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B-D Review: A Second Opinion On 'Halloween'
Friday, August 31, 2007


By: MrDisgusting
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Earlier today we added BC's extremely negative review for Rob Zombie's Halloween remake, inside you'll find a negative/mixed review from yours truly. The film is now in theaters everywhere and we still encourage you guys to enter our Legion of Michael contest over the weekend to enter and win a prop. Also don't forget to watch all the interviews over at BDTV... now read on for my review!


HALLOWEEN (2007)
Review by: Mr Disgusting
Rating: 5/10 Skulls


Defender of the remake, defender of all things Rob Zombie and one of the only people I know who would rather see HALLOWEEN remade than dragged deeper into crappy sequel territory – that’s me. Ever since the announcement last summer I’ve been glued to the screen soaking in everything Michael Myers related. Excited? I guess you can say so. Even with that terrible script review on AICN I relished in Rob Zombie’s promises that the screenplay was dated and not being used. I hung on every word Rob has said from start to finish, which lead me down a path of sheer excitement, only as it turns out, semantics is the only things I was fed. HALLOWEEN is a sub-par re-imagining of the classic John Carpenter movie lacking not only terror, but an immense amount of suspense.

In this remake/re-imagining of the legendary slasher Michael Myers we basically get two movies, the first about young Michael Myers (played by Daeg Faerch) before he snaps; the second about adult Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) who breaks free from Smith’s Grove Sanitarium to hunt down and kill his sister Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton).

To be 100% clear I am not reviewing this in comparison to the original, let’s just pretend this was the first of it’s kind. What we get is just another serial killer movie; only in this one the killer rocks a sweet mask and likes to punch walls. Michael Myers as a horror icon is at the top of his game - the mask is astounding, creepy and chilling; and Tyler Mane is fierce as the new boogeyman. Although this modern vision is a visually terrifying one, there’s nothing really going on behind the mask. The main problem that occurs in his Myers’ past - who the real Michael Myers is. As most of you probably have already read online, young Michael (Daeg Faerch) is a tormented child, verbally abused by his step-father (William Forsythe), neglected by his stripper mom (Sheri Moon) and ignored by his older sister (Hana Hall). Kids at school pick on him and his sister is too busy flirting with her step-father than giving Michael attention. In today’s standards all of this just makes me want to scream “wahhhhhh, why don’t you go cry about it?” Who isn’t sick of this pathetic excuse to become a murderer? Zombie attempts to give reason to the rhyme and it doesn’t do anything to help the latter of the film. We don’t see Michael as a soulless killing machine, we see him as a freak of nature, a boy who somehow became 7 foot tall and 300 pounds of muscle with mommy issues. Cry me a f’n river.

Still, young Myers is awesome and the beginning of the film is quite entertaining; it just doesn’t justify the means. And as much as I liked the early years, and young Michael Myers, his development is choppy at best. To me there’s nothing that helps transcend him into madness, only a little comment by the janitor at Smith’s Grove (Danny Trejo) who tells Michael to pretend the walls (of the sanitarium) don’t exist and to live in his own mind, which could be the cause of his sudden lapse into silence. But the most shocking revelation to me is that all of this build carries no meaning… sure we see that Michael’s family is f-cked up, and that his life sucks, but before we even learn this about his character Myers is already gutting animals - in the opening scene no less! What does this say about him? It says that h’s a natural born killer… so the fact that Zombie would spend so much time trying to explain to us WHY Michael’s a killer makes absolutely no sense. There’s literally no transition into Myers’ madness; first he kills animals, then he kills people. Done. And then on Halloween he decides it’s time to kill his family, except his baby sister “boo.” The fact he leaves her alive could have been a great plot device but is wasted in the finale of the film when Laurie (Boo) is trying to survive vicious attacks from her brother. If he loves her so much why the hell is he trying to kill her?

Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell) is also another character wasted as he’s the first to realize there’s something abnormal about young Myers. When Michael murders his family and ends up in Smith’s Grove, Loomis repeatedly attempts to break down Myers’ walls to no avail and at some point Myers decides he’s finished talking. There’s no reason given why this actually happens and what role Loomis played in it happening. Does Michael hate Dr. Loomis or look at him as family? We don’t know. I hate to dwell on the bad, but it heavily outweighs the positive. Dr. Loomis should have been Michael’s opposite, representational of GOOD vs EVIL. The entire film is based on the moment when these two iconic characters go head-to-head, and instead of an epic confrontation, we are treated to an (extremely long-winded) anticlimactic finale that left me scratching my head.

The direction of the script is puzzling and annoyed me throughout the entire film; it literally shows that Zombie had no idea what he was getting himself into. Half the time it was as if Zombie was saying “We need to give Myers a motive,” then is was as if he was thinking, ”Now we need to have tons of kills, loads of blood and violence,” and finally, “We need to have an homage to the original here.” The screenplay is erratic and all over the place, which leaves this viewer bored and dizzy. Even with these problems I feel that SOME of the movie could have been salvaged had it been edited tighter and shorter.

Poor character development was another major flaw in the film. The first half of HALLOWEEN is a half-way decent story of the birth of a serial killer, while the second half is nothing more than a montage of random killings. Meet Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton), Annie Brackett (Danielle Harris) and Lynda van der Klok (Kristina Klebe) - three young girls who were the centerpiece of the original - in this remake they are nothing more than meat for the bun. We see the three girls together TWICE; they have a short conversation in the library and then walking down the street before they head off to their deaths. Literally the rest of the movie goes… here’s a couple, watch them have sex, watch them die – watch as Loomis find them and repeat.

Furthermore, there is NOTHING and I mean NOTHING scary or suspenseful about the film. It’s literally just loads of extreme violence with a shaky camera and loud noises. When Michael Myers is chasing Laurie through the house and bashing in the walls and ceiling I was falling asleep. It’s the big finale and I’m falling asleep (this has now officially happened twice)!!! There was no sense of dread, nothing that would make you think you’re watching THE boogeyman. What happened to long drawn-out creepy shots of Haddonfield with Myers in the background as a shadow? It’s insane to me how much HALLOWEEN lacks suspense; it was as if Zombie intentionally was trying to make a movie along the lines of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE or THE HILLS HAVE EYES. You can still make a slow-moving scary movie violent.

