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\"goosebumps.jpg\"<\/a>Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah (Odeya Rush), living right next door. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach’s comes when he learns that Hannah has a mysterious dad who is revealed to be R. L. Stine (Jack Black), the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. It turns out that there is a reason why Stine is so strange… he is a prisoner of his own imagination – the monsters that his books made famous are real, and Stine protects his readers by keeping them locked up in their books. When Zach unintentionally unleashes the monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach, and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.<\/p>\n

Goosebumps<\/em>
\nBy Nathaniel B., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 9<\/p>\n

I love this movie!\u00a0 It starts when Zack (Dylan Minnette) and his Mom move from New York to Madison, Delaware not long after his Dad dies.\u00a0 Their house is right next door to a very odd neighbor, but Zack meets the neighbor\u2019s daughter, Hannah (Odeya Rush) and she shows him a really cool abandoned amusement park.<\/p>\n

On his very first day of school, he meets a kid named Champ (Ryan Lee).\u00a0 Later that night, Zack hears Hannah screaming next door and he calls Champ to help him check it out.\u00a0 Champ thinks he\u2019s coming over to meet girls and his reaction to finding out he\u2019s been asked to help save Hannah is very funny.\u00a0 They sneak in and that is when the adventure begins.
\nThis story has many cool Goosebumps characters including Slappy (aka the Living Dummy), the Invisible Boy, the Haunted Car, the Abominable Snowman, Werewolf of Fever Swamp and the Blob that eats everyone.<\/p>\n

The cinematography and special effects are amazing. I especially liked when the ink\u00a0 flies off the pages of the book.\u00a0 The monsters look great and have a lot of detail. They look very real.\u00a0 I have to admit, I am a big fan of the Goosebumps books and they have excelled at making a movie that is true to the books.\u00a0 I also love the acting. It is one of the perfect things about the movie. They react like some one really would in a similar situation.<\/p>\n

This movie is kind of scary. There are some jump scares. But, it is funnier than it is scary.\u00a0 There are many jokes such as when Champ says \u201cMost teenagers aren\u2019t afraid of death, but I was born with the gift of fear.\u00a0 When I was four and put on a swing, I thought, so this is how it ends.\u201d<\/p>\n

I like the music. It really suits the mood of the film, creating suspense throughout the film. During Zach\u2019s first day of school, the music is happy just like you feel on the first day of a new school year.<\/p>\n

Goosebumps is a great story and will be enjoyed by many different ages. I definitely think you should check it out, especially if you love the books. I recommend this for ages 7 to 18 because younger kids could get scared. I give Goosebumps 5 out of 5 stars because I loved the story line, the great music, the acting and the special effects!<\/p>\n