I could tear apart any movie......ANY movie. Nothing is perfect. There are just some people that refuse to take their blinders off. There are people who feel that because some people enjoyed this movie, it means they do not know anything about true horror/suspense etc. Some claim to be the "ultimate" Halloween fan, and think it's unholy to have remade it. Those comments have been laughable from the start. Although I agree that there have been FAR too many "Zombie fanboys", there is still many people who wanted this movie to happen, strictly for the sake of saving the franchise, I being one. That was accomplished. It never bothered me that this was a remake, and changed drastically. The original is still the original. I came home from opening night of this version, the first thing I did was walk over to my DVD collection, and stood in front of Carpenter's Halloween. No explosions, no mystical clouds came rolling in.....everything stayed the same. I even watched it since the remake......it played just fine. So now I sit back and wonder even more.....what the hell was all the fuss about. Everything is just fine. Everyone woke up the next day and went about their "business as usual".
The movie was good. I enjoyed the hell out of it..............but that doesn't mean it was better.......just good on it's own, and definately a hell of a lot better than any sequel that would have been made. I hold the original so close to my heart, but I didn't even flinch at the prospect of a remake.....it was inevitable, and to get so pissed about it, just shows the need for professional help.......sorry.........it's just a movie.