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Movie Reviews of Halloween - Resurrection
Movie Review: Michael Myers' reign of terror never ends!
Summary: 5 Stars
In my opinion this film is was not the best entry in the series, although it does have some interesting and innovative ideas flying here and there it really can't compare to the previous Halloween films. The unstoppable serial killer Michael Myers is back once again in the 8th Halloween installment. A few years ago Laurie Strode decapitated Michael Myers, she is now locked up in a psychiatric hospital for killing a person who believe it or not wasn't the real Michael Myers; it was actually an EMT who got his larynx crushed by Michael Myers and switched clothes with him. The people working at facility are convinced that she has a mental disorder. She knows that Michael Myers is stalking her and must hide. Michael kills off most if not all the guards and immediately walks into the hospital. Another patient in the hospital who really does have a mental disorder sees Michael Myers walk down the hallway and is curious about him. Michael Myers walks into Laurie Strode' room only to discover that she's not there then Laurie walks out of the closet and knocks him out straight cold. She escapes and Michael Myers gets back up, he walks up to the top of the building and he steps into Laurie' trap that she made. He is now hanging upside down, Laurie then decides to cut the rope but before that rope is cut, a weird sound coming from Michael makes her repress the feelings about him. She stops cutting and attempts pull off Michael' mask. Before she can get it off, he grabs her and then they fall over the building and Michael stabs her with the knife. Michael Myers is still hanging while Laurie Strode falls to the ground and dies. While Michael Myers is walking down the hallway, he notices the psycho patient in the room. The mentally disoriented man is happy to see him and Michael Myers realizes he is special so instead of killing him he hands his legendary knife over to him as a gift. Michael Myers then walks out of the hospital and then it cuts to an much different part of the story. A group of young people who go to the local college in Haddonfield, Illinois have selected to be in a reality entertainment show called "Dangertainment" that is to be broadcasted live on the internet. The reality show is run by a young black man named Freddie Harris played by Busta Rhymes the innovative rapper and actor. What contestants don't know is that Michael Myers is in Haddonfield and he's come to clean house. While Busta Rhymes' assistant and monitor played by Tyra Banks is drinking Cappacino one of the camera crew is stabbed by Michael with the sharp end of the camera, Michael Myers had already dragged him out before she could take a chance to look. The contestests soon enter the home and the broadcast begins, one by one the they get killed during the night by Michael Myers.
Meanwhile at a teen halloween party in Haddonfield, a teen boy named Miles "Deckard" Barton played by Ryan Merriman has started a little party of his own. Soon many of the teens at the party are watching the contestests die one by one on the plasma screen. They think it's fake and that it's just apart of the entertainment, but they are really getting killed by Michael Myers it's not fake. As the film gets to the end only two survivors remain a girl and Freddie. Michael Myers attempts to kill Freddie but he is no match for his impressive Karate skills, and he gets his ass kicked out the window. At the end of film Michael Myers is electrocuted and the entire Myers house burns down, Freddie warns everyone in an interview about the danger of serial killer Michael Myers before he leaves. The ending shows Michael in the local morgue with another woman, it's going to be a HELL of a night!!!
Movie Review: Michael Myers Slaughters Teens On Reality Television For All The World To See
Summary: 5 Stars
HAPPY THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY, MICHAEL MYERS!!!
"Halloween: Resurrection" is the best sequel since "Halloween II." It is everything a slasher flick should be: attractive young coeds in peril; an abandoned house; unique death sequences (Jen's beheading was excellent - loved it when the head bounced down the stairs); an eerie soundtrack; dark humor; tension galore; and a beautiful female lead who, towards the end, runs screaming through corridors and up and down stairs while discovering dead bodies. It is very reminiscent of the slasher films that I loved to watch in the eighties.
Jamie Lee Curtis, scream queen of the eighties, briefly reprises her role as Laurie Strode. We learn that she has been locked away in a psychiatric hospital for three years. She is emotionally traumatized from beheading a paramedic who was wearing Michael's mask. Unfortunately, Michael breaks into the hospital on Halloween eve. Pursuing Laurie to the roof, he stabs her, causing her to fall to her death. I am greatly saddened by her lost, feeling as though a dear friend of mine is gone forever. I can only hope that she somehow survived but I seriously doubt it.
