Erax

This was an awesome short film! Full of suspense and potential. Opal was a great believable character and the little girl just drew me in. Please finish the film! Looking forward to it.

Would I like more, I think theres potential. The goblins remind me of Wednesday the show's monster, not the hand character but the beast someone transforms into near the end, the mega villain. I think it was good for a short film for what it was. I think the addition with the comb stuck in the girl's hair is a nice addition to the fashion department because it showed the hair consistency and how they were busy at the start of the film. THe book and mystery of why this happened could definetly lead to more. It raises questions and answers few, but its a short so thats good. I dont like the trope of denying things that simply happened and not accepting things, the little girl adapting was great character.

It's difficult to create a good story with only 15 minutes of time, but this draws so heavily from other works in a way which feels like a cheap collage rather than an homage.

The practical effects and puppetry were very competent though. The creatures looked like they were actually in the film and moved believably, which is more than I can say for major Hollywood productions.

Basically, this is Gremlins done in 15 minutes. It's somewhat annoying that the main characters don't catch on to the obvious "fix" sooner than they did... and annoying that they spend more time running than defending their house.

However, given the story line, they're facing an "impossible" situation with no prior experience. Who knows how one would react in such situation? It was cute, predictable.

I would have rated this. 6 stars, but there was one gratuitous F-bomb drop in what's supposed to be a kid's show. That's inexcusable. So 3 stars it gets for the writers, directors and actors being too stupid to stand up for a bit of ethics in making a show that would most certainly be marketed to kids. Someone, somewhere should have taken a stand and said, "I'm not going to do this. Deal with it."

Be a chowderhead, get a low rating. That's my scale.

The only song listed in the credits is called Run N*****

This is listed as a Family Movie on Netflix! Do yourself a favor and skip this atrocity. I'm surprised it hasn't been banned.