Halloween (Rob Zombie's version)

[The Blind Dead]

Well, seems Dante Tomaselli won't be helming the next Halloween. Shame. Here's more info on the upcoming installment.

http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4933

[Jay Decay]

The Halloween movies aren't the same without Dr. Loomis. The series should be put to rest.

[Pain]

I'll probably watch it. All the sequels have varied in quality from not bad to utter shyte, but there is just something about them:)

[blacknirvana]

H: resurrection sucked big time I think, love the old ones tough

[Otis]

I agree, Resurrection was terrible. But like Pain said, I will probably watch it too.....

[Book]

Why is this thread the only reason why I know there are going to be nine of these?

[The Blind Dead]

Because I'm a head of the horror game? Um...I uh...

*runs*

[Darth Erroneous]

As long as they stay away from hiring a plethora of 20-something actors and/or a former burned out rap star they'll be fine.

[The Blind Dead]

DAMN! There goes my idea to recommend Tone Loc!!

[Nemesis]

http://www.recordsale.de/cdpix/t/tone_loc-loced_after_dark.jpg
FUNKY COLD MEDINA!

[Darth Erroneous]

DAMN! There goes my idea to recommend Tone Loc!!

I was fearing they would perhaps hire Coolio or Ludacris.

[zombiekilling101]

did you guys hear that Rob Zombie might direct this. Its over at horrorwebnews.com. Theres no word that he is but it hasnt been denied by him yet. I think it would be badass if he did it.

[The Blind Dead]

I've been saying that I doubt he'll take the job BUT BUT BUT if he does I have a hunch it'll be far better than every single damn sequel in the series and will FAR surpass the origina's ferocity.

[zombiekilling101]

Well they announced that Rob Zombie WILL be writing/directing/ co-producing Halloween 9. Man this sounds great!

[The Blind Dead]

FINALLY. Somebody with some horror balls steps into this shitty franchise.

[Pain]

FINALLY. Somebody with some horror balls steps into this shitty franchise.

I was thinking that earlier. However I don't think it is the right move for RZ. Time will tell though

[The Blind Dead]

You're the first one to say what I was thinking. Though I feel it may be a great thing for the franchise, I think this is a bad step for Zombie.

[Pain]

I'd like to see him do some more of his own stuff like the El Superbeasto movie he is working on.

I would like to see a unknown director but with maybe a bigger name producer

[The Hero]

well i love his music didnt no he can make films so im 50 50 on this one whether itll be good or bad :)

[The Blind Dead]

well i love his music didnt no he can make films so im 50 50 on this one whether itll be good or bad :)
You didn't know he made 2 films in the last 3 years that received major theatrical releases in the U.S. and around the globe? You haven't seen the figures? Lunchboxes? Comics? T-shirts?

[zombiekilling101]

well i love his music didnt no he can make films so im 50 50 on this one whether itll be good or bad :)

he also used to directed his crazy ass videos.

hey pain and TBD

why do you think this is a bad movie for Zombie?

[The Blind Dead]

Despite the fact that I dislike HO1KC, I LOVED TDR. I think the man is slowly getting the swing of original horror and jumping into this tanking series after all the stupidity just feels like a bad move.

It's like Wes Craven directing an episode of Buffy. It just feels wrong.

Now, I KNOW it'll be great for the franchise. I also know they're avoiding saying "remake" or "re-imagining" but that looks to be exactly what he'll be doing. I know a Zombie Halloween will be vicious, dark and gritty but I feel he'd be better ofF doing original work.

[Pain]

Exactly. For a start, even with RZ's good name attached it will still just be another Halloween movie.

Also he still directs his own movie vids ZK101

[zombiekilling101]

Ok I see what you guys mean.

[Pain]

According to RZ's blog on myspace he is NOT doing part 9. He is however doing a totally new movie.

To quote RZ "a new beiginning with no connection to the other series"

[The Blind Dead]

TRANSLATION: We're going to avoid using the word REMAKE or RE-IMAGINING so as NOT to piss off the slasher fans.

[Pain]

Nice one:lol:

[zombiekilling101]

TRANSLATION: We're going to avoid using the word REMAKE or RE-IMAGINING so as NOT to piss off the slasher fans.

Good way to put it.

