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Haunted Mansion
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Screamface
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Trailers a flop for me. I don't think this will find much of an audience. The name and some imagery aren't enough to bring out any nostalgia or feeling from the ride. Doesn't look like a film that'd find an audience outside of that.
Jedijax719
Well-Known Member
This had D+ written all over it. It won't crack $100 million domestic. No way!
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I heard it back in the day this is why Disney decided not to go with the del Toro Haunted Mansion film, too scary. Disney wants to make a more fun scary rather than just plain scary.
erasure fan1
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Yea, this trailer is a big miss for me. I get this is really nothing more than a teaser. But at least give some insight into what it will be about. I'll wait until the full story trailer and hopefully it improves. I really didn't think the music choice was very good either.
Animaniac93-98
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Not a fan of how the house looks like on the outside. It's too literal an attempt to replicate the Disneyland façade, but the changes to scale and proportions are not flattering either.
Should have gone with a more original design.
Should have gone with a more original design.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
It looks interesting to me, some comedic elements from the first Mansion film which I'm ok with, and some dark elements that are new.
Overall this looks like a solid B+ so far. Will wait to see the full trailer to see if it moves up to an A or not.
Overall this looks like a solid B+ so far. Will wait to see the full trailer to see if it moves up to an A or not.
Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
Also tired of Disney feeling the need to string together so many Easter eggs and callbacks to the ride when shaping every Haunted Mansion movie they do.
Pirates' references are downright sparse in comparison, but nobody cares because the first movie was actually good and stood on its own.
Pirates' references are downright sparse in comparison, but nobody cares because the first movie was actually good and stood on its own.
Tom Morrow
Well-Known Member
I was under the impression that this was going to be a somewhat more serious effort, but instead it seems to be just another lighthearted comedy, done in the increasingly grating tone of "we're not taking this too seriously 
" that is permeating most media Disney puts out these days. Not impressed.
" that is permeating most media Disney puts out these days. Not impressed.
MarvelCharacterNerd
Well-Known Member
I'll stick with Muppets Haunted Mansion, thanks. 
(Which was better than I expected it to be.)
Can't believe this is going theatrical and they sent Peter & Wendy (which looks charming and fun) to D+.
(Which was better than I expected it to be.)Can't believe this is going theatrical and they sent Peter & Wendy (which looks charming and fun) to D+.
Dead2009
Horror Movie Guru
And they need to take a risk and make it plain scary. You might not hit a billion dollars but if it's good, people will come out to see it.
TalkingHead
Well-Known Member
Grain of salt, but Google search claims this has a $160m budget. Good luck with that as they say.
Tony the Tigger
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Disney Irish
Premium Member
You're talking about a company that is known to be one of the most risk adverse in the industry. Plus not to mention that ideally you want to make it a more 4 quadrant film if you want to be able to get a good reviews and box office returns. Not saying going the complete scary route wouldn't work, but it does limit the audience.
Tom Morrow
Well-Known Member
I think it’s not so much that it should be genuinely scary (though it should be at least creepy with a slight edge to it) as it should be a film that takes itself seriously. Instead we get another lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek romp with lots of MCU-esque quips to ensure broadest appeal.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Its a movie based on a theme park ride, how serious should it take itself? Heck even the Pirates movies didn't take themselves too seriously and they did pretty well at the box office.
CraftyFox
Well-Known Member
Personally, I was pleasantly surprised by the trailer. However, as someone with a background in theater costuming and production design, I couldn't help but notice a few things (complaining ahead).
(finicky rant over)! I'll try to save any further judgements until the movie is actually released.
As previously mentioned in this thread, the scale of the sets is really off. Not in an oversized Marc Davis concept art way but just sort of large and empty. This is most noticeable with the verandas and the too-tall third floor on the exterior as well as the stretching room. I understand that there are practical reasons (camera placement, etc) for these changes but I honestly would have preferred the 2003 route of redesigning the setting entirely with the Mansions serving as inspiration. On the costume side of things, there just seems to be a distinct lack of cohesion from design to design. Tiffany Haddish's outfit leans very heavily into whimsical, fantastical influences while Stanfield's character is in a much more grounded style. Obviously you can have characters with wildly different aesthetics but as a general rule of thumb it's best to keep some kind of thorough line. The wedding portrait seen at the beginning of the trailer is also very clearly of a modern, Regency-inspired empire waisted wedding gown rather than an actual historical or fantasy costume. Some members of the costuming community on TikTok have complained about Leota's flashback outfit but I for one am actually intrigued by the whole Russian/Alsace-Lorraine inspired folk costume though it seems more 18th century court dress than 19th century spiritualist garb.