On a positive note most of the killings feel hyper-realistic and never transcend into ‘cartoon violence’ with over-the-top deaths. In addition, most of the acting was top notch, giving hi praises to Ken Foree, Danielle Harris and Malcolm McDowell. And as much as I hate to admit it, I believe all of the cameos did in fact hinder my experience. The cameos took me out of the film as I was constantly going “oh look it’s Udo Kier!” And on another odd note, what the hell was with Sheri Moon’s character dating an uber-old, disgusting and crippled douche bag? Oh crap, sorry, I quickly drifted right back to the negative…

Ok, ok, I’ve had enough negativity for one afternoon as I’ve already just written two pages bitching without breaking a sweat, was there ANYTHING else good? Sure! Daeg Faerch rocks as a young Michael Myers and the way Zombie uses him at times kick ass. One of my favorite scenes is when Michael goes into his house to kill his sister and he puts on the Myers mask for the very first time; the mask is about ten times the size of his head, which leads to some truly creepy imagery. Another positive note is that even though there’s nothing behind the violence, horror fans will be happy to know the film is insanely bloody and off-the-wall violent. The set and costume designs were fantastic and Rob Zombie’s camera work was really well done. If Zombie has proven anything after three films is that he can direct an action movie no problem, but still has yet to learn how to create tension and terror. But after creating such amazing films as THE DEVIL'S REJECTS and HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, Zombie has already proven himself - it's just a shame that something of this magnitude is where the ball was dropped...

Given that I wanted nothing more than to love this movie, I can’t say that I did. Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN is nothing more than just mediocre – hell, I even enjoyed H20 more than this! It’s really frustrating writing this review, especially since this remake blows away RESURRECTION, but in the end it really isn’t anything special. There’s nothing here that’s new, original, clever, fun, exciting, scary, suspenseful… or enjoyable for that matter. I think the film should be re-titled to LABOR DAY, where nothing exciting happens.


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appleOFdiscord
3:27am, August 31, 2007

i wonder how it did at the box office..and if they will turn the remake into a franchise like with TCM

NoOneImportant
3:34am, August 31, 2007

Maybe Zombie should of made the Friday the 13th remake,then all of you would of been happy.

nmo
4:39am, August 31, 2007

Wow, so we should await an anticlimax, yea. Well, that blows a bit.

BillyDecay
5:10am, August 31, 2007

Personally i agree with you half and half. Right from the beginning you could tell this was a Zombie script, over the top swearing and pointless talk about rape and perverted imagery that wasnt needed. And i love Sheri Moon but does she always have to be a stripper? Anyway the young Myers story was awesome, it gave him depth. Tyler Mane as adult Myers was perfect as well. Where it really started to lack for me was Myers have almost what it seemed like.... emotion!? Come on. He should have slit his sisters throat at the end and THEN got shot. It made him look more like a hero than a villian, letting his sister live. As a tribute to the original, it lacks. As its own, it's pretty good. The murder scenes are pure bliss, best ones of seen in a while, so overall the only thing that killed it was the story. 7/10 skulls

appleOFdiscord
6:57am, August 31, 2007

Kill Laurie? That is the DUMBEST thing Zombie could have done

tommykfw1
6:59am, August 31, 2007

WOW WHY WRITE THIS SHIT AGAIN WE GET THE POINT FUCK FACE YOU DON'T LIKE IT NOW THANKS FOR RUINING FOR EVERYONE ELSE SHITBAG MR.BD JUST FOR THE ROAD I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN SO WRONG SHITFACE SO MANY TIMES ITS NOT THE FUCKING ORIGINAL WE GET THAT DICKHEAD ITS SOMETHING NEW GO POP IN HALLOWEEN 1 AND SHUT THE FUCK UP AND HALLOWEEN FANS WETHERE BAD OR GOOD WHO GIVES A FUCK POP IN THE ORIGINAL AND HAVE SOLICE IN KNOWING IT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST HORROR FILMS OF ALL TIME AND NO ONE CAN TAKE THAT WAY FREDDY SUCKS NOW ALSO AND SO DOES JASON JUST ALWAYS HALLOWEEN FANS THE ORIGINAL CAN NEVER BE TOUCHED AND NO DICKHEAD FAG REVIEWER CAN TAKE THAT FROM YOU HOW BOUT THIS MR.BD IN WAKE OF YOUR HALLOWEEN BASHING WHY DONT YOU GIVE US A NEW FRESH REVIEW ON THE ORIGINAL BAN ME I DONT GIVE A FUCK IM JOINING UP ON ANOTHER HORROR SITE YOU ALWAYS BLOW WITH YOUR OPINIONS

Steel Web Studios
7:09am, August 31, 2007

Wow - That rant in all caps was funny. I'm still going to go an see this one. I have to. Senseless violence is in my blood.

BillyDecay
7:25am, August 31, 2007

Come on lets face it, the last half hour of film made Myers look like a pussy, at least killing his sister or something would have been interesting and given him back his evilness. I mean its not like theres gunna be 7 other sequals to this. Taking away Myers sadistic personality and making him "care" about his sister is the worst thing he could have and did do. He's suppose to be pure evil with no concious, so wtf!

depecheanix
7:38am, August 31, 2007

SERIOUS LULZ!

rh101
8:34am, August 31, 2007

Ok, I had to goes as far as stopping my lurk streak to respond to [b]tommykfw1[/b]'s comments. Halloween Resurrection was without a doubt the biggest steaming pile of shit movie out of ALL Jason, Freddy, and Michael Myers, so don't bad talk Jason and Freddy. In regards to Zombie's Halloween, it could have been worse ... and it could have been better. Yes there are pacing issues, and there was never any REAL explaining why Michael Myers' turned psycho, but hey, I think it was entertaining to say the least.

