Halloween is Rob Zombie’s origin story of what made Michael Myers, erm, Michael Myers. This lasts about 40 minutes, and then we see the events of the original film through Zombie’s eyes. Apparently, John Carpenter told Zombie to make the film his way and make it his own. And he does (my eyes are rolling …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 9- Halloween (2007)
You may remember at the end of the previous film that Laurie beheaded Michael. How could they possibly progress after such an event to keep the franchise going? Well, apparently Michael had actually swapped clothes with a paramedic and crushed his larynx. Hence Laurie chopped off the head of an innocent man whilst Michael is …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 8- Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Michael returns and steals a file on Laurie from his old nurse. After he slits her throat, he drives to find Strode who is living under the alias of Keri Tate and the headmistress of a posh private school. I remember going to see this in a huge cinema in Marble Arch as I was …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 7- Halloween H2O (1998)
In this installment, Michael is seeking the son of niece, Jamie Lloyd. And not for a family get together. This film reminds me of someone at a casino who decides to gamble all of their money on either red or black. This is what happens here. Myers murderous ways are explained by him being part …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 6- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Halloween 5 involves more of the same from Part 4- Michael returns to Haddonfield to try and kill his niece, Jamie Lloyd. Unfortunately, it repeats the same elements I despised from the previous film. Irritating characters, older characters who were once interesting who have been reduced to shadows of their former self (yes, I'm talking …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 5- The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
I remember I actually had the poster for Halloween 4, which I seem to recall came free with either Fangoria or Gorezone, which I used to buy religiously back in the day. This was way before the film was released here in the UK. The poster looked so cool and I was intrigued to see …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 4-Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
It surprised me to learn that fans of the Halloween series of films harshly judge Halloween 3: Season of the Witch as the runt of the litter. Yes, the film isn’t centred around Michael Myers, but is it really worthy of the scorn poured on it by fans of the rest of the franchise? I …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 3- Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)
It takes a great big set of balls to make a sequel to a film that is recognised as a classic. One such film is Halloween. Is the sequel any good? Well, yes it is actually. There are many things to love. One such is that the film carries on straight after the events of …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 2- Halloween 2 (1981)
Can you believe I’ve never reviewed Halloween before?! Here goes. I remember the first time I saw Halloween on VHS in the late 80’s here in the UK. It was in pan-and-scan, and hence not the perfect format to watch a film that used the frame so brilliantly. But I’d learn that as the film …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 1- Halloween (1978)
This remake/reboot sees a group of teens journeying to the abandoned camp called Crystal Lake and then being stalked by killer Jason Voorhees who is avenging the death of his mother years before. Does this remake feel like a Friday the 13th movie? Nope. It feels more like a modern-day Porkies on the road with …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 12- Friday the 13th (2009)
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