Cant wait for in anyway:drinking:

[The Hero]

No i didnt no any of that hes done but i wasnt really a fan of him till a while back but he sounds like hed do us justice on halloween 9

[The Blind Dead]

No i didnt no any of that hes done but i wasnt really a fan of him till a while back but he sounds like hed do us justice on halloween 9
It won't be Halloween 9, that's the biggest concern right now. He's technically "re-imagining" Halloween. This'll be an all new Halloween, not a sequel or prequel.

[The Hero]

wow thats sounds interesting but risky because im not sure thats a easy thing to pull of recreating it from scratch halloween thats the foundations on which its built plus does that mean they will have to create halloween 2 and so on? and are they changing it drastically? i hope im making sence this tme lol

[The Blind Dead]

Not much but I got the gist of it. :lol:

This is going to be the start of a new series. My belief is that he's going to take it back to that gritty 70's Carpenter feel with a bit of Zombie brutality. Chances are they'll be jumpstarting a new series with sequels to follow so I suppose we can expect a Halloween 2 in the near future.

[The Hero]

well im blaming it on me being english and you being american lol but im sure if its done right its going to be a good one :lol:

[zombiekilling101]

Think of it being like Batman Begins was to the Batman movie universe. not really a remake to the first one or continuing the current timeline.

[The Blind Dead]

Technically, Batman was a prequel as it did the whole "year one" thing. This is going to be a "re-imagining" of Halloween and Myers by Zombie.

[zombiekilling101]

Technically, Batman was a prequel as it did the whole "year one" thing. This is going to be a "re-imagining" of Halloween and Myers by Zombie.

bullshit:)

this better have in some form a kid tripping over a pumpkin.

[The Blind Dead]

I'm sure Zombie will try retain some of the best aspects. I...hope. lol

[The Hero]

Batman begins was a reinvention it because in the original batman,batman was the cause of the joker becoming the joker in batman begins its not his fault its a different story also the joker in the original shot his parents not in batman begins deffintly not a prequel

[Pain]

Apparently Zombie has been given free rein to work his magic

[The Blind Dead]

The Joker's comic book origin has differed down through the years. Batman Begins was a prequel, based partly on Batman: Year One, Long Halloween and Dark Victory. It most certainly wasn't a reinvention, yet.

The Joker's origin has basically been boiled down to Batman chasing/scaring The Joker into a vat of checmicals. To my knowledge there was no comic origin of the Joker involving him killing Bruce's parents. That appeats to have been an invention of the '89 Batman.

[The Blind Dead]

Apparently Zombie has been given free rein to work his magic
That's certainly good, let's hope he has final edit so we get a director's cut upfront.

[Pain]

That's certainly good, let's hope he has final edit so we get a director's cut upfront.

I totally agree. I'm feeling a lot better about this now

[RottingSlowly]

Seems funny to me that every single horror classic is being remade.They haven't touched any mainstream classic movies.This just shows hollywood's disrespect and contempt for the horror genre.And as far as Zombie goes,the fact he's doing this remake makes him a complete and total sellout.

[The Blind Dead]

Seems funny to me that every single horror classic is being remade.They haven't touched any mainstream classic movies.This just shows hollywood's disrespect and contempt for the horror genre.

I've been saying the same thing for quite some time now. I'd love to see how people would react if they were told Gone With The Wind was being remade by Eli Roth or Casablanca by Clive Barker. They simply wouldn't stand for it. They're strip mining our classics because fans are lazy. Horror fans would rather bitch and make online petitions than send start a postcard writing campaign or picket the studio with signs.


And as far as Zombie goes,the fact he's doing this remake makes him a complete and total sellout.

There's nothing wrong with being a "sell out". He's doing what makes him happy and that's what we're all striving for. The real problem I have with this move is the fact that original horror is once again swept under the carpet and he's a part of it.

[zombiekilling101]

They haven't touched any mainstream classic movies.This just shows hollywood's disrespect and contempt for the horror genre..

its also becasue Horror is doing so well in theathers the last couple years, and they want to get an easy way to cashout before the buzz is gone.

[Nemesis]

I've stumbled upon some interesting shit, gentlemen.

Halloween - Questions and Answers with Rob Zombie

JUNE 16, 2006
We begin our coverage of the next HALLOWEEN film with a short interview with writer/director Rob Zombie. Thanks to all the fans that submitted a question to Rob... we received over 2000!

QUESTION: Why do you feel that you are the person to take on this project? (from Anna in Florida)
RZ: Because I have a vision that I believe can work. If I didn't I would go near it.