The_Bark
9:46am, August 31, 2007

Tommy, you wouldn't happen to be like, the United States, such as, like, South Carolina. Would you? Cause I personally believe you may have a problem, such as, like, a lack of edumacation.

pissing_lasers
10:01am, August 31, 2007

I agree,seems to be one of those people who think TYPING IN CAPS MAKES YOU GET MORE "ATTENT-SHUN" OR "SERIOUS LOLZ".....douche nozzles.....

pissing_lasers
10:03am, August 31, 2007

At any rate, i havent seen the movie yet,but i knew not everybody would dig it....whos to say? maybe it'll come around after a few days.

jeffconnecticut
10:41am, August 31, 2007

young mikey/daeg is actually pretty good in the beginning, but then his interactions with loomis in the sanitarium reminds you he is a kid actor. mcdowell was good at times, but too often he blew his lines, stressing the wrong word to the point where it was comical. also, his ad-libbing was terrible. truest part of the review? no suspense! this horror film is not scary at all. and remember this shock and gore director was supposedly an expert and well versed in the classics of cinema horror. big let down, this movie rates only higher than resurrection, perhaps tied with part 6 depending.

Slasher Freak
10:44am, August 31, 2007

The girls including Laurie have poor character development.

tommykfw1
11:04am, August 31, 2007

The guys who are speaking negative of me must be the same computer geeks who never get laid and watch basket every other week or are you the guys who hand BD's dick like a whore on a pimp bottom line is this Resurrection was bad real bad but so was Freddy vs Jason I mean dam that shit sucked I really don't want to get into the whole which Slasher is better but I will say this ''Every one knows as it is common knowledge that the original Halloween is better than any Jason or Freddy film period so what I was saying is all Halloween fans don't be down just know that you can always pop in the the Original and take solice in knowing it is one of the most respected films in Horror history and guys please get off BD's dick......lmfao

tommykfw1
11:05am, August 31, 2007

The guys who are speaking negative of me must be the same computer geeks who never get laid and watch basket case every other week or are you the guys who hang BD's dick like a whore on a pimp bottom line is this Resurrection was bad real bad but so was Freddy vs Jason I mean dam that shit sucked I really don't want to get into the whole which Slasher is better but I will say this ''Every one knows as it is common knowledge that the original Halloween is better than any Jason or Freddy film period so what I was saying is all Halloween fans don't be down just know that you can always pop in the the Original and take solice in knowing it is one of the most respected films in Horror history and guys please get off BD's dick......lmfao

drwynn
11:31am, August 31, 2007

This review was spot-on. Those who object to it so vociferously...I have a question; if you feel like you are entitled to your opinion...why is this critic not entitled to his? The movie was not just a failure as a "re-imagining" of "Halloween"...it was a failure on the basic levels of intelligent filmmaking. If you want to go to the cinema to see crap...by all means, enjoy this film. But, if you want to see films that not only make sense, but also aspire to be more intelligent than, say, a dog turd...then, please don't support this waste of celluloid. This film could've been a success on its own merits. YES; I get that this is Rob Zombie's vision and not Carpenter's. But...if Zombie wanted to make a film of "his" vision, he should have not used the brand of "Halloween"...because it simply doesn't work. The two reasons this film was made; money and ego. Zombie, like anyone who even attempts a remake, took the basic story and tried to improve on it, make it "his", add the things he likes, and take out the stuff he doesn't. That's ego...pure and simple. Zombie's already said he won't direct the sequel to this film aas he said he doesn't want to do "the same thing twice". Well, genius, if that's the case...then, why did you remake a film that was nearly perfect and has already been done once? He's a hypocrit...and this film will appeal to all the brain-dead people that just line up to see blood and boobs. That's about it...

drwynn
11:32am, August 31, 2007

And for the record...before anyone accuses me of being anything; I get laid all the time by my hot wife...I don't watch "Basket Case" (I never cared for it to begin with), and I don't know shit about hanging on anyone's dick except my own, thanks.

EvilSpock
11:58am, August 31, 2007

Interview from 2003: AYG: How do you feel about big budget remakes of Dawn of the Dead and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Rob Zombie: I feel it's the worst thing that any director can do. I actually got a call from my agent asking me if I wanted to be involved with the remake of Cahinsaw. I said no fucking way! Those movies are perfect - you're only going to make yourself look like an asshole by remaking them. Go remake something that's a piece of shit and make it good. It's like a band trying to be another band. You can like the Beatles but you can't be the Beatles.

drwynn
12:17pm, August 31, 2007

EVIL SPOCK - AWESOME find! Like I said, the two reasons this movie was made; money...and ego.

pissing_lasers
12:45pm, August 31, 2007

Um....arent all movies made for money?

drwynn
1:03pm, August 31, 2007

All movies are made with commercial returns in mind, yes. But, some are made with more than that in mind. Some are made with the intent to deliver an intelligent, thoughtful film that contains a message. Some are made as passion plays that the director feels absolutely MUST be made (ala "Schindler's List") because their story is too powerful not to be made. Some are made because the director absolutely adores the material and wants to deliver the best film possible. Others, like this one, are made for one reason in mind only; profit.

drwynn
1:04pm, August 31, 2007

Besides, I think you know what I meant.

BloodFlow
1:08pm, August 31, 2007

u fuckers just broke my heart. MAN! I'll have to seee for myself tonight

drwynn
1:19pm, August 31, 2007

BloodFlow; Sorry if I contributed to your heartbreak. It wasn't my intention...I'm just giving my opinion. Everyone's entitled to one...just like a good scare on Halloween! And if you like the movie...good for you! You're entitled to do so!

wizzack
1:33pm, August 31, 2007

Big ups for the review! I thought you would punk out and give it 9 out of 10 no matter what. thanks

tommykfw1
1:46pm, August 31, 2007

you guys are all critics and Mr.BD or as I say fagboy followers and yes you all have no life and sit behind a cpu screen and jack off this movie IMO was dam good and thats me seeing it as Zombies film not a Halloween besides half the ppl reviewing probaly didnt even see it yet you know how ppl are they love to bash so bash on motherfuckers i liked it hell BD hated H20 and I loved it true fan here bitches great film Rob you delivered

pissing_lasers
2:51pm, August 31, 2007

Oh well....i'm still gonna see it,opinions vary

Metal420
2:58pm, August 31, 2007

Save your money: http://joox.net/id/1584201

halloweenfan
3:13pm, August 31, 2007

The way I see it if you hated all the his prior films than you won't like this one but I liked it because I liked rejects hated corpses. The reason it is like that is the feel of the movie.

jeffconnecticut
3:27pm, August 31, 2007

joox.net/id/1584201 is that another review?

halloweenfan
3:27pm, August 31, 2007

I was looking at different sites and they way it looks is 22-19 in favor of the haters! Sauron might have his revenge!

