The Scream Team

This movie is good for what it is- a kid's Halloween film. The child actors are acceptable and the adults seem to be having fun with their roles. As always, Eric Idle (Coffin Ed) is a joy to watch, and he gets all the good lines. The CGI isn't too impressive but the kids won't mind. It's not terribly scary but I wouldn't let the under six set watch by themselves. Fortunately, it's a movie that won't have adults tearing their hair out waiting for it to be over. Is it memorable? No, but it's a good ninety minutes of diversion. Grown-up fans of the adult actors might enjoy it more.

My kids loved the movie, although I felt it moved a bit slow. If I put This movie and Halloweentown head to head, Halloweentown wins easily, but it is still worth watching during the Halloween season. No gore, no sex, so everyone can watch.

My kids, ages 6 and 3, found this movie to be very amusing and just a little bit on the scary side. I found it witty and Kathy Najimi was really pretty cute in this part. And Jumper was a hoot! I do wish that Disney was still airing it during the year, especially in October at Halloween time, since the movie is set at Halloween. I had taped it when it was on at one time, but the tape is pretty much worn out now. It would be nice to find a DVD or VCR tape to purchase or rent for the kids. It would make a great Halloween family video for those that don't go out Trick or Treating. All in all, I found it worth the watch and so did my boys.

The following reviews are from my kids, Christopher (9), Kathleen (7) and Nora (4):

"You should watch Scream Team! I liked the four ghosts and all the characters and how they try to help each other. If it ever comes out on video you should get it. I thought it was funny." -Christopher

"It was a little scary, but I liked it! It was funny and I liked the end. There was a ghost who threw fireballs, his name was Zachariah. Scream Team was a good movie."

"It's really kind of scary and this guy throws fire. I liked it." -Nora

Okay, maybe I should worry about Nora and the fire thing. But the movie was very good, very well written and a cut above most tv fare. And I agree with Mary-Kate, having Melissa Hart's company behind it obviously helped propel it to a much higher standard. This movie quickly became a Halloween favorite with our family. Way to go, Disney, and the 'team' behinnd the 'scream'! Hopefully, the DVD is forthcoming...

Okay let me start out by saying that this isn't THE best Disney original Halloween movie (Halloweentown I has my vote), but it comes awfully close. The elements that really bring it together are the three main ghosts: Kathy Najimy, Eric Idle, and Tommy Davidson. They are way too funny! I loved Eric Idle's little jokes ("Oh and where is that, down Sewage Lane?"). The scary part was every time we saw Zachariah Kull. Now he was freaky. Especially in the beginning when the father was telling his kids about him and he looked directly at the camera. All in all, this was a really good Disney original movie. It certainly has the humour, just enough spookiness, and great actors.