I just got back from a Media Screening of this.


I give it a 3.5/5

It was good. If you liked the Original (I don't) then you'll like this. I liked it better than the original just because it was a little faster paced. (I don't get where IGN says it's 50 minutes of back story, that's BS)

8/30/2007 9:54:25 PM

my cousin was the set director for this movie

or basically worked as it

jason garner

look in the credits

8/30/2007 10:48:46 PM

ha that's the first time i've read an IGN movie review

would like to hear some peeps' opinions that like zombie's first two, so i can get my bearings

aka Thorsten

8/30/2007 11:32:36 PM

Ive got to find someone to go watch it with me. My gf cant watch scary movies.

8/30/2007 11:37:15 PM

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"If you liked the Original (I don't)"

i really dont see how anybody cant like the original

it's the perfect horror film and probobly the only horror film that i would list as one of my favorite movies ever

8/31/2007 12:21:52 AM

I thought this movie was awesome. Rob Zombie did a great job modernizing the story. I do like the fact that the soundtrack was very retro though.

The whole "no matter how fast you run the killer can walk behind you and keep up" thing is very believable in this movie given the fact that that sabretooth (that's what I'm gonna call him) is a GIANT. All caps there to emphasize his size.

It's obvious Rob Zombie is the planet's biggest horror fan. I think he made a horror movie for horror movie fans. Plenty of cursing, gore, and bewbs. Unlike IGN, I actually like the backstory. It delves into his mind and shows you why he does things or snapped the way he did just a little more than the original did. This one might not be as thrilling as Carpenter's (one of the best horror films ever)... but in my opinion you can't really create the tension and chills the way Carpenter did decades ago. Not for this generation/audience. One scene in particular (little Mikey "snaps" in the insane asylum) I thought was incredibly chilling and eerie. Very well done. I'll be checking this out again soon.

If you are a fan of Zombie's films you'll like this. You won't get to see any of his crazy sense of humor that shows up in his fucked up horror films. You know, the things that come out of left field...




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I especially loved the fact that Zombie ended it the way he did. So the audience would say, "damn... Meyers is dead!?" Just as originally you weren't sure what to think. Now that we know that Meyers didn't die after the first film he could have taken the obvious route and did something that made it obvious he isn't or there will be a sequel, but it's totally up in the air. There could NOT be a sequel..he could be dead... and that's fine. Or there could be a sequel and no one will really care because we expect that from Mike Meyers. Just hope it ends after 3. Anything more than that and the story gets stupid again.







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interested to find out what you guys think this weekend.

8/31/2007 1:31:25 AM

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I actually loved the backstory just because you got the sense to feel bad for the kid, and how his situation can play out anywhere and actually does happen IRL. But did he really have to kill that janitor? Come on man, do the head tilt thing from Halloween 5 and let em go. All in all I really did enjoy counting the zombie cast from his other movies in various roles, I counted at least 5. Another great flick from Zombie, that is if you enjoy his kind of style.















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8/31/2007 3:31:31 AM

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"But did he really have to kill that janitor? Come on man, do the head tilt thing from Halloween 5 and let em go."

He absolutely had to kill the janitor. If the janitor would have just ran away in the opposite direction maybe not, but instead the janitor decided to risk his life and try to stop Mike Meyers from escaping. I felt bad for the guy... you're supposed to, but I was so glad that Zombie had him kill him.

psy·cho·path (si'k?-path') Pronunciation Key
n. A person with an antisocial personality disorder, manifested in aggressive, perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior without empathy or remorse.










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8/31/2007 1:06:13 PM

THIS MOVIE IS SUCH A PIECE OF SHIT.

And I liked the devil's rejects. God. I fucking hated this movie. It was trite, dumb, and ridiculous. I don't give a shit for the reasons why mike meyers is the way he is - all grunge'd out and emo. Why do modern movies have this need to explain crazy - why can't crazy just be crazy anymore. Plus there's no time for horror suspense and imagination...his punk ass is everywhere at all times - you hardly get a chance to feel suspense. This movie was a fucking turd stain. If you liked the original. DONT SEE IT.

http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=reviews&id=11637 - this review sums it up 100%

9/1/2007 3:51:42 AM

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"If you liked the original. DONT SEE IT. "

EVERY single person i talked to recently basically said the exact same thing

bah. i liked the original too. ill probably wait to rent this

9/1/2007 4:23:02 AM

caught it with ole girl last night

fuck the naysayers

i enjoyed it, but like i said, i was a big fan of his other two films

i came in expecting plenty of murder, sex, and profanity...left a happy customer, ending was great

9/1/2007 8:43:59 AM

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBS

9/1/2007 9:08:39 AM

people do want to see and know why he is killing mother fuckers, thats why #6 is one of the most popular after the first for fans of the series.

