The Spiderwick Chronicles

I wonder what drove the creators to fuck up our favourite childhood fairy tale that everyone loved so much. Remake it into a TV show, stick to the same story verbatim, make the entire main family black (??????), slap bland visuals on the whole thing, and hope we'll be fine with that? The only forward movement is in the "horror" aspect of the look of the monster, but otherwise it's an incredible step backwards that doesn't deserve even the slightest attention. When I compare it to the similar teen series Locke & Key, I see a diametric difference and would rather watch that one again than the Spiderwicks. (05/08/2024)