Halloween (Rob Zombie version)

[Mr. Scot]

Watching on Syfy right now.

This is one of those movies I've actually tried to like, but just can't.

Explaining Michael Myers destroys the whole mythos. What made the original work was that Michael had no explanation. He was just a seemingly normal kid who one day went ape-$#&@ for reasons nobody could fathom. Nobody except Dr Loomis of course, who knew Michael was pure evil.

And then of course, there's the ending, where all of a sudden the guy who just took a full load of bullets is just...gone. The reason why that works so well is that the supernatural hasn't really been hinted at to that point. You just think he's a big, tough badass, but then "oh crap, it's even worse than we thought because we can't even shoot him down."

In Zombie's version, well...this is one of those films that doesn't really end. It just stops.

Sorry Rob Zombie fans. I just don't think he's any good as a filmmaker.

[Doyle]

It was better than I thought it would be. But I've seen the original probably around 20 or more times and that one will only be seen once.

[Mr. Scot]

There are a few things I actually do like about this version.

For one, the "teens" look a lot more like actual teens than in the first go round. There's that, plus Tyler Mane makes a great Michael on sheer size alone.

Brad Dourif as a sherriff though? Meh. And I hated how they changed Dr Loomis.

[Chimera]

I prefer the original - innocent looking kid goes beserk and his shrink wants to keep him locked away.

I didn't mind the added backstory to Michael Myers, though. What I didn't like was the stupid family drama, with the deadbeat stepfather, stripper mom, etc. And the language... you'd think a 13 year old wrote it with all those f-bombs.

The new Dr. Loomis - all I could think about was Linderman from Heroes as I was watching him. I was waiting for him to heal the dead people. TBH, Donald Pleasence's Loomis character is a hard act for anyone to follow up. I don't remember the character being changed very much, but I haven't seen the movie since it was first released.

Have you seen his remake of Halloween 2 yet? You think this one was bad.... I can't even begin to tell you how bad you'll want to train a giraffe to kick Zombie in the nuts. Completely ruined it. Not even close. Calling it horrible would be a compliment.

[Mr. Scot]

Heard about it. Have yet to see it. Sounded like crap.

Word was they were trying to make a part three without Zombie. My personal hope is that they just give up. They're never going to recapture the success of the original.

Mind you, it isn't the first great movie to suffer 'death by sequel' (or remake).

[Porn Shop Clerk]

i haven't supported rob zombie since he broke up white zombie. haven't seen any of his movies and never will.

[Zcustom]

Never saw the original movie, but did see this one.

Blasphemy I know.

Rob Zombie is a terrible singer, just turrible

[Porn Shop Clerk]

he was perfect for white zombie. his disco albums not so much though

[mmmbeans]

i really liked the devil's rejects.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

you should watch goregasm

if you can find it

[Dpantherman]

Man I LOVE the original Halloween movies, and I watch them every time they are on TV. I enjoyed the back story to mike myers. I do not like the new Mike Myers though.

Some of the new stuff works, some didn't.

Worst atrocity of classic movie remakes was Nightmare on Elm Street. Robert Englund IS Nightmare on Elm Street. That was true horror movie sacrilege.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

robert englund was also the vegetarian lizard on V

he had a cool role on The Adventures of Ford Fairlane too

[Inimicus]

I like Zombie's style as a filmmaker so I enjoyed the movies. I don't think they are better than the originals but taken on their own I like them.

[Kramerica]

"I was your friend, Mikey! "

Hated this movie.