the building while filming.
Monster House has a unique world, it makes me wish there was more after it, but it's one of those movies that makes you thankful that it exists, and it's probably for the best that it stays as one movie.
However, there is talk that Monster House could get a sequel or spinoff, but that's up for debate. Given Monster House is just one movie, it'd be hard to try and appeal to audiences today.
Overall, Monster House is a solid 8/10.
I remember buying this film back in 2006/2007. I used to watch it all the time as a kid. So glad I was a kid in the 2000s ❤
My favorite character is either Greg Heffley or Rowley Jefferson.
Zoo-Wee Mama!
movies back then were so well made and well written, it's not even the times it's the fact people actually put effort in the work
This Movie will always Live in my Heart because how much of a Masterpiece it is...
Felt this. I was I think 8 when it came out
@@brandonryce6801 👍
One scene you forgot to mention which in my opinion is the absolute best scene is when the three of them talk to skull the “thou art dead champion” and he gives those descriptive explanations about the “domus magtibulus” an actual living house and how to destroy it “ the heart” in this case the chimney, which actually ends up helping them. Not only that but the way skull talks to them with his fearful descriptions onto the kids and the slight forshadowing as he mention “oooh look at that blood”. I could talk about that scene forever masterpiece of a scene in my opinion.
Monster House is my favorite underrated movie ever since i was 6
Bro, it's so nice to see people talk about this movie. I feel like an old head...
Oh gosh I remember watching this movie many times as a kid. It TERRIFIED me, _especially_ the DVD title screen that just showed the house at night with spooky music in the background. It freaked me out so bad.
you actually unlocked a childhood memory for me with that one holy heCK-
I've always loved how natural and realistic the dialogue was in this film. It's very rare for a kids film to have characters speak in a realistic way, but it really adds to the humor of the movie.
Even though I was born in 2008, I still watched this movie when i was a kid and I still loved it, I literally got chills from watching what happened throughout the movie
🤚Same
Finally a Video about Monster House !! This movie is amazing. 💚
I was literally thinking about this movie early today and how the character designs looked so simple and basic while it saves the budget for the amazing effort done to the possessed House with all the elements and work required to make it look amazing
This movie really was perfection. And my god the design of the house was really cool and very clever
It genuinely shocks me for how little screen time the relationship between Constance and Nebbercracker is given how believable they make their relationship.
It’s a truly well written story about the beauty and danger of unconditional love. Eventually he couldn’t protect her or the kids anymore and he had to let her go.
I remember watching this movie on every Halloween with my little brother. Amazing memories.
I was always scared of this movie but thats why i liked it so much
Chowder will always be my favorite comic relief. He never failed to make me laugh through the whole movie.
Saw this in 3D at the cinema back in 2007, with motion capture technology and stuff. It blew my mind, really felt it. Felt like 'The Burbs' for kids.
i was traumatized by this movie as a child
Same
Same but now I appreciate it
This movie was so traumatizing I still get nightmares about it today
(I’m 19..)
@@Fluffycakez5 did your balls forget to drop?
This movie scared me when I was a kid 💀
I watched this at 5 just to scare myself💀💀💀
your not alone i got scared too
For my 12th birthday I went with my boys to the cinema and watched this movie.
For my 13th birthday we watched Rush Hour 3.
For my 14th birthday we watched Tropic Thunder.
Great memories
I remember my child self was traumatized by this movie when I saw it in theaters. Couldn't stop thinking about it for the whole summer of '06.
People who grew up in the late 2000s who was a fan of horror might also remember coraline 😁
Its so weird hearing this jazz music without the sound of rain and the café picture.
I first saw this movie when I was 10 and it gave me nightmares for weeks.
i watched monster house when i was like 7 (currently 20) and since then ill always watch it once a year with someone new and when i was younger i used to watch the movie non-stop! i truly lovveeeeee Monster House its literally my childhood and till this day i even by hearted the entire script, what music plays in the background, literally everything, besides the ps2 game was very fun too, it deepens the lore of the house, which was p crazy!. man ty dude for this video
I’m 23 and monster house is still one of my favorite animated movies.
@@dannyhernandez265 lets GOOOO
I'm 20 years old and I remember I saw this movie as a kid, loved it, and I remember drawing the house so often (very crudely but as good 7 year old me could do!). I thought visually it was so cool and expressive, I loved how creative they got with the forms.
Definitely was something special for my autistic brain haha
I remember that one day, when I was at my grandparents' house with my cousins, we had just finished watching Monster House and I wanted to watch it again
Still got the dvd grew up watching it love monster house and I was born in 2009 🙏🏾
monster house made me feel so many emotions lmao what a masterpiece. I was laughing at the jokes, crying at the backstory and being on edge during the scary parts. such a great movie.
when I watched this movie it scared the hell outta me for some reason 💀 i liked the movie a lot honestly it was a masterpiece
I was 9 when this came out, what a classic i had on dvd always traumatized me but i always enjoyed it and the older i got i innerstood the elder⚡️ this was a campy classic
9/10 yr old, lol i ion keep up wit "time and "age"⚡️
I'm born in 2011 and still this masterpiece made my childhood,i hate my generation's media
You are still a child
Who asked you?? @@CalmCuB
wait your 13 now?😭man im so used to 2011 kids being like 6 years old.@@21_is_the_best_number
bro same, a 2011 kid here, the movies these days are bs
I was born 2010 and I agree with u, I wish kid shows nowadays talk about dark topics but at least we have bluey
a certified classic, you have good taste.
