The movie wasn't terrible. But it didn't mean anything in terms of taking something old and crazy and scary and silly and putting it into the context of modern youth culture. If you don't feel bad about yourself when you watch this, don't look back at what happened in life as being awful. Look forward to seeing where your kids take things from here. That's really important to remember."

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