**HAUNTED MANSION Discussion Megapost** 2023-07-28 🏰👻

kingmongoose7877 OP , 10 months ago

Oh, Haunted Mansion, you were my first Megapost and I’ll never forget you ❤️ but it’s time I unpin you 😢 Adieu, ma ami, adieu!

Buddhist1961 , 10 months ago

I went to watch this movie last weekend. I like movies but I’m not an expert or anything, and I don’t have the best taste so take my opinion with a grain of salt. We went because my wife wanted to watch it.

I liked it. I have to confess that I expected less, but it was funny, it was entertaining, I think there was a jump scare that got me but overall, while it doesn’t feel like a proper horror movie, the “scary” scenes don’t feel silly.

I liked the characters dynamic and LaKeith Stanfield is definitely a great actor, even here where the material doesn’t require too much acting, he definitely elevates the film. He’s the straight man and even then, he stands out among the rest of the quirky characters.

The only moment I felt like something was missing or wasn’t very well done was the scene where

spoilerLaKeith’s character is trying to convince the child to not go to “his father”. I felt like we got a couple of scenes of them together where convincing him is believable, but nothing that was said seemed to me enough to actually convince him. We know that it’s not his father but the child doesn’t and LaKeith never says that, we know that if the kid goes there he’ll die and the bad guy will take his soul but the child doesn’t know that and LaKeith doesn’t say it, we know LaKeith cares a lot for the child and his mom (that’s why we have those previous scenes) but, again, he doesn’t say that. He just convinces the kid by being persistent on saying “you have to come with me”.

I don’t know if it’s actually a big problem but I remember thinking about that scene while I was actually watching the movie. Just a small and maybe ridiculous complaint I wanted to get off my chest.

After the cinema my wife was really excited explaining to me the lore and the references, so I think it’s a better experience if you’re familiar with the ride and the previous movies, but it’s still a fun movie to watch.

kingmongoose7877 OP , 10 months ago

I like movies but I’m not an expert or anything…

Don’t worry, nobody is! 🤣 Ya did just fine! Thanks for the comment.

kingmongoose7877 OP , 11 months ago

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/haunted-mansion-flops-disney-halloween-release-1235683293/ Why Didn’t Disney Save ‘Haunted Mansion’ for Halloween?

From the linked article…

Whether the release date is connected, ticket sales were veering on scary as the comedic thriller debuted in third place to a lackluster $24 million. Competition was heightened as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” remained unexpectedly strong in their sophomore outings, collecting a combined $140 million over the weekend. Of course, nobody anticipated the power of “Barbenheimer” when setting the film calendar.

kingmongoose7877 OP , 11 months ago

Really? Nobody?? 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗

LittleTarsier , 10 months ago

I did not see this movie, and have no intention of seeing it, but I wanted to thank you for making the discussion post. Discussion posts have been somewhat lacking on Lemmy so I really appreciate the effort :)

kingmongoose7877 OP , 10 months ago

Gosh, you’re making me blush 😊 Thanks!

I did not see this movie, and have no intention of seeing it

Just judging from the comments here, no one else did nor has intention to either! 🦗🦗🦗 Oh well, what about the TMNT Megapost? Or the latest MEG 2: Electric Boogaloo Megapost?

Nutterthebutter , 10 months ago

I’ll take pride to say I’m one of the only people on here that has lol great formatting for movie discussions though.

kingmongoose7877 OP , 10 months ago

Don’t know if I should congratulate you or console you! 😜 But from your review here it didn’t seem a total loss. And thanks for the format thumbs-up! 🫶

LittleTarsier , 10 months ago

I’ll definitely contribute once I see those movies :)

kingmongoose7877 OP , 10 months ago

We can’t wait. 😜

Blaze , 10 months ago

Really happy to see it indeed!