DeadArtist
3:47pm, August 31, 2007

Well Hello everybody I am new to the army, but I visit this site on a daily basis. I am a German dude, so if my writting isnt 100% correct, please excuse me. Now, back to topic: I am very dissapointed in all the bad reviews to this movie, I was really expecting a good movie but from what I read (unfortunetly I read a few spoilers) it seems like this movie wont be that good after all. Too bad, I wanted a new look scary Halloween movie. I'll see for myself on October 25th... But nor Rob Zombies Music or Films have blown me away...

DeadArtist
3:48pm, August 31, 2007

*so far...

Metal420
3:49pm, August 31, 2007

@jeff no, thats the movie. if it dies, just go to the forums of quicksilverscreen.com , and theres lots of links to the movie (real deal, not a camcorder boot)

gutmuncher
3:51pm, August 31, 2007

yeah ive read the mixed reviews, but still will go see this in the theaters. Gotta support the horror industry, even in bad cases sometimes. Im sure theres worse films out there. I'll be there this weekend if I can help it.

HighlyTENSE
4:34pm, August 31, 2007

Ok, but if you support horror CRAP like Rob Zombie's Yee-Hawlloween then it's gonna do well in the box office which would inspire the studios to make more horror CRAP.

tommykfw1
4:42pm, August 31, 2007

Ok, but if you support horror CRAP like Rob Zombie's Yee-Hawlloween then it's gonna do well in the box office which would inspire the studios to make more horror CRAP. Highly Tense your a fag i may buy 10 tickets for that very reason i hope the make 22 halloweens for that matter i wouldnt care o yeah bitches cant take the original from us motherfuckers

rushnmutt
4:44pm, August 31, 2007

ok, just came back from seeing it earlier today at the first showing near me at 10:45 a.m. (and for only 5 bucks thank you!)ummmm.....this film will be forgotten in the future. kinda like how they remade PSYCHO with anne heche and vince vaughn.you don't remember that remake do you? i didn't think so. that's how this movie will go down in history. like a small blip on the screen. i can appreciate what Rob Zombie TRIED to do. but he came up short. the whole time myers is banging up the ceiling trying to get laurie to fall down or whatever COULD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPENT ON MORE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OR POSSIBLY.....WAIT FOR IT FUCKERS....FUCKING POSSIBLY SHOWING MORE OF HADDONFIELD. instead i sat there watching that whole tired scene bored out of my skull. he also could have done away with killing laurie's parents. that shit could have been spent on maybe...oh....creepy halloween atmosphere maybe. and the ending? are you kidding me??? ARE YOU SERIOUSLY FUCKING KIDDING ME? this isn't TEXAS CHAINSAW rob. oh, and i may be in the minority, but the mask is not all that. yes, it's 10 times better than some of the other installments, but i didn't like all the cracks and shit in it. here's some things that i did like: sherri moon zombie was really good. the scenes in smiths grove with young michael and the impact it had on moon zombie's character were really good and realistic. adult michael is a god damn hulk and that was effective. yeah, i'd be scared of that tall motherfucker. i did like the explanation young michael gave at smith's grove about why he likes to wear masks, but the adult michael wearing them was kind of silly. sure, rob zombie did something different with this movie, but like B-D said....it's like the devil's reject family with the myers name put on it instead. that's nothing new and different, sorry! please, please, please to the powers at be that may be reading this.... DO NOT MAKE A FUCKING SEQUEL OF THIS MOVIE!

Justin_Voorhees
4:45pm, August 31, 2007

This movie was absolute garbage and I was really lookin forward to it. I enjoyed HO1000C and the devil's rejects although they aren't great movies I still thought they were entertaining but this movie was just terrible. There was nothing scary about this at all. No suspense character builiding or anything. I watched both this and the Host today and I cared more about the characters in the Host within the first ten minutes than I did during Halloween's entire running time. Rob Zombie needs to stop making movies now and should just retire from the entertainment industry all together.

drwynn
4:47pm, August 31, 2007

Tommykfw1 - Why can't you respect the idea that everyone is entitled to their own opinion? Why must you also deny the facts of the situation; a lot of "Halloween" fans dislike the film. It's as simple as that...and yes, some of us have actually seen the theatrical cut. Some of us have even seen BOTH cuts of the film. You also claim that the rest of us "have no life and sit behind a CPU screen". Correct me if I'm wrong...but, aren't you doing the same? As far as liking this new version for being "Zombie's film"...that's fine, you're entitled to your opinion. Just as we're entitled to say it's a piece of crap in the tradition of Zombie's other films. Like I said, I've seen both versions...and I think the theatrical version is better than the rough cut. The edits and additions make the female characters more likeable, they make Loomis seem more compassionate and intelligent, and they improve Michael himself. He seems less "explained" and more like true evil. BUT...the film still suffers from having barely any suspense, being unscary...and a ridiculous ending. I mean, it pretty much leaves it unopen for a sequel...and if that's the case...why remake it to begin with?

drwynn
4:54pm, August 31, 2007

Tommykfw1 - I guess my point is this; why must you insult others for merely having an opinion that is different than yours? Some of us respect your opinion and don't hold it against you and would certainly never INSULT you for your opinion. So, why not just accept and respect us as we do you?

rushnmutt
4:55pm, August 31, 2007

oh yeah, one more thing i was thinking after i saw the movie. i would have cast young michael as a really good looking young white kid. only because that would have been more creepy. some kid more "innocent" looking. remember the original, when they took the mask off of him in the begining outside the house? instead, we get some long haired chubby faced big eyed bitch.

rushnmutt
5:04pm, August 31, 2007

oh yeah, and i wouldn't have put young michael in a trailer trash home enviorment either. UGHHHH!!!! YOU CAN'T IMPROVE ON A CLASSIC. THAT'S IT. END OF STORY. PERIOD!!! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS GOING IN, BUT I GAVE MR ZOMBIE A CHANCE. STUPID ME. =(

