Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters

While it has it's slightly cringeworthy and cheesy moments, it is a very fun watch! The concept of teens hunting monsters and other supernatural beings is far from new, but this show places a unique spin on it! With likeable characters with realistic storylines and responses to the situations they find themselves in, Mr Midnight portrays a relatable character experience.

Personally, I really loved learning about the different cultural elements of Singapore, especially the different mythology stories. I also liked how each episode contained and almost standalone story, so that you could almost watch any episode and be able to understand it.

I definitely recommend giving this show a try, it is the perfect show to lightheartedly binge watch to relax!

Aimed at younger teens but Mr Midnight has something for everyone. We watched it with the family and all really enjoyed it.

It's a lot of cheesy fun with genuinely hilarious and spooky moments. I especially liked learning about Indonesian/Singaporean folk tales. A different world which gave quite a new and refreshing take on the monster/teen adventure genre.

The cast were great, the monster designs were AWESOME! Just a really fun ride from start to finish.

Maybe it's a little cheesy and goofy, but nothing wrong with that from time to time.

I recommend it if you're looking for a new show. I wasn't familiar with the books beforehand.

This is based on books and so not meant to be scooby doo. Also no dog but it feels like scooby. 4 kids investigating supernatural mysteries.

Even if this is set in (Indonesia I think) and the Fred character is a young Indonesian and the shaggy is a blond sort of good looking white guy, they make a better scooby team than any of the adaptations I've seen (11.2022).

Well filmed, well acted, nice use of the local legends. A change from the US or UK settings.

It's fun, a bit spooky but not super scary.

Any fans of the style should watch this.

I enjoyed it. Each episode got better.

Not sure what else to say.

I live in peranakan culture and i know that the Nusantara archipelago has a lot of culture including the assimilation of a lot of culture.

One thing that baffles me is the mismatch reality of how crowded singapore is and how it's potrayed in the series, which almost empty. The problem is that most horror movie does not really goes along with modern technology, its just makes all the mystery illogical.

Second, there's too many ghost that's not even in south east asia. For example Jikiniki is japanese. The chinese hopping vampires are not South east asian culture, and the lore itself does not match it. If you're bitten by a vampire, then you're become a vampire and you are mortally damaged by sunlight. In this case, the vampire immune to sunlight.

The dialogue is attrocious especially when they try to use Bahasa (indonesia/melayu) in the series. They speak even more rigid than a formal news anchor. And i "love" how they have no accent at all, makes it very "believable".

For example, Thai movies are making horror comedy, but they are still scary but funny as well. I don't know what genre is this series. It's not horror and it's definitely not comedy. More like, "look at me! I'm a diverse movie!"

And lastly!! I love it when they somehow can read ancient java/sunda script out of the blue.

It is CRINGEWORTHY.. also so much confusion because it said it;s in Singapore but most of the area doesn't feels like Singapore at all, and that's kinda off putting it you are locals.

But on the other hand, it s telling stories about lots of Asian urban legend, and that's so Much fun personally for me. If you are south Asian and or growing up in south Asian country you will be familiar of all this urban legend, ghost and ghoul portrayed in this series, that's why I give 8 for the nostalgic moment this series bring up to me. (It's because I can't give 7.5)

it is tho after-all Teenagers comedy horror movie, so don't take it seriously and just enjoy the story... and there you go, you have fun watching it, this some sort of nostalgic for me because this all ghost and ghouls I know since I was young ages, and all the urban legend that are familiars.. even they do the Asian Vampire (who jumped around) and unlike western vampires who basically Dracula. So yeah, for me its so much fun to watch... for the nostalgic part.

The acting could be better imo, but it's not really off putting, and there is some awkward moment when they speak Bahasa (as I am Indonesian) so it doesn't sound right and messed up in anyway if you imagine this is Singaporean movie, than the Bahasa language and the location just doesn't add up... but anyway, I enjoy watching this.