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Halloween [Blu-ray] [2007] [US Import]

Malcolm McDowell , William Forsythe , Rob Zombie    Blu-ray
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Malcolm McDowell, William Forsythe
  • Directors: Rob Zombie
  • Format: Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Weinstein Company
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Oct 2008
  • Run Time: 121 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001CFLGYQ
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 29,132 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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More of a supercharged revamp than a remake, Rob Zombie's take on John Carpenter's Halloween expands the back story of masked killer Michael Myers in an attempt to examine the motivation for his first deadly attack, as well as some reasons for his longevity as a horror icon. Zombie's Myers is a blank-eyed teen (played by Daeg Faerch) whose burgeoning mental problems are left unchecked in a horrific home environment; harassed by schoolmates, a randy sister, and his mother's deadbeat boyfriend (William Forsythe, terrific as usual), Myers' homicidal explosion seems inevitable, and intervention by Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm McDowell, who offers a fast-talking, hippiefied version of the Donald Pleasance character) does little to impede his development into a mute, unstoppable killing machine (Tyler Mane) bent on finishing off the only survivor of his family's massacre--his sister, now grown into teenaged Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton). Opening up the psychological motivation of a cipher like Michael Myers is an interesting approach, but Zombie's script possesses neither a depth of character nor dialogue to offer more than a clichéd thumbnail character sketch. Zombie's Halloween isn't terribly suspenseful, either; he has a keen eye for visuals and the details of chaotic environments, but his scares are nothing more than brutal showcases for his special effects team. The end result barely surpasses the original film's numerous sequels, though the Who's Who of cult and character actors in the cast (including Zombie regulars Sid Haig, Bill Moseley and Ken Foree, as well as Brad Dourif, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Richard Lynch, Danny Trejo, Dee Wallace, and Danielle Harris) adds a touch of late-night monster movie charm. However, the film's best performance belongs to the director's spouse, Sheri Moon Zombie, who brings unexpected pathos to the role of Myers' downtrodden mother.-- Paul Gaita

Synopsis

The early 2000s have seen a string of big-budget remakes of classic horror films. In addition to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes, John Carpenter's benchmark slasher flick Halloween has been given a new-millennial overhaul. At the helm of the project sits rocker Rob Zombie, whose previous films, House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects, brought a fan's touch and an auteur's vision to the director's chair. While Zombie's Halloween is faithful to Carpenter's vision, there are some obvious changes, the most pronounced of these being the substantial focus on Michael Myers's childhood. The film posits Michael (played by a creepily vacant Daeg Faerch) as a troubled child made all the worse by a horrible home life--wonderfully illustrated via William Forsythe's performance as Deborah Myers's boyfriend--and constant abuse at school. Zombie paints Michael's pain with palpable grit and sleaze, but he isn't out to put our culture on the couch--he simply wants to show Michael killing his family. With the exception of Michael's therapy sessions while incarcerated, the film, post-massacre, stays loyal to the original.
Zombie's film is clearly the work of a filmmaker who knows and loves the genre. The director's signature is stamped all over Halloween (most notably in the use of grainy home movie footage and a smokin' classic rock soundtrack), although remnants of Carpenter's brilliant original still remain. When it comes to remakes, it's hard to ask for much more.


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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars oh dear 16 July 2009
Format:DVD
for any fans of the original halloween, watching this is going to be a shock to the system. it can be interpreted two ways: if you liked the original because of the haunting atmosphere, the emphasis on 'less is more' in the gore stakes, the fantastic camera angles, the way myers melts from foreground to background to claim another victim, and most importantly the ambiguous motivation for his actions then you're probably not going to like this film. if you are after a decently filmed, another messed up young man goes nuts scenario with excessive violence then you'll like this film. im in the former category. what rob zombie has done is to take myers from being a malevolent force in the background to being the main character, and to do this he has created a back story for the young michael that his dad is dead, his mother is a stripper and his step dad is abusive, his sister is loose, he gets bullied at school etc. for me this basically ruins myters mystique which is why he's so frightening, and it also makes us care less about the characters he's maiming. make up your own mind.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gooood Buyyyyy 21 April 2013
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Great Buy and the disc was like new and it was a good price I paid for it to to
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4.0 out of 5 stars rob zombie does not disapoint 28 Feb 2013
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very good film in excellent condition, dispatched quickly, enjoyed watching it. would recommend to a friend. halloween 2 is pretty awesome too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy re-imagining
Rob Zombie has taken a classic franchise and breathed fresh air into it's stale, cold corpse. This films gives the viewers a look into young Michael Myers' life and the harsh... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Darren
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!!!!
What a great remake of the classic halloween im a massive fan of the franchise and rob zombie has done a great job on this fair play to him but JC's original will always be the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gareth Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars halloween;uncut /directors cut edition /dvd
this its one of the best horror movies i have.the movie its excellent,my huband and me both like this movie,have goods actors and goods special effects we really enjoy its a great... Read more
Published 4 months ago by maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome beyond measure !!
Yay , when I first got this , and put it on , I hated it with the kitchen scene in the Myers house of dysfunction ! Read more
Published 7 months ago by davidinator
3.0 out of 5 stars He's back!
I must admit on first viewing this I was somewhat dissapointed for three reasons, for me the main reason was the overlong beginning leading to why Michael became the way he ended... Read more
Published 8 months ago by wayne
2.0 out of 5 stars One of the best remakes!!
The picture shows that it's a 2 disc edition, but I received a single disc edition. No special features. That's why I'm dissapointed! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Elizabeth Ward
5.0 out of 5 stars "..BRUTAL AND BRILLIANT.."
Rob zombie is a master of horror, he proves himself again with a powerfull remake of halloween. gritty, intense, and nasty in every way, michael myers is a stone cold murderer!!! Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. Drury
5.0 out of 5 stars halloween
this is a great remake of a classic film by rob zombie . i was very surprised how good it was for a remake the 2nd 1 to this is not good tho so i just recommend this 1 . Read more
Published 15 months ago by m
5.0 out of 5 stars Remake or Revamp it works!
This may be a revamp or a remake but despite what some may say this does work! It is meant to be different from the original otherwise it would be just re-cast, re-packaged! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. R J C
3.0 out of 5 stars another remake
another remake i was dissapointed the story is ok like number to re,make laked the intensity of the old version with jamie lee curtis
Published 17 months ago by shidoshi
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