From acclaimed musician and filmmaker, Rob Zombie comes an entirely new take on the highly successful and terrifying "Halloween" legacy that began in 1978.
First came the remake of the Omen then the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and now Halloween, the slasher of all slasher flicks, what next...The Exorcist?! When you hear that one of the best horror films of all time is going to be remade, expectations are not going to be high, and they are right not to be. This is an extremely disappointing film. Not only does it take over an hour to get into the parts you"ll recognise, but also you have to sit through a 10 year old denying he committed the murder, you actually saw him do.
Zombie aimed to make his own version of Halloween, while combining original parts of John Carpenter"s film with remake and prequel sections. The character of Michael Myers has been transformed from a horror villain to a family name, which is why Zombie decided to add another dimension to the personality and bring back fear, which unfortunately didn"t work. The back-story was aimed to answer questions of why and how Michael became a murder and why he wears a mask.
The Myers family has been altered a great deal though the film. In the original, the mother and father were out while Judith babysat Michael; which was when he killed her. The Strode family then adopted Michael"s baby sister. In this version, the mother is a stripper, the father is actually a step father, the older sister is a rude mouthed teen, and his baby sister, well he actually cared a lot about her, this was why she was left alive and the apparent reason why he is coming after her 15 years later. Not some of the best changes you will agree.
In character terms, Laurie is meant to be a responsible teenage girl who is smart and innocent. The problem is Taylor-Compton doesn"t look like it; unless you think by adding glasses makes her a geek. This is a very bad stereotype. McDowell as Dr. Loomis is very convincing and really seems to care for Myers well being, even if that means keeping him locked away. Faerch as Michael age 10 is amazing in his portrayal of the psychopathic mentally unstable character and Mane as older Michael is a little creepy, very tall, very strong and very fast.
Music was an integral part of the original movie. In 1978, when the movie was set, films mostly used sound and suggested imagery creating suspense and giving thrills. This film continues on from many of the horror flicks today by showing actual stabbings and the use of bloody images. At times, the suspense music seems to be in the wrong place, aiming to give suspense where there is obviously nothing happening, or where something is obviously going to happen. The whole point is to have the music where audiences are unsure of what is to come.
If you are thinking of seeing this film, as you loved the original, then you may be disappointed - but it does have some decent parts.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. On Halloween 1963, Haddenfield, 10-year-old Michael Myers (Daeg Farch), estranged and mentally unstable, is imprisoned in Smith's Gr ove Sanitarium under the care of Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm McDowell) for the murders of his mother's (Sheri Moon) boyfriend, his older sister, and her boyfriend. Now, 16 years later, he escapes and now in search of his baby sister Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton) and D r. Loomis must warn the residents of Haddenfield and get to Laurie before Michael does. Based on a film (HALLOWEEN made in 1978) by John Carpenter.
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