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: Leave classics alone
Summary: 2 Stars
I really don't want to bash Rob Zombies version of Halloween but this was very disappointing. I thought maybe a remake would be nice. It's a interesting idea to bring back a classic to the big screen in this age. The only problem is if you can't make it just as good as the original then leave it alone.
The film way just way too much in the way of gore. I love how the original focused more on terror then tons of blood and guts, leaving the brutality more to the imagination then right in front of your eyes. Then there is Laurie. The way she was portrayed in this version was far from innocent and extremely annoying. I was actually hoping Myers would kill her to shut her up. The original made her so innocent which added to the terror. Then you have the ultra white trash Myers family which was yet another strike. The original showed michael coming from the typical middle class family which made it so much more effective. And what about Dr. Loomis? Thank God they didn't cast this guy as the original. Halloween just isn't the same without the real Loomis. The only thing that did make sense was the freakish size of myers. I mean he always seemed to have superhuman strength but looked like a normal size man. Here he was a monster. This would explain why he could crush someones head with his bare hands.
Overall I feel this remake just missed the mark in so many ways. I really did want to like it, but just couldn't find enough to do so. I felt it lacked any kind of horror. Just stick with the original.
Movie Review: A RIP OFF
Summary: 1 Stars
This version is a ripoff,the theatre version is great,but this dvd version sucks so much is cut out,the alternate ending is the original,do not buy this versionMovie Review: Why mess with perfection?
Summary: 2 Stars
I am watching this film for the first time as I write this. It should be noted that I still think of the original Halloween as the best slasher film ever made. It should also be noted that I have never really liked Rob Zombie's films. I respect his art style and direction but to me his films arent that great or original what so ever. They are just Chainsaw rip-offs.
Im only 20 minutes in and I have to wonder why mess with the story so much? The original Carpenter masterpiece was flawless. So why change EVERYTHING??? When Michael killed his family in the original it was in 1963. Now Zombie has Michael running around with a KISS T shirt and listening to KISS. I love KISS dont get me wrong. But the band formed in the early 70's. Why change that? And why change the dynamic of Michaels parents? In the original you only see them in the scene after he killed his sister. His parents were clean cut people. Why take the father out of the picture all together and replace him with a drunken step-dad? Why turn mom into a stripper? To show how Mike got so screwed up? Thats all fine and dandy but even clean cut families have dysfunction. Why did Zombie have to change basically the WHOLE MOVIE??? Why even re-make Halloween at all???
Please listen to me. If you love the original you owe it to yourself NOT to watch this film. It takes what was great about the original and flushes it right down the toilet.
Movie Review: Rob Zombie all the way!
Summary: 4 Stars
This isn't bad!
Rob Zombie's influence (clowns, colors, music, etc) is very evident in this remake, and it turns well. I enjoyed it!
Movie Review: Halloween Goes To The Trailer Park
Summary: 1 Stars
ThunderTrash 2008. The Halloween series just gets worse with each film. I thought young Michael was played by a really ugly, young Jodie Foster looking kid. Was that a boy? I'm still not sure. Zombie puts the great Halloween classic movie through a white trash dumpster. And why did every reject in this movie have long hair. Was that a requirement to get the role? Even Dr. Loomis had it early on. What a joke. Can you imagine Donald Pleasance looking like a hippie. Very stupid. The only good thing about this unrated film is all the hot chicks. Still, this was a horrible movie. Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween IV and even VI (Pleasance last) are classics in my book. Forget this one like a few done before it.