Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | August 9 2019 | Guillermo Del Toro not directing, John August scripting

[RealLyre]

if this is anywhere as good as the autopsy of Jane Doe, I'm going to love it. 

[JB33]

5 hours ago, RealLyre said:

if this is anywhere as good as the autopsy of Jane Doe, I'm going to love it. 

I've been meaning to watch that. I heard it was fantastic! What are your thoughts (beyond the fact you obviously loved it)?

[Krissykins]

2 hours ago, JB33 said:

I've been meaning to watch that. I heard it was fantastic! What are your thoughts (beyond the fact you obviously loved it)?

Autopsy of Jane Doe is so effective. It’s actually properly scary at some points. It’s quick, fast paced and pretty unique too. 

 

Scary Stories is 89% with 9 reviews 

[ThomasNicole]

1 hour ago, Krissykins said:

Autopsy of Jane Doe is so effective. It’s actually properly scary at some points. It’s quick, fast paced and pretty unique too. 

 

Scary Stories is 89% with 9 reviews 

91% now with 11 reviews

 

6.74 average, pretty good start

[The Stingray]

The Autopsy of Jane Doe is one of the best horror movies of the past 5 years, imo.
 

[Krissykins]

11 hours ago, RealLyre said:

if this is anywhere as good as the autopsy of Jane Doe, I'm going to love it. 

I can’t believe I’ve just realised this is the same director, shame on me! 

5 minutes ago, The Stingray said:

The Autopsy of Jane Doe is one of the best horror movies of the past 5 years, imo.
 

Agreed. 

[JohnnyGossamer]

Not sure about best but Doe does a lot with very little. 

[cookie]

Jane Doe and Trollhunter are both great.

[The Futurist]

4 hours ago, JohnnyGossamer said:

Not sure about best but Doe does a lot with very little. 

The premise is just so fucking great.

Surprised nobody though of  it before.

[Krissykins]

Has a consensus now at 79%:

 

 

Like the bestselling series of books that inspired it, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark opens a creepy gateway into horror for younger genre enthusiasts.

 

[ViewerAnon]

The trouble with AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE is that each act is less good than the act before it. But the whole thing is still quite good.

[SLAM!]

This film managed to get better reviews than I ever thought it would get. Kudos! I hope it's a hit for Lionsgate.

[JB33]

Yeah this film is looking like a success at the moment. Doing well critically and we'll see about the box office, but that's looking promising too.

 

Seeing The Kitchen on Sunday and I think I'm seeing this on Tuesday. We'll see.

[cax16]

The wife and I thought this was just ok, wasn’t bad or anything but not very scary. She’s a huge horror fan btw and was really excited for this. 

[MOVIEGUY]

This wasn't bad. The horror/monster elements were well done and the best part of the movie but the kid actors did a good job too. I just wish they could have more with the art style in the books.

Edited August 11, 2019 by MOVIEGUY

[JB33]

On 8/10/2019 at 8:19 PM, MOVIEGUY said:

This wasn't bad. The horror/monster elements were well done and the best part of the movie but the kid actors did a good job too. I just wish they could have more with the art style in the books.

Nice to know the horror/monster elements were the best part because I was going to ask, is this movie actually scary in parts? There were parts of the trailer that were genuinely unnerving so I have hope.

[dudalb]

1 hour ago, JB33 said:

Nice to know the horror/monster elements were the best part because I was going to ask, is this movie actually scary in parts? There were parts of the trailer that were genuinely unnerving so I have hope.

Might shock you to know a movie can be very scary without an "R
 rating.

 

Came in #2 behind Hobbes with 20 Million,exceeding expectations for it. Given it was done on a small budget it's going to be an box office success. Sequels probably on the way.

I enjoyed it; thought the storyline was a clever way to the book, since the book is basically a collection of "Campfire Scary Stories" retold.

The "Hearse Song" use was clever....

 

"Remember when a Hearse goes by

You might be the next to die"

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 12, 2019 by dudalb

[MOVIEGUY]

2 hours ago, JB33 said:

Nice to know the horror/monster elements were the best part because I was going to ask, is this movie actually scary in parts? There were parts of the trailer that were genuinely unnerving so I have hope.

 

Yeah for PG-13 it was pretty unnerving, one scene in particular I was pretty freaked out during.

[JB33]

On 8/12/2019 at 1:13 PM, dudalb said:

Might shock you to know a movie can be very scary without an "R
 rating.

 

Came in #2 behind Hobbes with 20 Million,exceeding expectations for it. Given it was done on a small budget it's going to be an box office success. Sequels probably on the way.

I enjoyed it; thought the storyline was a clever way to the book, since the book is basically a collection of "Campfire Scary Stories" retold.

The "Hearse Song" use was clever....

 

"Remember when a Hearse goes by

You might be the next to die"

 

 

 

 

 

Good to hear you enjoyed it, especially since you're familiar with the book. I'll eventually check this out for sure.

[Krissykins]

I was really let down. 

 

It wasn't scary, or much fun. It was also too long. 

 

Weird its rated a 15 here in the UK, but I think 8-12 year olds would enjoy it much more. 

 

2/5