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Haunted Mansion

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4 star:		(17)
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2 star:		(11)
1 star:		(16)

 

 

this Eddie Murphy movie is actually pretty good.it's funny,spooky and
mysterious.the title pretty much says what it's
about.basically,Murphy's character and his family are drawn into a
mystery involving an old,obviously haunted mansion.i thought Jennifer
Tilly was very funny here.it's PG rated movie,so it's suitable for most
viewers.there maybe a few scenes a bit too intense for very young
viewers.other than that,it's clean viewing entertainment.it may not be
Eddie Murphy's finest hour,but so what.it's a decent family movie that
kids and most adults should enjoy too.my rating for The Haunted mansion
is a 3/5

Kids and adults will love this movie. Nevermind if you've been to Disney World before, Eddie Murphy is lovable as a realestate agent who is look to make a great sale. All the funny characters from the ride are there. This movie has a good disney ending. Very cute, family oriented.

I had been on the Haunted Mansion ride as kid in Disneyland, and I love it. And I was psyched that there's going be a movie based on the ride (after seeing the trailer), and I when to see it with my Mom; and after that I love it!

The film starts when husband-and -wife realtors Jim and Sara Evers, with their children Michael and Megan, visit to Gracey Manor; after Sara received a phone call that the owner is selling the house, and workaholic Jim thinks it's a "golden opportunity" for their real estate business. At Gracey Manor, Mr. Gracey is enamored with Sara, and they discover that Sara looks like Mr. Gracey's old girlfriend Elizabeth (another "Elizabeth" counting the one from Pirates of the Caribbean), who died young and they think it was suicide...or was it? That's all I'm telling you folks, you will have to see it for yourself. So humour, gothic scenery, and hints of horror make this film a delight to watch...over and over again; I am still SHOCKED by the negativity towards it though.

Alright, i've been reading the reviews of other people and im not totally in disagreement, nor am i in agreement either. I'm 19 years old and i saw this movie twice in theaters and ive seen it over 300 times since then. It pays homage to the ride, and it does have its funny moments, but when u look past all that, its got a great love story, mr. gracy is just looking for the one he lost. and how can you not relate to that? Also, the team did a great job of re-creating the haunted mansion in their own way, the graveyard scene is merely amazing and is worth seening the entire movie for, it is very similar to the ride. i will admit, the plot lacks somewhat, it doesnt feel like disney gave this movie the same attention it gave PIRATES OF THE CARRIBBEAN, but i really did love the movie and i suggest it to any true disney fans, because it really is a cute, eerie, spooky, tragic, sad movie lol just watch it with an open mind, ~*~Eddie murphy is good, as is Marsha Thompson and the man who plays the buttler is really funny! ("Where is that scary albano when u need him?") Good halloween movie!

It seemed a clever idea for Disney to turn its non-film-based attractions into movies. While the Country Bear Jamboree was a dud, Pirates of the Caribbean was a delight. Like the film that materialized from the former, The Haunted Mansion is a meagre fantasy that will undoubtedly be forgotten and turn to dust.

Eddie Murphy plays real estate agent Jim Evers, who neglects his familial duties to close deals. During a family outing with his wife Sara (Marsha Thomason), timid son, and no-nonsense daughter, Evers stops to have a look at a "historical sprawling manor with spacious grounds" that he hopes to represent. When it begins to rain, they are invited to spend the night by its owner Gracey (Nathaniel Parker) and manservant Ramsley (Terence Stamp). It comes as no surprise that the occupants turn out to be ghosts, and even a headless corpse can figure out that Sara was lured to the mansion because she resembles Gracey's lost love.

In keeping with the ride at Disneyland/world, The Haunted Mansion is not intended to be scary but more like a fun-house, and includes familiar images from the attraction such as singing busts, waltzing apparitions, and the crystal ball-encapsulated gypsy seer (Meg Tilly). Directed by Rob Minkoff (Stuart Little), the story is slow to evolve and lacks tension or surprise. Most of this is due to a predictable script that doesn't offer a single original plot development. And the film can hardly be considered a comedy because there's nothing funny; even the line "I see dead people" falls flat, when delivered matter-of-factly by the smug son.

Although the art direction is superb, the audience barely gets to see the eerie Louisiana bayou, elaborate interiors, and shimmering ghosts. Instead, we are treated to the stares of bug-eyed Murphy and expressionless Stamp. Being in purgatory would be far more entertaining. Rating: 4 out of 10.

