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[EloquentM]

Neither does the PG rating.

So, pretty faithful to the source material, eh?

Goosebumps has always been goofy as hell.

Well yeah... Goosebumps is for 8 year olds. And even then, was hardly ever anything close to scary.

i guess I grew up. I swear it use to be creepy.

 

[ThisOne]

Sounds like a terrible movie. I guess they're targeting it completely to kids which makes sense but I feel like there's a huge chance to miss out on the nostalgia tickets sales from people like me who read the books 20 or so years ago.

 

[RiZ III]

I remember the ending of that one actually making me cry if I'm remembering correctly.

Spoiler

At the end she passes on to be with her family, right? Or is that Let's Get Invisible? I remember one of them had the twist ending where the narrator was dead the whole time and they saw their dead family at the end and it was really touching and made me cry hahaha

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Yea it was something like that. The ending was pretty emotional, probably why I still remember it. It was Shyamalyan before Shyamalayan.

 

[davepoobond]

So they're not doing individual books??

 

[SilentSoldier]

I loved reading Goosebumps when I was little. Used to chew through those books in like 30-40minutes. I also think some of the episodes of the show were legit creepy. I remember The Haunted Mask episodes, Welcome to the Dead House, and Don't Go into the Basement being legit creepy for a kids show.

 

[Ridley327]

That summary is giving the Nicole Kidman/Will Ferrel Bewitched movie a run for its money in the convoluted and meta plots for no reason department.

Honestly, a kiddy version of In the Mouth of Madness isn't a bad way to approach something like Goosebumps if you're not interested in doing a series of films based directly on the books. The TV series already handled that, and I can't possibly imagine people turning up for Goosebumps Presents The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena.

 

[Mailbox]

Is it weird that I read the OT as "goosebusters"


I feel weird about that.

 

[rjinaz]

i guess I grew up. I swear it use to be creepy.

Some of them were pretty creepy to 10 yr old me. You're not alone. I mean yeah if I read them now I'd probably laugh. Actually I do still have my books I should probably do that one one these days. Have a goosebumps binge.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

He looks like an accountant.

There were like 10 Goosebumps books devoted to Slappy.

 

[WordAssassin]

Honestly, a kiddy version of In the Mouth of Madness isn't a bad way to approach something like Goosebumps if you're not interested in doing a series of films based directly on the books. The TV series already handled that, and I can't possibly imagine people turning up for Goosebumps Presents The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena.

This is a very good point. While they could have easily strung together some of the books with multiple sequels (Monster Blood would be my choice as it was my favorite of them) this is probably the best way that they could "do justice" to as many of the creatures as possible by just cramming as many cameos into the film as they can.

However, it does make me wonder where they would go with a sequel if it turns out to be a success. "Oh no they got loose AGAIN" doesn't really strike me as a good place to go but since the entire idea of this movie is that the monsters are kept in Stine's books and they escaped... what else could they do with a sequel? "We didn't round them all up last time after all"?

 

[SmackAttack]

So they're not doing individual books??

This is what I thought too, but apparently they're not. Shame. There's so much potential for the books to be decently scary films but instead it has to be more whimsical.

 

[kewlmyc]

This isn't going to be creepy at all like the books and TV series were, is it?

 

[Ridley327]

However, it does make me wonder where they would go with a sequel if it turns out to be a success. "Oh no they got loose AGAIN" doesn't really strike me as a good place to go but since the entire idea of this movie is that the monsters are kept in Stine's books and they escaped... what else could they do with a sequel? "We didn't round them all up last time after all"?

Stine and the kids will get trapped in a real life version of Give Yourself Goosebumps, where one of the monsters that escaped is constantly writing progressively more ridiculous ways to try and kill them, thwarted by them picking the least plausible option for safety, filling it to the brim with CYA references (especially since Stine did so many of them outside of Goosebumps). Boom, done.

That being said, the format they have gone with doesn't really lend itself to a lot of unique sequels, but with it being aimed at kids, I doubt that the filmmakers would mind that so much.

 

[kewlmyc]

fuck Goosebumps, give me some Scary Stories love.
perhaps done episodically like Tales From the Crypt

I loved me Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The stories and imagery were really fucked up for a kids book.

 

[WordAssassin]

Stine and the kids will get trapped in a real life version of Give Yourself Goosebumps, where one of the monsters that escaped is constantly writing progressively more ridiculous ways to try and kill them, thwarted by them picking the least plausible option for safety, filling it to the brim with CYA references (especially since Stine did so many of them outside of Goosebumps). Boom, done.

That being said, the format they have gone with doesn't really lend itself to a lot of unique sequels, but with it being aimed at kids, I doubt that the filmmakers would mind that so much.

