World Famous Comics: The Haunted Mansion (Widescreen Edition)
The Haunted Mansion (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly Directed By: Rob Minkoff Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 20, 2004 Running Time: 88 minutes Theatrical Release Date: November 26, 2003
Description: From the studio that brought you PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ... here's the fright-filled comedy adventure loaded with hair-raising laughs and eye-popping special effects! Eddie Murphy (DADDY DAY CARE) stars as a real estate agent whose family comes face-to-face with 999 grim, grinning ghosts in the creepy old Gracey Manor! Now with the help of supernatural psychic Madame Leota (Jennifer Tilly, LIAR, LIAR) they must hilariously battle to break the mansion of its age-old curse ... and do it before the clock strikes 13!
Amazon.com: Lush production design and sparkling special effects make The Haunted Mansion pretty to look at. Terence Stamp (The Limey), as a malevolent ghost of a butler, provides a suitable air of menace as dematerializes to and fro. Marsha Thomason (Black Knight) is lovely as a real estate agent hired to sell a haunted mansion, but in truth the ghostly owner of the mansion believes she is the reincarnation of his lost love. Wallace Shawn (My Dinner with Andre) and Dina Waters (Six Feet Under) make a modestly amusing comic pair as a ghostly husband and wife who bustle about. Jennifer Tilly (Bound), as a green disembodied head in a crystal ball, glitters appropriately. The movie also features endless clichés, futile attempts at humor, and Eddie Murphy. If you're looking for a movie based on a Disneyland ride, try the very clever Pirates of the Caribbean instead. --Bret Fetzer
Lighten Up! Some of you reviewer guys out there should lighten up a little, already. This movie's for the kids & would make a great Halloween treat and/or Xmas stocking stuffer.
I really enjoyed the film. It featured nice, even refreshing, kids (who weren't obnoxious acting L.A. brats), a beautiful Mom, veteran actors Terence Stamp & BBC's Nathaniel Parker ("Inspector Lynly"), whose rather cold good looks fit the "Ghostly Master's" role perfectly. I had never seen Eddie Murphy's prior work, but this movie has suggested I might have been missing something. I liked the positive, multi-racial orientation of the film, the lack of graphic violence & "F" words--and just over all good, kid & family friendly feeling of this fun movie.
Eddie Murphy's Worst Movie. The story is poor and even predictable. The characters are underdeveloped. The movie does not qualify as an horror flick, neither as a comedy. What is it?
The Haunted mansion The story line is very bad. I feel like the studio rush this movie out to fast and not care about the story. I gave this movie 2 stars because the special effect.
This is not HD First of all, the movie is fair at best and is best suited for the younger ones. But, the title claims this release as HD. It is not. I've received a standard DVD twice when ordered. Amazon was gracious and have agreed to pay return costs. Since then , I found that Disney has no HD releases. Please be careful.
GREAT attraction-only OK film When this was released the fall of 2003 I had great expectations because of how much I enjoyed `Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl" that was released the same year.
I was let down.
Have always loved "The Haunted Mansion" attraction at Disneyland.
Eddie Murphy doing his usual role of a smart alec, pushy guy. Did not care about his character nor the kids.
Madam Leota if you are expecting an eerie vision from the attraction you will be disappointed. Jennifer Tilly just repeated some of the lines from the attraction.
The special effects were great.
They did nothing with the characters & how much can a person take of Eddie Murphy doing the same old thing?
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