Halloween Review

Not Perfect, but then again, neither was the original. by Cavatica
Rob Zombie stated that he likes endings, and that Hollywood will usually always try to go after a sequel. That said, Halloween's a great visionary one shot. Halloween takes Carpenter and Hill's story and makes it his own, giving Michael Myers a bit of backstory that fleshed out the character a little more. The shocks are intense, and the deaths are gruesome. There are so many cameos here - Dee Wallace, Udo Kier, William Forsythe, but the three standouts are Sheri Moon Zombie as Mike's Mom, Danny Trejo as the superintendent who befriends Michael, and Danielle Harris, who returns to the Halloween saga as Annie instead of Jamie. She was really great here. The kid who played Michael was also good. Bottom line, It's just a slightly different version of of the original Haddonfield story, and while it does get a little strange near the end, the remake comes across much better than it has a right to, when compared to The Fog or other remakes that have come out recently.

This is not a remake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by the_chris
People need to stop called this fim a remake because it is not. Rob Zombie specifically stated that "this is a retelling of the story and not a remake in anyway shape or form, so please do not compare this film to any of the originals". But what do people do? They keep calling it a remake and judging it based on the original, because they aren't educated enough to do research on a film before they go and see it. Those of you who are out there writing bad reviews and aren't intelligent enough to see past your own superficiallity and shallowness need to shut your mouths. Leave the critiquing to the people who actually eat, sleep, and breath horror movies. I'm not even going to bother writing my review of this film but am now going to use it to bash the morons of this reveiw forum. Some of you bashed this film, simply because it gave the earlier history of Michael Meyers.How does it feel to be that one dimensional? The idea of a complex horror film must make you fell like a simpleton

Spectacular! by tklp_777
I very much enjoyed this movie, sure there was cursing, and nudity in it, but when you look movies up it tells you what all is in the movie...Eg. Strong Brutal bloody violence and terror throughout, sexual content, graphic nudity and language,,,so with some of the reviews.."This was a terrible movie there was sex and the "f" word my kids were there and yada yada..well you should know using common sense when a movie is not fit for kids...hence why its rated R.....But I thought that it was a spectacular movie, the flow was well done, kept to the point. and Mr. Zombie did a fantastic job, I highly recomend this movie, if your into horror films and dont mind cursing, sexual content...have the mind of an adult, and not be so offended by things of that matter...and for those parents that gave this movie a bad review because their kids watched it too....use common sense and dont bring your kids to a RATED R movie.

Better than original, sheds light on the unaswered questions from the original by doohickey
First off, for all of the morons that write a review here, giving this a low rating because "it is not appropriate for children due to the sex and blood and gore"...DUH. Any parent that would take their child to see this needs to be slapped!! Don't knock this movie based upon you being an idiot. That said, THIS MOVIE WAS AWESOME! I saw it the day it came out and was grinning ear to ear the whole time. I even watched the original two days ago for a refresh. This shows how michael became who he is, explains how Dr. Loomis came in, Zombie flipped a couple story lines which it went in fine. My husband and I loved it. We are Zombie fans as well as horror movie fans and this is right up to par. We've been waiting for this movie for over a year and Zombie still has yet to disappoint! Don't go in expecting things based on the original. Go in expecting MORE and learning MORE than just a kid that was wearing a clown suit just killed his fam and poof he's an adult. KEEP IT UP ZOMBIE!!!!!!!!

Living Dead Plot by cyrese25
Lacking the original suspense and simplicity of the 1979 version, Rob Zombie's Halloween left much to be desired and made me want to reach for the barf bag at least once. I am a fan of horror and know that blood and gore are sure to abound, but the killings were horrid. With a brutal scene in the first ten minutes of the movie and borderline snuff-film death scenes, this movie was little more than a poorly adapted rip-off, not a recharged re-make. While interesting aspects such as the childhood of Myers and the intro of the heroine as a baby make welcome additions to the plot-line, it was overall not worth the cash. Rental-worthy for sure, but not worth the ticketed price.

Unrelenting and Stark-SEE THIS MOVIE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by tindalos66
First off, Variety's Dennis Harvey has NO idea what he is talking about when it comes to this movie, and neither do the other fan naysayers. Spare me the irrational mystique and loose ends of the original. Rob Zombie's version is emotionally harrowing,stark, and unforgiving. It is an improvement on the original in countless ways - its character depth and dev, unrelenting brutality, suspense, tempo,visual style, and the improved physical presence of Myer himself are all greatly welcomed. The exploration of Myer's dysfunctional childhood and his mental collapse into monstrosity alone is noteworthy- it is an absolutely believable scenario that left me chilled. The symbolism of masks and the origin of Micheal's disturbed obsession with them is very resonant- all psychopaths and serial killers mask their true selves in one form or another. I applaud the amped up violence and brutality because it is neither stylized nor overly gory- it is realistic and therefore much more horrific.

Awesome Film by TheRealHades
This film was done very very well. It is probably one of the best re-inventions I have ever seen. Rob Zombie and Cast pulled this movie off very very well. This isn't a gratuitous horror flick like most of the recent ones that have come out, but totally brings back the hidden horror aspect that was captured well in the past. It also has a few good laughs from some of the comments made by the characters to lull you back into a false security, but then backs it up with great shocks and scares. It's been quite a while since I've heard people scream during the movie and not groan with sympathy pains. Bravo Mr. Zombie, Bravo.

OMG by CUTIEITALIAN4
I cannot believe I wasted my money on this dumb*** movie! It is NOTHING like the 1st one! I was laughing more then I was scared! It was sooo sad that ppl were walkin out of the movie theater. I am making a mental note NOT to EVER see a ROB ZOMBIE movie.!!!!

Halloween fan by michaelmeyer-1fan
Me and my husband are huge Halloween fans and were very excited when we heard the news of the new making. We are also fans of Rob Zombie and really liked House of 1000 Corpse and Devils Rejects. We have met the whole cast at the horror convention. We thought Rob Zombie would make it real gory, in which he did, and do a good job. We enjoyed the movie but it just did not stand up to the name Halloween. We thought it was a great movie but it just did not live up to the name. Did anyone else feel this way?

BAD *** MOVIE by SpiderMann619

i dore what anyone says, this movie was the greatest. not the best halloween movie out there but definately a good one. i dont even like rob zombie and i was really pissed off when i found out he was doing it, but acctually proved me wrong. TRUST ME, IF YOU LOVE HALLOWEEN, YOU'LL LOVE THIS! i just saw it last night at 12 and im already going back tonight to see it again.

this movie is NUTS! so much gore so much action. very good movie