HALLOWEEN
II
With
Scout
Taylor-Compton,
Malcolm
McDowell,
Tyler
Mane,
Brad
Dourif,
Sheri
Moon
Zombie,
Chase
Wright
Vanek
Written
&
Directed
by
Rob
Zombie
Some
would
believe
that
remaking
classic
horror
movies
from
the
previous
eras
can
get
effectively
reinvented
for
a
more
modern
audience.
This
is
not
always
the
case
though,
as
it
is
hard
to
replicate
or
outdo
the
impact,
style
and
originality
of
its
predecessor,
even
though
the
technicalities
of
the
remakes
can
often
improve
upon
the
original
-
but
the
grainy,
gritty
look
of
these
movies
(like
Texas
Chainsaw
Massacre)
is
part
of
its
legendary
character.
I
had
great
expectations
for
Rob
Zombie's
remake
of
the
first
Halloween,
but
it
didn't
do
much
for
me
(although
the
addition
of
Michael
Myers'
deterioration
into
madness
as
a
child
at
the
asylum
was
a
nice
touch).
This
sequel
unfortunately
had
a
similar
overall
effect
–
one
of
“they
needn't
have
bothered”.
With
a
bit
of
a
fun
trick
Zombie
picks
up
the
story
on
the
night
the
first
film
ended
with
Laurie
Strode
surviving
the
carnage.
Michael
is
far
from
dead
and
escapes
the
hearse.
Some
time
passes
however,
enough
to
have
Dr.
Loomis
doing
a
tour
with
the
book
he
had
written
on
his
disturbed
life-long
patient
Michael
Myers,
and
his
notorious
Haddonfield
killing
spree.
The
tour
is
heading
to
Michael's
home
town
(as
is
he),
but
in
the
pages
lie
something
crucial
which
will
affect
the
surviving
Laurie.
In
this
remake
the
character
of
Dr.
Loomis
is
also
far
less
sympathetic
(than
that
portrayed
by
Donald
Pleasence
in
John
Carpenter's
unbeatable
original
movies)
as
he'd
turned
into
a
celebrity-hungry
author.
As
with
the
first
remake,
I
feel
the
sequel
wasn't
a
necessity,
but
for
the
most
part
a
new
teen
audience
want
things
to
have
today's
sheen
as
opposed
to
the
actual
time
period
of
the
originals.
No
extra
features
on
this
South
African
release.
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-
Paul
Blom
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