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Summary: Devoted fan of all
Review: I truly love "Halloween" as well as all of it's sequels. Some I favor more than the others, but I still love them, and watch them over and over still to this day. As far as degrading all of its predecessors, why not focus on the fact that despite your doubts and criticisms, every single sequel had you begging for more. Halloween 5 left me waiting (literally) for 6 years for another sequel. I haven't come across any other movie that I care to see a sequel if they made it. Then I saw Halloween 6. Loved it. Didn't like the way it ended, but, I was on the edge of my seat and I left the theater with a puzzled look on my face wondering how they were gonna keep Michael alive for the sequel that was obviously coming. I wanted MORE. But 3 years would pass before I got more. In between those 3 years somewhere, I heard of the producer's cut to Halloween 5. I searched frantically for it...Finally I saw it and couldn't understand why in the world they didn't leave it that way. Why did they do a re-shoot. That would not only have left Steve Miner and friends many more directions to look for a plot, but would have left the entire world in a frenzy wanting to know where Michael was headed. What was his fate? In my opinion, the ending was "genius". Where did Dr. Loomis and Dr. Wynn head from there? Sure, Donald Pleasance, God rest his soul, may have died shortly thereafter, but with the right voice makeover and some shadow work, the beginning to H20 would have been a great start to a good movie. And the man known as Dr. Wynn would have been a great add-on to H20. Especially if Michael slipped into an uncontrollable rage and killed him, showing his instability, and showing that he is fed up with chasing his sister. This time he means business. Whoever said that H20 ended perfectly, I'm sorry but "NO". How can you say that decapitating him is justification for 20 years of fear. It was too sudden, maybe seeing him burn for good before her very eyes (again) would be better. Yeah, I know he didn't die in H2 either but, that's where you can spawn another sequel without so much controversy as to how he survived. Think about it. Instead of searching and making up ridiculous scenarios, here's a simple one: "Hmmmmmm, he did survive one fire, maybe he survived this one too. I truly believe that directors and producers with the talent of Steve Miner, would have thought about leaving the ending sequence open in case they DID want to make another sequel. Since when has any "Halloween", with the exception of part 3, ended without raising a few eyebrows. Yeah, I know H20 did, but that's what I'm debating. Leaving the ending open is true Halloween style and H20 should not have been an exception. Speaking of Lindsey Wallace, where did she disappear to? Yet again, the people in charge should have gone all the way back and brought back some key players, if they were gonna do so many re-shoots. They may have been able to pull off a better plot and premise. These are my opinions. If you think about them, I'm sure we'll agree somewhere.
I'm back and wanted to edit my review becasue I read it and realized that there were a couple of other parts that I would like to emphasize.
1. For all the critics (and there are a lot) out there, believe this: "Halloween" has it's own style. And it was self-made. Props to Moustapha Akkad and Co. My point is, you don't go out and get superstar rappers and models to be in a film that has built a great reputation. George Lucas might as well forget about production on Episode 2 and hire Eminem to be the young Luke Skywalker and reshoot the entire movie. Get it? It just does not fit!! What was, and still is in my eyes, a spectacular horror film can now be ruined. Just like the return of Michael Jordan, his career and legend could have gone down the drain had he not had a great year. But to say the least he did live up to the expectations, however he did not succeed them. Case and point, At worst this movie must at least live up to the Halloween legend that has been set for greatness.
2. Dwelling on point one, the director and his team should have found some unknown talent and hired them to play roles of other characters of the past Halloween's. That being a second to actually finding the same person who played in the original which would have made it that much better. The original Lindsey Wallace would have been a perfect addition. Much like the nurse in part one was the same nurse at the beginning of H2O. Classic. Even though Tommy Doyle was played by another person, it worked and it fit well. The key role players made it work because the had enough history and background to make the film work. Look at it this way. Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance were what made Halloween great. When Jamie Lee was out of the picture, who did the weight shift to? Donald Pleasance. That bought time for more key players, Ellie Cornell and Danielle Harris to make a name for themselves and have their own storyline. Then when it was time for Pleasance to pass on, the weight shifted back onto Jamie Lee's shoulders, and I should say she carried it magnificently. The character of Jamie Lloyd met her demise early in part 6, but that was only fitting, due to the fact that she was not played by Danielle Harris. Had it been Danielle Harris that played Jamie, it would have been great to see where her story fit in to the puzzle she helped create. She was old enough to play the role of Jamie at the time of production, so why she didn't take the job will remain a mystery to me.
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Summary: STILL KILLING AFTER 24 YEARS!!!!!!!
Review: Myers is at it again. He's back at his long-forgotten town.
After Laurie chopped his head off, she should have made sure he was dead.(pistol to his decapitated head would do it)No matter how bad or how good the movie is, Halloween:The Homecoming will rule!!!!!
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Summary: Loved the originals, sickened by the attempt to make more $!
