Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is imprisoned by an evil young witch in her contemporary New York City apartment.Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is imprisoned by an evil young witch in her contemporary New York City apartment.Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is imprisoned by an evil young witch in her contemporary New York City apartment.
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This movie have a lot of scary moment. Although it look like for family sitting and watching together. It's so scary to think if that situation happened to me. So it's okay to waste your time.
This movie was actually pretty fun. Perfect to release before Halloween and decent enough for the whole family to watch. All of the actors knew their assignment and carried the movie well, and I found myself entertained and not getting bored at all. I consider it a fresh twist on a classic fairy tale.
Give it a shot!
Happy to see Krysten Ritter on-screen again too! She's great!!
Oh, and... hats off to CHVRCHES for the "Lost Boys" song remake at the end. WOW!!
Give it a shot!
Happy to see Krysten Ritter on-screen again too! She's great!!
Oh, and... hats off to CHVRCHES for the "Lost Boys" song remake at the end. WOW!!
The plot was way too naive and flat for older children or adults and set up too scary for smaller children, so I'm not sure which audience this flick was made for, it surely wasn't for me.
A Netflix Original about an insatiable witch and a kid with a knack for storytelling. It's a harmless kids movie that sends a positive message about embracing your quirks and being yourself! The child actors are charming enough, but the cartoonish CGI and predictable plot hold it back.
Right amount of scary scenes, lots of fantasy and magic and good acting and a good storyline. What else do you need? 7/10 good Netflix movie. Please ignore bad review for this movie on IMDB, I watched this movie because of the good trailer and wanted to see for myself if it's good or bad. I can assure you that this movie does not disappoint.
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- TriviaThe song "Cry Little Sister", the theme song to the 1987 Vampire film The Lost Boys (the movie playing on the TV that entices Alex into the apartment), is heard twice. The first time, when Alex and Yasmin perform their science experiment, it is performed by original artist Gerard McMahon. The second time, when Alex and Yasmin are in the boiler room, it is a cover version performed by Chvrches.
- Quotes
Yasmin: Weird? Who called you that? --- Well, they're right. You are weird. I mean, look at you. The thing that makes you weird makes them ordinary, and nobody likes to be ordinary because ordinary sucks. So ordinary people are going to try and take that away from you by calling you names like... try hard or...
Alex: Or creepshow
Yasmin: Yeah, or creepshow.
- SoundtracksBoys Need a Mother
From Génération perdue (1987)
Written by Thomas Newman (as Thomas Montgomery Newman)
Music by Thomas Newman
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- 2.39:1
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