Goosebumps Trailer Impressions: 2015 Comedy Horror Hollywood Film Adaptation of R. L. Stine's Goosebumps

Goosebumps is a 2015 comedy horror film from Sony Pictures Animation, Village Roadshow Pictures, LStar Capital, Original Film, and Scholastic Entertainment under the direction of Rob Letterman with screenplay by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski based from "Goosebumps" by R. L. Stine; starring Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, and Jillian Bell slated for an October 16 US theatrical release. Let's check out what this modern movie adaptation of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps has to offer?


Goosebumps
Plot / Synopsis

After moving into a small town, a teenage boy named Zach (Dylan Minnette) meets Hannah (Odeya Rush), his new neighbor. Hannah's father, R. L. Stine (Jack Black), writes the Goosebumps stories and keeps all the ghosts and monsters in the series locked up in his manuscripts like Slappy the Living Dummy, the Abominable Snowman, The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, the Giant Mantises, and the living lawn gnomes. Zach and his friend Champ (Ryan Lee) unintentionally open one of Stine's books, leading to the release of every ghost and monster from the manuscripts. Now Zach, Hannah and Stine team up in order to put the monsters and Ghosts back where they came from before they overrun the town and harm people.

Watch Goosebumps movie trailer 1 here:
Goosebumps official film trailer 1




Watch Goosebumps movie trailer 2 here:
Goosebumps official film trailer 2





Goosebumps Official Movie Trailer Impressions
Goosebumps Film Trailer Review


So what is there to say about the Goosebumps official movie trailer? For starters, Goosebumps looks particularly pretty with its CGI monsters and gives off a "Jumanji" and "The Monster Squad" kind of feel to it. Knowing such facts, Goosebumps may very well become the next children's film classic. The original R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books are (of themselves) have such ridiculous concepts which provide genuine scares, taught lessons, and entertained a lot of children back in the days (and still as of the present) who are now seeing their favorite characters be brought to life... again.


Yes, I was able to say again as not long ago Goosebumps was adapted to a television series which captured the hearts of the kids back in the late 90's. The Canadian/American horror anthology television series first featured the monsters that we can see in this 2015 comedy horror flick starring Jack Black. While those who grew up watching Goosebumps (including me) where genuinely skeptical at first when I first saw it, it eventually grew on me as this is simply not an every re-telling of every story of the many R.L. Stine Goosebumps book, but a fresh film. A fresh take for a newer audience that celebrates the history of both the print and television media that was Goosebumps. A tribute of a film that could gather new market or kids to check out the literary horror classic, Goosebumps. I am generally positive about this film and will check it once it hits the theaters.


How about you guys? What do you guys think of Jack Black being R.L. Stine? Have you seen the old Goosebumps television series? Do you have any memorable characters and episodes on it? Share your thoughts and let us know your opinion about the Goosebumps official movie trailer in the comments section below:

Hotel Transylvania Trailer Impressions: A Human-Free Hotel for Monsters Infiltrated!

Hotel Transylvania is a 2012 animated film under Sony Pictures Animation under the direction of Genndy Tartakovsky which stars Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, David Koechner, Cee Lo Green, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, and David Spade. Let's check out this Adam Sandler 3-D animated movie:

Hotel Transylvania
Plot / Synopsis

Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teen-aged daughter.

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Hotel Transylvania Official Movie Trailer Impressions
Hotel Transylvania Film Trailer Review

Adam Sandler is back with another comedy film! Now, now... before you go on a discussion about how Adam Sandler has lost his comedic touch, let's first take a look at this film. You don't see the comedian here, only his voice. Adam Sandler voiced the dreaded Count Dracula, the owner of Hotel Transylvania.

