Review of Goosebumps (2015) by Kim H — 15 Mar 2016

When the Goosebumps books first came out I was already in high school, so I never read any of them. But I did see a few of the earlier movies, that had been based on one particular book. This movie, that incorporated all of the monsters, was much better than the other ones I had seen. But then again, those were made specifically for kids, and this one was for a wider audience.

This one still kept the cheesy lines that the other ones had, but it also had more of a storyline then just the kids running away from the monsters. Although this one still had that, just more towards the end.

There were actually a couple of twists that I didn't see coming, so that was really refreshing. And I really enjoyed the scenes where there was more one on one with a particular monster. The werewolf scene in the supermarket was filled with tension, and done really well. I would have to say the one thing that I wish this movie had done more of was the one on one scenes.

I would recommend this film. It was a fun romp, filled with teenage angst, monster chases, and some pretty cool special effects, especially the giant praying mantis.