Two teenage twins named Carly (Elisha Cuthbert) and Nick (Chad Michale Murray) go on a trip with their friends into a deserted forest to have fun for the night.
They encounter a vehicle with a driver inside of them staring at them and then the driver leaves.

The next day, one of the kids' vehicles is damaged and needs a fan belt so, they try to go into town to get something to repair their vehicle.
They encounter a strange man in a pick-up truck dropping off roadkill. Carly and one of her friends named Wade (Jared Padalecki) gets a ride from him.

There they encounter a quiet little town that is apparently deserted.
They meet up with a man named Bo (Brian Van Holt) at a local church there who works at a gas station as they buy a piece of equipment at his station to fix their car.
They also encounter a House of Wax museum but it looks very strange.

Later on they get a ride from Bo as he needs to pick something up at his home and Wade uses his bathroom. Wade is then captured, tortured and then turned into wax for their display at their museum. Carly tries to escape and warn others but eventually they end up getting slayed by Bo and his more powerful freaky looking siamese twin brother Vincent.

Carly and Nick tries to find any way to escape their madness but also finds out that the locals at the town are built out of wax that were once people too as well as the whole town being built of wax.

In a prologue to the story things look disturbing with two toddlers in a high chair without their faces revealed in which one of them is calmly eating his cereal and another one is throwing a temper tantrum. Also it shows their parents making those wax masks and so fourth as it drew in a mysterious moment wondering why this is to be.

Suddenly it's present day as we have your stupid everyday teenagers travelling to their camp site as one of them named Nick Jones is causing trouble in which this caused my attention since there's always the odd bad ass in a young crowd.
This was all done in a good fashion.
Plus, they go by a sign that says House of Wax Museum which is an eerie feeling that they're nearby a dangerous community.

Of course when they enter their destination they're getting drunk and making out with their lovers. It for sure looked highly energised as wild teens partying out.
A nice strong discussion with Carly talking to her brother Nick by how he's behaving which was an attention grabber.
Great camera takes on the trees which looked deep, dark and scary as well as the teens hearing and smelling something in which was nicely put into a horror story by having an eerie feeling that something dangerous lurks there.
Then a mysterious truck shines it's lights when approaching the partying teens as this was for sure even more spooky to watch this moment happen. Showed great tension here as well as Nick throwing a beer can at one of the headlights which made me cringe and having a bad feeling that the terror will happen later on with what he did here. That's often the case in a horror flick.

When something happens to their vehicle Carly goes down a hill to try and find help and slides down in which there's a ton of dead animals there. Nice fast action camera shots on what happens here in which it made me wonder if she's going to be okay.
Then an eccentric fellow with a pick up truck enters and offers both Carly and her boyfriend Wade a ride into town. This left a sinking feeling wondering if this person is safe to be around due to his strange type of behavior.

The couple enter the village and it looks almost dead in which was a great setting for a mysterious horror flick such as this one. For sure seemed to pay a tribute to some of those retro flicks as it works in perfectly well without ripping the type of flick off.

They meet a deceivingly innocent man named Bo at a church as he brings them to his place to help them out for their friends. However, things become chilling in which Wade needs to use the restroom while Carly is in the vehicle waiting. She suddenly realises that it looks just like the one that was spying on them. This fave me the chills big time as I had a bad feeling about Wade as to what was going to happen to him. It just does that in which Carly needs to think fast as the tension is on big time. This all looked well done too.

What's even more cringing as to what Wade is about to become with concentrated camera shots. This for sure looked bone chilling and almost torturous. A well done scene too.

Carly is pitted in a chair as well as having her mouth glued tight. I was thinking "Oh boy! Is she going to survive this???" It didn't look pretty at all with what goes on here.
Nick goes searching for her as she hears him talking to Bo and she struggles out of the chair along with trying to remove the glue. I was wondering if she will call out in time.

Then there's terrific struggling scene's between Bo and Nick when they jump into action showing some terrific intense energy within that goes one here. I wondered if Nick will survive the battle between Bo or not.

They go to the town at the church and other places for help where they think they see locals but this teases you big time on what it actually is. This looked clever and even more strange too.

The action packs a punch when Nick and Carly goes into battle against Bo and his twin brother Vincent who wears a wax mask to cover his face in which this character for sure looked creepy and mysterious to watch his outcome.
The real memorable moments is when Carly spots on how Vincent looks when his wax mask breaks off as she tries to plead for maercy in which the intensity is at a high pace. It made me wonder if he will give in or not.
I loved a moment when Nick tries to repeatedly bashes Bo in the head with a baseball bat. Sweet revenge here which looked good.
Perfect special effects when the house is on fire and we realise it was all made of wax in which of course starts melting down as I loved every bit of this moment. Great camera shots on all of the outcome here.

Bottom line is that this 1953 remake very much resembles to Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses but in much better taste and style. Although the film is not the least bit original it's still very disturbing and effective without a doubt. A creepy feeling with those victims having wax melted over them so they can't move or do anything. Also it doesn't mess with the original which is what a remake should be. I loked this one far better since I thought the original sucked.

The acting is pretty good but only certain one's worth mentioning such as Elisha Cuthbert (Carly Jones) as she shows off a great serious and getting to the point in what she was talking about which looked convincing. Also shows off a great mature and intelligent attitude. She also does well freaking out or getting scared when she is terrorised. Really stresses stuff with her fear which was fairly natural watching the whole outcome in her performance.

