The Haunted Mansion (Widescreen Edition)

You've got to agree...Eddie Murphy turned this film into a real mess just acting like his goofy self. The reason to get this DVD is to see the beautiful costumes, sets, and FX in hi-def. It also has an incredible score that Disney never released on CD, just one track on an album full of dumb pop numbers related to spooky things. If you could only program my PS3 to remove Eddie Murphy's figure and his dialog from the film I'd actually watch it more often, and just imagine someone else in his place.

I gave this as a gift to my granddaughter. It arrived very, very fast and was in perfect condition. It was definitly worth the cost. I would recommend this seller to EVERYONE. I was so impressed at the timely receipt of this movie.

The makers of this film tried desperately to appeal to all audiences with the inclusion of Murphy et al. That much we already know, so I won't even go into the entire spiel about this.

What I really dislike is that the plot of this film has been changed into something so utterly bastardized that we hardly know it could have anything to do with Disney's Haunted Mansion AT ALL.

While the visual aspects of the mansion in this film are lovely, it also isn't faithful to Disney's original Haunted Mansion, either in decorum or design.

Yes, it is true, if Walt could see this, he'd definitely be spinning.

The only actors I liked in this film would be three: The butler (Terence Stamp); the handsome Nathaniel Parker, who looks and sounds just like a gent from Victorian Times, although the embarrassing script no doubt impedes him here; and Marsha Thomason, who, unfortunately, although seeming in possession of much class and beauty in this film, appears to be much less striking and much less classy in the results of a Google search. I would have included Don Knotts, but I never noticed him in this movie and it doesn't seem to be listed in his repertoire of latest films.

Uninspired visual effects, a predictable plot, wooden dialogue, two-dimensional characters, lame jokes, a forgettable score, and merely competent acting combine to produce a noisy and frantic but utterly charmless movie.

A word of warning to those who haven't seen this movie and expect something good:

This might be fun for little kids, but in the eyes of an adult this is an insult to the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disney World. Why? Because the story is awful and Eddie Murphy is tedious. It's almost painful to sit through this thing.

The thing is, this could have been an absolutely wonderful family film, a modern classic. But they went a different route, big time.
Don't misunderstand: the sets and effects are fine. It's just that the film tries so hard to be cool and funny that it trips over itself, ruining any chance of success. It feels like you're watching one of those mindless, saccharin Disney Channel movies with dumb jokes and a heavy moral crammed down your throat.

So it's fine for tots who want a little thrill but overall it is a miserable failure. When this first came out in theaters I was looking forward to it, but after seeing it I felt like I had been ripped off in a grand manner. It's ghastly, and not in the good way.