Muppets Haunted Mansion you say? A nifty idea of Muppets in a haunted mansion scenario? I've always wanted to see a Muppet Dracula movie (following in the same literacy vein as previous Muppet flicks like Treasure Island, the Wizard of Oz and Christmas Carol), but alas what we have here is literally Muppets Haunted Mansion: The Ride (ala those special mini-movies made for theme parks).
This had potential, but alas they missed the mark again. Visually the movie is decent and it does capture all the famous elements of the classic Disney ride, but that's about it. Once again they have gone for a very silly spoof-type of approach with no proper story (much like the two recent modern Muppet movies).Yes all your favourite Muppets are there and yes it is entertaining to a degree (if you can also look past the horrendously bad new voice acting of certain characters), but I YEARN for a proper Muppet movie with an actual plot...you know, like a movie should be. They have also incorporated far too many songs in the more recent Muppet flicks, this is no different. We just move from one famous ride scenario to the next with a new song, ugh!!
At the end of the day this simply feels like an extended advert for the actual Disney ride and not an actual movie (was it??). Still, at least it's better than the 'Muppets Wizard of Oz', yeesh! A far cry from the heights of 'A Muppet Christmas Carol' and 'Muppet Treasure Island'. What's the problem here?
3/10
