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Halloween Reviews

2007

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After murdering his older sister, her boyfriend, and his mother's boyfriend, disturbed ten year old Michael Myers (Daeg Faerch) is committed to a psychiatric facility. Seventeen years later, a now adult Myers (Tyler Mane) escapes and immediately returns to his home town of Haddonfield in order to find his baby sister, Laurie (.. Read more

Starring	Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Daeg Faerch, Tyler Mane
Director	Rob Zombie
Genres	Horror

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- Zombie may not be able to match the stalk 'n' menace of Carpenter's steadicam original, but when the Big Z's knife hits the right groove, he cuts to the dark heart of the Myers legend
- 258725
- - BBC
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:34
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- - 44
  - 3
  Should of left well alone.
  
  If your looking for a straight remake of the original don't look here.
  
  Rob Zombie has totally changed the film around, the film is mainly about ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - London
  - 07 Oct 2007 at 23:13
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- - 0
  - 0
  not a bad film
  
  no where near as good as the orignal, but still worthy of nearly a full house of stars.
  
  weird and sick just like rob zombie
  
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- 1104058
- - cheesekake
  - 758 reviews
  - uk
  - 19 Mar 2012 at 19:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Good Remake
  
  Good idea to set the scene and spend more time explaining why Michael Myers turned out out they way he did.
  
  Will not exactly win any oscars but was a... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 29 Nov 2011 at 11:21
- - 0
  - 0
  The Remake.
  
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  It seems right off the bat that this is a bit tongue in cheek.
  
  My first thought in the kitchen scene is why on earth is the woman staying with the ... read more »
  
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- 1067424
- - Richie77777
  - 195 reviews
  - Essex
  - 26 Nov 2011 at 19:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Why did you do it Mr Zombie?
  
  Why Why Why Why Why? the original Halloween was one of the most original and definitive films of all time, it started the slasher genre and set the way for ... read more »
  
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- 1030684
- - wbamatt
  - 13 reviews
  - 18 Aug 2011 at 11:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Not as good as the original
  
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  When watching this film I liked the new Michael backstory which made the charactor easier to relate to. However, this also saught to remove the chilling evil ... read more »
  
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- 1011192
- - thehorror
  - 2 reviews
  - 29 Jun 2011 at 17:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Great film
  
  Good film, thought I would of been disappointed and didnt think that the remake would match up to the original but it did.
  
  Really enjoyed finding out... read more »
  
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- 979529
- - a customer
  - 06 Apr 2011 at 15:34
- - 0
  - 0
  Very good!
  
  Being a big fan of the originals i wasn't expecting to like this much.. but i really enjoyed it! I loved learning more about a young Michael Myers. ... read more »
  
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- 964022
- - NicNaks
  - 4 reviews
  - Croydon
  - 14 Feb 2011 at 14:54
- - 0
  - 0
  halloween uncut
  
  if ANYONE says this film isnt worthy to the original then they're as demented as michael myers himself!
  
  as you may have guessed, i ****ing loved ... read more »
  
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- 947222
- - bullen
  - 10 reviews
  - middlesex
  - 16 Dec 2010 at 10:50
- - 0
  - 0
  A new Mikey Myers for a new generation
  
  Rob Zombie does it again, and seriously nails what could have been simply another money spinning remake. That’s the difference with this (and although not ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Tid437
  - 20 reviews
  - Swindon
  - 06 Nov 2010 at 13:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Not to be taken seriously
  
  This is definitely Halloween for the new generation, unlike the original this version seems to spoon feed the story to its audience and fails to capture any of ... read more »
  
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- - Mcnally
  - 1 review
  - Northampton
  - 08 Sep 2010 at 09:40
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- - 44
  - 3
  Should of left well alone.
  
  If your looking for a straight remake of the original don't look here.
  