Metal420
5:36pm, August 31, 2007

@rushnmutt i agree. young michael looked like a bitch. and was asked to do way more than he was capable of in the actin department. i was however impressed by the kid who played the bully. he did a great job, both when he had the upper hand and the lower hand.

datapata
5:49pm, August 31, 2007

Well I must say that as dissapointed as I may be from reading so much negativity it also makes me wanna see the movie more to form my own opinion. I have a hard time seeing that the movie is THAT bad as some are trying to make out that it is. Some may have gone into it more or less wanting it to be bad and I guess some people just thought it s**ked. People have different opinions and that's how it is. If some people who can't live with the knowledge that some didn't like the movie then tough luck. Life is gonna be hard for you. I'm forming my own opinion whenever that now may be...

pissing_lasers
6:51pm, August 31, 2007

Dude, Halloween fan,somewhere Sauron is gonna have a field day with this sh*t,btw i still havent seen it...going tonite prolly

Haddonfreak
7:09pm, August 31, 2007

It was Zombie. Some of the writing and dialogue sucked. It really did. However, it wasn't half bad in my opinion. Better than any of the sequels as far as I was concerned. There was a lot to be desired, but hey, Rob did OK. Not great, but a decent movie.

Droogie13
10:25pm, August 31, 2007

Um, does no one remember that the last time Michael "graced" the silver screen he fell victim to a Busta Rhymes kung fu attack? (if anybody's somehow managed to delete that from their memory banks, I envy you) Once a horror series has reached that point, it really can't sink any lower. Zombie could've had Michael wearing a tutu and singing fucking show tunes the entire movie, it would've been better than any of the shite we've seen him in the past couple decades. Halloween was gonna be remade eventually no matter what; I'm glad Zombie decided to step up to the plate, and bring back some dignity to the legend of Myers.

drwynn
11:34pm, August 31, 2007

Droogie13 - Yes, most of us remember the embarassment that was "Resurrection". But, just because a film is MILDLY better than another does not mean it's a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination. Nor does it mean the film is successful in the least. And just because "Resurrection" was awful does NOT mean that the original HAS to be remade. They could've let sleeping dogs lie and leave it at that. But, Dimension and the Akkad family licked their chops at the thought of more money...and Rob let his ego fool him into thinking he could pull off an impossible feat. Yes, the series couldn't really have sunk any lower...but, did it have to even reappear? Especially in the form of a sub-par remake? The answer is, sadly; no.

tommykfw1
12:01am, September 1, 2007

I'm gonna say this I have been a ass on here and up until tonight hadn't really even seen the film I just got back and I'm shocked to say that it was completely incredible film my 3rd favorite in the series hands down Zombie gave us something new and fresh the whole way,was it scary in a suspense way no it wasnt but I jumped at least 10 times man it was insane and one of the most INTENSE FILMS I HAVE SEEN IN 5 YEARS THUMBS UP TO ZOMBIE HE MADE THIS VERY CRITICAL HALLOWEEN FAN PROUD

sethdlh
12:37am, September 1, 2007

all im saying is that i enjoyed it alot. certainly not the original, but that is because its NOT the original. but i had a GREAT time watching it. it was fun. it kept me entertained and i loved it. flame all you want, i got a great 2 hours for my money, all you got was alot of complaining.

rh101
12:57am, September 1, 2007

When I think about the plot in its rawest form, it seems very good ... yet I know the thorn in Zombie's side was the character of Laurie Strode.<br><br> Everyone's got to remember ... in the original Halloween, Laurie Strode was not established to be Michael Myers's sister ... she was merely the random girl that managed to escape his grasp. The idea of Laurie being his sister was developed simply to give Michael Myers a reason to chase after her in the sequel. For Zombie, it was probably a huge challenge to mind fuck young Michael, while at the same time show that he actually gave a damn about a couple of people. <br><br> What you see in Zombie's version is very unbalanced. From what I've read about the workprint version, it seems as though they were originally trying to show that Myers was struggling with his desire to kill all the way through till the end. I like that ... there's very little of that in the theatrical version, and I was never fully confident that he was killing just because he was evil. <br><br> In the end, I saw no reason for there to be a enraged Michael Myers. If Zombie would have been able to forget about the whole brother and sister thing, I think the movie he would have delivered would have been fabulous. It just seems like corporate stepped in and threw a list of requirements at him very last in pre-production. In conclusion, Zombie probably got mind fucked ... and we're just now feeling the ripples. (kind of like Alien 3, aye)

Droogie13
1:03am, September 1, 2007

I didn't say Zombie's version was a masterpiece; and the only thing that might be considered mildly better than Resurrection would probably be a root canal. But when the supposed "die-hards" out there spit a hundred times more venom at Zombie's film than they did at Resurrection, they're just being inconsistent...and purely biased against Zombie (a fair amount of the people bad-mouthing this are just as open about the fact that they don't even plan on seeing it). And I never said the original had to be remade under any circumstances; it was just a matter of time before Hollywood decided to grind out a new one (after all, there aren't many classic horror titles left to revamp)...so if Hollywood insists it has to be done, get someone worthwhile to do it. And yes, I believe Zombie is much more than worthwhile. And furthermore, Zombie never approached this as an attempt to surpass the original...he just recognized a classic story and it's power to be retold through the eyes of a different artist (much like Carpenter did with The Thing). And I dug it.

voodoo79
1:18am, September 1, 2007

the best remake in the last 5 years 10/10

tommykfw1
1:53am, September 1, 2007

My brother who hates the franchise big time said it was the best remake next to night of the living dead that he has seen, question is it me or now that the film actually came out alot of ppl seem pleased with it? i know when i left the theaters ppl were clapping and shit and all i heard was shit like man that shit was awesome and great fucking movie the dialogue was great i thought most of the time and it was the most and i cant stress this enough ''THE MOST VIOLENT BRUTAL AND SICK FILM I HAVE SEEN IN 5 OR 6 YEARS IT MADE HILLS HAVE EYES LOOK LIKE MARY FUCKING POPPINS THANK YOU ROB YOU DID GREAT BRO

Metal420
2:11am, September 1, 2007

@tommykfw1 LOL, yea ok, i'm sure that really happend in real life for real. anyways....

