Halloween - Unrated Director's Cut (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of Halloween - Unrated Director's Cut (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
Movie Review: Collectables
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great remake, well done zombie. I love how the past trumatic childhood of Michael is revield. I think its ironic how Daniell Harris comes from a sweet little girl in H4 and 5 to a horny swearing tramp in this one. I was however dissapointed with no-one knows exactly what happens to Annie.
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Movie Review: awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a new customer to amazon.com, and so far am very satisfied. This dvd was the first item I received, and I can't believe how good the price was and the dvd worked perfectly. The DVD came in just a skinny cd jewel case, but I don't mind. The movie was what I really wanted, and I could not be happier with the price or the speed at which the dvd shipped. I received it in just a week. Pretty awesome. Thanks amazon.Movie Review: Great Re-Imagining to a Classic Horror
Summary: 5 Stars
Rob Zombie's Halloween has breathed new life into the series for me. It is in my opinion, that many people don't like this version of Halloween, simply because it is not the original. Many people feel as though "classic" movies should be left alone. However, for those who can accept that classics are not some sacred piece of work that can never be touched, this version of Halloween has a lot to offer on its own.
Unlike the original Halloween, this version of Halloween gives us some insight into Michael Myers' past, while taking a few liberties from the original.
In the original Halloween, it is kind of implied that Michael Myers came from a normal family, and for some unexplained reason he decided to murder his sister. Then the story fast forwards 15 years. In Zombie's Halloween, Michael Myers comes from a "white trash" dysfunctional family. His mother is a stripper, his step-father is verbally abusive, and his older sister is neglectful and self-centered. At school, Myers is bullied by older, bigger students.
As the story progresses, we learn that Michael shows some psychopathic symptoms, such as the enjoyment of harming and killing animals while showing no remorse.
In this re-imagining of the original, we even get to see Michael during his time in the mental institution, and we witness the character drift further into the "darkness" and become more evil. Another thing I liked, was we get to see how Michael got his mask (we even find out why he wears a mask). In the original, Michael escapes the mental institution, stole a random mask at a hardware store, and that's that. In this version of Halloween, the mask actually kind of has a story of its own.
Eventually the story essentially picks up where the original Halloween starts, and in fact, many of the scenes are re-created nearly shot for shot. This has turned off many, but for me, I actually like it. It kinda brought everything full circle from him being certified into the mental institution, to his escape, and then to where things started in the original Halloween.
Many people also didn't like how "human" Michael Myers seems in this version of Halloween. I take what they mean by that is, we know too much of the character. Where in the original, he was a killer who just kinda showed up out of nowhere and started killing for no apparent reason. However, I also disagree with this. In Zombie's Halloween, Michael Myers is scarier than he has ever been. He is very scary. For the very fact that there could be a real life "Michael Myers" among us. He isn't just some supernatural killer who only shows up in nightmares. And he isn't some mindless, unstoppable zombie with a machete. Michael Myers could be among us. There could very well be someone who has suffered severe trauma at some point in life, who is being consumed by emotional darkness. Hopefully not, but the possibly is could very easily happen.
Overall, if your a purist, then this movie will only disappoint. However, if you like Halloween, but can accept that this movie is a new movie, not a sequel to the last Halloween, and not meant to be a direct re-make of the original, then this movie should be pleasantly entertaining. I consider it the best of the Halloween movies so far.
Movie Review: And this was remade because....?
Summary: 1 Stars
Absolutely awful in every way. No style. No thrills. No suspense. The script and characters are cardboard and plot holes (like what happened to the sheriff after he found his daughter?) plague this dud. Yes, I know, horror films are noted for brilliant narratives but the original was effective in its simplicity. Michael's back story took way too long -- was it even needed? -- and there was no sense of climax. The only thing this film proves is that Malcolm McDowell should have retired after his classic turn in "A Clockwork Orange." His overacting is an embarrassment, albeit just one in this not-worth-watching remake.Movie Review: Wow, that was absolutely horrible.
Summary: 1 Stars
Being a fan of the Halloween series, I knew this movie would be different and went into it with an open mind and just to enjoy a movie, without comparing it to the first. What I got was just ridiculous, boring, and sick. It seems that Zombie grows white trash on a farm and incorporates every said type of actor into his movies, and this one goes to the extreme on that regard. Tons and tons of needless cussing and nudity, not to mention a rape scene that is beyond too much. Also, there are lengthy periods of time during this movie that you struggle not to fall asleep. I will say that I enjoyed the incorporation of the original Halloween music throughout the movie, not just the theme music but pretty much all of the tunes from the first. Overall, however, that couldn't make up for this remake that Zombie just had to put his trash stamp on.