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R.L. Stine's Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
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Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 7. -
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Common Sense says
Tween-friendly, ad-happy Halloween fright fest.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7–8
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What Parents Need to Know
About R.L. Stine's Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
Parents need to know that while this movie is from the same people who created the creepy, crawly series Goosebumps, it's more of an ad for products like Papa John's Pizza than anything else. Parents should also know that Cassie does some pretty antisocial things, like terrorizing her little brother with ghost stories, hiding in his closet to scare him, and filling a pinata with roaches so Priscilla will be covered in them -- all because she's angry that she had to move and Priscilla humiliated her. Parents should also know that the movie gets pretty scary at different points, especially when the kids attempt to kill The Evil Thing.
Read our full review by Heather Boerner
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why scaring siblings is fun and how to better express their feelings. How does Cassie get punished for terrorizing her brother? Do you think her punishment is fair?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Excessive consumerism
- Negative role models
weird.
kind of weird and a little too long, but i think it is stupid that it isnt an hour long because it is haunting HOUR
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
YAY FOR EVERYONE 10+
AAABBB3 SHUT UP NO GORE CHECK OUT MY BLOODY VALENTINE IF U WANT GORE.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
commonsense is no help!
this is a little kids movie. I saw it when I was 4 sure it has violence but believe me 6+ is even overrated
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
NEVER SEE IT
THIS IS THE GORIEST MOVIE EVER
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
The Haunting Hour:Dont Think About It
i love this movie it was very good...i mean awesome
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Scary For Younger kids
This would be a little freighting for little kids, but no problem for kids 9 and up.overall, it was a great movie.
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
LOVE IT
I love it, i may only be 14 but i love it, My sister is 10 and it is her favorite movie. (RECOMENDED FOR 6+)
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
it was good
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
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TOO AWESOME
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- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Heroine in kids' horror movie is not a good role model, plus loads of ads.
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It is a very bad movie, but it's not horrible. Most of the actors did poorly, especially Alex Winzenread (Max). Even Emily Osment (Cassie), Cody Linley (Sean), and Brittany Curran (Priscilla) didn't do so great as they normally do. 13-year-old goth Cassie (Emily Osment) moves to a new town. The fact that mean girl Priscilla (Brittany Curran) humiliated her in the lunch room on her first day doesn't make things any better. But she has no idea what other things will be happening soon. One day, while walking around town, Cassie discovers a store that she's never seen before, and that apparently is only open on Halloween. She finds a book, The Evil Thing. The one thing that gives Cassie joy is terrorizing her little brother Max (Alex Winzenread). When he cuts her computer off purposely, to get revenge, she reads him The Evil Thing, ignoring the warning "DO NOT READ ALOUD." However, she catches the warning at the end: "DON'T THINK ABOUT IT." and warns Max not to, but he can't help but. And so, he (along with Priscilla and a Papa John's delivery man) is captured by the actual Evil Thing and wrapped up in a cocoon, where he is almost eaten alive by its babies. And so, it is up to Cassie and Priscilla's boyfriend, Sean (Cody Linley), to go look for them before it's too late. Not only do many characters behave badly (including the heroine), but there are plenty of adverts: a Papa John's delivery man is a somewhat central character (we also see a Papa John's logo on his car and we hear Max talking about how good the pizza is at the end), we see SpongeBob and Pokemon items in Max's bedroom several times throughout the movie, Cassie listens to her iPod when she gets home from school, and Max and Cassie mention the Berenstein Bears two times. Also, Emily Osment's music video for her song, "I Don't Think About It", is played during the end credits. Along with this, the movie is also very creepy - scary enough to earn it a PG rating. This isn't a good choice for anyone under the age of 8.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Kids' horror movie contains too much advertisements.
Sexual Content (Pause): A completely unnecessary sexual joke at the end that will go over the heads of younger viewers. Violence (Pause): The Evil Thing might scare viewers, especially the younger ones. The pizza delivery man, Priscilla, and Max are wrapped up in cocoons by the Evil Thing. The babies almost eat Max. Max throws blood on the Evil Thing, and then it bites itself to death. Language (Not an Issue): Oh my God, sucks, dang, retarded. Social Behavior (Off): Cassie scares Max. Priscilla embarasses Cassie in the cafeteria. Cassie fills a pinata with roaches so that they fall on Priscilla. Sean and Priscilla pretend to be the Evil Thing to scare Cassie. Priscilla doesn't treat Sean with respect, however, she gets her comeuppance in the end. Commercialism (Off): SpongeBob SquarePants, Pokemon, Berenstein Bears, iPod, Papa John's Pizza (there is a coupon in the DVD for a free pizza). Emily Osment's music video is played during the end credits. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco (Not an Issue): None. I think this movie should have been rated: PG I recommend it to everyone aged: 9+
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
clever but scary
this movie freaked me out a bit but it was pritty good for tweens and up. (nobody under the age of 8 see this) it will freak them out!
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Ratings at a Glance
| 100% | of parents say it's too violent |
| 67% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 67% | of parents say they notice product placement |
| 33% | of parents say it's educational |
| 33% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
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