9/1/2007 11:28:16 AM

The original is my all time favorite slasher/horror film... and I like this new movie... a lot.

And it's going to be number one this weekend. Rare enough for a horror movie, especially one rated R, and a first for Rob Zombie

9/1/2007 12:30:45 PM

Honestly, I don't think it was as bad as the reviews make it out to be. With that said, it has some major flaws. I thought the kid who played young Mike Myers was AWFUL-- like one of the worst movie performances I've seen in quite some time. I don't care that he was just a kid... there are plenty of great kid actors. Also, the Laurie character was wack. She was way better in the original. A final complaint is that the violence is way too rushed and unrelenting. The original was so great because their were long spans of time when the violence let up, which made it all the more surprising and exciting when Myers attacked. In this one, it feels as if there are 5 Mike Myers. He pops up anywhere and everywhere at the snap of a finger. He's in one house... then the next house... then another house... then a swimming pool... then a cemetary, etc. etc. Did he have rollerskates on?

A+ for young Jenny from Forrest Gump getting naked though

9/1/2007 2:43:25 PM

THAT'S WHO THAT WAS

holy fuck

9/1/2007 4:23:51 PM

I can't believe you guys like this movie. The reviews I'm reading make it out to be the dumbest, shittest movie of the year....wait, I absolutely believe that you fucking retards love this movie.

9/1/2007 5:26:13 PM

my mom liked it.

9/1/2007 5:32:34 PM

^^ did you read my post past the first sentence fuck-tard?

9/1/2007 5:42:04 PM

I can't believe anyone can complain about this film considering the last halloween films (H2O and Resurrection) sucked complete ass and had to get by with cheap laughs from busta rhymes and LL cool j....this is about a million times better

but considering this is tww I'm not too surprised to hear people talk about how much it sucked...when some of them haven't even seen it

end drunk 4:22 am rant

9/2/2007 4:23:54 AM

The previous two money grabbing sequels sucked, therefore we should look past the shitty things about this one?

Great strategy.

9/2/2007 10:23:41 AM

^^ Completely forgot about the one with Busta Rhymes.

9/2/2007 10:38:50 AM

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"I can't believe anyone can complain about this film considering the last halloween films (H2O and Resurrection) sucked complete ass and had to get by with cheap laughs from busta rhymes and LL cool j....this is about a million times better but considering this is tww I'm not too surprised to hear people talk about how much it sucked...when some of them haven't even seen it end drunk 4:22 am rant"

You sir are a moron. And I never said i liked those two. This movie sucked so much pole I was stunned. Anyone that likes this to me doesn't understand what was so awesome about the original. These remakes are pieces of shit. Zombie sucks. Shit got a 22% on rotten tomatoes. lol.

9/2/2007 10:46:51 AM

Not a bad movie. Definitely worth shelling out the $8 if you liked the series. It's not meant to win a fucking Oscar, people.

It is what it is.

9/2/2007 12:13:57 PM

i thought it was decent.


worst line of the movie: "was that the boogie man?"

9/2/2007 12:19:25 PM

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"i didnt like all the other recent remakes and sequels or anything by rob zombie really, but im going to go see this and be grumpy when i dont like it"

9/2/2007 12:21:41 PM

^^ yeah, that line is directly from the original... but the delivery of it in this one was horrible. The actress delivered the line like it was a joke... like she accidently forgot they weren't filming Scary Movie 6

9/2/2007 12:32:30 PM

anyone that didnt like this is a toolbag. i especially liked when they were fucking to Halloween II by Samhain.

9/2/2007 7:23:24 PM

just got back... this movie sucked. and the original halloween is definitely my favorite horror film.

9/2/2007 8:03:29 PM

^^ you're an idiot. and washed out. tune back in some day.

this movie was a pile of shit for stupid people. so stupid people would clearly like it. its not about elitism, its' about a piece of shit on a pole and you guys went right for it.

9/2/2007 10:09:45 PM

hey, you saw it on opening weekend didnt you.

9/2/2007 10:17:14 PM

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"You sir are a moron. And I never said i liked those two. This movie sucked so much pole I was stunned. Anyone that likes this to me doesn't understand what was so awesome about the original. These remakes are pieces of shit. Zombie sucks. Shit got a 22% on rotten tomatoes. lol. "

let's think about who the real moron is...
someone who went and watched a movie and enjoyed it, because they knew they would and it was marketed for people like him... or the idiot that paid to watch it and hated it. It was exactly what i expected based on the previews... so how did you expect anything else.
I guess some idiots will watch anything out there. Afterall Kangaroo Jack was the number 1 movie the weekend it opened.

