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Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/HorrorDirector: Rob Letterman
Cast: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush,
Ryan Lee, Jillian Bell & Amy Ryan.
Ryan Lee, Jillian Bell & Amy Ryan.
Run Time: 103 min.
US Release: 16 October 2015
UK Release: 05 February 2016
German Release: 04 February 2016
My first review of 2016 is a movie that was released mid-October 2015, in the States. I am talking about the Goosebumpsfilm starring Jack Black, and although this movie is coming out in February in Germany I managed to watch it end of December on the big screen. Originally I planned this to be my last review of 2015, but thought it might be better to end the year with a bang and therefore decided to upload my The Peanuts Movie Review.
The Goosebumps book series used to be a huge part of my childhood, those short horror novels were what got me into reading and I had the whole original collection in German and the 2000 Series in English. They made my reading time in bed the most exciting part of the day! I also stood up early in the mornings during the weekends to watch the TV series and cherished each episode.
In all honesty, when I first heard of this production I was pretty sure that the film was going to be a complete failure, especially knowing who the director is. Letterman and Black’s last collaboration ended with the big screen comedy of Gulliver’s Travels and that was a horrible film. Goosebumps though was quite the surprise; previous reviewers gave it moderate and mildly positive reviews, praising the friendly charm of this horror-comedy.
The movie revolves around teenager Zach Cooper (Minnette), who moves out into the suburbs with his mother (Ryan). Their neighbours are non-other than famous child literature author R.L. Stine (Black) and his daughter Hannah (Rush), who live secluded from the outside world inside their semi-mansion. When Cooper enters the Stine’s house to visit Hannah he accidently opens one of the author’s books, which sets free one of the monsters of the novel. From here on out, Stine, Cooper, Hannah and their friend Champ (Lee) are chasing the monsters around town, trying to suck them back into the books.
What I liked about the plot of this film, is the fact the story was original and not taken from any of Stine’s books or the Goosebumps TV episodes. I also enjoyed the little inside jokes, such as how every book in the franchise is build up the same way, or comparing the author to horror master Stephen King.
The movie itself, like the books, was very fast paced with twists here and there. There are no slow parts and even though this might be a point of critique for other movies, it benefitted Goosebumps well because it reflected how the books were written. It was a humble and fun little monster film made for families and gave parents, as well as children, something to laugh about.
When it comes to acting, Jack Black is simply portraying himself. He was a little over the top at the beginning, but it did start dialling down once the story progressed. He also wasn’t anything how I imagined R.L. Stine to be, but served this movie well for what it was. On a side note, I just want to mention that the real R.L. Stine makes a small cameo appearance.
Dylan Minnette and Odeya Rush were the stars of this movie. Minnette already made a grand impression in Villeneuve’s crime-drama Prisoners and Rush did a good job as the sweet girl from next door. Both had a good chemistry on screen.
The cinematography in Goosebumps is good but nothing special. As I said before, this is a very energy filled and fast paced movie and it was also reflected in scenes, by partially adding quick cuts. The effects were all right for this type of movie (a mild and family friendly horror flick) and I was happy to see that they mixed-up Computer generated imagery with practical effects. Having said that, the CGI was definitely the movies weak point!
Music wise - for all of you fans of the TV show, the original soundtrack makes no appearance in this flick. Danny Elfman composed a new and original score for the Goosebumps movie that suits the film well.
Verdict: This movie was far better than I had expected. It had a couple of scares, a lot of humour and like the books it was very fast paced. Black was his usual self, but it was Minnette and Odeya Rush that stood out in this fun horror-comedy. The story was good and the effects, although being the weakest part, were acceptable. I would have liked it more if it would have been released around Halloween time, but it also worked as a fun, nostalgic movie experience. I will give Goosebumps a 7 out of 10.
So, that was my analysis of Goosebumps the movie, did you go and see it already? What did you think of it? Leave a comment below and hit the like (+1) button if you liked this review. As always thank you for reading.
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