Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Owen Ogletree I am a huge fan of the 1990's TV series and I have read some of the books too. I was skeptical heading into this, but I was surprised at how much I ended up liking it. While not groundbreaking by any means, it is still a nice tribute to the work of R.L. Stine.I actually really enjoyed Jack Black as R.L. Stine. He is definitely not the first actor I would have thought of to play this role, but he gave a nice take on a fictionalized version of the world-famous author.The story is filled with a lot of fairly standard "coming-of-age" teenage film tropes. The main teenage characters are hardly anything we haven't seen before, but they are pretty likeable, so it could have been worse. Dylan Minnette and Odeya Rush actually had pretty decent chemistry.I really like the concept of R.L. Stine's stories coming into the real world after being released from their books, and the monsters in this film were pretty darn cool. We get to see Slappy the Dummy, the lawn gnomes, a giant preying mantis, the abominable snowman, the warewolf of Fever Swamp, and many more. The fanservice in this movie is really well done. The only complaint as far as the monsters go is that the CGI used for the warewolf and the abominable snowman was pretty bad.The film moved at a really fast pace, and I really liked the resolution and how everything was wrapped up. You also got to love the cameo by the real R.L. Stine.This film is solid entertainment for the whole family. It's not a masterpiece by any stretch, but it's still a fun ride that I recommend to all "Goosebumps" fans.RATING: B

hkgrtse03 Especially with Slappy. Got me goosebumps when he first appeared, seriously.

mb1456 This movie surpassed my expectation since I didn't feel much buzz when I viewed the trailer. What ticks for the movie is it's lots of fun especially when the monsters are released from the writer's book. These creatures and their antics can easily engross children's attention without scaring them away. But at the same time, it isn't boring either and adults can get hooked too. Jack Black as the mysterious writer Stine holds the film together very well and he has a certain charisma too that gives the movie its success. Dylan Minnette is good as the neighbor kid Zach who befriend's Stine's daughter. And Israeli actor Odeya Rush as the daughter Hannah is very pretty and expressive too. This isn't some great thriller or action adventure and I felt the presence of too many monsters or figures wasn't really necessary & distracts. Yet, Goosebumps keeps you & your family entertained with the fairy tale like story and the humor. Verdict - a nice movie to rent out for the kids.

spencergrande6 There seems to be a lot of talk about how this film isn't nearly as bad as it should have been. And while that may be true, in the sincerest way possible whilst residing in the cynical franchise driven Hollywood big- budget culture, it's also kind of like saying that getting punched in the chest isn't as bad as you thought--it could have been your face. How about not getting punched at all? This isn't a very good film. It's fine, has its fleeting moments. The 3D isn't even well utilized.Most of the Goosebumps books that are used involve big monsters in some way, which makes sense, but also isn't particularly creative.