I loved seeing it in a theater, and LOVED the soundtrack and Dimitrius' performance, but yeah agree. Felt strongly that they wanted it to be digestible to a wider/younger audience. And - hot take - I got real tired of Bud towards the end 😭 It all got predictable and excessively sanitary.

"It grabbed her around the neck again, and although she attempted to raise a forearm to shield herself, the creature’s spread fingers were long and strong enough to narrowly grab both neck and wrist in one fist."

My neck hurts just looking at this