Wow. I really enjoyed this! It was nice seeing Tim Burton do something a little different. Yes, the story is still rather dark, but it's a different type of dark compared to most of his film. There were a few moments where I felt the story lacked a bit, but for the most part it was engaging and interesting.

I'm sitting here after finishing this film and wondering what it was trying to achieve. I'm not sure if it was trying to shed light on mental illness and if that was the case then I'm not sure if it did that in a respectful way. I also just found this film way too slow. Overall this film just wasn't that great.

I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this film! After seeing the trailers I kind of assumed it would be SUPER cheesy and while it does have it's cheesy moments, it's also jam-packed with comedy, action, and all the classic goosebumps characters! I'm also not a huge Jack Black fan, but I really enjoyed him in this film. Overall this was a fun film and if you're fan of all the goosebumps books, I think you'll enjoy this.

I went into this film expecting to love it and that I did! 5 out of 5 would watch again.