FILM LANGUAGE - A FILM I HATE
For my film I hate, I've chosen The Haunted Mansion , released in 2003 and directed by Rob Minkoff. (The trailer for The Haunted Mansion) The Haunted Mansion movie SUCKS . The source material, on the other hand, doesn't suck. This movie is in fact based on a classic Disneyland ride, opening in 1969 as part of the Magic Kingdom's New Orleans Square expansion. Before his death, Walt Disney had planned a haunted house for Disneyland, working with his Imagineer team on the attraction. The ride was finished 3 years after Walt Disney's death, with plenty of internal struggles on the ride's tone. Finally, the attraction opened to unanimous praise, and is still considered one of, if not THE best Disney Parks attractions of all time. It's home to iconic Disney Parks characters, including the Hitchhiking Ghosts, Madame Leota, Constance the Bride and, my personal favourite, the Hatbox Ghost. (The original Hatbox Ghost disappeared 3 weeks after the ride...