QUESTION: Can you please clarify what you mean when you say you are "not making a sequel" and that your Halloween will be a "re-imagining" of the series? Isn't that just another word for "remake"? (from Cole in Chicago)
RZ: Well, sort of. I am basically making a prequel and a semi-remake of the first film all in one. So really in theory there will be more original content than remake content. That's why I don't like the word "remake."

QUESTION: What is the title of the next movie, and are you finished with the script yet? What can you reveal about the storyline of the new movie? (from Eric in Canada)
RZ: HALLOWEEN, no and not much.

QUESTION: For the next film, are you planning to maybe go into what Michael's childhood was like and how and why he became the serial killer he is? Is it at least going to take place in 1978? (from Sylvain)
RZ: Yes, I think this aspect of the story is very important in order to bring new life to the character of Michael Myers. The film begins in 1978.

QUESTION: Halloween is the most influential horror movie ever made and I for one am not happy about a remake. All of the remakes to hit theaters - from Texas Chainsaw to The Omen - were total crap. Why touch a classic like Halloween? Why would you even risk this? (from Mike in New York)
RZ: Like I said in Question 1, I wouldn't even go near this project if I didn't feel like a had a fresh, worthwhile approach to the material. Besides, I'm not touching one single frame of Carpenter's classic. That film will remain as it always has.

QUESTION: The masks in the past 4 Halloween films were all different, and some of them weren't scary. Are you going to re-design the mask, or will you stick to the Captain Kirk version that was used in the original film? (from Todd)
RZ: I want to keep the mask classic.

QUESTION: Are you you planning on using any previous characters from the first 8 films (like Laurie Strode and Dr. Loomis) or are you planning something entirely new with no old characters? (from Jamie in Scotland)
RZ: Both, but I won't tell you which just yet.

QUESTION: Since you are a musician, will you be doing the entire music score for the film, or will you be collaborating with anyone else? And will you integrate any of John Carpenter's classic themes into the score? (from Craig)
RZ: I do not plan on doing the score for this film myself other than in a supervisor position. I have already done some work with the composer and we both feel that Carpenter's themes are classic and will play an important role.

QUESTION: Your films are known for their gore, but the Halloween films haven't been very gory, they have been more suspensful. Do you plan to focus on gore or suspense in your version of Halloween? (from Paula)
RZ: I plan to focus on character, mood and terror.

QUESTION: How does John Carpenter feel about your involvement in the new Halloween? (from Zack in Georgia)
RZ: I talked to John about it and he was vey supportive. He basically said, "That's great Rob, go for it and make it your own." What more do I need?


http://www.halloweenmovies.com/h9_lobby.html

[zombiekilling101]

cool interview. Im leaning towards TBD and pains view on this being a potentially bad thing for Rob to not make something that is original.:-(

but we'll see :drinking:

[The Hero]

I think he could do a good job,just by the sounds of it he aint changing much,the mask will be the same,the music will stay the same,the time period is the same,the characters mostly the same,the gore and mood of the film is the same,so wont this just be a remake which is just the same as the original,i would prefer him to do a total spin on the story give us more understanding on it all,like why he does it and background,maybe he will, but so far sounds iffy,and reinvention is basically a remake with difference,which dosent sound like its changing to much.

[zombiekilling101]

i would prefer him to do a total spin on the story give us more understanding on it all,like why he does it and background,maybe he will, but so far sounds iffy,and reinvention is basically a remake with difference,which dosent sound like its changing to much.

um. have you read anything about this movie? he said hes giving a new spin to the story. Using music and character names doesnt mean its going to be a shot for shot remake buddy.

[The Hero]

um. have you read anything about this movie? he said hes giving a new spin to the story. Using music and character names doesnt mean its going to be a shot for shot remake buddy.

yea i already read it,just when i read the interview he did sounds like hes just doing wanting to make the same old halloween.maybe it wont.

[The Blind Dead]

He's not going to be doing a shot for shot remake. He's interested in completely overhauling the concept using the same characters and general situation. He's looking to create a new Halloween, not update the old one.

[devourthesun]

I think im more comfortable with someone like Rob Zombie doing a "reimaginging" or Remake if you prefer, than any one else. because if it was left up to hollywood, it would be more of the same tripe they shove down our throats with the last few Halloween movies, at least with Rob hes got the love for the genre.