To start off, yeah, it's nowhere near as fun as "Pirates of the Carribean", and much of it comes off like a too-long episode of "Scooby Doo". Still "Mansion" is a lot of fun. The plot? Essentially lifted from years worth of lore about the Disney ride (little if any of it actually created by Disney), a broken hearted southern gentleman commits suicide when his "true love" apparently does the same. About a century later, the ghosts of the suicide, the butler (Terence Stamp) and some other household guy (played by Wallace Shawn) are trapped in his mansion. The titular house itself is practically buried by the Louisiana bayou and, in the tradition of haunted houses, under tons of cobwebs. Instead of a van of meddling kids, the Mansion plays host to Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy) and his lovely wife Sara. Murphy's character is a work-a-holic real estate agent who manages to snag every customer in the southeast, while neglecting his family. Luckily (?) Sara is the spitting image of Elizabeth, the lost love of the mansion's owner. Invited to tour the mansion with the idea of selling it, and faster than you can say "I see dead people", Murphy and crew find themselves trapped in it by its spectral residents. With the help of Shawn's ghost and also a crystal ball containing the disembodied head of Madam Leota (Jennifer Tilly in a role that also originated with the ride), Evers and family plumb the mysterious environs of the mansion for a way to save Sara and escape.

This was a light movie that completely slips out of your head like a ghost five minutes after it's over. Murphy doesn't get as much mileage out of his mugging persona as he has in movies like the "Cop" series or as in "Golden Child" - but he still does a good job with the kind of movie role that even Bill Cosby couldn't grasp (check out "Ghost Dad" and prove me wrong). As for kids - my 7 & 4 year olds loved it. There was a possibly risky scene with Murphy and his character's daughter trapped in a crypt with an army of skeletal zombies, and the fiery climax of the movie unleashes a fiery demon, but most of the flick treats the spectral world with the same lightness as the ride had.

GOOD,SCARY,AND FUNNY!MY WHOLE FAMILY LAUGED AT ALMOST EVERY SEEN!I KNEW IT WOULD BE FUNNY THOUGE BECAUSE IT HAD EDDIE MURPHY!SO,IT`S A GREAT MOVIE!

Where to start? How about it is featuring Eddie Murphy, and someone else whose name I can't remember, you can't really give it a good number on famous people cast. But then again, with Eddie Murphy, who else do you need? Hehe, I'm SO funny. No, just kidding. Well regardless, on to the more important elements.

The soundtrack is decent, but it doesn't blow away your mind. They are pretty good with mood music, like in times with sword swinging action (which mind are rare) you get fast, jumpy music. Oh, that brings me to the topic of the action. Disney didn't do to badly with the fighting, and the scene at the end absolutely rocks. But I won't tell you what it is. Well...now the only thing left is plot...which was only okay. Actually, here's an outline real quick-

Jim Evers and his wife Sarah Evers are real estates salespeople. One day, Sarah gets a call about a house that the owner wants to sell. She doesn't really want to go but her husband who is obbessesed with his work takes her and their two children along.

Overall: Yes, sorry that was a horrible outline. But anyway, the plot really changes the name from The Haunted Mansion to The Lovelorn Mansion With a Lot of Trapdoors and Ghost. Watch it yourself.

Listen, I saw the film yesterday, and it is truely haunting. It is one of the greatest Disney films ever made. Right next to Pirates of the Caribbean, that's my all time favorite Disney film. I think that this is great. I'm lovin' it! Eddie Murphy's funny, and the zombies are as good as the skeletons in POTC. That and this are fun, fun, fun. I'm hoping for more fun if there's a sequel. Oh, yeah POTC's gonna have a sequel coming out two years from now. The actors returning are Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. Gore Verbrinski takes the director's chair again. Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio are returning to write. Jerry Bruckheimer produces again. And returning as an assistant to Mr. Bruckheimer is John K. Campbell. Justin Sperandeo returns as the other assistant to Mr. Bruckheimer. Just enjoy both these movies.

This movie is great for kids and adults alike. It will send chills down your spine at one or two parts; however, it is not so scary that it will frighten your kids to tears.

Eddie Murphy proves in this film that he does not have to use foul language to thoroughly entertain the public. I heard not one single foul word. He even brings across the vital message that families should never be taken for granted and selfishness could cost you everything that you hold dear. Great morals within the movie.

The DVD has several extras that movie-goers did not get. Can't say what or it will spoil it for you. Highly recommended movie for the entire family!

Reviewed by Detra Fitch.