tommykfw1
2:19am, September 1, 2007

are you referring to them cla[pping I mean it wasn't fucking Rudy all over again dipshit but ppl clapped and walking out ppl were extremely happy o yeah and metal im glad Dimebags gone Metal blows cock lol

katiekat
9:29am, September 1, 2007

i think that if the movie had made made as just a prequal the whole thing would have worked. I mean, if we could have seen just up to the point where micheal busted out of the institution it would have been great. then there wouldn't be the controversy of a remake, and the ending would not have been made. Yes the part of him coming home was a bit lame, but the story of myers past was awsome. I loved the part where the bully got his upcomeance. Zombie could have elaborated on what had caused meyers to become a serial killer more. I think that by remakeing a story that was awsome in the first place, he failed on so many levels, but i think he had succeeded in showing a back story to a young psychopaths mind. I believe that zombie did not have to mess with the story of the three girls, and it would have worked.I did go into this movie with the idea that it would be different, and with that in mind i found that i enjoyed some of it. just my 2 cents heather

tommykfw1
9:35am, September 1, 2007

I fucking loved it I couldn't be happier with the movie completely fucking violent,intense,developed,and warped,it was truly a different HALLOWEEN and I loved it to me Zombie delivered and it was the greatest bremake next to Night that I have ever seen once again BD was wrong the only ppl who arent haappy with the flm are true horror fans and thats only because they didnt want to see a remake of it anyhow 10/10 for me a classic film Zombie delivered big time im going to see it least 3 times while its on the big screen!!!!!!

rushnmutt
10:37am, September 1, 2007

jesus h motherfucking christ how some of you have completely crawled up Rob Zombie's ass! it's fucking pathetic. gee, a white trash home enviorment. how fucking original. that's called lazy storytelling/writing kids. let me spell it out for you L-A-Z-Y! all you young motherfuckers who all want a super bad ass michael myers, well, you fucking got him. wow, he can bust through walls. wow, he can really bust up a bathroom stall!!!! Rob Zombie did nothing to this series but inject Michael Myers with some steroids. that is all he did with this character. and as far as what he did with the young Michael Myers? please. seriously think about it for a minute. exactly how hard is it to put him in the family enviorment that he did? come on......how much time and thought process goes into that??? not very much if your gonna be honest. if Rob Zombie had any brains, or thought process, he would have made Michael come from a typical white, middle class family, he would have been a handsome young boy, he would have had normal respectable parents. and at the same time he would have done all that freaky animal shit. now that would have been creepy and it would have laid it into your head that he is purely evil. and he still could have been teased at school for any number of things. instead, we have to now consider his abusive trailer trash home life being somewhat a factor. and you still could have cast sheri moon in the role of the mother. she did an excellent job in the scenes at smith's grove. you people who keep saying that this is way better than ressurection and some of the other sequels must be smoking crack. after watching him bust up the ceiling trying to get at laurie, you seriously had a good time watching that for 10 minutes. YAWN!like i said, you got your steroid bas ass michael myers. what you didn't get is what made the original so good. suspense, creepy atmosphere and good writing. all you got for the second act of this is what you have seen millions of times in other horror films. i'm sorry, but when you try to remake a fucking 5 star classic film, that is adored by millions of critics and people/fans, you better have your A game on. now if i was Rob Zombie, i would say to myself, gee....i've done the crazy trashy horror movie style of film making twice now. lets see if i can do something different here and push myself and possibly surprise my audience and critics and make them see that i can make a respectable horror film. but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....all you get is a bunch of degenerates around a breakfast table talkikng shit at one another. guess what bitches....I'VE ALREADY FUCKING SEEN THIS FROM ROB ZOMBIE!!!!! I'VE ALREADY FUCKING SEEN THIS!!! is this all he can bring to the table everytime he makes a fucking movie???? is this what all his future movies will be like? you would think with such a classic prize as remaking the original Halloween that he would start to change his tired act. but no kiddies, all he did was take a huge shit on a beloved classic. and to those who think otherwise, you can certainly choke on that huge log!

BloodFlow
10:44am, September 1, 2007

tommykfw1...how old are you? Really man, you are out of control. Take a quaalude, down it with some cheap ass fucking vodka and pop your nut on a one legged hooker's ass. RELAX MAN...CHILL THE FUCK OUT. It's only a movie. God isn't making you his gimp and Jessica Biel isn't offering free anal and blow jobs. It isn't the end of the world. The bottom line is (and I am a HUGE zombie fan) the movie was not that good. Saw it last night and it was a let down. Why would Zombie use the Halloween Theme at the very beginning of the movie before that mongoloid looking kid kills the bully. why couldn't he wait until adult Michael put the mask on for the first time? And Sherri Moon dancing to "Love Hurts" while little mikey is sitting on the sidewalk moping around? It just didn't fit. Michael McDowell? "He's there, he's there!" (to Brackett when Laurie calls 911) huh? "what the hell?" (when Myers pulls Laurie out of the car).Dude..."what the hell?" I'd be shitting my fucking pants and going "OH SHIITTT..FUUUUCKKK!!! THIS BIG ASS MOTHER FUCKER'S GONNA KILL MY ASS!" (something like that) His deliveries were weak. The violence was top notch, I loved it. But the movie was a complete let down. Hey tommykfw1, when you're done sucking on your mama's titties I'll buy you a beer. The movie didn't SUCK...it just wasn't good.

