Comments on: Reimagining, Remake. Tomato, ‘Tomahto’. Rob Zombie’s Halloween.

By: destiny

destiny — Mon, 30 May 2011 18:14:33 +0000

this movie is very bloody i was kinda scared at first but it was allright i mean why did the cops shoot him at the end when they saw him put the knife down and stopped well know he is dead i am a fan of mr.zombie. and the killers real name.

By: Horgh!

Horgh! — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:48:11 +0000

Anthony and Jeremy hit the nail on the head: It’s the *mystery* of Michael Myers that makes his character so compelling. Is he insane? Is he even human? What’s doin’ under that mask? Hell, in the movie credits he’s referred to as “the shape”. Perfect!

By providing too much back story, RZ diffuses the mystery of Michael Myers, and that leaves us with just another Zombie joint. Entertaining, but disappointing.

Oh, and Zombiwolf: agree! H3 is one heck of a good (creepy) film that is worth seeing.

By: Jeremy Couturier

Jeremy Couturier — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:26:02 +0000

BTW i don’t include Zack Snyder in the convo because Dawn of the Dead held its own pretty well and he seems like a guy who “gets” it and is trying to do his own thing. Watchmen looks very impressive….

By: Jeremy Couturier

Jeremy Couturier — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:21:35 +0000

Wow…this really was a steaming turd of a film. I’m getting a bit tired of Mr. Zombie and his hamfisted vision of horror. Yes you and Eli Roth have watched every horror movie that has ever been produced but hey so have many other people, including a few on this site. Does that mean you are qualified to make horror movies? To remake legendary horror movies? I think not!!
While the original film was filled with creepy unsettling moments,memorable characters, and a choice to let the viewer use their imagination here we get none of that. Filled with scummy,unsympathetic characters it wastes the talents of what seems like a cast full of good actors. Mike Myers was always at his best being a boogeyman, who could be hiding in the shadows at any moment. Here Zombie put a spotlight on him full blast and keeps it on him the whole time. It’s just all overkill, all the time. There is something to be said about the fear of the unknown. Since we all know the original film so well, why would Zombie make it worse?
Really should we be cheering Myers…what the point and where’s the suspense. It was like when Freddy turned the corner and was played for laughs. John Carpenter really showed an affinity for filmmaking and obviously was inspired by some talented people like Argento and Hitchcock who inspired Argento. Maybe he meant well but cmon you got to learn something and bring it to the table. Honor your influences,don’t cheapen them with this mess.

By: sam

sam — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:52:11 +0000

this remake is the worst kind of shit i have ever seen zombie wants to be ashamed of himself egomaniacl wanker i cant type fast enough to say what i want so ill leave it at this
remake worst i have ever seen zombies direction sucks ass and anyone who likes this piece of tat auto be ashamed of theirself
burn in hell zombie you wanker

By: zombiwolf

zombiwolf — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:58:36 +0000

Halloween 1-4 are all that I’ve seen and that’s plenty. Halloween 3 is the most underrated movie of all time. Imagine if people had actually seen it and John Carpenter’s ploy for the Halloween series actually worked. We would be a whole lot happier. And the remake sucks.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:32:49 +0000

“The guy who played Loomis really sucked, I heard he’s a really good actor, but just miscast for this role. ”

A really good actor? That’s friggin’ Malcolm McDowell, one of the most brilliant and charismatic British actors of the past half century. Sadly, however, he has appeared in a steady stream of crap for the past twenty or more years and, in the process, somewhat damaged his reputation, IMO. the same might be said for the equally brilliant Brad Dourif. Unfortunately, neither of these great actors has much to go on in this poorly written remake.

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By: anthony

anthony — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:39:16 +0000

I’m sorry, but I refuse to believe the iconic Michael Myers is southern, redneck trailer trash. Rob, save that stereotype for your other movies (BTW, I loved Rejects). Speaking of that movie, I think everyone who played a role in that movie was also in this one. It was cool at first, but then it got really annoying. The guy who played Loomis really sucked, I heard he’s a really good actor, but just miscast for this role.

My biggest complaint is the mindless violence. Not that I have anything against it. If this was a remake of Friday the 13th, I’d be ok with the violence b/c Jason is a big, stupid, killing machine. Myers was always the silent, stalking type. Here, he just kills for no reason (like Laurie’s parents).

The bottom line is that I’m spoiled by the original. When he killed his sister in the original, he looked like a normal kid. We’re all thinking how could he have done this? The mystery made it so cool. The back story here gave us TOO much of a background and in the end, Michael Myers became humanized and lost his aura of “the boogeyman”.

By: Bryan White

Bryan White — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:27:46 +0000

I stand by my review. It’s deeply flawed but not an entirely unenjoyable movie. If I had to rate it on the classic four star scale, it would get a 2 and if you need some validation, I’m not part of the publicity machine and I don’t get screeners. I’m just some guy.

I’m with you on remakes all the way, but I don’t get up in arms about them anymore because for the most part, I don’t watch them. I know what to expect when a great old horror movie is remade for contemporary audiences and directed by someone who shot music videos or car commercials. To review Halloween, I was able to step outside of my own prejudices and realize that if I want to watch Halloween after this, I can pop in the original and find that nothing has changed and that despite Rob Zombie’s version, it’s still the all time classic that I’ve come to see it as. When George Romero was asked about remakes when Dawn of the Dead was in production he said he didn’t really care because it didn’t change anything about the original movie.

The meathead losers who are going to be shitting their pants about this movie until it hits DVD are the most disappointing, unavoidable side effect of the remake engine. That part I can’t put aside. I’m already seeing IMDB reviews and mentions on the Dread Central forums that this version is better than the original. I’m not them, though, so they can have it.