If you are a fan of special effects you might find it worth spending the money, but if you want some good plotting with your pretty pictures don't bother.
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11/28/03
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
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Reviews Counted:133
Fresh:17
Rotten:116
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: Neither scary nor funny, The Haunted Mansion is as lifeless as the ghosts in the movie.
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: THE HAUNTED MANSION comes alive like never before with incredible visual and special effects in this all-new, fun-filled comedy adventure. Shrouded in fog and mystery, the mansion was once a... [More]
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Wallace Shawn, Marsha Thomason
Director: Rob Minkoff
Reviews for The Haunted Mansion
Nowadays, folks say "remember when Eddie Murphy could make you laugh" the same way they say "remember the Alamo."
11/28/03
Eddie Murphy has been many things to many people in his tempestuous career. Until now, 'mayo-and-bologna-on-white' hasn't been one of them.
11/27/03
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11/27/03
Perhaps used to working with animated characters, Minkoff fails to inspire much energy from his cast.
11/27/03
The point of Haunted Mansion is for audiences to sit back and enjoy the ride, which is easy to do thanks to an engaging story, the striking, Gothic-inspired set by Oscar-winner John Myhre and some delightful special effects.
11/26/03
It's perfectly palatable family fare for a long weekend when it's hard to find movies at the neighborhood 'plex that will please everyone.
11/26/03
Contempo Hollywood may be awash in brilliant technicians and craftspeople but it also needs good storytellers, who aren't to be found in The Haunted Mansion.
11/26/03
Top CriticThe movie's horror angle also reminds us of Vampire in Brooklyn, the last in a string of Murphy flops before The Nutty Professor saved his screen career in 1996. With this listless foray, Eddie is twice bitten.
11/26/03
It's notoriously difficult to balance lighthearted humor with the spookiness a good ghost story requires, but director Rob Minkoff is surprisingly successful, delivering a satisfying mix of laughs and mild scares aimed at a young audience.
11/26/03
The story is so flimsy, could it possibly have been ghostwritten by Goofy?
11/26/03
A badly scripted, sloppily put-together hack job.
11/26/03
The problem here isn't so much the pace as the too-predictable story and the general lack of energy; director Rob Minkoff can't seem to light a fire under his cast.
11/26/03
Haunted Mansion won't be anybody's E-ticket ride, but it's an enjoyable movie for a very specific age range (children 8 to 12), and will be tolerable for almost everyone else.
11/26/03
Haunted is much more loyal to the original amusement attraction than the freewheeling and more imaginative Pirates film, which is good for nostalgia but not especially good for storytelling.
11/26/03
Here's a better way to spend your money: go to Disneyland and visit the real Haunted Mansion.
11/26/03
Nothing awful, nothing special.
11/26/03
You don't go to a movie like this for the sparkling repartee; you go to ride the ride one more time, and director Rob Minkoff delivers with a slew of sight gags and character cameos that will keep faith with the fans.
11/26/03
The Haunted Mansion is disappointing in just about every way. Even the plot, which seems simple enough at first, turns out to be confusing when all is revealed.
11/26/03
A film of dull plot, trite lessons, flat comedy, wan frights and wasted, listless energy.
11/26/03
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