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Any horror film fan will always be nervous at the news of a classic film being remade and revamped...
As a horror fan and as a Halloween fan primarily I was a little scared watching Rob Zombies 2007 Halloween remake. Why remake one of (if not the) greatest horror films ever made? But as a fan of Zombie I remained calm and it worked out in the end. Zombie's reimagining of John Carpenter's classic was a complete success, it branched in to new territory not seen in the first film, it wasn't a scene by scene remake (I'm looking at you Gus Van Sant) but explored Michael Myer's past and was very, very scary. But the fear crept in once more when I heard of this sequel. This time I was not so lucky in the outcome.
The film follows Laurie Stroud (Scout Taylor-Compton) immediately after the events of the first film. Laurie is now living with Annie Brackett (Danielle Harris) and her Sheriff father in the town of Haddonfield coping with the traumas of the previous Halloween, cue many nightmare flashbacks and trips to the shrink.
While Laurie is coping with the upcoming anniversary of that fateful night, we follow Michael's journey to find his sister. Michael is now haunted by the image of his dead mother (Sheri Moon Zombie), she appears in his dreams dressed in white with a white horse. Her presence adds nothing to the storyline and as much as you may not want to think it, you have to wonder if this character was added by Zombie just to get his wife on the payroll again.
We also follow Dr Loomis (Malcolm McDowell) on a book tour about Michael Myers. Not only does Zombie portray Loomis as an arrogant, fame-hungry schmuck, he also becomes the most pointless character in the entire film. Believe me, when you see this film you will look back on his character and think, ‘Well what was the point of that?' This is one of the major downfalls of this film.
Michael is a senseless killing machine but there are times here where you can't help thinking, ‘OK, enough's enough'. It becomes an unnecessary bloodbath and the plot becomes lots within it. Unlike the original, we don't feel anything for any of the characters and because of this there is no suspense and it all becomes rather dull.
Suspense used to lie in the fabulous Halloween theme which Zombie ignores for the entire film. Except once. Right at the end. Massive mistake Zombie.
Zombie's intention to make a completely different kind of Halloween film only leaves you feeling bitter and annoyed that he didn't put his efforts in to making an original film leaving this franchise alone. Don't get me wrong, if you like cheap thrills and gore, this will not disappoint. But for anyone who holds the original Halloween films dear, please, prepare yourselves for utter disappointment.
4/10
See the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHslouUNi00
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