An Impassioned Case For 2003’s The Haunted Mansion

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Forged your thoughts again, in case you can, to a time earlier than Disney put all its chips into remaking all their animated works. Sure, imagine it or not, there was a time when Disney was just a little sneakier in regards to the plundering of its personal again catalog. (Keep in mind: your entire motive the Disney Vault exists was to keep up copyright via scheduled re-releases).

Whereas it’s tempting to look again despairingly at Disney’s early efforts to re-imagine their present IP, cynicism is the straightforward method out (not that I’m above that). And the truth is that, twenty years in the past, these efforts sort of dominated, really. Whereas the primary Pirates of the Caribbean film proved that pirates (and theme park experience variations) had been greater than sufficient to get bums in seats — its cinematic peer is often much less mentioned. Additionally launched in 2003, The Haunted Mansion is predicated on the theme park attraction of the identical identify. It tells the story of a realtor couple (Eddie Murphy and Marsha Thomason) who finds themselves trapped within the titular spooky edifice due to a thunderstorm. Upon studying that the mansion may be very a lot occupied by some less-than-living tenants, the Evers household should work collectively to uncover the reality in regards to the property’s mysterious previous.

Child-friendly horror is tough to return by. Which is to say nothing of kid-friendly horror prominently that includes a Black household. And fairly frankly, I get far more of a kick out of individuals arguing why one thing is nice than miserable screeds on why one thing stinks. So with out additional ado, let’s get spooky:

Watch “speaking in regards to the haunted mansion for 5 or 6 minutes”

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