around my house movie ratings go based on whether we want to own the dvd or not once it is released. after watching monster house i think i could watch it again for a rental but i don’t know that i would want to own it. i thought the beginning was slow and a little boring. it picked up in the middle and the end was quite good. i liked the twist that the movie had and how they pulled it off.

it’s worth watching but i’m not sure owning it would be worth the $19.