Rob Zombie's Halloween - Movie Review

[horror]

Trick or Treat, Baby [details]

Uh - That's BOC's Don't Fear the Reaper, right?
Not sure I want to hear the BTO version.....
:eek:

This is now the movie (and, yes, I've seen it) which will instantly cause people to lose respect for you if you readily admit that you enjoyed it. Think about it, the movie is so atrocious that if someone says "Oh, I thought the remake of Halloween was really good!" you'll be able to hear any and all respect for that person being sucked right out of the room. I now have zero respect for Staci Layne Wilson (not that I had any initially, she's an awful reviewer anyway). And, yes, it's BOC's Don't Fear The Reaper. If you're going to write a review, at least get your facts straight. Jeez. This kind of stuff is what separates you from real critics.

1. The review is head-on accurate. This remake is everything you would expect from a Rob Zombie film: gritty, dirty, raw and loaded with Zombie's own unique take on horror film. It was exactly what I expected and then a little more. If you don't like House of 1000 Corpses or Devil's Rejects, you will likely not care for Halloween. If, like me, you found Devil's Rejects to be an improvement over House of 1000 Corpses, you will likely (but not definitely) find this an improvement over the both of Zombie's previous films.

2. The original film had BOC's "Don't Fear the Reaper" so it was a nice touch to include. Either the original review has been cleaned up, or she got it right--her review says BOC, not "BTO." Even if she had made a mistake, can you say "anal retentive" boys and girls?

3. The true test of whether you have any balls is whether you give a crap about someone's opinion of you based on the films you like or don't like. I'm sure among my friends, some will love this film, others will be indifferent or mixed, and others not care for it. They're my friends because we all can disagree without trying to dictate each other's opinions.

4. The original film WAS a masterpiece, but watching it now the movie is dated and stale. I happen to be an older horror fan who enjoys remakes. Having to listen to the forced dialogue and the repeated "totally" from the twenty-ish year-old teenager wears on the nerves after a few repetitions. The movie is far better in my imagination than on my television. Again, I guess it is individual taste, but I'll take Zombie's Halloween and the remake of Dawn of the Dead over the originals any day. Not everyone is going to agree, but you don't have to make childish stabs at the reviewer to make your point.

Originally Posted by ghostwatcher

This is now the movie (and, yes, I've seen it) which will instantly cause people to lose respect for you if you readily admit that you enjoyed it. Think about it, the movie is so atrocious that if someone says "Oh, I thought the remake of Halloween was really good!" you'll be able to hear any and all respect for that person being sucked right out of the room. I now have zero respect for Staci Layne Wilson (not that I had any initially, she's an awful reviewer anyway). And, yes, it's BOC's Don't Fear The Reaper. If you're going to write a review, at least get your facts straight. Jeez. This kind of stuff is what separates you from real critics.

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YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT!! This is the first time I have been to horror.com and I don't know who this Stacy is, but if she liked the new "Halloween" I'm not interested in hearing anymore of her reviews.

This movie was bad in so many ways.

They basically took the original, fast forwarded through it (after getting past michael's childhood), filled it with worse and annoying actors (except for Danielle Harris), and bit and pieces of the original dialogue.

And everytime they tried to copy a scene from the original, it was so badly, half-assed done I cringed.

Just like when Malcolm McDowell would throw out "pieces" of Donald Pleasance's great lines here and there. Even if he said the lines verbatim, he just didn't work in the role.

Seeing him made me appreciate Donald Pleasance so much more.
Seeing this terrible casting made me appreciate the original cast so much more.
Seeing this film made me appreciate John Carpenter so much more.

And if someone says to me "you can't compare this to the original," then my response is, "then don't copy lines and scenes here and there and do them 100 times worse than John Carpenter did."

The last GREAT Halloween movie for me was "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers."

The others disappointed me, but were watchable. The only value of this one is that it illustrates the greatness of the original.

Hell, it makes them all look great.

How anyone can read Staci's latest review and say she is a horrible writer is beyond me. Regardless of her opinion of the film itself her review was well thought out, balanced and her claims always substantied with examples.

Just because you don't happen to agree with what she has to say in no way makes her bad at her job (which is by definition to offer her opinion and critique).

You didn't like a movie that she did? Fair enough. So what? To attack her personally for having a different opinion than you is hurtful, arrogant and juvenile. I see no evidence that her writing skills are anything less than witty, intelligent and completely professional. She certainly doesn't deserve the torrent of abuse being thrown at her in this thread. She is great at her job and if a review she writes is a little controversial and generates discussion, so much the better. When it starts getting personal though, you've crossed a line so back off.

[bloodrayne]

How very odd...This has become a review of a review...haha


Opinions are like assholes...Yeah, you guys know how that goes...

Stacilayne didn't "write, direct or score" this movie, she reviewed it. That's her job. I've read her reviews for years and she reviewed it well without revealing too much of the plot for those of us who have not seen this film yet, it was just enough of a taste and her own oppinion which is what I read her reviews for.

Love Rob or hate him...that's up to you (and I'm sure that he's laughing all the way to the bank), but to jump the reviewer, Dude...time to refill your prozac! :confused:

Listen up, you infantile weenies. I have been reading and enjoying Ms. Wilson’s reviews for many years, and she always gives a fair interpretation of the movie she is reviewing. I may not always agree with her perspective, but I respect her talent as a writer and professional reporter for over seven years. Shame on you for placing a personal attack on Ms. Wilson! If you don’t agree with her review, then that’s your opinion, but to smear the name of a well-respected movie critic is lowly. Chat about her REVIEW, not her PERSON.

Thank you for the review, Ms. Wilson.

[VampiricClown]

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Why do so many people sign up to make one post, arguing about a single review. Makes no sense to me...