Haunted Mansion (2015): A Church Retreat at the Haunted Mansion (We Are Contractually Obligated to Say This Has No Correlation With The Walt Disney Corporation Or Its Affiliates and Partners)

Melvin is joined by Shirleon yet again to discuss Haunted Mansion (2015), a movie that has literally no correlation to The Haunted Mansion or Haunted Mansion (2023)! Yes, this movie was picked solely because it shares a name with the other movies. We think that’s kind of funny! But don’t worry; there are more similarities between this haunted mansion and the Disney Haunted Mansion, too! Tune in to find out!

Topics:

• (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 40-minutes discussing watching habits, from things we enjoy the most, things we emotionally connect with, and things we avoid or are learning we dislike (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
• The available video quality for the film is low-res and includes frequent stuttering that impacts the viewing experience. Melvin wonders if it was merely cheaper to license and distribute a lower quality version from a foreign market.
• The lead character Ella is a particularly strong female lead, despite also being “The Special”.
• Haunted Mansion (2015) is a Filipino movie and both Melvin & Shirleon reflected on how the language of the film would alternate between Filipino and English.
• Melvin & Shirleon discuss the aesthetics of this haunted mansion. Unlike both Disney movies, this mansion is a real location.
• The two discuss a translation in the subtitles that left both of them shocked, but learn it stands for a ghost-type from the Philippines.
• Melvin likes Teen Drama movies, but the film is titled and primarily tagged as a horror movie, and he laments the films general lack of horror during its first hour.
• Melvin realizes that note-taking for a movie is a great way to find scenes that can easily be cut.
• It takes until 01:07:00 before the movie introduces the threat of violence, and it both works for and against the film as a whole.

Recommendations:

• A Clockwork Reader Film And TV Journal by Hannah Azerang
• No One Will Save You (2023) (Movie)

Haunted Mansion (2015) is Rated PG-13. It features Janella Salvador, Marlo Mortel, Jerome Ponce, Janice De Belen, Iza Calzado, Dominic Ochoa, LJ Reyes, Joem Bascon, Sharlene San Pedro, Ingrid Dela Paz, Devon Seron, Eliza Pineda, Phytos Ramirez, Paolo Gumabao, and Lilet. Directed by Jun Lana. Haunted Mansion (2015) is available here.

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Melvin Benson is the Founder, Editor-In-Chief, and Lead Host of Cinematic Doctrine. Whether it’s a movie, show, game, comic, or novel, it doesn’t matter. As long as it’s rich, he’s ready and willing to give it a try! His hope is to see King Jesus glorified as far as the east is from the west!

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