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Halloween is the low budget American horror film from 1978. A young man who at the age of six killed his sister has escaped from a psychiatric clinic and is once again killing teenagers in this classic from John Carpenter. |
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John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction.
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'Halloween' Franchise To Be Handed To Michael Bay?
Michael Bay to take over Halloween franchise?
According to Bloody Disgusting, Michael Bays Platinum Dunes is in talks to take the producing reigns on Dimension Films' forthcoming Halloween sequel.
This new development also comes with news that the Halloween sequel will not ...
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Zombie Turns a Pointless Affair into a Pretty Good Film
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Rob Zombie's Halloween is the newest film released to churn stomachs and wet pants in multiplexes across the U.S., and while it delivers it share of thrills, the film seems half baked.
Zombie never really takes any huge liberties with the basic story line, except for a few key facts involving Michael's family life and his family in general. Feared killer Michael Myers, has escaped from the mental institution and is back in his home town... ready to kill again.
What Zombie presents us with to begin his film is a flash back. A flashback to little Mikey Myers, who has his life in shambles even at age 10. His father is dead, his mother is a stripper, and his sister has loose morals to say the least. Apparently, Ms. Myers has horrible taste in men considering she has a crippled, foul mouthed, horse's ass permanently slopped on her couch (the vitriolic William Forsythe.) But, Mikey has all the qualities of a healthy kid... you know, like collecting dead animals in his backpack. One day he snaps and you know the rest...
As his Dr. Sam Loomis, Zombie has cast Malcom McDowell. McDowell is very good as Loomis, in my opinion the highlight of the film.
With his last two films, Rob Zombie has fashioned himself as a bit of a grunge film making auteur, he continues this in Halloween. It is almost exhilarating how refreshing it is to see someone use every horror trick in the book and make it seem so natural. Zombie revels in the boos around each corner. This is a double edged sword. For every re-appearance of Myers, we have dead space. In the original, Carpenter filled every moment with spine tingling suspense. That is the factor Zombie lacks here. That being said he is still...
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reviewed by MovieDude (Filmaster.com) on the 3rd of July 2009
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John Carpenter at his best. Great camera work (seeing through the killer's eyes) and an amazing commencement of a horror legend. Although next parts are not as good, this one has been made with special care to detail.