Goosebumps double feature review 10-11-22
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next-door neighbor Hannah, daughter of best-selling author RL Stine. Stine is very mysterious and a prisoner of his own imagination- The monsters in his books are real, and he protects his readers by keeping them locked up in their manuscripts. When the monsters are accidentally released and begin to terrorize the town, it’s up to Stine, Zach, and Hannah to get them back in the books where they belong!
Goosebumps is a surprise flick that’s perfect for Halloween with an engaging story, a good score from Danny Elfman, gorgeous sets and backdrops that bring you right into Delaware (where the movie takes place), and impressive visual effects. The jokes are also very funny, for the most part .
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| The characters encountering a werewolf attacking a grocery store. |
Jack Black also does a great job as RL Stine, who’s a real person in real life, and he’s written lots of horror books that are just about appropriate to show to kids.
If I were to nitpick one thing, I feel that Champ, Zach’s new friend, is a little annoying. Think of Randy from Dora and the Lost City of Gold but more annoying.
In conclusion, Goosebumps is a great film to get kids ready for scary movies. It’s also a good alternative to Gremlins and Ghostbusters until your kids are older. Just be warned that there will be scary moments in this movie.
In Goosebumps 2, with their after-school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees the evil ventriloquist doll, Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium!
Unfortunately, despite its impressive production design and decent visual effects, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween suffers from a story that rehashes the first film and uninteresting new characters. It also doesn’t help that the movie takes place in a completely different state and focuses on a different set of characters.
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| The new trio Sarah (top), Sonny (right), and Sam (left) with the evil dummy Slappy. |
Not much left to say about Goosebumps 2, to be honest. To conclude this review, skip Goosebumps 2 and instead, watch one of these 10 Halloween specials from one of my older countdown lists.
Goosebumps rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Goosebumps 2 rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
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