Rocky11
11:22am, September 1, 2007

This remake or "re-imaging" sucked. I agree with you that the young Michael parts in the beginning were cool. (i.e the bully part, was my favorite part in the movie)but where the hell did the perverted "step-father" boyfriend come from?? One of the things that made the original so good was that this kid from a "normal" looking family suddenly snapped for no reason kills his sister and goes mute for 17 years until he snaps again. No rhyme, no reason, no conscience. added kills for increased body count I feel took away from the scariness of the original, what I mean is instead of spending 10 minutes developing a scene, stalking and suspensefully creeping around before a kill, Zombie rushed 3 kills in the same 10 minutes and left no room for suspense or anything even remotely scary. I will completely disagree with you about the little kid in the Myers mask, as I felt the worst part of the "young Michael" part was when he put on the "Michael" mask, he looked completely ridiculous. This little kid in a huge mask, honestly he looked like a midget murderer, and most people in the theatre were laughing. I think he should have left the clown mask on the kid, he looked much more creepy with that on, and maybe after he killed the family he could've picked up the mask, looked at it, like "I'm going to wear you one day" (before hiding it under all the "floor boards" of his attic, another ridiculous part. The Smith's Grove part was rushed and pointless. That all I have to say about that. The adult Myers part of the movie was horrible, this is where Zombie really F'ed up. First off there was nothing in this part of the movie that even resembled the reasons that Michael Myers is scary. No creeping up on people, no slow stalking his victims, nothing that made the original good. Secondly, as was said in other reviews, it was so rushed that there was no character development, no rhyme or reason as to why he killed certain people. Since Zombie established that laurie Strode was his sister and she was who he was after, why did he go and kill Annie after he knew where Laurie was? It's like you either have to have zero motive, just kill for love of killing or have a motive and stick to it. Zombie sets up a motive but doesn't adhere to it. Again he seems to feel the need for a high body count, violence and blood and these things are not what made Halloween the classic it is. This was not Michael Myers (in my opinion). Since he remade or "re-imaged" the original I will compare it to the original, I'd give it 1 1/2 stars out of 5, I may have given 2 1/2 if the movie was called "Psychopath" and the killers name was John Smith or something like that. But not a remake of one the top 5 classic horror films or all time. On a plus side, Danielle Harris made my $7.00 feel well spent, she is all grown, and it shows when we see what happens when Annie finally meets up with Paul. Zombie's wife's ass has a nice Cameo at the strip club. Basically, all the young ladies, except Laurie Strode show some skin. I will admit, I am not a fan of Rob Zombie's moveie. With "House of 1,000 Corpses" I kept saying, man I feel like I saw this film already... "Oh yeah, it was called the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and I didn't like the Devil's Rejects either, so if you love Zombie's film style you may like this remake, but for me it left TOO MUCH to be desired.

pissing_lasers
11:33am, September 1, 2007

Dude,it hasnt been Michael Myers to me,in all the "sequels" (And i use that term loosely) something a bit different had to be brought from these roles,anything else woulda been a piss poor imitation of '78 (maybe thats what people wanted,from what i keep seeing) or lumped into "The revenge of the curse 666 of the origin reborn and resurrected of Michael myers"

tommykfw1
12:26pm, September 1, 2007

Bloodflow first off the only tits I'll be sucking is your moms second I hate Rob Zombie's music so I'm not some crossover bullshit metal gay fan I hate metal second I'm a die hard Halloween fan and I mean ''Die Hard'' what I seen was a ''like he said'' reimaging of the film as far as characters not going crazy when he's around lol omg the scene where Laurie is getting chased and she goes in the home and the kids are screaming that was so fucking intense I thought it was a much realler reimaging with the screaming and intense violence I though Looomis's line when speaking to the classroom was completely classic and great and i mean fucking great-going into it if you think of the original you won't like this but I ''ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS FILM'' and I am very critical of them all but bottom line is this and I quote ''WAS THE BEST REMAKE I HAVE SEEN''the camera shots during young Myers killing was fucking great good indy look it was the white trash version of Halloween and just what Rob said a completely different film I am very pleased with it true horror fans arent because they didnt want to see a remake anyhow I'll say it 1 more time ''IN MY OPINION THE BEST SEQUEL NEXT TO NUMBER 4 I WAS VERY PLEASED AND MAY SEE IT 3 OR 4 MORE TIMES WHILE ITS OUT GREAT FILM AND I LOVED IT AND DAM WAS IT PACKED WHERE I WAS CHA CHING GIVE US ANOTHER 1 IM EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH IT''

Rocky11
12:42pm, September 1, 2007

What the HEll did you just write? What language it that? Most kids you're age in the theatre when I saw were laughing hysterically during most of the movie. I'm glad you liked it but then again I doubt you saw the original in the movies back in 1978. All the sequels sucked as well, by law of diminishing returns, 2 was better then 4, 4 was better then 5,... so on... At least the mask looked good in this one. (trying to find the positives) I would have almost liked it if it was called Rob Zombie's "House of 1,000 Devil rejects" or something, but compared to the original ... There is no comparison.

tommykfw1
2:04pm, September 1, 2007

Rocky your right compared to the original it wasnt even close goddamit I know that but im trying not to compare it to that as for kids laughing man americas psyche anymore is to not be scared by hardly anything with kids shooting up schools and shit and the fact that the horror genre is laughed at by most kids have seen so much that shit just isnt scary anymore i cant remember the last time a film scared me or even made me uneasy this film had me biting my nails in anticipation completely incredible breathtaking film true horror fans reviewing are bashing it why?they didnt want a remake average fans are loving it and Halloween fans true ones should be happy great entry into the series and well ''LETS MAKE ANOTHER ONE NOW''O YEAH DICKFACE DID YOU HEAR ITS IN RECORD TO BREAK LABOR DAY RECORDS LOL GIVE US ANOTHER 1,LETS CHANT IT,1 MORE,1 MORE,1 MORE,1 MORE

BloodFlow
3:13pm, September 1, 2007

tommykfw1, Give me your mailing address and I will send you a check so you can cash it and get treatment for the carpal tunnel you've inflicted your wrists with from all the wacking off you do. And if you have any money left, use it to get laid! You need to get out more, man. Dressing up your hand as Betty Boop isn't doing anyone a favor. Please...get some ass: Chicken ass (yeah, I just called you a chicken fucker), horse ass, goat ass, A WOMAN...whatever it takes. But please, step away from the computer and go mingle in the real world. And if you need a big fucking horse cock, then by all means indulge...we won't say anything. You're amongst friends and I'm offering you a helping hand. Just do something productive with yourself and SHUT THE FUCK UP, you fucking dumb cunt nose debilitated parakeet chicken fucker mother fucker you.

drwynn
5:34pm, September 1, 2007

This is going to sound incredibly condescending...but, I don't care. Did anyone notice that the majority of people who love this film are also the ones who can barely write a coherent sentence or even come close to using proper grammar? I mean...they can't even construct a proper simple sentence. It's pretty pathetic...but, these people are exactly the type of brain-dead morons who Zombie made this film for. They're unable to distinguish true, quality filmmaking from trash. Zombie knew it going into this film...and he knew that the average American will lap it up because hardly anyone has any discriminating taste when it comes to entertainment these days. It's pretty sad...but, the review above stated the same thing...just in a different way.

