Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
R | 06 November 2010 (USA)
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A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.

Reviews
Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
Keira Brennan The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.
Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
MJB784 This is scary without tons of blood. It does have some killing in it, but mostly it's creatures popping up in front or on the sides of the camera and they only appear in the dark, which means most of the movie is in darkness. Like the theater.
jacobjohntaylor1 This is a very bad movie. It is better then original 1973 version. But not mush better. This an awful movie. It is about a family that buy and old house and goblins live in the basement. It is not scary at all. It is badly written. The ending is terrible. Do not wast your time. Do not wast your money. One of the only horror movie I can the of worst then this one is Don't be afraid of the dark (1973). Don't be afraid of this movie is what there should have called it. The goblins in this movie eat humans bones. It not a fun movie at all. So there is no point to it. It takes all the fun out of horror. It is only scary If you are under ten. This movie is pooh pooh. Do not see it.
Johan Louwet Yes this movie is not without flaws and maybe plot holes. But if there is a moment that I start actively seeking for plot holes and start lengthy debates about them, would mean I should stop watching movies and do something different. If I don't like something I move on and don't try to convince others how bad it is. So why did this movie work for me and not so much for many others here? Well it's not your typical slasher horror where lots of people die or get hurt. Actually no one dies and only one person gets badly hurt. Del Toro didn't direct this but as writer of the screenplay his influence is there. The story and character development must come from his hand and are for me the best parts of the movie. The performances of the 3 main characters and the interaction between them is splendid. Especially the young Bailee Madison as Sally blew me away. She carried this movie and deserves all the praise for pulling of such a difficult role for a child. I haven't seen the original and remain reluctant to do so. I know Sally was originally an adult. for some reason I don't think an adult as Sally works that well after seeing this movie. And another strong point is of course the setting, wow that mansion was just perfect for it. Beautiful interior and garden but than the contrast with that creepy cellar, splendid. And last but not least there is the creatures. OK their back story is not the most original but at least there is a back story. Some people complained the creatures didn't look scary (like old monkeys) but hey if you were attacked by a horde of creatures would you care if they looked scary? I think you would run and/or fight for your life and your heart would be racing. Besides it's not that you see them that often, which is a good thing. After all, what you don't see if often more scary than what you do. Maybe more drama than horror in the end but the combination works very well for me.
makusu_max While the concept was alright, the crew producing the movie was excellent, the execution was horrible.The characters never use COMMON SENSE whatsoever. And I know many people lack it, but it gets way too ridiculous.That one part the girl caught one, no one mentioned that at all.There were too many parts that didn't add up to any realistic scenario and to me, that killed most of it's little contribution to horror films.The dad is a total moron.The people get "knocked up" and wake up coincidentally at specific moments, even if they get shaken up or stuff happens that should wake em up anyway.The critters are fun but I believe they're executed with a WANKERey attitude. These could be used much better than this crap.