I was very impressed with the realness of the creatures. Good story line too. Teens & Adults may really enjoy this movie (especially if they were childhood fans of the book) but... WARNING! The story is rather dark with disturbing issues and scenes that are pretty scary for smaller kids. My 6yr old granddaughter loves scary movies and has seen 'The Mummy', 'The Fly', etc and thought this movie was kinda scary!!! So consider the child's age and 'fear factor' before taking them.