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Summary: Halloween Terror at it's best!!!
Review: This movie is definately the best sequel of them all. Updated but not over glamourised Halloween H20 manages to live up to the first film in its terror, shock and great casting. Has a great atmosphere all through out and keeps you hooked until the climatic ending!! Flashbacks and elements from the original make this movie even more juicy and terrifying. If its Halloween then you gotta expect Michael Myers to pay you a visit!!
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Summary: An entertaining sequal, but way to many flaws.
Review: I will say that Jamie Lee Curtis gave a terrific performance in this film. She played her character so well, you could just feel her emotions and how scared she really was that Michael might return to get her. I think that this film was very well done because it had a pretty flat story that was able to translate quite well. But, there are quite a lot of noticable, and annoying, flaws. First off, why, oh, WHY did the makers decide that we shold be able to see Myer's eyes? Why???!!! It ruins what was so, so scary about him in the original. And, simply put, the guy who plays him (...). In his interveiw (which you can see on HalloweenMovies.com) he said he didn't watch any of the others to see how he should play the part. Well, if every other actor that played Michael studied the origial, this guy should have too. He looks like a human. I hate it. I can't stand it. How hard is it to make a mask that looks like the one in the original, huh? This Michael is like Ghoastface (Scream) in a different costume. He jerks his head around, walks fast, and he's not even scary, just dumb looking. And when Jamie Lee kicks him in between the legs, his eyes get all big. I think this guy who's been shot like a million times, and stabbed, blown up, caught on fire, all that... well I don't think he'd care if you kicked him. This Michael doesn't have that ghost quality that all the others had. So, he really, really, sucked big time as Michael. There are also strange mistakes. Like, Marion Whittington? Did she get married or something, because in Halloween 2 she clearly states "This is Marion Chambers with Dr. Loomis at the clinic." That was strange, and I noticed that the first time. If she didn't get married, this is just one of the silliest and ridiculous flaws in a movie. Also, ignoring the events of all the films after Part 2? I say, if you start something, finish it. It's like all the films from 4-6 weren't good enough, like a bad book. I found the concept of Michael in a cult called Thorn extremely interesting, and was eager to watch this one after I finished the sixth one. I was hoping for a continuation of Part 6. But, there's no mention of Jamie, Jamie's baby, Kara, Danny, Tommy Doyle, or many others. And of course, to bring Jamie Lee back they have to make the lame excuse "She faked her death in the car crash". For god's sake, since 1988, people have been beleving she was dead, died in a car crash. And this silly excuse is just way to sloppy. There's lots of other stupid mistakes, the movie does have it high points as well. Jamie Lee Curtis delivers a great, great performance, Adam Arkin's good, LL Cool J is really funny, and the cameo by Janet Leigh is sweet (and it's so cool how that car from Psycho pops up in the one scene, pure genious). However, an annoyance is the horrible score. They simply use music from "Scream" and hope we won't notice. Well, I noticed. There's nothing wrong with the Scream music. It's a terrific score, but it belongs in Scream, not in Halloween. Also, the music is just to much. They've taken John Carpenter's terrifc score and turned it rotten. It's like a whole, big orchestra playing the theme now, and not the scary, simple theme sone of the original. But, I loved the little clip of the two girls watching Scream 2 (as in Scream 1, they watch Halloween). And the amusing referance where John's (Josh Hartnett) freind, Charlie (Adam Hynn' Byrd) sais that in twnty years John will still be living with his mother, propably running some weird motel out in the middle of nowhere (and people thought the original had a lot of Psycho references).The plot has Michael dispatching of Marion "Whittington" near the beggining, as well as two annoying teens (one, for a second, dressed in a hockey mask, as the director directed Friday The 13ths 2 and 3) and stealing the file for Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). He finds out that she's up at a secluded private school, and so he heads out. It just so happens to be Halloween's eve (what a surprise). He heads to the school, where most of the kids, and staff, are on a feildtrip. He makes his way past the security guard, Ronnie (LL Cool J) and enters to go find Laurie, his sister. H20 doesn't feature any scares or suspense whatsover, but it's an overall well crafted sequal. Laurie's alchoholism, is a nice addition, it doesn't stick out and scream "Laurie's an alcoholic", like some movies do. And I feel Josh Hartnett played John very well. The DVD doesn't deserve the title Collector's Edition. Most of the things Amazon listed as special features (Production Notes, Theatrical Trailers) aren't there. Also, the cover says there's an audio commentary by Director Steve Miner, and Jamie Lee Curtis, but there isn't. At first I thought it might be hidden, but I don't think Dimension does that. There is only a short 15 minute documentary (which is more about the original than this one) and a music video, as well as a super duper easy trivia game. The movie is presented in proper 2:35:1 widescreen letterbox format, and it's got good picture and sound, as well as english subtitles, and scene selsction. I'd say if you don't already have the movie, just get the DVD for the correct format (widescreen), but if you've got the video, stick with it. I dought if there's gonna be another version, because this is marked as a collector's edition. If you found my reveiw helpful, please vote for me. Thank you so much!
