Review of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) by Brushedred — 09 Aug 2019
It’s not perfect, but it is perfectly enjoyable. I knew it was going to be visually stunning from the moment I saw Guillermo Del Toro, and it absolutely was. It was fun and nostalgic and it felt like the movie I wished Goosebumps had been a few years ago, rather than it taking the full on comedy approach.
It was cute and definitely more kid-oriented than it would be for adults, which is understandable. Felt more like 90’s Goosebumps episodes brought to today’s world. But even with all this praise and nostalgia I felt, I must retract some points just for the fact that the monsters felt hollow and lifeless and more of a means to an end or some sort of “scare factor” rather than having some sort of character or purpose or personality.
A lot of the meat of the stories in here was taken out and I felt the overarching narrative was drug our a little too much or too long. Wish they had focused more on the stories within and cut back a little bit on the overarching narrative.
Still, it was fun and I enjoyed it. Looking forward to the coming sequel. The ending pretty much promised one.
This review of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) was written by Brushedred on 09 Aug 2019.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has generally received positive reviews.
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