Nightbooks

The actor who played Alex (Winslow Fegley) actually used to be my classmate so it felt strange/super cool to see him in that movie! Anyway, I completely recommend this to anyone who like scary movies (or anyone else, its not too scary)

My brother's teacher forced the class to watch this and nearly half the class was utterly traumatized (This is an average 6th grade class, full of 10 and 11 year olds, mind you.). It is definitely not a good movie to watch and it's rating is absolutely skewed. Either, you can tolerate this stuff or you just shouldn't watch it.

hey there, reader ! i’m faye, nice to meet you !! so, i just watched this movie a week ago with my little brother, and i absolutely enjoyed it so much ! the story was amazing, a little bit scary at times, but less scary than original horror movies. it’s anything a child can handle ! let’s talk about the storyline to know what the movie is all about !! ( WARNING : POSSIBLE SPOILERS. ) Alex is a kid with a passion for writing horror stories. he enjoyed it at first but stopped when his friends started calling him weird. he was lured into an evil witch’s house and is now forced to write scary stories for her. he meets a new friend (Yasmin) and tries to find a way to escape. let’s talk about the parts of the movie that you should know !! — [ positive role models ] : yes, you can find positive role models in this movie ! they both are portrayed amazingly and are overall really great characters. Alex is talented in a way that may seem weird and crazy to others, but he learns that he is special in his own way and that he shouldn’t let what others say to him affect what he loves doing the most. Yasmin is skilled in science and helps Alex to escape. they get along well and are good friends. the witches, though, are not good models. they torture, kill, eat, and kidnap/abduct kids. [ positive messages ] : there are many ! first of all, being called weird is a good thing. it means you’re unique and very special. you shouldn’t let others’ words bring you down. doing things at your best ability and working hard does pay off. being kind and helpful to others always has a good effect. the main message is to not be afraid to show your talents to the whole world, even if they think you’re crazy. just keep on doing what you love. and that is what I absolutely adore about this whole movie. [ violence and scariness ] : this is a horror comedy movie for children. so yes, this has some violence. the witches both seem scary (both Natacha and the “original witch”). and the original witch is burned alive and both the children are choked by Natacha when they mess up or do something wrong. an evil unicorn appears on their way to escape. a cat attacks Alex at the beginning but turns out to be their pet friend at the end. both friends see a scary creature in the night nursery, and Alex tries to kill it, purple blood spilling all over the floor. Alex is kidnapped and lured in by the scary witch, Natacha, and he throws a tantrum at the beginning of the movie, tearing apart all his posters and throwing books and other stuff to the floor. [ sexy stuff ] : nothing at all ! this movie has no sexual scenes or references in it. that’s something I’m very pleased with and also another good thing about this movie !! [ language ] : Alex says the words “hell”, “stupid”, “idiot” (if I remember), and one “damn” if I’m correct. I think I heard him saying it when he bumped into a door. but overall, not very strong language and no actual vulgar words are used. [ drinking, drugs, and smoking ] : nothing much, but Alex and Yasmin eat too much from a house made out of candy (while they are inside the story of “Hansel and Gretel”) and eventually fall unconscious after eating too much. [ consumerism] : nothing to worry about, there’s no consumerism seen in the movie, and there are no toys or tie-in products as well. — overall, i highly recommend this movie for children 10 and up if they’re not easily scared ! i enjoyed this movie a lot and turned out to be one of my favorite Netflix movies. enjoy your watching !! thanks for reading ! - faye !!

Pretty violent and scary for a PG rating...

I personally LOVED this movie! It has lots of scares witch may be too much for the younger ones but overall its really good! i wouldent show it to kids any younger than 10 or 11.

This is a good movie. I watched it by myself and didn’t think it was scary, but my favorite movie is the hunger games so… but then I watched it with my 10 year old brother and he got really scared. I think it just depends on if you get scared by these kind of movies or not.

Pretty good, language isn't really an issue. A bit scary for younger kids, but pretty obviously fake. I'd say 8 and under should probably watch it with parents if they are scared easily, but it should be fine for older kids and up.

I think it's a good movie. It's scary, but I'm used to watching StrangerThings