The viewer is transported to Haddonfield, Illinois, home of Michael Myers. Michael always returns home after he kills. He discovers cameras and cables in his home. A television reality show called DangerTainment is filming a group of college students exploring the Myers home on Halloween. They have been instructed to look for clues as to why Michael went insane. While they search, Michael kills them one by one in gruesome fashion while millions of viewers are watching. At first, the viewers believe the killings are fake; later they realize that Michael Myers has returned.
Sara, the heroine, has an internet boyfriend, Dexter. He and his friends are at a Halloween party. They gather around the computer and watch the slaughter. Upon realizing that it is real, Dexter begins text messaging Sara, giving her help on escaping from Michael. Some of these scenes are very tense - the best in the film.
Bianca Kajlich ("Rules of Engagement") is excellent as Sara Moyer who reminded me of Laurie Strode. She is very shy, intelligent, and down to earth. Other stars who gave good performances are supermodel Tyra Banks, rap star Busta Rhymes, Sean Patrick Thomas ("Cruel Intentions" and "Dracula 2000"), Katee Sackhoff ("Bionic Woman" and "Battlestar Gallatica") and Thomas Ian Nicholas ("American Pie" series).
I said in an earlier review that "Halloween," "Halloween II," "Halloween: H2O" and "Halloween: Resurrection" are best when watched together. "Halloween III" is very enjoyable but can be watched alone because it is the only installment in the series without Michael Myers. Parts four, five, and six lack continuity (and have tremendous amounts of plot holes) but have high body counts. I pretend that they happen in parallel time. At least Dr. Loomis is alive in them even though Laurie Strode isn't.
"Halloween: Resurrection" is a must have for those who enjoy good holiday slasher fare. Unless more sequels are made (it is highly unlikely that there will be), "Halloween: Resurrection" is a great capper to a wonderful horror series. It is very reminiscent of all those classic slasher flicks of the seventies and eights that involved a beautiful young girl trapped in a house such as "Hell Night," "Sorority House," and "Black Christmas."
Movie Review: NEW HALLOWEEN ERA!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw Halloween: Resurrection today and I must say I am impressed! The Halloween saga takes on a new direction after Michael confronts his sister Laurie Strodes played by the talented Jamie Lee Curtis. Jamie has a camero appearreance for the first 10 minutes confronting her manical brother in a medical institute. Dispite some spoilers expressed with other reviews, I won't say a word here. Jamie Lee Curtis gives a fine performance and closes the final chapter for the character she created, Laurie Strode. At this point, Laurie is a broken down woman who has enough. Josh, her son is not mentioned in the movie since but his picture is displayed on the wall in Laurie's room. Since the whole Halloween theme is for Michael to kill off his bloodline, the franchise does fail to mention what happened to Josh or Steven (the baby of Jamie Lloyd, Laurie's daughter in past films). Laurie also never mentions Jamie, the daughter she gave up. As a true fan of the Halloween films, I can simply dismiss this oversight. Perhaps, Laurie did not want anyone to know she was alive in Haddonfield when she fled to California as described in the previous installment, H20? Most likely, the actor that played Josh will might return or his death will be mentioned in future sequels.In Resuurection, we find Michael returning to his stomping grounds of Haddonfield, IL on Halloween. At this point in the francise, Michael is known as a "legend", one of the nation's worst serial killers in history. The Myers place is the town's haunted house abandonned what we are to assume from the last family that lived there (halloween 6 ). The Myers house is equipped with internet cameras and wires for a live broadcast on Halloween night. 6 students are to explore the house with head gear equipped with cameras and lights to broadcast on the internet. This quick money scheme as Michael goes trick or treating in the house knocking off each person in the house in the most creative and gory ways. The plot is simple and storyline is simple. The movie gives you a feeling of clausphobia and dread. The camera angles with Michael fading in and out of the darkness is great. The famous Halloween theme is back with a slight modification. After all what Halloween movie would there be without that creepy music. I personally think H20 would have been more effective if the theme was used more. Overall, I think Halloween Ressurection is a great movie. The acting is okay, some corny lines but otherwise easily overlooked as you get yourself immerge into the movie. Some camera shots show you the characters through the eyes of the camera lense and this gives you the creepy feeling like the Blair Witch Project did for its viewers. Some die hard fans will be upset because Michael is not going after Josh or Steven to be consisist with the whole concept of the franchise. I can see Hollywood is trying to bring Michael to a new generation of kids with a more modern version of kids. Will the franchise get back on track with the concept of elimating his bloodline or go with the new direction like so many other sequels have done as they hit #6 or 7? It doesnt matter, right now the series is open for it to go to any direction or combine both story lines. Go see the movie, grab some popcorn and treat the movie for what it is, a horror film and enjoy! Trick or Treat!
