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Halloween H2O - Twenty Years Later on DVD (1998)
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John Carpenter's classic 1978 chiller gets a 1990s makeover, although in the hands of director Steve Miner, a veteran of horror franchises such as Friday the 13th and House, the emphasis here is still firmly on frights rather than in-jokes. Jamie Lee Curtis, back in the role that made her name, is now a recovering alcoholic and headteacher at an exclusive boarding school. The problem is her murderous and seemingly indestructible brother is keen to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first massacre. The older and wiser Curtis steals the show from the teenage TV pin-ups (Third Rock from the Sun star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the now-obligatory “big name” killed off before the opening credits), but Miner's direction is merely efficient, rather than genuinely scary. Time Out Curtis touches up her scream queen roots with a complex reworking of the Laurie Strode character she created for John... Read more on www.timeout.com Members ReviewsReviews Voted Most HelpfulMost Recent Reviews |
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