Haunted Mansion

Pros: Good movie for families. Good effects.
Cons: Predictable at times. Spiders in a few spots.

In 2003, Disney released two movies that were based on rides from the Disney amusement park. The first movie to be released, P irates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, came out in July and was very ...

Pros: none really
Cons: bad dialogue, neither scary nor funny, very weak premise

The second of two movies based on famous rides at Disneyland, The Haunted Mansion failed at everything that Pirates of the Caribbean had done so well. The shameful creation of this film was to of course capitalize on the famous ride, but in doing ...

Pros: Nice effects
Cons: Unoriginal plot, not funny, not creepy enough

I recently visited Walt Disney World in Orlando while on my honeymoon in late October. It had been almost 15 years since I had last been, so my memory of many of the rides was quite fuzzy. After riding The Haunted Mansion, I immediately wanted to see ...

Pros: Story, laughs, light scares
Cons: Eddie Murphy

The Disney theme parks are famous for their rides based on movies. But over the years, the park has created many original attractions to satisfy their guests. In the last few years, the company has started taking those attractions and turning them into ...

Pros: inoffensive, several good cast members, great special effects
Cons: a couple annoying cast members, some extra-scary parts

Lately, it seems that Eddie Murphy has made some dubious film choices. The previews for Norbit, Daddy Day Care and The Adventures of Pluto Nash all had me raising my eyebrows, and The Haunted Mansion didn't seem too promising ...

Pros: funny, a delight for fans of the Haunted Mansion attraction especially.
Cons: It's not the best or the funniest film from Disney or Murphy

If you know me, then it's no secret that I am a big fan of most things Disney, especially the theme parks. So it would probably be no surprise that I was sort of excited to see this film based on my favorite Disney World attraction of the same name. Of ...

Pros: Excellent effects and cosmetics. Remind me of the wonderful ride.
Cons: Not funny. Eddie Murphy stank.

* * * The guy is dead, and he's trying to get with my wife. And the house isn't really for sale. Yes, I'm upset. * * * Sometimes your expectations really change your view of a movie. Often, when a movie you were really looking forward ...

Pros: Some slick FX, kids could dig it, a few worthwhile gags from the Disney attraction
Cons: Not funny and often quite tiresome

Back when Eddie Murphy was still young, brave and beholden to nothing but the rules of effective comedy, he offered some schtick about how he'd never be stupid enough to spend a night in an Amityville-style haunted house. Remember that joke? It was ...

Pros: engaging, set design, visual effects, fairly intriguing story
Cons: some unanswered questions but hey..this is a kids movie

The Haunted Mansion is Disney's attempt to ride the coat tails of it's very hot ride-to-film bandwagon. After the success of it's mega-hit Pirates of the Carribean, Disney wasted no time in deciding on another ride/attraction to make into a movie. And ...

Pros: Eddie Murphy, Haunted Mansion, Singing Heads.
Cons: Pace could be faster, Abrupt Ending

Introduction I am a die hard fan of Eddie Murphy and his movies. I just love his comedy timing and his physical attributes in a comic scene. So I make it a point to try out as much of his movies as possible. So it was the Murphy factor that set ...

Pros: special effects, creepy atmosphere, Jennifer Tilly
Cons: Eddie Murphy, predictable plot, flat story

“When the crypt doors creak and the tombstones quake Spooks come out for a swinging wake Happy Haunts materialize and begin to vocalize- Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize” Who would have thought that at this point the Walt Disney ...

Pros: Sumptuous production design, funny singing heads and Marsha Thomason- the only cast member who tried
Cons: Stale plot, forgotten humour and a horrific script

Have the ideas of screenwriting think tanks sunk so low that we are now forced to engage ourselves in tales based upon amusement park rides? Apparently so, at least that is the case for the folks at Disney; fresh from treating us to jaunty thrills of ...

Pros: Zombies, beautifully designed set
Cons: Boring, humorless, poorly scripted, Murphy

Proving that not every Disney thrill ride translates into a thrilling film, The Haunted Mansion is a disappointingly dull attempt to cash in on the popularity of Pirates of the Caribbean. Eddie Murphy seems to have officially set his career on autopilot, ...

Pros: Special effects galore.
Cons: Definitely not for kids below 10.

From the desk of OpinonX: The Haunted Mansion: a movie that includes several spin-offs from other famous films, but is worth the price; for all the chills, and the laughs! It all starts with Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy), real estate ...

Pros: A favorite theme park ride brought to life in a quality film.
Cons: Some scenes may be too scary for the very youngest viewers.

When I was a little girl, my dad used to read me a story book about "The Haunted Mansion", based on the popular ride at The Magic Kingdom theme park. I was thrilled when I was finally able to visit the theme park, and realized that so many components ...