Alissa
... in it for about *theeees* long, anyone else see it yet?
The movie, unfortunately, was a stinker - I don't recommend it unless you're going to the dollar movies. But, one of my earliest childhood memories was Disneyworld's Haunted Mansion (horrifying to a 6 year old ... scarred me for life ... I still remember portions VIVIDLY I was so scared....) And it seemed a good way to spend some time with family who were visiting.
Tarot makes several brief appearances in the flick; first, at the top of the movie during credits, we see images of RWS cards fluttering down. The best part here is the effect they use ... to illustrate the coming plot, we see the woman in the Lovers card turn into a skeleton. Then, the Death card ... already a skeleton, but his horse turns to bones beneath him. Seems like about 3 or 4 more cards fluttered past, and I've forgotten them now (3 swords seems right....)
Really cool effect, maybe the best part of the entire 2 hours....
And later we see them pop up briefly in context to "Madame Lenora" ... played by one of the Tilly sisters (Meg? can't remember which). What? You don't remember Madame Lenora? She's the green, glowing head inside the crystal ball who speaks to you as you're on the ride. In the movie, she provides the necessary clues for Eddie Murphy and kids to solve the mystery of the haunting. And, she provides comic relief.
Anyhow, Tarot in a Disney movie ... have we seen everything yet?
The movie, unfortunately, was a stinker - I don't recommend it unless you're going to the dollar movies. But, one of my earliest childhood memories was Disneyworld's Haunted Mansion (horrifying to a 6 year old ... scarred me for life ... I still remember portions VIVIDLY I was so scared....) And it seemed a good way to spend some time with family who were visiting.
Tarot makes several brief appearances in the flick; first, at the top of the movie during credits, we see images of RWS cards fluttering down. The best part here is the effect they use ... to illustrate the coming plot, we see the woman in the Lovers card turn into a skeleton. Then, the Death card ... already a skeleton, but his horse turns to bones beneath him. Seems like about 3 or 4 more cards fluttered past, and I've forgotten them now (3 swords seems right....)
Really cool effect, maybe the best part of the entire 2 hours....
And later we see them pop up briefly in context to "Madame Lenora" ... played by one of the Tilly sisters (Meg? can't remember which). What? You don't remember Madame Lenora? She's the green, glowing head inside the crystal ball who speaks to you as you're on the ride. In the movie, she provides the necessary clues for Eddie Murphy and kids to solve the mystery of the haunting. And, she provides comic relief.
Anyhow, Tarot in a Disney movie ... have we seen everything yet?