Metal420
10:45pm, September 1, 2007

lol @ drwynn. i think rob made the movie for himself, or started too anyways, then about a third into the script he just got lazy and threw whatever into the script, just to get it done. lazy sombitch

un4givendemon
1:54am, September 2, 2007

i saw it...thought it was wicked good...idk whats wrong with you guys

el cucuy
3:48am, September 2, 2007

First off I thought the movie was gonna suck I read all the reviews and I told everybody at work my friends and even when I was in the theaters I was telling everyone that it was gonna suck. So before the movie started I told myself forget everything I know. its new movie. And from beggining to end I was enjoying this film I was having fuckin fun yeah there's some parts that sucked but this movie blew my fuckin mind it was good and everybody who review this film and said it sucked. U guys are bunch of fuckin retards and agree wit everything that BD writes he doesn't fuckin know wut he's talkin about there's some fuckin movies that he review that I saw that sucked. So fuck everybody that talked shit this movie was good so damm good don't read the reviews don't listen to these dumb son of bitchs the movie was fuckin GOOD. like everybody agreed wit BD that Feest was good fuckin movie I rented that piece of shit and as I was watching that shit I couldn't stop thinking wut the fuck where these pricks talking about the movie was fuckin gay so if u liked that movie the new Halloween should be master piece. In fact when the new genration of movie directors say wut movies inspired u to become film director there gonna say Rob Zombies Halloween so fuck everybody that didn't like this film fuck everybody that agrees wit BD I'm wit tommy kick me out of this site I'm tired of this shit people on BD dick all the movies that he review suck he doesn't know good movie so fuck everybody

tommykfw1
4:26am, September 2, 2007

I'm going to say this and be brutally honest about it and BD you won't care b/c you don't know me and I'm some random guy blah,blah,blah but every horror fan I meet ever I will spread the word about this site and how it's lame over on the Halloween site all you ever hear is and I quote ''Bloodydisgusting reported so it probaly isnt true''you know why they say that b/c you give good reviews to Feast lol feast it was a stinking pile of shit then you once reported that goddam Quentin Tarrantino was doing a Jason Film lol this site blows so bad man BD your a tool and a dorky looking fucker too your site blows and while me telling a few fans may not affect your site o well least 1 more person will know it's pure garbage fuck you and your dicksucking mods and friends peace out bitches Zombie delivered ooooooooo

CUE1971
9:48am, September 2, 2007

Congrats on choosing to open a movie on a holiday weekend and get a record in name recognition only. The truth is the movie was a act of blasphemy against the real Halloween. I followed the creation of this movie for year. I never felt so let down and disappointed. The truth is the crowd laughed throughout the entire film and it got a boo at the end credits. I feel I have lost a year of my life chasing the trumped up, over the top, white trash piece of shit. The only thing worth a damn in the entire movie was the prequel aspect of it which is tolerable when you ignore the hideous attempt to be traumatic and awe inspiring but ended up being so over the top vulgar it was funny. Also in honorable mention the physical stature and performance of Tyler Mane. He was a very believable as Myers but more violent then menacing or scary. John Carpenters Halloween is the real Halloween and I will forget this abomination was ever even attempted to recreate such a masterpiece. I rank Rob Zombies attempt somewhere in the middle of 3,5,6 and 8. Most likely being at the end of the list. The trilogy will always be the true Halloween. That being Halloween 1,2 and H20 with and honorable mention to 4.

tommykfw1
2:38pm, September 2, 2007

ZOMBIE DELIVERED

el cucuy
3:17pm, September 2, 2007

Zombies Halloween version was good so damm good I seen it twice in the theater I was in everybody was having fun jumping out of there seats and I only heard one dumb fuck in the theater say Zombie fucked it up. No he didn't nothing is gonna compare to the first its true but why don't yah just give him credit the movie was good something new and different it was fuckin fun. The best 2 horror movies that I liked this year so far is GrindHouse and Halloween. And the problem wit the assholes who didn't like the movie I bet while u were watching the new one yah were playing the old version in your head probably that's why u fuckers didn't like it u where suspose to go in cleared minded but yah didn't yah were just wating to get out of the theaters go home and get on your computers and blast it. By the way how much is BD paying u to agree wit him. Or all of u just his ho's and he's your pimp I really never agree wit anyone on this website but so far I'm wit tommy and everybody that liked this film it was good movie really good I can't stop thinking about it. Its funny everybody in this website said Feast and Hostel are two of the best horror movies in while,that's bunch of bullshit if they where why when Hostel2 preview came out everybody was booing that shit. And Eli Roth blaming everybody saying it was the studios fault it was all the bootleggers bullshit your movies fuckin suck I didn't get wut was so scary about cabin fever or the hostel films or fuckin Feast. Everybody is just pissed that Rob Zombie did wut nobody had the balls to do and that to remake Halloween and he pulled it off yah fuckers are mad u want him to fail and he didn't it the movie was fuckin good everybody knows it even the BD ho's know it. But they won't admit it cause if they do there pimp will get mad and I been hearing rumors about part 2 how much u want to bet if it does happen u BD HO'S will see it. So to the real fans who liked this movie stay up and keep it real and for the BD HO'S remain on your knees

tommykfw1
7:05pm, September 2, 2007

greatesr remake i have ever seen period

matthardy881
10:17pm, September 2, 2007

OK... first off im not here to piss anyone off... But it just sounds like all the haters keep telling the same old sob story. it was not as good as the first one! ok i know that and no it did not compare to carpenter's... but thats why I LOVED IT!!! it was its own film and it was a myers that i have not seen before, a badass one! one better than all the other sequels i have seen, and by far the best remake i have seen in a long ass time and just like tommy when i saw it and the movie ended ppl clapped and cheered there asses off. so all and all after its all said and done i loved this movie so and everyone else should to!!!...LOL;)

HighlyTENSE
11:18pm, September 2, 2007

Matt, that is like the speck of the tip of the iceberg as to why the movie is hated. The problem is that there