Waste of time

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Blistering performances.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

This came out when I was 10 and I loved it so much, I am going to go re-watch it asap just for some memories of childhood. I would recommend this title to anyone who had children that are into defeating monsters or who are excited by futuristic devices, as this will fulfill their imagination as it definitely did to me. I loved this movie!

The kindest thing you could say about this mess is that the budget was too low so they had to take shortcuts.Unfortunately if you read the credits you will see that this is a 100% Disney Channel product, so you had one of the greatest and most powerful corporations on the planet behind this film, so you can't merely blame the budget.You can however blame some overpaid Disney exec blueskying with his team, saying something like "Halloween is upcoming and everyone knows we OWN that franchise but ever since High School Musical, we also have a musical franchise, so let's kill two birds with one stone and do both at the same time. Now, where do we go for lunch today?" This kind of thinking led to the creation of the SPORK.Nothing is right here -- the writing, the acting, the special effects, the excessive use of colored smoke, easily one of the worst Disney productions of all time.

I hate this movie SO much. Olivia Holt doesn't deserve to be where she is at. There are so many nicer and more talented people in the world. Why did you have to choose her? This movie makes her look like she is put over all the other characters: Oh, she gets the boys, she's pretty, she can sing, and she is not afraid of monsters. No girl is perfect like this. This movie is making guys think that there is going to be someone just like Olive Holt out there, but nobody is really that perfect. It makes girls feel bad about themselves who don't have as good as a life as Skylar in this movie. Some people out there have been so nice, but they get stepped on all over because they are shy and will always let the bratty people get their way. This movie shows like it is SUPPOSED to be good to put the outgoing people over everyone else. Some people have been so nice and talented their entire lives, but just because they are shy they don't get anything in return? This is horrible. Please don't watch this. I am sorry but Skylar or Olivia Holt just don't deserve anything. Some people are shy in this world and have a fear they will never get a boy. This is ridiculous.

Trying to keep a rival from her crush, a teen's attempt to sneak out to a party frees the captured monster spirits collected by her monster-hunter parents and must round them up before they overtake the town during the Halloween party.This here managed to be a pretty enjoyable and entertaining children's horror effort that has a lot going for it. By starting off with all the usual teen drama over the wishful relationship, the friendships between each other and their ability to almost be superheroes by accomplishing anything no matter the situation or solution presented gives this a rather easy integration into the horror scenes, watered-down as they are for such a release format as this one has, that come later on. Those aren't bad, with a creepy graveyard stalking, a rather enjoyable confrontation in the woods between the group and a pretty creepy creature as well as a rousing hunt for the creatures inside the mansion party when they get released and begin wreaking havoc with the guests, only to be saved by another dose of the super-teen lifestyle mentioned earlier. It's also got a lot of good by showcasing the monsters mostly as practical effects instead of CGI only for minimal use, plus it has a lot in the overcoming of your fears which is a good message to spread and does nicely in managing to mix the two genres together nicely. As usual, the comedy's hit-or-miss but it's not enough to hurt it much overall for the lame joke or pratfall doesn't hurt it as much as it could have.Rated Unrated/PG: Mild Violence.