Haunted Mansion | July 28, 2023 | Tiffany Haddish, Lakeith Stanfield | Justin Simien directs, Katie Dippold writes

[excel1]

Some nice production values on display there

[poweranimals]

As a fan of the ride, I'll probably see it. Looks kinda fun. Owen Wilson is always entertaining.

[YM!]

 

[JWR]

Huh, wasn't expecting that.

[DAJK]

Interesting lol

[Eric S'ennui]

Hopefully that means the scares will be a banger.

[filmlover]

Fourth live-action Disney-branded release to earn a PG-13 in less than four years (after Mulan, Cruella, and Jungle Cruise) when they were largely reserved for Pirates of the Caribbean movies prior. Just goes to show what the distinction between "real world" violence/scary images vs. "fairy tale" violence/scary images (ala the majority of the live-action remakes and even the Narnia movies) is and how differently they're viewed as.

Edited April 26, 2023 by filmlover

[cookie]

The ride is at its best when it manages to be both silly and scary, so if they get the scares down that could only be a plus.

[kayumanggi]

 

[kayumanggi]

 

[Eric S'ennui]

10 minutes ago, kayumanggi said:

 

Eddie Murphy or we riot.

[SpiderByte]

I think this was the right vibe to go for. You can't out-Eddie-Murphy Eddie Murphy so go the opposite and throw in some actual creepy atmosphere

 

 

 

 

[Eric S'ennui]

[kayumanggi]

 

[kayumanggi]

 

[JWR]

If it wasn't for that obscenely high budget, I'd say this has a chance of being a breakout hit.

[Eric S'ennui]

 

[Grebacio]

24 minutes ago, JWR said:

If it wasn't for that obscenely high budget, I'd say this has a chance of being a breakout hit.

I'll be surprised if this grosses more than 300m

[Jonwo]

Looks like fun but why on earth did it cost $157m, I think it would have stood at chance with half the budget, even $100m.

 

 

[kayumanggi]

I think this will tank.