Haunted Mansion: A scary, mysterious, and fun movie for the whole family to watch on Halloween
One of the movies that I saw in theaters is Disney’s new film Haunted Mansion. It lasts 2 hours and 3 minutes, and the film is rated PG-13 for thematic and horror action. I think it was very interesting, and I found it to be a fun and scary experience. The movie currently has a ranking of a score of 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, a 6.2/10 on IMDb, and a 3/5 on Common Sense Media. However, I would rate the movie to be higher than those scores as I believe it is a very good movie with very good Halloween and haunted elements. I would rank it a B or an A.
The film is a remake of The Haunted Mansion, a similar film that was released in 2003, two decades before this movie was released in theaters. The film is also inspired by the Disneyland haunting-themed attraction of the same name, which opened at Disneyland on Aug. 9, 1969. The attraction also exists at the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland. As the opening spiel says on the ride, “We have nine hundred and ninety-nine happy haunts here, but there’s room for a thousand. Any volunteers?”
The film is about a single mother named Gabbie, who is portrayed by Rosario Dawson, along with her 9-year-old son Travis, who is portrayed by Chase W. Dillon. The family moves into an antique home. As they spend the night there, it becomes clear the house is actually the titular haunted mansion due to the many restless spirits. Travis and Gabbie recruit a group of friends to help them solve the mystery of the haunted mansion and rid the mansion of the evil ghosts. The group includes an astrophysicist named Ben Matthias, who is portrayed by LaKeith Stanfield, a priest named Father Kent, who is portrayed by Owen Wilson, a medium named Harriet, who is portrayed by Tiffany Haddish, and an expert at haunted house history named Bruce Davis, who is portrayed by Danny DeVito.
In my opinion, this is a really good movie because it comes from Disney and has many cool and exciting moments. I also really like the casting of the characters in the film. Danny DeVito and Tiffany Haddish are my favorite portrayals in the movie because they have played a lot of good characters and I’m more familiar with them as I find the two actors very talented. What I like a lot about the film is the various battles against the ghosts and the soldier statues that come to life in the film.
If you want to see Haunted Mansion, it is still in theaters in its final showtimes. The movie is playing at Regal Westchester Commons at Midlothian and Regal Virginia Center at Glen Allen. The showtimes mostly come from 12:50 p.m. at the earliest and 8:50 p.m. at the latest. It’s also scheduled to come to Disney+ and Digital DVD on Oct. 4. I recommend this movie if you are a Halloween fanatic who loves spooky and mysterious stories.