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Summary: Steve Miner forgets Parts 3-6, and H20 is better for it.
Review: First off, H20 is probably the third best in the series, next to the first two of course. The movie is filled with tension, genuine scares, and a fine cast. Like I said in the title, director Steve Miner forgets the moronic plots of parts 3-6 (the cults, Thorn God etc.) and instead concentrates on Michael and Laurie.
Michael is the same, undying psycho we knew and loved the original, and Jamie Lee Curtis is still a compelling heroine. Michael has always been the most effective boogeyman in horror history, and he lives up to the title here. He induces goosebumps in several scenes, such as the cafeteria, when he starts flipping tables, to the kitchen and the garbage disposal. I don't want to give too much away, but the Halloween series hasn't had this many memorable moments since part 2.
My only gripe about this movie really has nothing to do with the movie itself. H20 would have had more impact and suspense if it didn't have so many doofy sequels preceding it. If it had only been the first two and then H20, it would have made Michael's return so much more exciting. Bottom line, this movie and the first two are the best movies in the series, and the only ones you need to see.
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Summary: jamie lee curtis is back and so is the franchise
Review: halloween is a classic. none of the others are. but h20 offers us a good scare. 20 years after halloween was made in 1978 jamie is living under a new identidy and is a teacher at school. how does michael get back on her trail? i don't want to give it away but if you want a good scare get halloween h20. rated r for strong violence and language.
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Summary: some 80 ones where better
Review: am i the only who who notdid think it was that great. it was boring an slow movie at parts and predictable. there were a few good things about it thou mainly jamie lee curits returning and a pre peral harbor josh harnett. it also had refence to the orignal which was good. the biggest loose was that of donland plesance who played dr. loomis. he brought the series part of its life unfortualy he died a few years before this was made. too bad he would have brought the movie up a star.
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Summary: REVIEW: HALLOWEEN H20
Review: "Twenty years after the killings in HALLOWEEN, Laurie Strode (Curtis) has built a new life for herself and her son, but her psychotic brother Michael Myers is after her again with a big sharp knife." Laurie is back! Jamie gives an awesome performance, as do all the other actors. There is plenty of scary of humour, and it livens up the entire piece. I have disregarded any other sequels, so the characters work for me. The setting and mood was excellent. John Carpenter should be extremely proud of his little piano notes. They keep you attentive. The blood and deaths are done well, and there is a constant creepy mood. I loved the elevator and the broken leg, and Michael's head rolling at the end. I walked out of the theatre shivering and shaking. It was a great fright-fest, and didn't skimp of setting or character to do it. With the guy trying to get the corkscrew from the garbage disposal, I was on the edge the whole time. RECOMMENDED: Yes. It was my first, and it got me hooked.
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Summary: THEY DID IT!!!
Review: I saw this movie in the theatres and was wondering ok how are they going to do this. I was not dissapointed at all I was so happy to see the refrences made to donald pleasance and to an exstent to the first halloween. Jamile lee is awsome in her grown up portrayl of laurie strode and josh hartnets performance as a son who had to much of the boogie man is your unlce was right on the mark. H20 did a great job in ending the series and closes out one the best horror series to hit the screen. As of this review I have heard that there is another h20 sequal and its release is next year with jamie lee one can only hope they do it justice!!!
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Summary: Superb!
Review: This film was very good. It returns to the original character of the first two films. Laurie Strode. The Return of Jamie Lee Curtis.
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Summary: If you love Halloween make beleive this movie was never made
Review: WHY , WHY , WHY ,would they take a series of movies that essentially "started it all" and totally change the style? Scream, Urban Legend, I Know What You Did last Summer and the rest of those films ...! So why is halloween H20 just like it????? Beats me, MICHAEL MYERS SOLD OUT!! ...
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Summary: A non-stop scary treat!!!
Review: Halloween h20 is one of my favorite movies. The DVD is good.
I't doesn't have too many features but so what?! It's a good movie. The cast is great. Mike is creepier than ever. it's an updated sequel that lives up to the origional.
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