It took a couple of years, but I finally decided to watch the remake of the horror classic Halloween, this one by Rob Zombie. Me and Zombie have a shaky history, and with the sequel fast approaching, it seemed like I should finally give it an actual shot. Could he do John Carpenter's original justice? Well, in short, no.Problems: The backstory, for a couple of reasons. It shed too much light on a character who is more powerful and frightening when shrouded in mystery. Michael Myers is the embodiment of evil, and a tortured past just lessens this fundamental aspect of the killer. Plus, the backstory lasts far too long, which only hurts the second half of the film. By the time we meet Laurie Strode and her gang of soon-to-be-dead friends, we only spend a couple minutes with them before Michael comes storming in with that damned knife of his. No character development for the far too annoying characters. Too cap it all off, these time issues are even worse when the film runs too long, thus proving how mismanaged things were.
Successes(?): Zombie can shoot a decent looking film, that is for sure. There might not be any tension in the shots, but they look nice. And Zombie's casting choices can be especially great, especially with his Devil's Rejects friends (Ken Foree being the finest of them) and Malcolm McDowell. Maybe these better portions will be put to better use in the sequel. I'm hoping so at least.
Genre - Horror (2.5)
Screenplay (2)
Acting (3)
Production (2)
Directing (3)
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