Talk:Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010 film)

Spoiler ridden article is not quite accurate

The article includes some inaccuracies and some questionable interpretation of what actually transpires in the film.

The 'goblinized' character of Kim at the end of the movie most certainly does not persuade the other 'goblins' to give Sally a pass and wait for others to come. It's made clear in the movie that "one must be taken" (i.e. if not Sally someone else, who turns out to be Kim). The scene at the end is one of a few that are pretty much a verbatim rehashing of the original, with the other goblins asking when they will be let out again; they're not saying "let's get Sally!" They took Kim instead.

As for Sally 'killing Lord Blackwood', this may be somewhat interpretative rather than a clear fact of the movie. There is nothing in the film that clearly suggests the goblin that Sally squishes was either "the head goblin" or the goblin version of Blackwood. The notion that 'the head goblin' is Blackwood is only suggested in the "making of" documentary accompanying the DVD where the film's creators describe their inspiration for the creature designs. One of them suggests "the head goblin" is the transformed Blackwood, reunited with his 'goblinized' son (a revelation which in my opinion, along with the fact that the goblins can be killed fairly easily, makes the movie considerably less frightening and less interesting). — Preceding unsigned comment added by CannotFindAName (talk • contribs) 04:15, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Spoilers

This isn't a very frequently visited page so I probably will not get the feedback I'm looking for here. Perhaps I'll post this elsewhere because it's a problem with Wikipedia movie articles in general, not just this one. Is it really appropriate for an article about a movie to give not merely a plot synopsis but to basically describe the whole movie, ending and all? I for one would never read a Wikipedia article about a movie I have not yet seen; they all contain movie ruining spoilers. I think this is a problem. Thoughts? CannotFindAName (talk) 17:08, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Spoilers should not be removed. See WP:SPOILER. Cresix (talk) 17:28, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

HP Lovecraft

The film (and original) is very evidently inspired by the writings of HP Lovecraft, can this get a mention and source? Cerumol2 (talk) 19:27, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

2010 or 2011?

This film premiered in November 2010 at the Virginia Film Festival, so why is it being called a 2011 film?

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