Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)

Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?(2014) Starring: Ryan Ochoa, Roshon Fegan, Adi Shankar, Madison Pettis, Calum Worthy, Eric Allan Kramer, Bella Thorne, Adi Shankar, Charlie Hewson, Casey Young Directed By: Peter Hewitt Review Hello Kiddies your pal the Crypt Critic is back in his favorite time of the year, Hooptober is upon us which means it's crypty's favorite time of the year to review 31 horror films in 31 days! Now I started with something that should scare the little ones and who better for the job than Rl. Stine, oh his goosebumps always rattled me with fear when I was a child. This is based on a novel or trilogy since there is three films about ghosts who try to locate there parents with the help of there friend Max, while the evil ghoul known as fear is using a ghoul named Emma to posses Max and take off his magic ring which protects him from the likes of fear. While Max try's to impress his crush Anna played by future wife Bella Thorne. This children's horror film based on R.L Stines novel is sure to scare kiddies and make them shriek for only about two scenes but aside from that it probably wouldn't scare children that much! But I'm sure they will find it fun to watch I mean I had a fun time with it heck I actually thought the acting was sort of great but the effects make the one's on the shows look Oscar worthy by comparison. Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoul Friend? does not offer a lot of scares for children or great effects but with a fun hour and a half children's horror show that it is and the good acting it's a fun time I have a soft spot for Stine, I'm giving it three stars out of five.

This movie is just a redo of the original Mostly Ghostly with a more fitting cast (for instance the female ghost has a "brother" who could actually pass as such, unlike the original film.) If you've seen the original it may be a bit more enjoyable than if you see this film alone. (The bad guy may make more sense as would the history of the spirits.) Also the lead male actor is a bit more smooth at his chemistry with the other characters, as opposed to the previous actor who was nothing but awkward with poor emotional acting skills. As in any Disney channel based film, you can expect Disney channel based lessons to be involved throughout.

I'm going to start out by saying that I did not hate this movie, I actually enjoyed it. I personally loved the first one so much that I watched it religiously for about three months. The first one had by far the best cast of the two movies (Madison Pettis, Luke Benward, Sterling Beaumon, David DeLuise, and Kim Rhodes)where as the second one had only had one of the original cast mates (Madison Pettis)which is odd for a sequel to a movie to that came out six years prior. I really only had a problem with the casting and wish that they would have used some more of the original cast or people who looked similar in features not people that look the complete opposite of the originals. Also, I wish the would have came out with it a little soon then they did just because of the time frame between the two books is supposed to be one year and they came out with sequel six years later... Maybe if they would have filmed it sooner the cast wouldn't have grown up so much and they could have kept more them. Other than those two things I would have gave the movie a ten because it really does have an amazing story plot and concept. I suggest watching it if you want to know what happened after the first one ended..

"Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend" is indeed a family movie in every sense of the word, and just with the right pinch of spooky thrown into it as you always get with the material from R.L. Stine.The story is about Max, who is friends with two ghosts, who has to thwart the evil plans of a ghoul that dwell in the local cemetery. But things are not all that easy, especially when there is a trickster ghoulish spirit on the prowl with the ability to inhabit the bodies of the living."Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend" is a good movie for a Halloween event with the entire family, especially if there are youngster in the group, because this movie has just a little bit of something for just everyone.As for the effects, well they were doing alright and serving the purpose they were intended for. Just don't expect to be dazzled and blown away by a multi-million dollar CGI budget here.The people on the cast list were doing good jobs with their given roles, and that added to the overall enjoyment of the entire movie.If you enjoy R.L. Stine's books, then you would also enjoy this movie.