Goosebumps

This is a very special post. My 100th!!!!!

Going in to this movie, I didn't really know what to expect. All I knew was that it had all the monsters and villains from the "Goosebumps" books, and frankly, I was worried that too many characters would give it a case of "Spider-Man 3" syndrome. Luckily, I was wrong. The plot is easy to follow, and most of the monsters are just background characters. Slappy is the main villain and the rest are just his minions. Jack Black did a great job as R. L. Stine and Slappy, and you can tell he's having a lot of fun with the roles. There was a character named Champ (Ryan Lee) and he should have been written out of the script. He's supposed to be the comic relief sidekick, but every line he says is just cringeworthy and painfully unfunny. He's just annoying! The movie would have been improved by a lot without him. Everyone else, however, was good. Not great, but good. The plot isn't that original. It's basically "Jumanji" with "Goosebumps" characters, but it's still a lot of fun. If you grew up reading the books or watching the t.v. show, then this is the film for you. If you're not familiar with the "Goosebumps" stories, you will be confused.
Grade: B   8/10    3.5/5 stars