MONSTERZERO NJ’S 15 FAMILY FRIENDLY FLICKS FOR HALLOWEEN!

When monsters come to life on Halloween🎃, costumes become camouflage in Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween!

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As we approach Halloween, don’t think because you have kids running about that you are left out on movie nights! Here are 15 kid friendly flicks for family nights during the Halloween season! Obviously, with ratings here varying from G to PG to PG-13, use your best judgement for determining what’s most appropriate for you and your kiddos! 

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I think most kids already know these three ladies.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

-MonsterZero NJ

BARE BONES: THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN IT’S WALLS (2018)

THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN IT’S WALLS (2018)

Movie is based on the book by John Bellairs and tells of young Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vaccaro), whose parents have recently been killed in a car accident. He’s sent to live with his eccentric uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) in a creepy old house and soon finds out Jonathan is a warlock. Lewis also discovers that there is a clock in the walls of the house and one that may have a sinister purpose. Can Lewis, his uncle and their witch of a neighbor Florence Zimmerman (Cate Blanchett) find out the clock’s true purpose and stop it from whatever evil it’s intended for?

Film is directed with surprising restraint by Eli Roth (Hostel, The Green Inferno), who is most known for his over-the-top gore flicks, though it could have used a bit of those flicks’ bombasity. The script is by Eric Kripke based on Bellairs’ book and while the cast give it their all, there is just something lacking from the proceedings. The film is slower paced than Roth’s usual fare and never really ignites the spark needed to make the film more fun. There is plenty of magic and the supernatural on hand and some very spooky imagery, but the film lacks a strong sense of charm or wonder. It’s a decent enough watch and you can tell Black and Blanchett especially are having a good time with the material, but the movie itself never really takes off running as the popcorn entertainment it’s intended to be. Even the last act confrontation with Kyle MacLachlan’s re-animated warlock villain never reaches the excitement, or suspense, level it needs. Overall, Eli Roth shows he can direct with some restraint, but maybe it’s not that good an idea here, as the film is a bit too laid back to entertain more than just moderately.

 

-MonsterZero NJ