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This film is based off the various book series, of the same title, written by R.L. Stine. Zach moves into a new town with his mother. After accidentally releasing monsters from R.L. Stine's books, he teams up with a friend, the author, and the author's daughter to rescue the town from these monsters.
This film was directed by Rob Letterman. The story of this film uses several monsters from various R.L. Stine novels. Since there are so many featured monsters the film moves frantically, and the humor is very over the top. However, the main monster that drives the film is the popular Slappy doll. The story is more kid friendly than some of the original novels. There was a great basis for the plot, but the choice to keep it child friendly hinders it greatly. There are a lot of homages to other horrors stories and authors. The monster effects were great on screen, and the backdrop added to its mild horror feel. Very young audiences might be afraid, but there really isn't anything terrifying about this film. Yes, there may be a sequel. Dylan Minnette played the role of Zach. His performance was very average for this type of ordinary character. Odeya Rush played the role of Hannah. She was good at supporting Minette and Black, but didn't pull the deep emotions needed for the character. Ryan Lee played the role of Champ. His character hurt the film. He was meant to be the comedic relief, but it ruined any tension that this film had. His character was also more annoying than likable. Jack Black played the roles of R.L. Stine/ Slapy/ Invisible Boy. As R.L. Stine his performance was too over the top to be believed. As Slappy he was a surprisingly good fit. Even if all the puns got tiring, he was a great villain for this film. I enjoyed how Slappy was shown as the authors darker half.
I give this film 2 out of 5 stars! Its a great horror film for children and fans of the book series, but there isn't anything for older audiences to enjoy.
This film can be seen in theaters.
Answer to last blog: Director Breck Eisner, The Last Witch Hunter, directed the film Sahara.
Que: Who first voiced Slappy in the Goosebumps television series?
Ron Stefanluk
Ben Cook
Alex Fallis
Paul Miller
This film was directed by Rob Letterman. The story of this film uses several monsters from various R.L. Stine novels. Since there are so many featured monsters the film moves frantically, and the humor is very over the top. However, the main monster that drives the film is the popular Slappy doll. The story is more kid friendly than some of the original novels. There was a great basis for the plot, but the choice to keep it child friendly hinders it greatly. There are a lot of homages to other horrors stories and authors. The monster effects were great on screen, and the backdrop added to its mild horror feel. Very young audiences might be afraid, but there really isn't anything terrifying about this film. Yes, there may be a sequel. Dylan Minnette played the role of Zach. His performance was very average for this type of ordinary character. Odeya Rush played the role of Hannah. She was good at supporting Minette and Black, but didn't pull the deep emotions needed for the character. Ryan Lee played the role of Champ. His character hurt the film. He was meant to be the comedic relief, but it ruined any tension that this film had. His character was also more annoying than likable. Jack Black played the roles of R.L. Stine/ Slapy/ Invisible Boy. As R.L. Stine his performance was too over the top to be believed. As Slappy he was a surprisingly good fit. Even if all the puns got tiring, he was a great villain for this film. I enjoyed how Slappy was shown as the authors darker half.
I give this film 2 out of 5 stars! Its a great horror film for children and fans of the book series, but there isn't anything for older audiences to enjoy.
This film can be seen in theaters.
Answer to last blog: Director Breck Eisner, The Last Witch Hunter, directed the film Sahara.
Que: Who first voiced Slappy in the Goosebumps television series?
Ron Stefanluk
Ben Cook
Alex Fallis
Paul Miller
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