"Monster House" not engaging
It was difficult to guess what "Monster House" would bring to the big screen. Could it skate the line between childish humor and enjoyable for adults, like the old animated "Scooby-Doo" episodes? Should it feed off some of the same innocent charm from "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"? Would it be too scary for kindergartners? Unfortunately, the answer is "no" to all of these questions.