R.L. Stines - Die Geistermeister

I usually look forward every couple of months to the new DCOM movie, but they are really starting to go down hill. They built an entire movie around an unknown little boy who didn't even have the "usual" cuteness factor that Disney likes to exploit. The entire supporting cast were stars from other shows except this little boy and the girl who has a supporting role. The one positive in the movie was Madison Pettis. She was cute and it was amazing to see how much she has grown up in a few short years. Other than that, the characters were stereotypical and one dimensional. I wonder what would happen if the writers visited a few high schools and did research before creating their next movie?

If you are a fan of R. L. Stein with his works such as Goosebumps, Fear Street, and of course Mostly Ghostly, this is one family movie that's "horror for kids" that you wouldn't want to watch. The acting is ridiculous including the jokes, the dialog is lame and the special effects are not that much compared to today's standards! If you have seen this movie once; and unlike Dinotopia and most likely the Mostly Ghostly series stick with the original books!

Wow, this was bad. I don't know who was in charge of this production but I hope they are long gone from anything associated with Disney. There is NO way this was up to the usual standards for something associated with Disney. Now I wasn't expecting Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings but I thought we'd at least get something fairly decent. When I saw another Halloween special on the Disney channel last week with the Mowry twins, the Twitches movies, I was very disappointed in them but no where as bad as this. Now Sterling Beauson wasn't too bad, he'd better have some talent after everything he's done but this certainly is not his best performance. I got the impression that they had no direction and no leadership in this movie. I know the two main adults are in regular Disney series so I'm very surprised at their performances. I'm not sure who thought all of this was good acting but they must live in a another dimension. This has to be some of the worst acting I've ever seen in a movie, and to have it shown on the Disney channel in prime time is so shocking that I'm still wondering if it was a mistake.

This movie has the worst CGI I have ever seen. It had bad effects, and it looked like there was a Green Screen behind everything. The plot was nice, but I am not going to spoil it for you. I get that this movie has been made in 2008, but really, could they spend a bit more money to make it look better? The acting looked kind of fake, and you can tell they are being told to say the things instead of thinking them. I'm sorry that I am so critical, but I am because my parents work in the entertainment business. It was an interesting plot, but really bad affects, and overall, just 2 stars. Thank you and have a great day!

P.S This review was written by a 12 year old.

Sad to say, this movie is just lame. Cheap special effects, a stupid plot and some really dull acting, especially from the adults. It's hard to know what the intended audience for this film is. It's probably a bit scary for real small kids and it is far too dumb for preteens. Maybe the demographic between those two age groups will enjoy it, if they're not too demanding. There is very little here to appeal to adults. One bright point is the young lad who plays Max. He shows a real flair for comedy; unfortunately he is given very poor direction and is allowed to over act mercilessly. I guess subtlety wasn't really something the makers of this flick were going for. The kids in this do much better than the adult 'actors' though. The adults are wooden and don't show a great deal of acting talent. I note that at least a couple of them are regular participants in this kind of production. I see that, unbelievable as it sounds, a sequel to this movie was made quite a few years later, although it stars none of the original cast. I guess they had gone onto bigger and better things. I hope the kids did anyway.