Goosebumps
Jack Black is author RL Stine, writer of the Goosebumps horror books for kids, in this spooky family adventure that celebrates the series. Stars Dylan Minnette (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day) as the new kid next door who teams up with Stine's niece after the writer's imaginary beasts are let loose in their small town.
- Director:
- Rob Letterman ('Monsters vs. Aliens', 'Shark Tale', 'Gulliver's Travels')
- Writer:
- Scott AlexanderLarry KaraszewskiDarren Lemke
- Cast:
- Jack BlackDylan MinnetteOdeya RushAmy RyanRyan LeeJillian Bell
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Liam Maguren
flicksR.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books never stuck to a single type of horror, with stories like The Werewolf of Fever Swamp dishing up traditional scares while The Cuckoo Clock of Doom introduced many kids (e.g. me) to their first existential crisis. A single movie could never capture every mood of every book, and thankfully the studio didn’t attempt a Goosebumps Cinematic Universe. Instead, we get this self-aware mix of humour and family-friendly horror that celebrates the series rather than exploits it.
Review: Goosebumps
This feature length adaptation of Goosebumps had the potential to be something special. Unfortunately, it is a run of the mill action/adventure children's film. Being a massive fan of the books and the TV series, I was hoping for a new installment to the spooky franchise. However, instead of targeting the audience that grew up with the series,it has...
Variety
pressDisposable product intended to appeal to everyone but likely to resonate with no one.
The New York Times
pressWould seem to yield the serial pleasures a voracious Stineophile might desire.
The Guardian
pressThere’s a streak of old-fashioned B-movie spooky playfulness here, and when actual, motivated characters are on screen it’s delightful.
Rolling Stone
pressNonstop mayhem follows in a stampede of comic terrors ready made for Halloween.
Hollywood Reporter
pressTranslates R.L. Stine’s frighteningly successful young adult horror fiction series to the big screen with lively, teen Ghostbusters-type results.
FilmInk
pressWhile kids will still have fun with this, it sadly lacks the imaginative capacity which should have been its strong point and would have made it a more endearing tribute to its source material.
Flicks, Liam Maguren
flicksR.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books never stuck to a single type of horror, with stories like The Werewolf of Fever Swamp dishing up traditional scares while The Cuckoo Clock of Doom introduced many kids (e.g. me) to their first existential crisis. A single movie could never capture every mood of every book, and thankfully the studio didn’t attempt a Goosebumps Cinematic Universe. Instead, we get this self-aware mix of humour and family-friendly horror that celebrates the series rather than exploits it.
Variety
pressDisposable product intended to appeal to everyone but likely to resonate with no one.
The New York Times
pressWould seem to yield the serial pleasures a voracious Stineophile might desire.
The Guardian
pressThere’s a streak of old-fashioned B-movie spooky playfulness here, and when actual, motivated characters are on screen it’s delightful.
Rolling Stone
pressNonstop mayhem follows in a stampede of comic terrors ready made for Halloween.
Hollywood Reporter
pressTranslates R.L. Stine’s frighteningly successful young adult horror fiction series to the big screen with lively, teen Ghostbusters-type results.
FilmInk
pressWhile kids will still have fun with this, it sadly lacks the imaginative capacity which should have been its strong point and would have made it a more endearing tribute to its source material.
Review: Goosebumps
This feature length adaptation of Goosebumps had the potential to be something special. Unfortunately, it is a run of the mill action/adventure children's film. Being a massive fan of the books and the TV series, I was hoping for a new installment to the spooky franchise. However, instead of targeting the audience that grew up with the series,it has...
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