  Rob Zombie has totally changed the film around, the film is mainly about ... read more »
  
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- 483297
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - London
  - 07 Oct 2007 at 23:13
- - 23
  - 0
  stalk and and slash,well slash anyway
  
  NON geeks
  
  This film is o.k.Lots of gore and a few scary bits.In the original the main character Michael Myers (the psycho) is like a ghost, turning ... read more »
  
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- 482167
- - mattyladd
  - 22 reviews
  - sutton
  - 03 Oct 2007 at 16:37
- - 23
  - 1
  OMG
  
  Believe Me If you watch this movie you are in for a SHOCK
  
  I watched This with a group of my friend
  
  And god was it scary
  
  I ... read more »
  
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- 536912
- - xAngelxBabex
  - 1 review
  - Pinner
  - 09 Mar 2008 at 11:54
- - 17
  - 1
  GORY BUT FUN
  
  if u want a pure sat nite gore fest with an easy to follow plot youll love this.. Plenty of gore and jumps and ok performances.None of them oscar winning but ... read more »
  
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- 481173
- - gaz08
  - 12 reviews
  - CHIPPENHAM
  - 30 Sep 2007 at 22:06
- - 9
  - 3
  Black Is Not A Colour, Folks
  
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  Classic movie monster Michael Myers as pointlessly 're-imagined' by a petulant imbecile.
  
  There isn't one iota of suspense in the whole ... read more »
  
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- 563264
- - Al80
  - 59 reviews
  - Brighton, England
  - 08 May 2008 at 09:15
- - 8
  - 0
  Rubbish
  
  the 1 star i gave this is because the Mask is half decent - otherwise complete crap
  
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- - richard
  - 122 reviews
  - Bangor
  - 29 Apr 2008 at 18:29
- - 7
  - 0
  Brilliant Horror
  
  Absolute brilliant version of the classic Horror.
  
  Unlike the other Halloween's, this movie shows the history and the rise of Michael Myers. This ... read more »
  
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- - Blackwall
  - 2 reviews
  - Sevenoaks
  - 28 Apr 2008 at 15:53
- - 5
  - 0
  Zombie murders a classic
  
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  Firstly let me say this RENT THE ORIGINAL!
  
  Thats better, now thats out of my system, RENT TH....only joking. If you love pointless gore this movie is... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 27 May 2008 at 19:18
- - 5
  - 3
  A New Take On Halloween
  
  First off Rob Zombie's Halloween isn't John Carpenter's masterpiece and if you haven't seen this film yet take that into account when your ... read more »
  
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- 494974
- - dresden
  - 1 review
  - South Shields
  - 15 Nov 2007 at 10:11
- - 4
  - 0
  The worst Halloween film so far!
  
  Donald Pleasence must be turning in his grave as this is absolute rubbish. Extremely violent, awful acting. I loved Halloween 1, 2 and 4 but this is scraping ... read more »
  
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  - Crouch End
  - 19 Jan 2008 at 18:40

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Critics' reviews
- Zombie may not be able to match the stalk 'n' menace of Carpenter's steadicam original, but when the Big Z's knife hits the right groove, he cuts to the dark heart of the Myers legend
- 258725
- - BBC
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:34
- After seven sequels, John Carpenterâs seminal 1978 slasher flick gets a straight-ish remake courtesy of Rob Zombie.... read more on Time Out
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- - Ben Walters
  - Time Out
  - 17 Jun 2010 at 03:18
- Zombie's version offers an extended prologue that fills in the formative days of Myers' psychosis
- 258726
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:34
- It's relentlessly malevolent... Zombie's production design laces it with a truly nasty edge
- 258727
- - Total Film
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:34

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- Halloween
  
  After murdering his older sister, her boyfriend, and his mother's boyfriend, disturbed ten year old Michael Myers (Daeg Faerch) is committed to a psychiatric facility. Seventeen years later, a now adult Myers (Tyler Mane) escapes and immediately returns to his home town of Haddonfield in order to ...