Review: Has the horror movie industry just had there hats on to tight or is it just me?? I mean truley. I loved the Halloweens, they were great, Halloween 1 and 2 were brilliant. Even 4,5 and 6 werent all that bad (hey, they all had Donald Plesence in it.) And boy, Plesence must be turning in his grave thinking about that they are making, yet another sequal, to the series that was ended perfectly. I mean, im not a huge fan of the 90's horror scene (Its all 80's for me AKA: Freddy, Friday the 13TH) But even the ending to H20 was great. Laurie finally gets Michael, she decapitates him!!!!!! But these money hungrey stupid hollywood producers can get enough money can they!! The series was just fine the way it ended, now they have to get a rapper (Busta Rymes) and a Supper Moddle (Tyra Banks), to take the place of Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Plesence (The perfect duo!)??!!! I am anoyed at Curtis for even taking a cameo in this film. Dosen't she or anybody else in hollywood realise that Michael Myers was perfectly fine, dead and decapitated???!! I'm seeing it when it comes out...just for kicks. To see if (on the extreme off chance) it actually lives up to the series (which I dont think it will.) Lets just wait and see.
--Dylan Muhlberg
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Summary: Michael Myers in cyberspace!
Review: I've been a fan of the series since john carpenters original,minimalist masterpiece. While the sequels have not equalled or surpassed that landmark horror film,each of them have had something to offer their core audience-largely due to the influence of executive producer Moustapha Akkad,himself a gifted film director.
H-2 recaptured the mood of the original,though it showed us too little of the(basically amenable)characters we're supposed to sympathize with,and too much of the killer we're supposed to be terrified of.
The much maligned "Season of the witch" explored an interesting,off-beat story to a bone-chillingly nihillistic conclusion. However,the talented Tommy Lee Wallace should have abandoned the snakes and beetles and gone the logical route of having the acursed,celtic halloween masks turn the children into killers.
Dwight Little's brutally efficient "Return of Michael Myers" got the series back on track. The opening scenes evoke a true feeling of dread,the police station aftermath is supremely creepy,and the stunning conclusion still packs a punch after repeat viewings. I could have done without the gratuitous ambulance sequence,the vigilante rednecks, and the exploding gas station,though.
H-5 was easily the least immpressive of the series. While the key participants were fundamentally talented people,the film is sabatoged by a rushed screenplay that further expands the mythology in even more ridiculous directions.
"Halloween:The curse of Michael Myers" was saddled with the onerous task of explaining the "revelations" of the previous film while attempting to weave new protagonists into the storyline. The film was almost completely re-edited and largely re-shot prior to release. The original version,though somewhat more cohesive,wasn't as slick or glossy as the theatrical cut,which was gorier and presented some effective set-pieces(the operating room massacre was extremely well done!). Still the movie made little sense and left much of the audience in the dark.
H20 welcomed Jamie Lee Curtis' return to the series. Wisely ignoring the plot developements of the previous three films,it offered fans a slick anniversary picture in the "Scream",pop-horror mold.
At the present time the most recent entry "Halloween:The Homecoming" is awaiting release this summer. While there have been conflicting reports regarding the status of director Rick Rosenthal(one rumor was that he had been replaced by H20's Steve Miner),the release date has been pushed back a number of times while the film is being extensively re-shot.
I've had the opportunity to read an advance version of the screenplay as well as chat with some who have attended test screenings. The issue of Michael surviving his decapitation at the conclusion of the previous film has been rather deftly handled...,and while the explanation irritated me at first,it does correspond with virtually everything that happened at the denoument of H20. In addition,it adds an extra dimension to the shape by revealing him to be more intelligent than we thought.
Laurie Strode(Jamie Lee Curtis),unable to cope with the murder of an innocent man,has lost her mind and is committed to a mental hospital. This utterly negates the catharsis of her slaying the demon at the end of H20 and establishes a dreadfull,downbeat tone for the film. Unfortunately this device is used merely to ressurrect the antagonist. Two different versions of the Jamie Lee Curtis sequence was filmed. One where she lives,and an alternate version in which she tastes the shapes ginsu. The producers would have been wiser to save her contractually obligated cameo for a later sequel,being that it has absolutely no relevance to the central story here.
Rapper Busta Rhymes plays an internet entrepreneur who pledges to pay full college tuition for 6 college kids if they'll spend the night in the childhood home of Michael Myers,armed with streaming video cameras and audio equipment to monitor all their activities for a live internet broadcast. Guess who shows up?
The characters as written are one dimensional;the feminist chick,the jock,the virginal heroine etc, and the story progresses in a routine,by the numbers manner. This is especially dissapointing given that the marriage of the slasher story with modern technology presented the perfect opportunity to create a parable about an old evil(violence,as exemplified by the shape,who as a slasher is a dinosaur in the world of cgi monsters)thriving in a new era(the information age). There is a terrific bit with an adolescent boy conducting an online romance with one of the college girls vacationing at casa del shape,turning savior and rescuing the heroine at the climax.
The cast is talented and very attractive,though turning the cardboard cut-outs they'll be portraying into human beings may be an impossible task. Mythology buffs might as well stay home as the story neither delves into nor elaborates on any of the developements of the previous films. This picture is essentially a stand alone piece.
