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Originally Posted by Sicknero
Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009) for a stark, unpolished and brutal take on the 80s classics,
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I did not really like Zombie's version of Halloween. I think Zombie gave it a good shot and it really did have some excellent ideas, but ultimately, the film had problems that resulted in it being below quality. First, is character development. What made the original film and even some of Zombie's other excellent films so excellent was character development. This film barely did that with the exception of Myers and that guard in the prison. I could care less about any of the characters. Second, he destroyed too much of the mystery. He, essentially, explained why Myers did the killing. This is what made the original slashers including Halloween so excellent. That you did not know why. It was more like a personification of evil (in the original Hallowen series). Funnily enough, he was very successful in doing this in his films House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. Third, I think he attempted to make it scary, but I do not think that he was successful. It was mainly cheap scares, which did not even work on me (not that he had to be scary to be good). Also, the mask was not really that good, in my opinion, but that is purely a personal perception. These are the main problems I had with the film. Not that there aren't others, but this were the main ones. It felt more like a generic modern horror movie. I love when directors try to do something new, especially with remakes, but I felt that, ultimately, it really was not that unique or even entertaining. Some have raised the criticism that it was too violent, while it was violent, that part did not really bother me. I mean what would you expect from a Rob Zombie film? Not that there is anything wrong with that, just an observation. In truth, I do not understand why this seemed to be the case because the things this film lacked were things Zombie did quite well in his two previous films. I will also make clear that I think Zombie is an excellent director. I thoroughly enjoyed his films The Lords of Salem, House of 1000 Corpses, and The Devil's Rejects, but felt he simply fell short on this film. I have not seen the sequel, so I do not have an official opinion on it.