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  Written August 26, 2011

  I am afraid of the dark ;)

  by Muvie Reviewer

  I saw the original in 73' when I had no business watching this movie as a 4yo. Yep, the original scared the crap out of me and gave me nightmares for many years. It made my bathroom trips in the middle of the night terrifying.
  
  Almost 40 years later, I couldnt wait to be scared like that again. The remake is a little different (no spoilers here) however many of the same elements remain; the ominous music, the lighting, the tension and the creepy creatures are all very effective.
  
  Stand alone the remake is very good, in comparassion I think the original is still better. However, Director Troy Nixey does a good job in retelling this story. I love that Nixey provides a background on the creatures (which was missing from the original).
  
  I was not scared by this "Don't be Afraid of the Dark" but then again I am writing this review in the daytime, lol...
  
  This is Definitely a must see for my fellow Gen Xers who have a special bond to this movie and others should like it too.

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• Must Go!
  Written August 27, 2011

  Don't Be Afraid of the Dark review

  by SuzannaR

  For fans of the original movie this is a must go! Although its not exactly faithful to the original story, the changes Del Toro made enhance the movie to be even better than the ioriginal . Goid old fashioned creepy, suspenseful horror movie!

  • 23 out of 34 found this review helpful.
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• So-so
  Written September 4, 2011

  Heard audience members call it dumb

  by rockydoggies

  I went to watch it with a rowdy Saturday night audience, my mistake. The movie starts out with a very disturbing scene, not scary, just sick & disturbing...I only want to be scared. The middle portions of the movie serve the purpose of a good scare, but the remaining quarter of the movie becomes very annoying, no more scares left in this movie. In the end, there's really nothing a good boot size 11 could have solved, or maybe a good exterminator. I never saw the original, strange I have not. This movie reminded me of the last half of the movie Gremlins. If you scare easily you'll like this movie. If you are really looking for a good scary movie then you will be disappointed. I'm down the middle on this movie, just "SO-SO"

  • 8 out of 13 found this review helpful.
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  Written January 15, 2012

  Absolutely horrible

  by Catmndu

  Everyone in it - terrible. The animated monsters have better skills than Guy, Katie or the little girl in this (which seems to be trying to act and not doing a very good job). I kept waiting for it to get better, it never did. Horrible from the moment it started.
  
  Would only scare maybe kids under the age of 6

  • 6 out of 9 found this review helpful.
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  Written August 27, 2011

  Don't be afraid of the dark

  by kaauwaikupukaa

  It's was a not bad movie. There was some really fricky parts that just jump out and scare the the crap out of you. I don't recommend bringing kids under 10 or under 12 yrs.old. too scary.

  • 15 out of 27 found this review helpful.
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  Written January 9, 2012

  Should be called Don't Watch This Movie

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  Good concept. Bad follow through. I was really disappointed with Guillermo Del Toro on this one, he could have done so much more with this movie. I am a huge fan of his and he just did not deliver this time. Even worse, the acting was TERRIBLE. Very disappointing.

  • 5 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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  Written September 1, 2011

  Just go with the flow......

  by Marc Eric

  Being a fan of Guillermo Del Toro I was pretty stoked about watching this movie. Movie met my expectations and I was a satisfied customer. I am not one to give out spoilers and not interested in writing about why you should and/or shouldn't see this movie. If you like a movie with imagination and something different then see this movie. If you are expecting to be scared every 5 minutes then movie not for you. Cast in the movie did a good job. If your also interested in the dark side of tooth fairies then see this movie..............

  • 7 out of 13 found this review helpful.
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  Written September 6, 2011

  horrible

  by Thrill_Seeker_2010

  cheesy, and katie holmes acting is laughable.

  • 5 out of 9 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written September 30, 2011

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  Written September 6, 2011

  Too many cliches in the same movie!

  by gabal

  I'm only afraid of see a movie like this again

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• So-so
  Written August 27, 2011

  Trailer says it all.

  by Dreamer451

  I was PSYCHED to see this movie.. I was thinking "It's been forever since I've seen a 'good' horror film" and I thought this would be it. It was a good movie, but all the good parts are shown in previews. If you've seen the previews, you've seen the movie.

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  Written May 18, 2011

  by Bashorh

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  Written September 5, 2011

  Don't be afraid of the dark

  by mpfister6

  Slow as movie and then it wasn't even scary ir creepy. This movie is not even a rent me movie. Katie Holmes looks like she didn't even shower fir most of the movie, LOL!

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  Written September 9, 2011

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  Written August 27, 2011

  Still afraid of the dark!

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