Right, well for a movie carrying an English title as "Horny House of Horror" and it being labeled as a Japanese horror comedy, I must admit that I was having hopes for this movie to be enjoyable. There are, as you might know, some very off-beat oddball Japanese movies out there, and I had hoped this might be joining that bunch.
Turns out that "Horny House of Horror" (aka "Fasshon heru") wasn't one such movie. Why? Well, it was just too sleazy in my opinion. Now, I am not a prude or anything, but the movie was bordering on being softcore porno. Writer and director Jun Tsugita was spending a bit too much time and focus on showing naked ladies and pseudo-lewd sex scenes. It was just unnecessary to bring the movie to that level; as less is more.
Granted, the movie was starring Asami, so that pretty much lays the foundation of what you are in for.
The storyline was as to be expected from a movie such as this, so at least that counts for something. And there is enough blood in the movie to make it worthwhile watching actually.
"Horny House of Horror" is by no means a jewel in the Japanese cinema. Nor is it a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time around. It was tough enough to sit through it the first time. If there had been less nudity and less focus on showing off sex acts, the movie had been much more enjoyable, as it wouldn't have had that unnecessary sleazy feel to it.
My rating of this movie is a generous three out of ten stars.
