2007 James Berardinelli, REEL VIEWSRob Zombie has remade the slasher classic Halloween. The big difference between this and the original is that Zombie gave a back story to the characters. James Berardinelli says doing this cuts down on the original story at hand. 2 out of 4 stars were given.
In the first paragraph James B. criticizes that these bad remakes are making it difficult to remember what was so great about the originals. He compares Carpenter's original to Zmmbie's remake.
The second paragraph trashes Zombie's work behind the camera, but remarks that Zombie was able to keep your attention for 2 hours. Something that he compares to Zombie's previous films for not doing.
The third paragraph describes the differences in this film from the original. It has a back story, and its more savage. He remarks that it lost the tone that the original had by making the film more plodding and savage.
The fourth paragraph, 5th, and 6th paragraph gives some story-line/plot analysis. There is a lot of opinion when talking about this. James B. seems to think that Zombie's white trash vision is inferior to that of Carpenter's. James adds that the ending is overwrought and the camera work is too shaky when Michael is on screen doing his dirty-work.
The 7th paragraph talks about how the acting was bad and embarrassing, which would have most to do with the dialog. James argues that the character Loomis is 50% carpenter and 50% Zombie....to note on that he says it doesn't work.
The 8th paragraph criticizes Zombie's use of the Halloween theme. He said it was not used enough in the film. James compares another Halloween film to this one and the original. The 9th paragraph compares the mask to another Halloween film and that of another actor who wore it.
James B. Compares Halloween to Saw and explains that they didn't release it earlier because they didn't want it going up against Saw. James B. gives his final opinion on Halloween and says it only works "for those whom Michael is an indestructible icon."
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