[The Hero]

I think im more comfortable with someone like Rob Zombie doing a "reimaginging" or Remake if you prefer, than any one else. because if it was left up to hollywood, it would be more of the same tripe they shove down our throats with the last few Halloween movies, at least with Rob hes got the love for the genre.

Your totally right,its good he's doing it,with his passion,rather than a comany looking to cash in on any old tripe or a so so film.

[RottingSlowly]

Bottom line is you don't touch a classic.Real horror fans should boycott this movie.I don't care how much Zombie is supposdly a fan of the genre,neither he or any other director have a right or reason to touch this movie.

[The Blind Dead]

Bottom line is you don't touch a classic.Real horror fans should boycott this movie.I don't care how much Zombie is supposdly a fan of the genre,neither he or any other director have a right or reason to touch this movie.
Though I don't agree with remakes, technically, he's not "touching" this movie at all. It's still available on DVD. It's still safe and sound. The only REAL reason horror fans should be upset is that another remake means one less original horror film we're given.

[The Hero]

Though I don't agree with remakes, technically, he's not "touching" this movie at all. It's still available on DVD. It's still safe and sound. The only REAL reason horror fans should be upset is that another remake means one less original horror film we're given.

Well it is kinda hurting the original,maybe there will only be sequels made for the remake no more to the original.

[The Blind Dead]

Well it is kinda hurting the original,maybe there will only be sequels made for the remake no more to the original.
Remakes do NOT "harm" the originals in any way shape or form. As long as the originals are readily available fans will always be able to choose which film is better suited to their tastes.

Claiming the remakes "harm" the originals is like claiming the new Mustang has ruined the old Mustang. How exactly does a classic LOSE its classic status?

[Pain]

Well it is kinda hurting the original,maybe there will only be sequels made for the remake no more to the original.

The original Halloween will always be one of the greatest horror movies ever made.

Hopefully RZ's version will be suitably removed from John Carpenter's vision yet close enough to retain and encapsulate what made the original so great.

Attempting to do the Halloween series justice at this stage in the series is always going to be fraught with potential fan upset. We can only hope that Zombie makes us all happy little horror fans.

[devourthesun]

Very true, And BD, I can understand your thoughts on the issue of a remake does more harm in that its not a new film, which makes perfect sense, but studios are more willing to give the money to a remake than a new film, because remakes have name value, where as an original property is a gamble.

And the arguement that remakes hurt the original films is insane. I'll tell you a story i've read in interviews with both GAR and Stephen King.

"So this reporter walks up to this author (filmmaker, whatever) and says 'How do you feel about the the movie version (remake) they just made of your work? do you think they ruined the original concept?' the Author (film maker) looks at the reporter and looks behind him at his book case where the book/dvd is sitting and says 'Ruined it? its sitting right there on my shelf, its just fine.'"

The point is, Remakes dont harm a film, just like shoddy adaptation of a book into movie doesnt do anything to the book. The original is still there, its just a matter of people going out and getting the original. of course in the movie world, its a bit diffrent since most of the time the older film maybe out of print or hard to find, etc, but still no harm done.

[The Blind Dead]

Very true, And BD, I can understand your thoughts on the issue of a remake does more harm in that its not a new film, which makes perfect sense, but studios are more willing to give the money to a remake than a new film, because remakes have name value, where as an original property is a gamble.
Original horror is VERY much a gamble though, especially when you've got bright, shiny turds like When a Stranger Calls ending up #1 at the box office. Remakes are the real reason we haven't seen McKee's The Woods.

[The Hero]

True all good points,your probably right.

[devourthesun]

Original horror is VERY much a gamble though, especially when you've got bright, shiny turds like When a Stranger Calls ending up #1 at the box office. Remakes are the real reason we haven't seen McKee's The Woods.

Sad but true I must say. And you wouldnt believe how many people rented that F-ing movie when it hit my store *when stranger calls and makes funny noises at you and makes you whine like a f-cking idiot* I REFUSE to watch that movie. I have customers asking me "Is this good?" i look at them and say "I dont know, I refuse to watch it, based on the fact that its A.PG-13 'Horror' film (which launches into my tirade against PG13 not being horror) and its B.A crappy re-make."

After having to endure the blockbuster version of the trailer for 2 weeks leading up to its release and about 3 weeks after, I can tell without watching the movie, that it sucks. The girls voice is beyond grating, shes not attractive, and she cant act.