That movie used to scare the crap out of me. When I first watched it, I cried. It was so good but so terrifying.
This movie scared the absolute shit out of me as a kid but when I was finally old enough to watch it all the way it has stuck with me to this day. There are so many beautiful memorable ideas. I love it
One of the things I love about this movie was how the old man pretty much sacrificed his years protecting people from his wife in that house, he a good man for going beyond an above to protect everyone even if it meant he would be called the scary evil old man who lives by himself and take kids stuff that get on his lawn
Oh my god I’m 22 and I’ve almost completely forgotten all my memories from when I was 14 and younger. 😭😢 seeing the scenes from this movie is making me remember some things again and when I remember how happy I used to be I just want to cry because I’m thinking maybe this is what years of severe depression does.
I’ve forgotten how to be happy.
I barely feel happy emotions anymore and most nights I either don’t dream or I have these terrible nightmares. Why does this have to happen to me
:(
Only 10 years ago I was 12 so I guess I’m not too old. I can still fix it right?
I’ve been getting really bad chest and heart pains recently from my adhd medications and it’s almost as if I’m gonna have a heart attack.
If I die please don’t forget me :( oh who am I kidding of course everyone will forget me. Worse, you can’t forget what you don’t know.
I just wanna go back to 2009 - 2015 forever. I’m crying right now because all my memories are coming back and I used to be so happy and I don’t know what happened.
Im glad you actually mentioned this gem of a movie and it was freaky when i was a kid it was a masterpiece and underrated masterpiece
Truly a Masterpiece! Also congrats on the 12k subs.
thanks so much! :)
I think another thing they do well with their ability to keep the same street infront of DJ’s house from getting dull is through their use of colors and light. Everytime something creepy happens, the lens gets a noticeably darker, bluer hue, whereas more serene moments are yellow-orange hued. It’s done in a way that makes those moments feel almost like it’s in a different location, possibly just being their minds
I love the details of how the house can just break itself to make a face. You got the front porch poles that would snapp in half and bending to form the mouth and teeth. The gutters, shingles, and frame of the house would break and concave to every expression and movementthe house makes. I think the only detail the house misses is what the interior of house looks like as it's in it's monster form. The entrance of the house when the monster lets out of roar just shows a black void. When we later get to see the interior of the house, everything feels still besides the walls shifting to represent the breathing of the house. Like the whole house is literally stretching itself apart to create a humanoid monster. I think due to time constraints and budget reasons, they couldn't put that much detail.
This movie is an underrated masterpiece. It was genuinely terrfiying, anxiety inducing, the mystery was intriguing, voice acting was really good, animation was great for its time, and they managed to do all that for a freaking children's film. To this day, this is one of the most memorable movies I have watched as a 2000s kid.
One of my favorite movies ever. So nostalgic and it screams fall/Halloween time. From the very first scene it sets the mood of suburban fall and I love it
Your video essay was detailed, full of quality. No filler. Great job!
As a kid, Old Man Nevercracker was the scariest part of the movie. If I was able to tell my child self-one thing it would be "Oh don't be scared, that's just Steve Boushemi."
I was born in 2013, I just watched Monster House ad I loved it. It was really funny and well planned. And I know what “so it’s a girl house” means.
this was one of my most favorite movies growing up, scared the shit outa me as a kid but the more i watch it the more i love it and my biggest flex is i own the CD and the disk has the picture of the plan they had to drug Constantine and the main menu was a loop of her sitting there creepily still and groaning and when you press play it plays the doorbell sound (which is still scary to me) then she comes to life and jumpscares/eats you, it was horrifying as a kid, like when i felt like watching the movie i'd either close my eyes to press play or ask my mom which only happened twice cause she got sick of me doing that lol, as a teen whos addicted to horror now I'd love to experience it again but we dont have our old DVD player anymore so i can't :(
As a person who watched monster house multiple times. This man is true.
