Review of Goosebumps (2015) by Santiago E — 19 Nov 2015

In the 90's Goosebumps was a huge hit with kids, leading to its own FOX television show. After the shows success, talks of a film adaption had begun, at one point Tim Burton was even going to direct it. The idea was later scrapped... until 20 years later.

Yes, we have finally gotten a film based on R.L Stines smash hit series and before I begin this review I wanna say that I am a huge fan of Goosebumps so these opinions are coming from a fan.

For fans there really isn't a lot to see. There is maybe 5 or 6 characters from the books, the rest are generic scary creatures like clowns or bugs. The CGI on the creatures are actually pretty good, so was the acting. Some characters like Zach's Mom and Aunt are underdeveloped but it's OK because we don't see a lot of them in the film.

In the end, this isn't the greatest thing Goosebumps has done. It has decent acting and visual effects. But Goosebumps isn't supposed to be as comedic as this movie made it. It's supposed to creep out children a little, but this doesn't do that. If your a fan I would skip it, if your a parent, kids will probably like it.