Haunted Mansion Trailer Impressions: 2015 MMFF Horror Film Debuting the MarNella Love Team Centering on a Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion is a 2015 horror film from Regal Entertainment Inc. (Regal Films) and is an official entry to the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival this 2015 under the direction of Jun Robles Lana which stars Janella Salvador, Marlo Mortel, Jerome Ponce, Janice De Belen, Iza Calzado, Dominic Ochoa, LJ Reyes, Joem Bascon, and Sharlene San Pedro slated for a December 25, 2015 theatrical release. Let's check out what this 2015 haunted house... (erm) mansion horror film featuring the MarNella (Marlo Mortel and Janella Salvador) love team has to offer.


Haunted Mansion
Plot / Synopsis

Haunted Mansion is set to tackle students holding a retreat and something weird and creepy happens afterward. The first teaser of the film released on Oct 25, 2015.

Watch Haunted Mansion teaser trailer here:





Haunted Mansion Teaser Trailer Impression
Haunted Mansion Film Teaser Trailer Review


So what can be said about the Haunted Mansion 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival horror entry teaser trailer? Well, it could very well be the main trailer but teaser sounds get and enough to build hype at this early. I commend the marketing team for releasing the teaser early as I have mentioned in the past that film studios should maximize the potential of the internet and market their film heavily on this platform. But going back the film which seemingly has good cinematography uses that age old haunted house feel only with a MarNella (ABS-CBN's Marlo Mortel and Janella Salvador) love team skin glazed over it.


A little digging resulted to some information that Haunted Mansion was formerly titled as "Retreat House" and it serves as the debut film of MarNella (Marlo Mortel and Janella Salvador) love team. Given such information and seeing the trailer gives you a good indication of what to expect in this 2015 MMFF horror film entry. A group of kids focusing on a main romantic teenage couple is thrown in a mansion where chaos ensues. If you are of the newer generation and have not seen THAT many horror films but so into it, I highly advised to check out some old ones and you'll be surprised at the better written and acted horror stories featured in the past. There are other 2015 MMFF horror entries like Buy Now, Die Later and Nilalang which I think have much better story, performance, and overall feel to it that Haunted Mansion, but that's just me.


How about you guys? What's your favorite Haunted House themed horror film? What do you think of the three horror films included in the 2015 Metro Manila film Festival and which one are you more curious to see? Is the MarNella Love Team enough for you to check this one one? Share your thoughts and opinion about the Haunted Mansion teaser trailer in the comments section below:

Binhi Trailer Impressions: A 2015 Haunted House Film with Joem Bascon and Mercedes Cabral

Binhi or The Seed is a Haunted Tower Pictures Inc. and (in association with) Viva Films horror film written and directed by Pedring Lopez starring Joem Bascon, Mercedes Cabral, Roxanne Barcelo, and Cholo Baretto slated for a May 20, 2015 theatrical release. Let's check out this 2015 haunted house horror film simply entitled Binhi or The Seed by Pedring Lopez.


Binhi
Plot / Synopsis

Daniel and Cynthia, a young couple with a child on the way, experience some hard times in Manila. They head back to Baguio, where Daniel is originally from, to start over again. Through the kindness of Alex, Daniel’s well-to-do childhood friend, they get to stay in a large house, rent-free; and he gets a job offer as well.


Everything seems to be falling into place for them – or so they think – until strange things start to happen in their house

Watch Binhi Official trailer here:


Official Binhi Trailer Impression
Binhi (The Seed) Film Trailer Review

From what we can see on the trailer, Binhi looks well shot and seemingly atmospheric. AS for the story though, I guess it will do. A young couple moving to a new house to start over which they found out was eventually haunted is not really something new. The usual hook with these kinds of horror premise is how does it related to the protagonists (and most of the time it really doesn't), but it seems like in Binhi, it does.



Binhi's ghost girl sure likes to whisper quite a lot, huh?
Have thought out a couple of possible scenarios that would connect the haunting to the film's couple. This is not really spoilers but just humor me with this. The female ghost child could either be the husband or wife's child from a different person from the past who could have died or curse them, but begs the question why only occur on this house alone? Or could very well be their first child and the memory of the loss could haunt them. Okay speculation, done! Man, since when did I start doing these speculations? Well, I always like a film that goes the other way and breaks what was initially speculated or expected in a good relevant way. It is quite surprising that Viva didn't get the usual (high-paying) actors to be their protagonist and this is not to devalue the film's chosen actors; on the contrary this is a great move as Mercedes Cabral is one of the more competent actor up there. Binhi seems to go the quality over quantity route. The question is will it deliver the scare as a horror film should be? That is yet to be find out.


How about you guys? What do you think of the casting for "The Seed"? Any idea or speculation behind how the film will develop and unveil the identity of the girl haunting the house? Share your thoughts and opinion about Binhi in the comments section below:

Amorosa Trailer Impressions: The Mystery Behind the Restless Spirit of the Haunted House

Amorosa is an upcoming horror film produced by Skylight Films under the direction of Topel Lee starring Angel Aquino, Enrique Gil, Martin Del Rosario and Xyriel Manabat. Amorosa is a 2012 Filipino horror film slated for an August 29, 2012 nationwide theatrical release. Let's check out this trailer here.

Amorosa
Plot / Synopsis

After a tragic incident, a family decided to move into a new house to start a new life only to find themselves dealing with a spirit that haunts their home. What is the secret behind this spirit?

Watch Amorosa Official trailer here:


Amorosa Official Trailer Impression
Amorosa Film Trailer Review

Now what do we have here in Amorosa? Amorosa is another Filipino horror film that uses the tried and tested haunted house-themed story. The question is does Amorosa offers something different to set it apart from the number of Filipino horror films that uses the same theme before it? Has this trailer get the job done in building hype making people to actually consider watching this 2012 horror film when it comes out in August 29?

Horror film fans can already come up with a number of potential stories and twist for this film, but luckily the film didn't put too much information on its official channels (FB Page and Youtube), something most horror films from Viva and Regal has been guilty of recently. Amorosa has managed to still preserve a tiny element of mystery behind the story, identity, and the motivation of spirit that haunts the house. Hopefully when the film does decide to release its official synopsis (which usually go with its official trailer) that it wouldn't follow the same failed marketing mess that films like Guni-Guni and Hitman did earlier - that is including the whole story in full details in its synopsis treating movie goers like morons that they can't seem to find it out for themselves. What Amorosa would want to emulate is what The Healing has achieved amidst the cliche horror theme it used. I just don't know with Amorosa. It just screams mediocrity basing from what is seen on its trailer.

The trailer even showed what the spirit looked like that made me scratch my head and exclaimed shouldn't they reserve that "opportunity" for people who might want to check this film out? Either that or they decided that the spirit is so generic that the its origin and the scares are more important than preserving how it looked like only revealing it to its audience. What is left to explore is the origin of this spirit and if it does have any connection with Angel's family. Amorosa is one of those "wait until its official home video format (DVD, VCD, Bluray) gets released and rent it" kind of film. You can still watch Amorosa if you have the extra time and money to spare for it. If you are also a fan of any of the cast included in this 2012 horror film; curious of the outcome or to find out about the story, motivation, and what this spirit can do, then you might want to check this out in theaters but the Pinoy Movie Blogger gives it a low recommendation.

How about you guys, what can you say about this film? Share your thoughts about Amorosa's official movie trailer in the comments section below: