Directed by:
Rob LettermanScreenplay:
Darren LemkeCinematography:
Javier AguirresarobeComposer:
Danny ElfmanCast:
Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Halston Sage, Steven Krueger, Amanda Lund, Karan Soni, Jeremy Ambler, Ella Wahlestedt (more)VOD (3)
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In Goosebumps, teenager Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette), upset about moving from a big city to a small town, finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah (Odeya Rush), living right next door, and makes a quick friend in Champ (Ryan Lee). But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach's comes when he learns that Hannah's mysterious dad is in fact R.L. Stine (Jack Black), the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. As Zach starts learning about the strange family next door, he soon discovers that Stine holds a dangerous secret: the creatures that his stories made famous are real, and Stine protects his readers by keeping them locked up in their books. When Stine's creations are unintentionally released from their manuscripts, Zach's life takes a turn for the weird. In a crazy night of adventure, it's up to Zach, Hannah, Champ, and Stine to team up and get all of these figments of Stine's imagination – including Slappy the Dummy, the girl with the haunted mask, the gnomes and many more – back in the books where they belong to save the town. (Columbia Pictures US)
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Goosebumps is a nice nostalgic notch for the whole family and an homage to the 90's. You can't expect blood or scares from the film, even if an unexpected bird flies out at the viewer at times, but it's a nice entertainment, where they don't spare both very nice light humor and a very varied selection of monsters – there is every creature you can think of: a very creepy belly talking doll, a giant destructive grasshopper, a giant snowman, reanimated garden gnomes, zombies, a clown, a mummy, a werewolf, an all consuming slime, flesh eating plants, an invisible boy and lots more. The film has stunning visuals, the 80 million budget is not often seen in a horror film, the young teenagers are likable, the romantic chemistry between them works, and surprisingly, and for me completely unexpected, are the fairly decent and often dosed twists, the solid premise, and the surprising allusions not only to older horror films, but to the film industry in general. I had a very pleasant time and got younger by six years:) It won't be for everyone though, I'd recommend the film more to the fairer sex, children and people who have a taste for older classics. The rest will probably grumble and shake their heads. Story 7/10, Atmosphere 6/10, Gore 0/10, Visuals 7/10, Action 6/10, Suspense 7/10, Humor 8/10 Entertainment 8/10.
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A very enjoyable comedy spectacle, light as a feather, quite imaginative, with nice effects, a passable Jack Black (he and director Letterman have definitely improved since Gulliver's Travels) and an excellent score by Danny Elfman. Yes, of course, the comparison with Jumanji also occurred to me, but unlike the others, I do not think that Goosebumps lost significantly in the "duel". For a number of scenes, I thought that at least it had the atmosphere that the new Ghostbusters should have.
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If you know you’ll get a new Jumanji, i.e. unpretentious entertainment for the whole family, instead of black comedy-horror like An American Werewolf in London, you’ll be satisfied. With the exception of the opening minutes, where it just piles cliché upon cliché, this is a very nicely directed and acted (the annoying guy with an overbite has some of the best moments) fantasy that delivers diverse and visually compelling monsters and a pleasant teen romance at a decent pace, so that in the end the exaggerated attempt at cool entertainment and the predictable plot without any major twists and turns fits in somehow naturally. I think the two and even one star ratings are very exaggerated and unfair. For me, a decent 3*.
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Goosebumps is an unpretentious family film that is brisk, moves along nicely, features some purposefully funny scenes and has nice visuals that don't hurt your eyes. The cast is mostly likeable, although I am not a big fan of Jack Black, the role of the geeky writer suited him quite well. Besides that, the film has one intelligently delivered story twist, which pleasantly surprised me personally. All in all, a decent horror fantasy flick with a (in a sense) charismatic main antagonist, perfect for a free evening to unwind.
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At first glance, the film version of Goosebumps is a complete mess, but not so for someone who knows those legendary R.L. Stine books. Regarding this, you need to know that "Goosebumps" is for younger kids, while "Fear Street" is for teens, and that R. L. Stine is truly a generational concept. All those stories like "Monster Blood," "Say Cheese and Die!", "Haunted Mask" or "One Day at Horrorland" are accessible to anyone who hasn't forgotten how much fun it is to be a kid with a ghost under the bed. I was a little afraid of Jack Black in the film, but he played Stine with a great deal of humility and helped the project become a tribute to a phenomenon that will never be forgotten. Plus we also get the bombshell cameo here by the real Stine, who plays... teacher Black.
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