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| The Official "Halloween" (film) Thread | |
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| G2Kmaster | Oct 2 2008, 07:17 PM Post #1 |
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The second post I talked about when I made the scream thread. This movie series is so legendary, so talked about, and somade fun of that this film actualy challenged Freddy for his popularity points, despite being older.  This all started when a producer wanted to make a movie, and hired John Carpenter to direct and Deborah Hill to help write and Moustapha Akkad to executive produce. The film was a slow earner at first, but then grew into the start of the slasher films, unlike the Phyco films and the Texas Chain Saw Massacre which while successful sadly did not have enough fule and fire to start the slasher genre explosion. Since the classic, we have gotten more classics like H2, H4, and the remake. Sadly, H5, H20, and H:R were disappointing. But before I end, I want to also mention the standalone film:  My second favorite film in the series, tied with H4 and before H1 Edited by packmule, Oct 2 2008, 08:56 PM.
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| crowmagnumman | Oct 2 2008, 08:39 PM Post #2 |
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Still only seen the first. Is the Rob Zombie film worth watching? I know there's a lot of controversy over it, so I thought I'd get a couple of opinions here. |
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| packmule | Oct 2 2008, 08:47 PM Post #3 |
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Obviously that's a matter of opinion, sir. Having seen both the original and the Rob Zombie remake(I have both on DVD) I would recommend you watch the remake, as a rental as opposed to buying the DVD of the film. I believe the remake could be hit or miss with fans of the 1978 original. I liked the remake but not as much as the classic "Halloween" film. 
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| crowmagnumman | Oct 2 2008, 10:16 PM Post #4 |
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Thanks for the advice. I don't expect to like it as much as the original, but it does look like it's worth watching. |
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| packmule | Oct 3 2008, 01:25 AM Post #5 |
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The trailer for the Zombie directed "Halloween" film: Make no mistake, in the remake you'll see Michael Myers doing what he does: going slap off on people, slashing, stabbing, blasting and jacking up plenty of unfortunate victims. Zombie, IMO, can deliver over the top violence with the best of them.
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| gojiramatthew | Oct 3 2008, 06:51 AM Post #6 |
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When I first saw the remake I gave it an 1.5/10, however after seeing it a second time I give it now a 3/10, so watch it and see what you think of it. Edited by gojiramatthew, Oct 3 2008, 06:51 AM.
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| packmule | Oct 3 2008, 01:52 PM Post #7 |
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Any chance you'd rate it a 4.5/10 after watching this movie a third time? 
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| crowmagnumman | Oct 3 2008, 03:48 PM Post #8 |
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Wow. That's low. 
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| Ro-Dan | Oct 3 2008, 07:23 PM Post #9 |
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I still haven't seen it. I love the original and I feel if/when I do see it I'll be constantly comparing it to Carpenter's masterpiece. |
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| G2Kmaster | Oct 3 2008, 10:35 PM Post #10 |
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RZH, while not a masterpiece, acomplishes what it was ment to do: Be diffrent from the original. And I like the film. It is my third fave, tied with H2. The mask is kick ass, Danny Trejo was kick ass, and the new phycology stand points of Michael and his sister (more about the sister in the audio commentary) is interesting. In fact, the sequel may just be what the audio commentary hinted at: Laurie strode, being blood related to Michael, may take his place as the Haddonfield Slasher, due to being freaked out by the events of the first film and since blood related, might develop the same phycosis as Michael. Here is how I rate the films: H1 h4/h3 rzh/h2 h6/h20 h5 hr |
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| gojiramatthew | Oct 3 2008, 10:49 PM Post #11 |
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Nope, because twice is enough for me.
Blackdeath0001 gave it a 1.5/10, he usually likes the remakes of films, but he really disliked Rob Zombie's Version of Halloween. Edited by gojiramatthew, Oct 3 2008, 10:57 PM.
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| G2Kmaster | Oct 3 2008, 10:51 PM Post #12 |
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But have you guys tried watching the film under the attitude of NOT comparring it to the original? |
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| gojiramatthew | Oct 3 2008, 10:57 PM Post #13 |
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Yes. |
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| G2Kmaster | Oct 3 2008, 11:09 PM Post #14 |
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Hmmm... interesting. |
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| gojiramatthew | Oct 3 2008, 11:15 PM Post #15 |
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