Halloween

2018 Movie Journal (36 movies items)

"Watched: 10/21/18"

Movies Watched in 2018 (177 movies items)

"October 21st Directed by: Rob Zombie Rob Zombie isn't a bad director. Halloween doesn't seem to fall into the trappings of other horror remakes of this era, but it does fall into the Rob Zombie trappings. It's hard to judge this movie because I feel like it's fundamentally wrong to tell the story the way it did, but it could have been executed so much worse. On a re-watch, I might even like this movie."

My Favorites MOVIES REMAKES (16 movies items)

" Brilliant remake but the Carpenter's masterpiece still the best : "

50 Movies Watched in 2017 (50 movies items)

"Zombie's dialogue is truly dreadful, but once you get past the zillion curse words in a row and get right into the action it's pretty dang good. I still prefer the original by far, but this is definitely a great way to do a remake in terms of violence. Very gritty."

Watched in 2016 (424 movies items)

"Pitihän siihen Carpenterin perään katsella muutaman vuoden tauon jälkeen Zombien versio, jonka ensimmäinen tunti on ihan täydellistä timanttia. Myersin historian kertominen on oiva ratkaisu, joka antaa paremmin pohjaa tulevalle. Siksi onkin huvittavaa, kun lahtaaminen Halloweenina vihdoin alkaa, on meininki varsin puuduttavaa ja tylsää. Tällä kertaa yritin vain bongailla enemmän roskaleffacameoita. Udo Kier ainakin veti hyvin."

6,006 Leftovers... (389 movies items)

"REDEEMING FACTORS: Believe it or not, I have watched many movies and tv shows about teens and in my opinion, NONE or at least 'very few', have actually captured the essence of 'organic' teenage dialogue, CORRECTLY. Rob Zombie's Halloween prequel is one exception. Usually dialogue between teens in media is either too sappy, too trashy, or too intellectual. Here, the banter between Laurie and her friends is pitch-perfect, this is actually the way young people talk. I found that so impressive, and "