not the worst adaptation but not the best. especially coming off of the fear street trilogy, this just makes my 10 year old self mildly disappointed. i think the way the monsters were rendered could've been done differently to emulate the illustrations more effectively while still blending into reality, and most importantly, i don't really understand the decision to set the movie in the 60s. given the peak cult popularity of the series in the late 80s to early 2000s in school libraries, i think an 80s setting at the earliest would've been better. maybe it would've been harder to connect with people who knew sarah but still, that was literally just one character connection?
i also get that this was made to appeal to a new generation of younger horror fans but i don't know... fear street clearly was too, but it also had enough flavor and nostalgia to keep millennial viewers engaged. i think this missed the mark in trying to be accessible to younger audiences, because the emphasis on the storyline and hero's journey type of plot made the best part of the books fade into the background—aka, the scary stories themselves.
Shout by hannahBlockedParent2021-10-10T01:09:17Z
not the worst adaptation but not the best. especially coming off of the fear street trilogy, this just makes my 10 year old self mildly disappointed. i think the way the monsters were rendered could've been done differently to emulate the illustrations more effectively while still blending into reality, and most importantly, i don't really understand the decision to set the movie in the 60s. given the peak cult popularity of the series in the late 80s to early 2000s in school libraries, i think an 80s setting at the earliest would've been better. maybe it would've been harder to connect with people who knew sarah but still, that was literally just one character connection?
i also get that this was made to appeal to a new generation of younger horror fans but i don't know... fear street clearly was too, but it also had enough flavor and nostalgia to keep millennial viewers engaged. i think this missed the mark in trying to be accessible to younger audiences, because the emphasis on the storyline and hero's journey type of plot made the best part of the books fade into the background—aka, the scary stories themselves.