Being an avid film buff and an enthusiastic halloween fan,I no doubt will see H-8,... But the second I hear Busta Rhymes utter the line(as scripted)-"you didn't expect me to kung-fu your [fanny]"-as he pummells the shape,I'm leaving the theater and demanding my money back!!!
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Summary: What Next?
Review: Micheal Meyers may not be the man behind the mask. As we all know he got his head chopped off in Halloween H20. Many say it won't be him but someone closely realted to the family. In my opinion, i say it will be the son of Jamie from Halloween 6!! But then again i could be wrong. But i know alot about the movies.So what next? will they bring micheal back? will they come out with anonther sequel??
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Summary: This could be better than average...
Review: At the end of H20... Mikey's head was chopped off. But the new installment tries to tell us that our favorite psychopath is smarter than we think.
Now, a bunch of fans are running a webcast from the ol' Myers house, and an unwanted guest is killing off some of the experiments "test subjects". Also, one of them has a "history" with our crazy stalker.
Meanwhile, Jamie Lee is locked up in an insane asylum, and Michael returns for the "homecoming".
No, I'm not saying she dies, because they shot 2 beginnings and endings.This should be good after the H20 movie kicked ...
, so this could be good.
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Summary: Jamie Lee is the killer!!
Review: There was a Comic Book a few months ago that continued the story after part 7. The story was that Michael was infact dead and after Laurie Strode chopped his head off she vanished along with his head. A year later "The Shape" returns to Haddonfield and starts killing. The Shape is stopped and when the mask is pulled off it's Laurie Strode!! So could we all be in for a surprise at the end of part 8??
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Summary: Halloween 8 Doesn't promise much!
Review: I've been a follower of Halloween since the first film. I've read the reviews, and discussed the films to death, and all I can say right now is... Halloween 8 doesn't look good.Firstly, let's clarify and correct a couple of things people have said in previous reviews... because this misinformation can sway you if you're not a hardcore follower of the series. * Halloween H20 (Part 7) did not negate or ignore the other parts in the series, namely part 4,5 and 6. It simply switched tracks. Part 4,5 and 6 all focused on Jamie Lloyd (Michael's niece) and the Strode family in part 6. Jamie because as far as we the audience (and Michael presumably) were aware, she was the only surviving family member. And the Strode family as they were residing in Michael's house. Of course, there was also Jamie's baby in part 6... but depending on which version of Halloween 6 you watch (yes, there is a producer's cut aswell), this plot element takes you in 2 different directions. - Of course in Halloween H20, we simply switch back to Laurie Strode, (this is not necessarily negating or ignoring the other parts)... and we learn that she simply faked her death to evade Michael. * We don't know at this time that Michael didn't get his head cut off in part 7. Some have speculated that it would be someone else in the mask. How stupid is this? if you're trying to kill someone, where's the logic in disguising someone else as you while you "escape"? that's not trying to kill someone is it? - And even if it was someone else, why didn't that person speak to Laurie or remove thier mask as they stood there pinned to the tree branch by the van? They did have use of thier arms afterall. ...So now we come to Halloween 8... Until this point, we've always had 1 or 2 characters that have been key characters to the reality of the series. We've had Loomis (Michael's doctor), Laurie (Michael's first original target), Jamie Lloyd and her baby (Remaining family) and Tommy Doyle (Kid turned Druid expert most relevant in part 6). All these characters in thier respective films have been essential to the strength of each Halloween movie. Without them... it would just be another stupid shallow teen slasher and would not have any of the mystique of Halloween. So what do we have to look foward to in H8? Well... considering that H20 was done is the modern PG rated non-gore low-scare teen slasher style, and that this time around we have no Loomis, Jamie or Tommy... It doesn't look good. We've got a model and a rapper I hear. Great, so it's going to be a stepping stone movie to improve the credentials of these 2 individuals. Actors make the best actors, not models or musicians. Even with Laurie (who is *rumoured*... and I stress *rumoured* going to die early in the film), the movie is going to struggle because the entire developement of the film revolves around her actions. Afterall... Michael's one goal is to kill her, his part is a simple one where he is a pawn to the curse of thorn. H20 struggled because of this. And H8 will too. They're going to really have to pull the cat out of the bag on this one to stop the movie from alienating it's original fans and sending the whole franchise down the gurgler.
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Summary: halloween
Review: It will be intresting on explaining how micheal myers is still alive after having his head chop of in halloween h20. Other than this i am looking forward to this as i enjoy the other movies except halloween3. This will hopefully not be the last.
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Summary: Here we go again
Review: It all started back in the late 70's with the first one and now 20+ years later here comes the eighth one. I gotta say that i'm eager to see it right away to see what happens. And from what i have been hearing jaime lee curtis does NOT die in it, I hear the movie starts with her in the field from h20, after thinking she successfully killed micheal she drives off, not to be seen again until a couple more sequals pass. And the guy who got his head chopped off was one of the people that were loading micheal in the van at the end of H20... causing him to stillbe alive. This is what i've been hearing
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