2008 Woodie Awards
"Halloween" Movie Review
Karmina Landicho
Issue date: 9/12/07 Section: Online Exclusive
The most recent "Halloween" movie is not just a remake like most people are thinking; it's a sequel as well. The man of all forbidding obsessions, Rob Zombie is back, in the entertainment business but more horrific than ever. As the new writer and director of Carpenter's original 1978 flick "Halloween," Zombie uses more of his own vision to create what he wanted in the movie than original contents from Carpenter.
So to make the storyline all come together, why not start at the beginning, right? That's exactly what Zombie did. The film begins in 1978 with young Michael Myers played by Daeg Faerch. Surrounded in a poor and abusive lifestyle through family problems and school bullies,it is the most important part of the movie.
With trailer trash parents and a sleazy sister, it might sound a little too cliché, but it is reality. This is where Zombie brilliantly proves why Michael Myers became into this horrible mass murderer as he shows each step in the creation of such a monster. In his disturbed past along with being born a little mentally unstable, there is a sense of realism in it all and you can't help but feel sorry for the kid. All in one night, things start to turn around in the house when little Michael Myers takes control.
Sooner or later Mike Myers, now all grown up and played by Tyler Mane,escapes after being sent to an asylum for 15 years to take a trip back to his home town. Keep in mind that this older Mike Myers is now 6 feet 8 inches tall, making each killing scene even more thrilling.
Mike Myers returns to his last standing family member, his little sister Laurie played by Scott Taylor Compton, where all hell breaks loose as he tries to gain her back in his life.
Though many other remakes of this film have changed Mike Myers' mask, Zombie very brightly decided to keep the mask classic. Though the older Mike Myers is never actually seen without hair in his face or the mask, he plays a good role in building up the terror.
In the last scenes, audience may think that Mike Myers is gone for good. Don't doubt yourselves, because there's more to this story than you may think. Mike Myers is back and just as terrifying as he ever was, thanks to Rob Zombie.
As a director and writer of the film, he wanted to jazz it up. He managed to keep the original suspense and importance of the original, but added his view of terror with brutal bloody violence, strong sexual content and graphic nudity throughout the flick, successfully achieving his all time goal.
Though I'd have to admit that Zombie's take of the film doesn't even come close to Carpenter's chillingly original, no one can ever touch that. It wasn't what Zombie was aiming for anyway. His main focus was to reinvent the legend of Mike Myers. With his own twist and turns, Zombie succeeds in creating a new chapter in the tale of "Halloween" carrying out that horror sensation we have all been waiting for.
So to make the storyline all come together, why not start at the beginning, right? That's exactly what Zombie did. The film begins in 1978 with young Michael Myers played by Daeg Faerch. Surrounded in a poor and abusive lifestyle through family problems and school bullies,it is the most important part of the movie.
With trailer trash parents and a sleazy sister, it might sound a little too cliché, but it is reality. This is where Zombie brilliantly proves why Michael Myers became into this horrible mass murderer as he shows each step in the creation of such a monster. In his disturbed past along with being born a little mentally unstable, there is a sense of realism in it all and you can't help but feel sorry for the kid. All in one night, things start to turn around in the house when little Michael Myers takes control.
Sooner or later Mike Myers, now all grown up and played by Tyler Mane,escapes after being sent to an asylum for 15 years to take a trip back to his home town. Keep in mind that this older Mike Myers is now 6 feet 8 inches tall, making each killing scene even more thrilling.
Mike Myers returns to his last standing family member, his little sister Laurie played by Scott Taylor Compton, where all hell breaks loose as he tries to gain her back in his life.
Though many other remakes of this film have changed Mike Myers' mask, Zombie very brightly decided to keep the mask classic. Though the older Mike Myers is never actually seen without hair in his face or the mask, he plays a good role in building up the terror.
In the last scenes, audience may think that Mike Myers is gone for good. Don't doubt yourselves, because there's more to this story than you may think. Mike Myers is back and just as terrifying as he ever was, thanks to Rob Zombie.
As a director and writer of the film, he wanted to jazz it up. He managed to keep the original suspense and importance of the original, but added his view of terror with brutal bloody violence, strong sexual content and graphic nudity throughout the flick, successfully achieving his all time goal.
Though I'd have to admit that Zombie's take of the film doesn't even come close to Carpenter's chillingly original, no one can ever touch that. It wasn't what Zombie was aiming for anyway. His main focus was to reinvent the legend of Mike Myers. With his own twist and turns, Zombie succeeds in creating a new chapter in the tale of "Halloween" carrying out that horror sensation we have all been waiting for.
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