It will be a fun Halloween

In Namibia we do not really celebrate Halloween, but it is always fun to just dress up and go out, so why not take a trip to the cinema.

There are currently a few fantasy and horror movies playing at Ster-Kinekor Namibia and the latest one is a lot of fun. Goosebumps 2: A Haunted Halloween is a family movie and it allows everyone to have some spooky fun.

The second instalment in the Goosebumps series is fun, quirky and funny, but it lacks the flare of the original. Jack Black once again returns R. L. Stine and that makes the story something of a throwback in many ways.

I enjoyed the movie and I think other movie-goers will as well, unless you look too much into it. Just get your tickets, sit-back and enjoy it as a family. The Goosebumps series of books have been around for a long time and this movie pays perfect homage to them.

In the film Sonny and Sam meet Slappy, a mischievous talking dummy from and unpublished Goosebumps book. Slappy has plans to start a family and he kidnaps Sonny’s mother and brings some of his ghoulish friends to life – just in time for Halloween. The town becomes overrun by monsters, witches and other strange creature. Sonny then teams up with his sister, Sam and a neighbour to save their mum and stop Slappy.

My Verdict

The movie is family-friendly, which makes it fun. Just do not go into the cinema and expect the next best horror movie. The story is not perfect, the visuals are okay-ish and the characters are not well-developed, but overall the movie still falls into an entertaining category.

My Rating: 6.2/10 – Good