As a employee of a video store, you spend most of your time listening to the promo's, so you can pick up how good an actor realy is from the way they say their lines. That girl wasnt convincing me of anything except that she couldnt act!

I've tried recommending "When a Killer Calls" but we dont have it. which sucks because that was a pretty cool little movie.


anyway, Im really really really hopeing that with the success of "Hills Have Eyes" that were going to be getting away from those repulsive PG-13 "Thrillers" masquerading around as horror.

[Cybopath]

I'd prefer Rob Zombie did a gorey sequal than a Re-Make personally. The franchise is already split between Thorn reality (Parts 4-6) and H20.

I may just be touchy because Halloween is my all time fave Horror movie and I'm a huge Carpenter fan.

[The Blind Dead]

Zombie is smart and talented enough to re-imagine the franchise and do it a great amount of justice. A sequel in the currently shitty series would just be a waste.

[zombiekilling101]

any fresh news?

[Cybopath]

Zombie is smart and talented enough to re-imagine the franchise and do it a great amount of justice. A sequel in the currently shitty series would just be a waste.

Well if the sequals are whats shit why does he have to re-imagine the original one of the best horrors of all time.

[zombiekilling101]

I think its to start a fresh storyline instead of continuing to beat the current one thats been played out.

[The Blind Dead]

Well if the sequals are whats shit why does he have to re-imagine the original one of the best horrors of all time.
I think its to start a fresh storyline instead of continuing to beat the current one thats been played out.
Exactly. Why waste time in a series that's almost already tanked? Adding another installment to the series in an effort to pull it from the shit heap is just spinning his wheels. I think his idea of jump starting the franchise over again with the same characters and a new concept sounds interesting.

The original Halloween will always be a wonderful film and Zombie's addition isn't going to change that. Fact is, his re-imagining will probably bring the original back in the limelight and into the hands of viewers interested in becoming horror fans.

[Cybopath]

Well if that's the case why not, em just do an "original" film (I.E Not a Re-Make) and not leach of a crumbeling franchise?

[The Blind Dead]

Well if that's the case why not, em just do an "original" film (I.E Not a Re-Make) and not leach of a crumbeling franchise?
He is doing an "original" film. This won't be a remake of the original. He's simply using the same characters. This is going to be a whole new take on Halloween. He's not leeching from the franchise, essentially he's creating a new one.

[Cybopath]

He is doing an "original" film. This won't be a remake of the original. He's simply using the same characters. This is going to be a whole new take on the franchise.

So he's using th same characters, same title, in a present day setting. And thats not a re-make? The TCM Re-Make only had one character ftom the original and a completly differnt story line so that wasn't a re-amke either?

[The Blind Dead]

So he's using th same characters, same title, in a present day setting. And thats not a re-make? The TCM Re-Make only had one character ftom the original and a completly differnt story line so that wasn't a re-amke either?
According to Zombie this won't be in a present day setting. I don't recall anybody saying it wasn't a "remake" either. I simply said it's an original take on Halloween with the same characters. Slap any word on it you want nobody is arguing with you.

[The Blind Dead]

This won't be a remake of the original.

My apologies to the cry babies out there. Apparently, I should have inserted the word "STRAIGHT" into the above quote.

This won't be a STRAIGHT remake of the original.

I hope this clears up any whining some of you may have.

[Pain]

I'm looking forward to El Superbeasto more than the new Halloween picture:lol:

[The Blind Dead]

I'm looking forward to both equally. I thought Halloween 1 & 3 were the only real worthwhile films in this franchise and if he's down to commit himself to jump starting the franchise with a new premise than I'm down to watch. He's proven he's a true horror fan and can make good horror.

[as_i_lay_dying]

sorry to anyone who will disagree with my post but.
Rob Zombie or not I dont think Halloween should be "remade" "re-imagined" or "reanything." My opinion, its a movie that just shouldnt be touched. It was what it was.

Now I havnt had too many problems with all these horror classics being remade. (even tho it sucks, some turned out good tho) but this one makes me mad. Its freaking Halloween. You just cant.

[Cybopath]

sorry to anyone who will disagree with my post but.
Rob Zombie or not I dont think Halloween should be "remade" "re-imagined" or "reanything." My opinion, its a movie that just shouldnt be touched. It was what it was.

Now I havnt had too many problems with all these horror classics being remade. (even tho it sucks, some turned out good tho) but this one makes me mad. Its freaking Halloween. You just cant.

