Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

I revisited this yesterday with my nephew n daughter. This one is a stand alone sequel n apart from Jack Black in a tiny role, none of the cast from the previous film returns here.

This time two young boys gets hold of an unpublished n unfinished Goosebumps book titled Haunted Halloween. How the book is kept in the dilapidated n abandoned house is never explained. They also find Slappy n brings it to life by speaking magic words found in the dummy's pocket. So a lil confusion here. Slappy is found aft opening the book but he comes alive aft the magic words. Also Slappy brings all the Halloween monsters to life including the Werewolf n Snowman, albeit in a tiny role n that too without opening any book.

Stand alone, this could make up as a pretty good children's halloween movie, it even has some morals kids would normally get in a kid's movie. BUT The first Goosebumps movie was enjoyable for almost all audiences despite some jokes being to childish and I expected so much

I think the actors did a good job but the characters that they had to give life to were just poorly imagined and too flat.

Also, Jack Black's appearance although we would have wanted more was clearly unnecessary and was treated as a narration or explanation if you haven't watched the first movie. It would have been better without him if they were just going to let him do that.

The first goosebumps movie that came out in 2015 was fun, dark, and deffently for all audiences. This one felt like a rip off from modern movie IT, or stranger things. The actors at times got on my nerves and frankly Slappy as the main bad guy felt boring and I feel he is being over used. Also all of the monsters being out at the same time felt like a repetition of part 1 except the cast was younger and more annoying. 1. Would I see it again? Yea 2. Was it worth buying a ticket? No 3. Was the acting good? No 4. Was the music good? No 5. Costumes and fx good? Yes 6. Would I see it with a friend? Yes 7. Will I buy it on disc? No 8. Should you wait for it on DVD? Yes 9. Did i have fun? Yes 10. Is it a good movie? Yea...ish.

I really enjoyed this one, it's alot smaller in scale then the first film, which makes it a nice change of pace. But for me it never gets boring. It actually feels more of the shows episode "Night of the Dummy 2" in the 1995-1998 Show which Is available on YouTube. So with all that said, "Let's review "Goosebumps 2:Haunted Halloween".

I like the kids dynamic, they have lots of good moments together. Especially when they are talking about the invention of the lights and electricity from Nicola Tesla, which created for lots of funny moments. And it was equally as fun seeing Slappy in that moment too, as it also gives alot of laughs and fun scenarios with them start to break loose.

They try and take him after they have had enough of him, however Slappy never leaves there sight as he is still appearing out of nowhere. So the gang decide to see what might happen if they do something else, and it keeps going like that. It's interesting because Slappy is still very threatening, and the gang are still having to think of ways to stop him.

The Good thing about this film, is it feels like a longer version of the siries, which is mostly interesting and they pulled it off pretty well whilst still making it interesting enough and I was entertained with what was going on. And the film had great characters that bounced of each other very well, as they did have lots of onscreen presence and very good chemistry.

The history was brought into the film well, with Nicola Tesla inventing the lights. And the gang seeing the energy source. I really liked the lights shining out into the town, it was a great scene. And Jack Black also turns out to be around that area where he then helps the gang out to defeat Slappy.

For me, this film is simple but effective. It needed more Jack Black as he always is great, but seeing other characters in the Goosebumps world is always an intreging idea and concept. I also which they developed the characters a bit more, however this film was Good enough and did it's job perfectly well.

Would I recommend this film?

Yes absolutely, a shorter scaled film that's entertaining, this is the right film for you-6.5/10.

In the second Goosebumps Cinematic Universe, some kids (of course) have some issues. There's Madison Iseman, who's terrified she's not going to be able to finish her essay on fear and get into an Ivy League University; there's her kid brother and his best friend, who are bullied in school. The boys run a business carting away old junk for free, figuring they'll find some stuff worth reselling in the trash. When they're called on to empty the attic of an abandoned house, they do: Slappy the demonic ventriloquist's dummy. He proceeds to turn half the town into monsters.

Like the earlier movie, Jack Black plays R.L. Stine in the second half of the movie -- the real author gets a cameo near the end. It's juvenile, of course, and rather silly, but there are some of the anxieties that kids really experience, and the humor is deliberate and the special effects good.