Welcome, Foolish Mortals. ‘The Haunted Mansion’ returned to the big screen in 2023. As Halloween is here, what better way to celebrate? There has been much comparison of this latest version to its original. Can this 20-year difference make or break the Mansion Movies?
On November 26, 2003, Disney Productions released the Haunted Mansion movie with Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomasen, and Jennifer Tilly. Eddie Murphy stars as Jim Evers, and he and his family find themselves stuck in the mansion of the Gracey’s.
The mansion is filled with spirits, and the Evers family must fight these spirits to not become the next spirits to roam the halls.
This is a childhood classic that is filled with nostalgia. This movie has a riveting plot, based on Disney’s famous Haunted Mansion ride. Although released in 2003, the special effects are mostly up-to-date, but who does not like a slightly cheesy childhood movie?
This movie still deeply embraces the Halloween spirit with its creepy filming techniques and music; however, it is not shy of its comedic side.
This film is a favorite to binge on Disney+ and never disappoints with the Halloween spirit; Haunted Mansion 2023 has a lot to live up to.
In celebration of its twentieth anniversary, Disney released a new revised version of the classic Haunted Mansion film.
The newest version stars LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chase Dillon, and Jared Leto.
The motion picture follows Ben Matthias, who agrees to help a mother and son who are being haunted by spirits in their new home in Louisiana.
The tour guide, the mother and son, a professor, a fake priest, and the medium work together against these spirits — especially the evilest of them all, a hatbox ghost who is searching for its 1000th spirit.
What a movie! There were great special effects and some decent acting for a Disney film. It includes a great plot that pays great homage to its original version.
When comparing the two, it is obvious that the newer version has many more jump scares as it targets a bit of an older audience than the original.
While the recent version was great, I have to say they were trying a little too hard.
The latest version has a lot going on in a small amount of time, and while it is well-paced, they are trying to outdo the original.
The original is just so nostalgic and classic, so it extremely hard to top such a famous film.
This updated version includes a much more famous cast, which is another factor to consider. The acting is also more intense than the original. However, you still will laugh out loud.
For a movie night, I would choose the original, but that does not diminish how impressive this 2023 version is.
It is still a great Halloween Watch for us foolish mortals.