Halloween

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Gregory S Thought it was a pretty solid remake. Defiantly a Zombie movie, for sure. My only main issue with it is the cinematography. This one used a bit more close in shots. Where as the original used spaced out wide shots to emphasize how haunting Michael truly is. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review Lain K. I think a lot of the hatred for this movie comes from the fact that people expect it to be a 1:1 remake of the original classic. The movie is called Rob Zombie’s Halloween. and if you look at it as a standalone film because it is, it has charm and I do quite enjoy it. It’s my comfort movie and I love the bigger and scarier michael while rob zombie also humanized him and gave him a reason for his actions. the sibling thing in this movie actually works unlike the other films because he seemed protective over laurie and didn’t want to hurt her until she stabs him. I really love this movie Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review Audience Member great remake and rob zombie knows how to make movies more of a back story and not how the orignal was kid kills sister years later he escapes shows why he became who he is 1 of the best remakes isnt better then the orignal but great remake Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review Allan C I'd recently had the chance to rewatch the John Carpenter original film on the big screen, which prompted me to want to rewatch all of the sequels and this remake. Rob Zombie's reimagining of HALLOWEEN is easily the best of all of them, although HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH is a very close runner-up. The most significant change Zombie makes in his version is he gives Michael Myers a significant backstory. There are those who love in the original film that Myers' motivation is never explained. He's simply a violent, terrifying force of nature. In this version, Myers is a frighteningly disturbed individual. The audience better understands the monster, but the monster is just as frightening and brutal as ever. Overall, this is Rob Zombie's best film outside of THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, but as with most of Zombie's films, it's not for all tastes. See my review below from the last time I watched the film.  Rob Zombie's divisive reimagining deserves it's due Halloween (2007) **** Rob Zombie's reboot of a horror classic was wildly divisive for horror fans, but I fall on the side of the film's defenders. Zombie's reboot is really two separate films. The first half is an unsettling masterpiece of horror, where Zombie imagines the formative years of a young Michael Myers, which were never shown and barely discussed in the original films. Daeg Faerch plays the 10-year-old Michael Myers and presents as completely soulless and lacking any empathy, killing small animals, the victim of bullies and an abusive stepfather, and lacking any parenting from his stripper mother, Sheri Moon Zombie, in a surprisingly moving and empathetic role (likely her best performance). Faerch's 10-year-old Myers very much reminded me of Joshua John Miller's disturbing performance in "The River's Edge" as the needlessly cruel character lacking any moral compass. Zombie's version of the young Michel Myers is not just a single scene of Myers' murder of his sister and boyfriend, as was the case in the original film, but is a depiction of the build-up to that disturbing murder scene. Zombie then invests a significant amount of screen time following young Myers' time institutionalized and his many counseling sessions with Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm McDowell), which document Myers' slow downwardly spiraling mental state and his withdrawing into himself to become the eventual "Shape" that horror fans are so familiar. The second half of the film picks up 15 years later with an adult, Myers (Tyler Mane), escaping from the mental institution to return home to Haddonfield, IL, where he terrorizes hapless babysitters Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) and her friends (Danielle Harris and Kristina Klebe). Rob Zombie's "Halloween" reminds me of "Full Metal Jacket" in that the first half of the film is so strong that the second half pales in comparison. It's not that the second half of the film is bad. In fact, the second half of both  "Halloween" and "Full Metal Jacket" are quite good, but the first half of both of these films are so good that the rest of the film feels like a disappointment. Zombie delivers the slasher film goods when it comes to suspense, scares, and gory violence once Myers goes on his bloody rampage that horror fans expect, succeeding in making Michael Myers scary again. The second half of the film also feels a bit awkward because there are moments that feel like pure Rob Zombie, but there are other moments where it feels like he's trying to slavishly stay true to the original. Those homage moments to the original film are fun and effective, but when Zombie allows himself to do something original, as he did with the first half of the film, that's when this reboot really shines. As with his prior films, Zombie populates his film with a cast of colorful character actors including Brad Dourif, William Forsythe, Sybil Danning, Dee Wallace, Danny Trejo, Richard Lynch, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Lew Temple, Tom Towles, Bill Mosley, Leslie Eatbook, Ken Foree, Micky Dolenz, Daniel Roebuck, Sig Haig, and probably others I missed, which is always a treat for fans of grindhouse cinema. I'd read somewhere that Zombie had originally wanted this film to primarily focus on young Myers, and the second film would be the grown Myers. That film might have been a horror masterpiece, and although the second half is still solid horror entertainment, it's not a masterpiece. It's merely a grizzly, well-executed slasher film. Overall, Rob Zombie's reboot of "Halloween" is solid filmmaking and should be appreciated as a smart reimagining of a horror classic.  Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/29/25 Full Review Cooper J. Rob Zombies first Halloween is actually a very fun time that deserves more respect even if the sequel is horrible Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/28/25 Full Review Jacob P This Halloween movie done by Rob Zombie, it's actually not bad. It's mostly faithful to the original John Carpenter masterpiece from 1978, while giving a backstory that Resurrection tried back in 2002. All honesty, this is one of the few horror remakes I actually thoroughly enjoyed, although some of the stuff could be perceived as grotesque. It's not as mid as Resurrection or Curse of Michael Myers, it does have a good premise. Check it out at your own risk, if you're into grotesque hellbilly horror. Look for the director's cut, but beware... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/15/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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