I was 7 when this came out and watched it around that age during scouts camp. It’s engrained into my memory as one of the scariest movies I’ve ever seen lmao
Monster House is one of the GOAT childhood best horror movie with great story specially about what really happened to his wife and why House became Monster
Was so shocked at the end that this was your first film essay! The presentation was perfect, to the point and well paced with no unnecicary padding to drag it down. Very engaging! And I'm definately gonna be rewatching monster house after this lol. Keep it up yo :D
I loooved this movie as a kid. But, where i live, it got quite censored nowadays when it's shown on tv, the kiss scene is actually cut, and some others like the drunk dude getting eaten by the house, since he was drinking, and chowder stealing medicine from the drug store
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yoo im glad to hear that man! thank you so much :D
I've always loved this movie, great job on the video
For me this movie really depicts that excitement of being a teen and having fun during fall. It had a great atmosphere
rewatched it for the first time in decades and it still holds up and now that i’m older im catching a lot of the adult jokes that flew by me when i was younger
i felt bad for neberkracker. he was a really kind person and genuinely loved constance. he probably felt horrible when she died, and then even worse when he realised she was still alive, possessing the house. and then he had to become the opposite kind of person he truly was, and be a horrible old man scaring children.
i watched this when i was wayyy too young, it traumatized me, and watching this has kinda put that to bed finally, thank you
Awesome video! I also grew up on the movie and this expresses perfectly why it is such a special movie for me. I am a massive horror fan now and I attribute that to this movie.
i completely agree with this whole video!! You did wonderful on summarizing and explaining the fine details of the movie Bravo Good Sir Bravo!!
i appreciate it soooo much thank you :DD
Monster House is one movie I have to watch every Halloween, along with Coraline and NBC
Bro when I saw the old man die I INSTANTLY shut the movie off and had ptsd ever since :)
Never came back to watch the rest... ever.
Bro I havent thought about Monster house since I was like 7 in afterschool daycare and I was genuinley scared of the movie, it was like the scary movie the big kids wanted to watch lol.
I was scared of this movie when I first started watching then when I got older I realize it’s the greatest movie of all time
Kids now have Freddy fazbear and huggy wuggy. I had monster house.
i used to think this movie was scary, but now i think its pretty tragic considering all Nebbercracker's self-given purpose was to love, but forced to hate out of fear for not only his, but everyone else's lives around him
I sympathise with nebbercracker he was getting to old to carry that weight on his shoulders but DJ ,chowder, and Jenny, lifted that weight and destroyed it. 😌
I used to watch this a lot on a 3 pack dvd with this Caroline and some movie that’s a number that I never watched. I was scared of this as a kid and the animation style makes you feel uneasy but I still watched it all the time because I secretly loved it.
Mr. Nebbercracker reminds me of the old man from the Tang Claymation Lips commercial from 1988 which traumatized me when I was three years old.
I do wish they’d make an updated animation for this film since everyone is all about remakes nowadays. Of course the old dated CGI will always be the OG therefore unbeatable, but it would be interesting to see it with the updated technology…or better yet, 2D blended 3D.
omg great video essay for your first keep talking about things you're passioante about and they'll all turn out this great
I saw it when I was 8 and I thought it was amazing and now becasue i never see it I thought I was wrong. Here you are bringing back hope.
I love this movie. Its one of those movies that if you see playing you'll sit down and watch the rest of it.
And I would also like to the camera movement. I just noticed after watching last night after god-knows how many years. They got really creative with the camera movements in this movie, they didn't waste any time. And my personal favorite part, probably for most people, was when DJ was swinging with the hook, and how it started after Jenny threw the dynamite in the air and it followed the bomb in the air until DJ caught it and followed DJ across the air when he was swinging with the hook, which was awesome to me, and then followed the dynamite again when DJ threw it through the chimney, it was awesome. Even with small or short shots, like a close-up shot of Nebbercracker taking the trike inside his house and focused really close to the trike and then his face, adding like some suspense or tensed moment, kind of intriguing for me. Or when they take Nebbercracker inside the ambulance and it follows the window with DJ's reflection getting far and far away. Loved this movie, and still will do😎
for years i thought i dreamed up monster house while i had a fever. Founding out it was real was a interesting experence.
When I first watched this movie as a kid, I felt like I was part of the adventure, It is possibly one of the most replayed animated movies I have seen.
It truly was, thanks for mentioning it and bringing it up again.
you know when you reminded me of this masterpiece i thought im gonna watch monster house and i am thanks max
oh man i remeber watching this movie with my dad when i was 6, one of the best movies ever
That was the first scary movie I had ever watched lol, even before coralline and I remember it as the movie that actually scared the shit out of me
bro keep up with type of content really entertaining man.. all love from indonesia
i can't tell you how much this means to me bro, thank you soo much! :D
One of my favorites. Wish I bought the DVD when I found it at Safeway back in the day.
Love watching this movie once every 3 years or so around Halloween
0:40 “and ou or uh appiest ear oh…eye..”
I watched reruns of this movie and I can agree this movie,the channel and the videos slap bro
I used to watch this movie everyday all day on repeat when I was like 6. I can remember almost every line lol. It really is a true masterpiece fr
i loved this movie and this was a pretty awesome video thanks for talking about this movie. glad to be the 8000th like.
i think for me the most stressing/scariest part, when DJ is abt to grab the dynamite and he falls down. I lost all hope in everyone, but when the music builds up and he shouts “3” and Jenny throws the dynamite and the facts that he catches it is so amazing. But yall, can you imagine that drop hanging on the ball thing, that was so brave from DJs part and everyone’s. This movie is js perfection