Stine’s popular kid-lit series - which already inspired four seasons of TV - turns an endearing collection of silly, spooky stories into a busy, noisy, soulless eyesore. Reviewer Geoff Berkshire began by calling Goosebumps “disappointing”, and it only got worse from there. THOSE reviewers might have liked this non-horror, CGI-heavy film, but Variety, on the other hand, absolutely fucking hated it. In fairness, these guys didn’t HATE it – give the reviews a squiz and you’ll find plenty of praise – but WHERE IS THE TERROR? The dread? The kids dropping dead behind every popcorn stand at Horrorland? The original books might have been our first introduction to scary shit – and anyone who tells you Night of the Living Dummy I-III didn’t scare the crap out of them is a fucking liar – but any hope that the Goosebumps movie might even be the teensiest bit scary is pretty much dashed at this point.įilm reviewers are describing Goosebumps as something akin to a slightly exuberant picnic: Inkoo Kang at The Wrap called it a “ silly, rollicking adventure“, Michael Rechtshaffen at The Hollywood Reporter described the cast as “ huggable“, and Scott Mendelson over at Forbes put the nail on this disappointingly wholesome coffin when he described it as “a jolly little romp”. All that feverish anticipation for the Goosebumps movie might be about to fizzle out, because the first reviews are in, and look – they’re not great.
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