Haunted Honeymoon
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Actor: Dom DeLuise, Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Jonathan Pryce, Paul L. SmithBrand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Haunted Honeymoon
DVD Review: M A K E S....A ....M A S T E R P I E C E ....O U T....O F......' P L A N....9....F R O M ...O U T E R ...S P A C E '
Summary: 1 Stars
"HAUNTED HONEYMOON" never takes itself seriously. It is a farce, (and a badly-written farce at that), masquerading as a comedy. The dialogue is hackneyed, and the actors don't even try to make it even more than it is. It's great to see Gene Wilder, (and Gilda Radner, sigh!), in anything of course -- but here, the plot goes "plotZ", (falls on its
face), and goes nowhere. Talent is wasted here. The unnecesary sight gags are disruptive, and add to the unreality of this
horrible mess of a movie.
I could say this movie is "hairy", (and this admittedly terrible joke-of mine is, I hazard to say, on a par with most of the awful jokes in this movie), but I won't. This movie isn't hairy -- it's just s-t-u-p-i-d!
The only good things about this movie are the atmospheric music, and the optional subtitles, which can help one, however briefly, to review one's French. The subtitles are nice and large, but go by too fast. One thing that REALLY had me howling, (with laughter), was seeing the scene, toward the beginning, where GENE WILDER, though trying to hide it, stutters on words beginning with the letter "W" -- which proves he is a werewolf. Only -- the subtitles say he will stutter on words beginning with the letter "L" (!) I re-wound the CD at this point, to make SURE I had seen the subtitle correctly. I had! French and English are, truly, two very different languages -- but the distinction between "L" and "W" are quite clear, in both languages. (Unless....maybe it's because "W" begins the word "wolf" in English, but "L" begins the word "la loup", (wolf), in French? Maybe that's it. Yet, the script does not say WHY Mr. Wilder's character will stutter on words beginning with "W". No explanation was given -- and this being so, he COULD have stuttered on words beginning with "C", or "D", or any other letter of the alphabet, and it would have made no difference. So, the French subtitles should have used the letter "W", as well. It looks very strange, for Mr. Wilder's character to indeed be stuttering on words beginning with the letter "W" -- (again, no reason given), whilst the French subtitles clearly state that he SHOUD be stuttering on words beginning with the letter "L". ('Sesame Street', anyone?)
One of the most important things in any fantasy/horror/sci-fi movie or book, is to make the audience suspend disbelief in the odd goings on in the story. (This is what makes the wonderful sci-fi movie, 'Galaxy Quest', and the long-running horror/fantasy TV show, 'Dark Shadows', so great!) But, in 'Haunted Honeymoon', characters do TRULY weird things,
(such as, for no apparent reason, Gilda Radner's character, (Vicki Pearl), and John Candy's character, (AUNT Kate), suddenly bursting forth into a song and dance of "Ballin' the Jack"!) Unlikely dialogue and stupid retorts, (done only for 'laugh' value), add to one's disbelief in what is happening onscreen. Disbelief, in this movie, is NOT "supsended". It is quite definitely "EXtended"!
Dom de Louise, however, is as good as anyone can be, in his role as the (female) Aunt Kate. Like the other characters, he is made to deliver totally inane dialogue -- but his utter belief in his character's femininity makes us believe the character he plays IS female, as well.
"Plan 9 From Outer Space" is generally regarded as THE worst science-fiction/fantasy film ever made. Truly, it is NOT a good movie. But at least it takes itself seriously. One WANTS to believe the absurd plot and bad acting in 'Plan 9', because the acting is in earnest. Here, in "Haunted Honeymoon", the acting and dialogue are played for laughs -- and not very funny laughs, at that. It is NOT played out in earnest. Absurdity after absurdity follows on the screen, whilst the story goes absolutely nowhere.
I doubt that I have ever been SO disappointed in ANY movie I have ever seen. I mean, I LIKE stories of the supernatural, (well-done stories of the supernatural, that is), and I also like comedies, (funn"Haunted Honeymoon" IS an intriguing title, but it takes this title and makes a mockery of it -- much as Ludwig II of Barvaria made a mockery out of the title of "King".
This movie has, as one of its tags here on Amazon, the word "mystery". I agree that "mystery" should be one of the tags -- but not because of anything in the story of this movie. No. The REAL 'mystery' here is how any studio, (especially mighty MGM!) ever allowed this movie to be produced at all. Watching it, made me remember a review for another film, (the title of which, mercifully, I forget), about which the newspaper, NEW YORK NEWSDAY, gave the following succinct, (and highly accurate!) review: "It wasn't released. It escaped!" (And THIS joke is funnier than all the jokes in 'Haunted Honeymoon' -- put together!)
Science fiction, horror and fantasy are supposed to appeal, especially, to the most intellectually gifted amongst us. One begins to wonder if such ridiculous movies as "Haunted Honeymoon" have been foisted upon the public with the precise aim of dumbing down these intellectually gifted people. And all the rest of us as well!
Description of Haunted Honeymoon
What do you get when you combine three of Hollywood's most hysterical talents with a creaky old castle and a werewolf legend? An "amiable kinky blend of high jinks and horror" (The Hollywood Reporter) that'll leave you howling with laughter! Starring Gene Wilder Gilda Radner and Dom DeLuise this "ingenious amusing horror comedy [will] put a smile on your face and keep it there" (Los Angeles Times)!At the mansion of his Great Aunt Kate (DeLuise) Larry Abbot (Wilder) is undergoing a psychological procedure designed to rid him of his irrational phobias by frightening them right out of him! But the jolts and frights may turn out to be the least of his problems when Great Kate names him her sole heir. Suddenly the entire family seems a little too vigorous in participating with his "scare-apy" leading Larry to believe that one of his jealous kin may be murderous and that another may be werewolverous!System Requirements:Starring: Gene Wilder Gilda Radner Dom DeLuise Jonathan Pryce Paul L. Smith Directed By: Gene Wilder Running Time: 84 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 027616865472 Manufacturer No: 1002328Bestsellers in DVD
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