9/3/2007 12:46:51 AM

*spoilers*

dude the movie sucked. i enjoyed devil's rejects and house of 1000 corpses. just for the pure brutal pictures that they were. but no way can you take on michael myers as the main character and show his past like this.... it's just absurd. i don't want to know about his crippled stepfather and fucked up family life. i don't want to know shit about him. any ounce of decency (the scene where he shows his sister that picture) made him seem so harmless. there were certain times i thought zombie nailed it but only a combined 10 minutes of the film.

[Edited on September 3, 2007 at 1:42 AM. Reason : ,]

9/3/2007 1:37:53 AM

^go turn your brain off and watch 300 again, or Freddy vs Jason

This movie was very well done, not just another random hack and slash. I liked the original and think it paid homage to it and the backstory added a great feel to the movie. I liked the retro music too, although I couldn't figure what time setting the movie itself was in (current or 80's, I thought I saw a cell phone once).

Still don't understand why the sister ran back into the house when he was attacking the old guy though.

9/3/2007 3:45:43 AM

^hilarious. the backstory really gives this pile of shit deep meaning. i was laughing the first 20 minutes of it. real intense.

9/3/2007 2:25:15 PM

lot of titties in this movie

9/3/2007 2:43:11 PM

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^ yeah, definitely no complaints there. Typically in horror movies there's one designated skank who bares her breasts and gets killed while getting fucked. In this one, there were three!

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9/3/2007 2:45:01 PM

fan of horror here. gotta give this one my approval. didnt know zombie directed till i saw the credits. after seeing all of zombie's previous efforts, he has definitely come a long way.


did anyone else really enjoy that kid getting beat down by young michael?



anyone else notice that the cemetery guy played the clown in a house of 1000 corpses i think?

[Edited on September 3, 2007 at 4:30 PM. Reason : .]

9/3/2007 4:28:53 PM

hahahaha i like the way ppl make personal attacks on others b/c they like a movie

9/3/2007 5:19:52 PM

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"Not a bad movie. Definitely worth shelling out the $8 if you liked the series. It's not meant to win a fucking Oscar, people."

And this is where you are completely wrong. It is a remake of one of the best horror movies of all time. It BETTER live up to better standards than a standard horror movie.

I haven't seen it yet, may wait until $1.50 theatres.

9/3/2007 6:05:37 PM

it sucks ass, don't go. Bad dialogue, bad acting, terrible suspense, shitty direction. Really devoid of anything redeeming. I would have walked out of the movie at the halfway point but i was with a big group and i hadnt had dinner and i was copping people's popcorn while making fun of this steaming turd. Out of the 8 of my friends that went, 0/8 liked it.

Turd hopper.

9/3/2007 6:57:56 PM

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"dude the movie sucked. i enjoyed devil's rejects and house of 1000 corpses. just for the pure brutal pictures that they were. but no way can you take on michael myers as the main character and show his past like this.... it's just absurd. i don't want to know about his crippled stepfather and fucked up family life. i don't want to know shit about him. any ounce of decency (the scene where he shows his sister that picture) made him seem so harmless. there were certain times i thought zombie nailed it but only a combined 10 minutes of the film"

not that i am going to bash on your opinion of this movie but i think you are way off on some parts

i really enjoyed this movie, a lot! i think the videography was exceptional and the whole film was very well made. i love how he made the early childhood of michael "retro".

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" there was nothing absurd about interpreting what his past was like and where the killer side of michael came from. its actually very "text book"ish when framing a psychopathic or sociopathic personality disorder[quote]this movie was a pile of shit for stupid people. so stupid people would clearly like it. its not about elitism, its' about a piece of shit on a pole and you guys went right for it."

thank god Kainen is here to tell us how stupid we are ... fucking dumb ass

[Edited on September 4, 2007 at 12:57 PM. Reason : sdf]

9/4/2007 12:42:18 PM

So I havent seen the film yet...

let's talk more about Jenny from Forest Gump?

She got killed while fucking?

was it the classic Jason stab through the dude and girl missionary style, or did Zombie take it to another level?

9/4/2007 1:08:26 PM

^ it was actually right after she finished, but Michael did some creepy incest-caress up her thigh before stabbing her

9/4/2007 1:53:13 PM

OK so I was drunk when I posted that, so I take back the bit about insulting fans of this movie. That's pretty uncalled for but I will say this.....SO WAS THAT MOVIE.

It was still a shit on a pole, I can't nor would ever retract that statement.

9/4/2007 2:24:20 PM

Ok just saw this.

I liked it. Really captured the demented nature of a serial killer.


It had some actors from Rob's previous movies.

Sid Haig as the Undertaker
Sheri Moon (Zombie's wife) as Michael's mother
Danny Trejo
Bill Moseley


It also had some classic horror appearances with

Clint Howard
and Brad Dourif who was the sherriff his best known work is the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play series and more recently as Grima Wormtongue in the LOTR movies.

Dee Wallace

Overall the body count was impressive, the suspense was lacking but the story was definitely well told.

9/4/2007 10:16:50 PM