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Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the movie I've watched the most times this year. Was it my choice? No, it wasn't. It was my 2 1/2 year old son's choice. One that I am happy and sad about. Happy because he wants to watch something scary, sad because it's this movie. Now whenever he asks to watch a movie he goes; "Daddy....can we watch...GOOOOOOOSEBUMPS?" How can I say no to that?
The first film was okay. It tickled the nostalgia bone of those who read the books when the were younger and had a decent Jack Black portraying author R.L. Stone. The story was simple and hit the marks it needed to hit. It was a kids movie, but could entertain those Goosebumps kids who are now adults. Now the sequel comes around, how do you make a story about Goosebumps after the first film had every book character come to life? The answer is with an unfinished manuscript for the first ever Goosebumps story R.L. Stone wrote; Haunted Hallowen.
It's not the Goosebumps characters coming to life now, it's Halloween decorations. A little bit of a spin on the costumes becoming real bit we see in Halloween III or that one episode of Buffy. The scary bits are toned down and these decorations are more of a nuance than a threat. Creepy dummy Slappy returns, he's the 'mascot' of the series (voiced by Black again) and the main villain.
Jack Black returns but in a much smaller role. I guess you could say they subverted expectations by having him race to the town to fix things, but end up not being needed at all. The kids aren't too annoying, but lead Jeremy Ray Taylor (from the new It films) tests my patience. Maybe it's just me and I'm out of touch, but the kids in these movies do not seem believable. Stick to the original, if you're even the slightest bit interested in these films.
It gets an extra half popcorn for letting my take a nap while my kid is occupied.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the movie I've watched the most times this year. Was it my choice? No, it wasn't. It was my 2 1/2 year old son's choice. One that I am happy and sad about. Happy because he wants to watch something scary, sad because it's this movie. Now whenever he asks to watch a movie he goes; "Daddy....can we watch...GOOOOOOOSEBUMPS?" How can I say no to that?
The first film was okay. It tickled the nostalgia bone of those who read the books when the were younger and had a decent Jack Black portraying author R.L. Stone. The story was simple and hit the marks it needed to hit. It was a kids movie, but could entertain those Goosebumps kids who are now adults. Now the sequel comes around, how do you make a story about Goosebumps after the first film had every book character come to life? The answer is with an unfinished manuscript for the first ever Goosebumps story R.L. Stone wrote; Haunted Hallowen.
It's not the Goosebumps characters coming to life now, it's Halloween decorations. A little bit of a spin on the costumes becoming real bit we see in Halloween III or that one episode of Buffy. The scary bits are toned down and these decorations are more of a nuance than a threat. Creepy dummy Slappy returns, he's the 'mascot' of the series (voiced by Black again) and the main villain.
Jack Black returns but in a much smaller role. I guess you could say they subverted expectations by having him race to the town to fix things, but end up not being needed at all. The kids aren't too annoying, but lead Jeremy Ray Taylor (from the new It films) tests my patience. Maybe it's just me and I'm out of touch, but the kids in these movies do not seem believable. Stick to the original, if you're even the slightest bit interested in these films.
It gets an extra half popcorn for letting my take a nap while my kid is occupied.