Movie Review: Much better then Jason X
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought Jason X was good. Jason X is the kind of horror movie that we can luagh at. I'll admit, it was scary but Halloween: Resurrection was a lot better! This movie is scary, but although the plot is a little wierd it is still good.The saga finally goes to a new kind of plot. Original character Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is finally dispatched in the the first 10 minutes of the movie by her insane brother. So no longer will Micheal Myers be chasing after her or any other family members or have any conflict with Dr. Loomis (whose character was put to an end in Halloween 6) or any of the original characters except Tommy Doyle who I think they should bring back again.
The new plot is mainly about 6 college students being offered the american dream- fame and fortune. There is a catch though- they need to spend the night at Haddonfield's most feared home. Just take a wild guess about which house it is. All of this is being put on a live broadcast on the internet by two people (Busta Rhymes and Tyra Banks) Any way, the home is equiped with cameras and the college kids' objection it explore the home and where cameras one there heads and discover stuff about Micheal Myers that nobody already doesn't know about. They mainly just check out old belongongs that belonged to the old Myers family. Like for an example, one guy find a high chair with hand cuffs and chains on it. What it up with that. I was just wondering, shouldn't have all the stuff that belonged to the Myer's family get thrown out by the family that lived in that home in the sixth one? But what they don't know is that all this stuff is all planned and set up by Busta and Tyra. But there is something it that home that home or should I say SOMEONE in that home that isn't a setup. It's Micheal and he is off to his gory ways again. And what makes things worse for thekids and busta is that the house is all locked up so they are kind of trapped.
Halloween Ressurection brings us what every halloween fan excepts. I myself am more of a Friday the 13th fan but I really enjoyed this film. The new main character Sara (Bianca Kaljich) really changed thru the story. At first she was [timid] but at the end she nearly killed micheal with a chainsaw. Too bad the motor in the chainsaw only lasted a few seconds. The only thing I didn't like in this movie was that the really hot girl died. I forget her name but Micheal shoved her back through some pointy spike down in the basement. Anyway I still like thgis movie. Get this when it comes out, I know I will.
Movie Review: Halloween: Resurrection
Summary: 5 Stars
The movie was a bit of a disappointment. I loved Halloween 2 (this has the same director) and this movie has some good things like Halloween 2 did (most scenes with Michael in it are good and the movie is pretty dark) but characters (or lack of good ones) ruin what could have been a very good movie. Busta Rhymes was completely useless here and wasn't needed. Sara had potentional to be a Laurie-like character but was wasted by not getting enough screentime.
The DVD itself is nice for a Halloween DVD release. With the exception of the endless re-releases for the first Halloween, most Halloween DVDs have little to nothing in the extras department. This one has a commentary and extras with cast & crew.
I feel that the movie itself was too edited. It could have benefitted from down moments like the first Halloween did with Michael stalking in the background. There were a couple moments like that in this film but not enough and the ending was a big let-down. Overall an OK movie on par with Halloweens 4-6 but not up to Halloween H20. Extras make the dvd worth owning where story and actors fail to make the movie as good as it could be.
Tyra Banks was nice in her small role, but the insertion of hip-hop was as out of place as hip-hop in a middle american small town (like Haddonfield is SUPPOSED to be). It's like having hip-hop in farming (or neighboring) communities. As I mentioned before Busta Rhymes is not a good actor. Unlike LL Cool J in H20, he just can't pull off being believable as anything but a rapper in movies.
The movie has good points however and can spook you. It has good atmosphere and Rick Rosenthal (the director) is good at keeping things dark as he did in Halloween 2. I think many fans were completely turned off by Laurie's death scene. I accepted it being that the character was in 3 previous movies and served her purpose.