Chad Michael Murray (Nick Jones) does a great job as a cocky troublemaking teen. He really packs a punch within all he does here in which you almost feel like smacking him. Does a great job with his sarcasm too. Shows off more with his aggressions when trying to be a hero against the terror that surrounds him. He showed off some great energy throughout everything. He stood out the most out of the whole cast.

Brian Van Holt (Bo/Vincent) was marvellous as someone whom is deceivingly genuine and helpful in which he pulls this off believably well. Offers a terrific versatality into becoming insane as well as evil and obnoxious. He for sure thrusts into action with full speed and packing a punch by what he does here. A true character actor indeed.

Jared Padalecki (Wade) wasn't too shabby in his role as the romantic type. He offers a good and wise attitude along with showing off a good seriousness within that is all happening. He shows off some good cautious emotions into his part. Delivers his lines pretty well when having a discussion. Yes he seemed to study this part in an okay fashion.

Lots of horror violence folks.
We get stripped off skin
Waxed heads blown off
Torn off waxed arm
Decapitated head
Wooden spike through a blonde's head
Bo's head being bashed in with a baseball bat and lots more.

We have some wonderful scary classical music composed by John Ottman who knows what he's doing for sure with each scene of this film. Good screechy sounds for the dark moments. Alot of great fast action suspenseful sounds too which really blends in for the terrors that strike. Some icy and screechy sounds when the two survivors try to hide and get away which grabbed my attention as this sounded very good. Plus terrific deep trombone and deep piano playing in other spots.

Carly Jones: [Carly hears a noise outside the tent] Wade, wake up. Wade! I heard something.
Wade: Yeah, it's probably the serial killers or something.

Nick Jones: [Dalton is filming the campsite, everyone is making out. Nick sits alone] Don't even think about it. There's no way I'm kissing you, dude.

Blake: [choosing which one to give the keys to] Actually, Im going to let my man Drive
Dalton Chapman: [hands Dalton the keys] You heard the man, get in the car!
Nick Jones: [squeezes Dalton's nipple] Give me the keys.
Dalton Chapman: Okay!

Carly Jones: You have to be careful!
Nick Jones: I am being careful.

Paige Edwards: Did you find that fan belt thing or whatever?

[scraping a piece of the House of Wax off with his knife]
Wade: It is wax, like... literally.

Carly Jones: Please don't kill me.

Paige Edwards: That's weird.

Bo: What are you doing?
Carly Jones: Waiting for Wade.

Blake: Hey, man, turn your lights off.

Nick Jones: I swear to god if you hurt her... VINCENT!

Nick Jones: He did this to you?

Dalton Chapman: You're just gonna let 'em leave like that? That guys a freak, he throws dead animals in a pit for a living.
Nick Jones: You clean shit for a living,Mr Septic Tank Man. Whats the difference?
Dalton Chapman: Well, um - I don't walk through it. That's one difference.

Carly Jones: [about the smell] I think it's coming from over there.
Paige Edwards: [sarcastically] Yeah, let's follow the smell.

Paige Edwards: [after giving Dalton a makeover] He looks like a smurf.

Carly Jones: I don't believe this. You steal a car and it's my fault. You evade arrest and it's the cops' fault...
Nick Jones: One of 'em took a swing at me.
Carly Jones: You get kicked out of the house, it's mom and dad's fault. You lose your football scholarship and it's the coach's fault! You can't keep a job for more than two weeks because it's every manager's fault!
Nick Jones: I'm surrounded by idiots.
Carly Jones: So then why did you come, to piss me off?
Nick Jones: Why don't you get it? You're the good twin, I'm the evil one.
Carly Jones: Grow up. You are so afraid to take things seriously.

Dalton Chapman: Hey do you think that Wade will stay with Carly after she moves to New York?
Nick Jones: I don't know. Maybe...
Dalton Chapman: Cause you know... the way shes been lookin at me...
Nick Jones: Hey! It ain't happening, man. And even if it was happening - it ain't happening.Nothing personal
Dalton Chapman: Why's that? I mean, you like me better than Wade right?
Nick Jones: [sighs] Wade's not so bad.
Dalton Chapman: Yeah, I like Wade, too.

Blake: [after Dalton is given a make-over] He looks like Elton John, only gayer.
Dalton Chapman: Elton John is gay?

Paige Edwards: Lip balm. I dropped my stupid lip balm.

Bo: Mom would be proud. She always said that your talent would make up for what God took away from you.

Wade: I'm sorry, we just needed a fanbelt
Bo: A fanbelt? You walk in on a funeral for a fucking fanbelt?

Nick Jones: You're saying that that's a real person... underneath?

Trudy Sinclair: [talking to a young Bo] Shuddup! Oooh, why can't you be more like your brother?

Nick Jones: Ugh, Dalton, did you crap your pants again?
Dalton Chapman: What? No, I dont know, maybe. I am wearing my work clothes.

Nick Jones: [stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the game] It's not moving
Blake: It'll MOVE!
Paige Edwards: It's not moving
Blake: It will!
Nick Jones: Turn it around! Dude, turn the car around!
Blake: [Blake leans his head down in defeat, hitting the horn and making it blare]

Carly Jones: No, there's no-one at the gas station!
Paige Edwards: We'll meet you back at camp, but more than a few yards away from that pet cemetery.