When a human unknowingly and accidentally stumbled upon a human-free hotel for monsters, it is up to the Count to remedy this conflict. Well if it was a straightforward horror film, the solution to the problem would be to just kill the human, sadly it isn't. Hotel Transylvania is a family movie so the pretty obvious answer is the pretty oblivious one. Although the outcome would be pretty predictable, it is still fun to see the most feared monsters portrayed in a completely different way. Hotel Transylvania is worth taking a look so bring the entire family along when this film hits the theater.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Master of Monsters Trailer Impressions: Take Control of Cocoon and Gran Pulse Monsters

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is Square Enix' direct sequel to its 2009's Final Fantasy XIII rpg title for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Received with mixed reviews, predominantly negative ones, Final Fantasy XIII adapted a more passive game mechanics using a more action oriented live combat system and the use of paradigm shifts rather than the traditional turn-base ATB style of gameplay that the rpg series was known. Final Fantasy XIII-2 will hopefully improve on the last title with new game mechanics like the ones feature in the Masters of Monsters trailer.



Final Fantasy XIII-2
Plot / Synopsis

The worlds of Gran Pulse and Cocoon in Final Fantasy XIII return in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Players will be able to revisit old areas that have changed in appearance like Lake Bresha, now called the Bresha Ruins. A re-created version of the city of Bodhum had been made on Pulse, known as New Bodhum. Many of the civilians from Bodhum now live here. The Yaschas Massif on Pulse reappears with its ruins now inhabited by Cocoon soldiers and scientists like the Bresha Ruins. The Sunleth Waterscape is no longer a lush-green nature reserve. The Archlyte Steppe is now inhabited by hunters. Valhalla, the realm of death and chaos at the edge of time in the distant future, otherwise known as "the invisible world" will also be a playable area. Serendipity is a floating casino city packed with minigames like Slots and Chocobo Racing. The city of Academia replaces Eden as the new capital city, and is Hope Estheim's new hometown. Augusta Tower, an area with a maze-like interior.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2: Master of Monsters Video Game Trailer Impressions
Final Fantasy XIII-2: Master of Monsters Video Game Trailer Review

As a Final Fantasy series fan and someone who played Final Fantasy XIII, this is a very welcome added feature to the sequel. If you ask me, this feature should have been in the first game, I guess the developers had other plans for the game. If only the first game has adapted a more manual job and battle system, this might have been incorporated in the first game. Sadly there were no Beastmaster job in the first one, so to how will they make use of the monsters is what I am curious about.





I had a few complaints on the first game for its linearity, lack of towns to explore and side quests from human NPCs, but it didn't break the gaming experience all in all. It is a different Final Fantasy and they might have been trying out a few things and as to whether it has succeed or not is what they later found out. I actually liked the first game and finished it from beginning to end. Hopefully with new game features where you are able to take control of either Gran Pulse or Cocoon monsters, it will add more fun hours to the Fnal Fantasy XIII-2 gaming. AS we countdown to Final Fantasy XIII-2's official video game release on February 2012 release, every new feature will be warmly embraced by gamers who adored and excited for this trailer and will change the minds of those who bashed it the first game.



Seeing the Master of Monsters trailer, are you more excited in using a Chocobo's in battle rather than just riding it in the open world of Gran Pulse? What can you say about this new monster system in Final Fantasy XIII-2? Share your thoughts in the comments section below:

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Trailer Impressions: Creatures From The Dark

For our first Trailer Impressions and Review segment we are going to talk about an upcoming 2011 American horror film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro entitled "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark". The film stars Guy Pearce, Katie Holmes, and Bailee Madison.


Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Plot

After moving into her new home with her father and his girlfriend, Sally is pursued by ruthless creatures who want to claim her as one of their own.

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Trailer Impressions
Trailer Reviews

A real good horror trailer teases the senses of potential film audience to see the film in theaters. Although "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" does that, it fails to keep one important element, the creatures. They obviously showed what the creatures looks like in this film. Here is what I am talking about.


It is no Nightmare on Elm Street with Freddie, Child's Play with Chucky, or even Aliens with the Aliens. These sort of movies should reserved the big reveal on the actual film itself, but this trailer doesn't. What will make movie audience go see it is what intentions do these demons have and how will the story progress. Even with such minor trailer gripes, the Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Trailer is pretty good and is probably worth checking out when it hits the theaters especially if you are a horror film fan.

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