Muppets Haunted Masion

What I liked: Gonzo and Pepe spend the night in a haunted mansion. They have run ins with singing ghosts. What more could a person want in a surprise Halloween special? I look forward to the ghost songs making it into the rather thin Halloween playlists. I must say that a mansion haunted by Muppets is substantially less menacing than one haunted by more malevolent ghosts. The ghost bride did a good job of being creepy though. I liked that Gonzo's outfit matched the doorman's.

What I didn't: Old Gonzo. That should not have happened. Old Gonzo is creepy looking. Fozzie tells jokes. His jokes are always terrible. I also thought that the other Muppets' jokes were a lamer than I would have hoped. I would have been happier with the movie if it were less transparently the rebranding of the Haunted Mansion ride. Like maybe they didn't need every single element of the ride shoehorned into the movie; maybe there could be some parts of the ride that didn't appear in the movie or elements of the movie that were not directly set in a room in the ride.

Who should watch this? People looking for a a less scary Halloween movie. People who like the Muppets.

Would I watch it again? Probably next year for Halloween. Let's be honest there are a limited number of Halloween movies for general audiences.

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