That's actually a very cool idea. Well done!

Edit: Jesus CHRIST can we please stop quoting that awful awful image I never want to look at another piece of Scary Stories artwork as long as I live.

 

[redmetal86]

That sponge thing from "It Came From Beneath The Sink" better be in this.

 

[wildfire]

That's a pretty awful poster, I must say.

Is this a joke? That poster is on point.

 

[barik]

Slappy looks like an angry Jimmy Carr.

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

The poster "looks" alright. Looks like the kind of "adventure" style posters of back-in-the-day. Still, fuck teal & gold. Poster would've looked better with some actual color instead of the overplayed teal & gold shit.

EDIT: Yeah, add a bit more color than just teal and gold.

 

[Maximus.]

I really hope the movie isn't goofy, but I know inside it will be.

 

[VanquishUK]

 

[Syf]

Jack Black. Instant no-go.

 

[jon bones]

i like that they're drawing from the whole series, and that RL Stine is the protag.

really hoping this is good, as i LOVED Goosebumps as a kid.

 

[UberLevi]

 

[NHarmonic.]

Looks like shit. Also, where's the sponge?

 

[WrenchNinja]

I've seen a to rough cut of the trailer and that's pretty much the angle.

Okay, that sounds kind of neat then. Play upon the character's and the audience's expectations.

 

[Messypandas]

Wow theres like 167 of those books now. R.L.Stein must be drowning in cash.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

That sponge thing from "It Came From Beneath The Sink" better be in this.

Looks like shit. Also, where's the sponge?

Nah, what you really want is the potato. I wanted to see where that went.

 

[Messypandas]

Yeah, this doesn't remind me of Goosebumps...

Instead

Funny since "Click" was pretty much an adaptation of the Goosebumps book.

 

[AgentLampshade]

In the end everything is retconned by the Cookoo Clock of Doom.

 

[Mrs. Manky]

Looks like Jack Black, to honest.

Also, they need to find the all grown up "Ermagerd Gersbumps" girl for the promos.

 

[kess]

They should have hired that dude who did the book covers

 

[Bluekaveli]

Jack Black? Yep, flop.

 

[Death Metalist]

Even though this tickles my nostalgic bones, I'm still not excited for it but will have an open mind about it. Man, the original Goosebumps show scared the shit out of me as a kid.

 

[Princess Viola]

the original books ended when i was only a year old but i still have like 20 of them thanks to a used book store when i was like 7 or 8

they were 2spooky4me as a child

 

[Macadinho]

Jack Black disses Comic book movies and he signs on for this shit?!?

 

[The Giant]

Is the series up on netflix?

 

[NHarmonic.]

Nah, what you really want is the potato. I wanted to see where that went.

I loved that story, happy ending, the sponge just wanted some music.

 

[Son Of D]

Won't be surprised if we see this as an avatar here soon.

 

[User 479360]

Well, that looks stupid. What is this, The Pagemaster 2?

I'm not sure about the synopsis, either.

 

[MaverickHunterX]

Count me in for hating the new logo. Too many fucking gnomes there too...

R.L. Stine had ghostwriters, right? Dude put out like 2 books a month.

Was there even a real R.L Stine? Oh sure, I remember the nebbish Jewish man they trotted out before episodes, but i know an actor when I see one!

Yep. That was the real guy. I wanna say he did the regular GB series, while ghostwriters did the other 3 or 4 series; same goes with Fear Street and its spin offs.

Welcome to Dead House still the scariest book in the series. I'll be down if somebody gets that monster mask stuck on their face.

Carly Beth and the mask are in this I think...

EDIT - on the left in the dress:

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm510182144/tt1051904?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_evt_11#

 

[Princess Viola]

Is the series up on netflix?

yup

 

[Timu]

Won't be surprised if we see this as an avatar here soon.

Or a meme.=p

 

[blame space]

the best one was It Came From Beneath the Sink. or How I Got My Shrunken Head.

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

*Calls Universal to cancel some scripts*

Holy shit I've read all of those LOL. Used to love Goosebumps. I turn 31 in three weeks btw

 

[RedEther]

The logo isn't even green wtf

 

[Timu]

It Came From Beneath the Sink.

That one is amazing!!!

 

[mreddie]

Needs more Vampire Jeff Goldblum.

 

[Shaanyboi]

This isn't going to be creepy at all like the books and TV series were, is it?

Ummm... you should maybe take a hard look at the books/TV show again, because... uhhh yeah they weren't scary.

 

[way more]

going for the Harry Potter demographic

Yeah. People who read Goosebumps were the hardcore types who just had brain injuries and didn't read Stephen King.



LOL, if you read Goosebumps you were a child too dumb to read Michael Crichton.