I agrea after all it has been ripped off and re-imagined by nearly every slasher that followed it. It's the daddy. Mind you I actually prefer Rip-offs to Re-Makes.

But I suppose the daddy of the zombie movies has been re-done.

Hollywood stop re-making everything!

[The Blind Dead]

sorry to anyone who will disagree with my post but.
Rob Zombie or not I dont think Halloween should be "remade" "re-imagined" or "reanything." My opinion, its a movie that just shouldnt be touched. It was what it was.

Now I havnt had too many problems with all these horror classics being remade. (even tho it sucks, some turned out good tho) but this one makes me mad. Its freaking Halloween. You just cant.
Playing the Devil's Advocate for a moment I'd like to ask, "What will Zombie's "remake" do to the original?"

[Bad Zombie Night]

Playing the Devil's Advocate for a moment I'd like to ask, "What will Zombie's "remake" do to the original?"

Let's hope it not the same as what the NOTLD 30th Anniversary Edition did for the original. http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/images/smilies/icon_dead.gif

When many people rented NOTLD from the rental store, they wound up getting the 30th Anniversary Edition... A good example... Netflix was doing that. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Angry%20and%20Sad/icon_mi_14.gif

[Pain]

The official release date for the new Halloween movie has been announced as Oct 19th 2007

[The Blind Dead]

Sweet! That means they're really moving ahead on this. I'm glad.

[Pain]

Click here (http://www.tylerbates.com/media/audio/halloween_theme.mp3) for Tyler Bates demo of the Halloween theme. It sounds pretty damned good.

More info can be found here (http://www.diabolical-dominion.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1154539420&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&).

[Bad Zombie Night]

Rumors in the news... http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley.gif



Has Zombie Found His New Laurie Strode?

It was reported over at Dark Horizons that Amber Tamblyn (The Grudge 2) is rumoured to be up for Laurie Strode in the remake of Halloween, which is being produced, written and directed by shock-rocker Rob Zombie. This has yet to be confirmed, especially since Zombie hasn't even finished with the script yet. Expect this rumor to be debunked by this afternoon. Although, the progress has to be quick on this film as it's aiming for an October 19, 2007 release... if Lionsgate can pull it off with Saw (twice), why can't the Weinstein's do it with Halloween? Read on for a pic of Amber. Zombie's vision of this film is an entirely new take on the legend and will satisfy fans of the classic "Halloween" legacy while beginning a new chapter in the Michael Myers saga. "This is a bit of a prequel and a remake, combined," says Zombie...

Source: bloody-disgusting.com


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/ATZ%20Pics/Amber_Tamblyn.jpg

[The Blind Dead]

Interesting. I doubt she'll be cast though. I just can't see Zombie casting a "fresh-faced" actress.

[Bad Zombie Night]

*NEWS ALERT*

No shock here.....


Sheri Moon Confirms Role in Zombie's 'Halloween'

Although it comes as no surprise, Sheri Moon will have a role in Rob Zombie's Halloween, which is aiming at a October 19th release. Sheri confirms the rumor during an interview with SheriMoonZombie.net where she tells them, "All I can tell you is I am not playing Laurie Strode!" Sheri starred at Baby in Rob's House of 1000 Corpses and its sequel The Devil's Rejects for Lionsgate. Zombie's vision of this film is an entirely new take on the legend and will satisfy fans of the classic "Halloween" legacy while beginning a new chapter in the Michael Myers saga. "This is a bit of a prequel and a remake, combined," says Zombie.

Source: bloody-disgusting

[nirvroxx]

Click here (http://www.tylerbates.com/media/audio/halloween_theme.mp3) for Tyler Bates demo of the Halloween theme. It sounds pretty damned good.

More info can be found here (http://www.diabolical-dominion.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1154539420&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&).
that does sound pretty damn good, kind of makes me want halloween to be here sooner! ( the holiday)

[raym]

I wonder how this will be any different from the 1st.

Here's hoping he doesn't change Mr. Myers.

[The Blind Dead]

Thank GOD Sherri isn't playing Laurie Strode. Sherri is spectacular eye-candy but she couldn't act her way out of a wet paper bag with 4 fully clawed cats thrown in there with her.

[Pain]

I wonder how this will be any different from the 1st.

Here's hoping he doesn't change Mr. Myers.

Strange post if you wonder how it will be different but don't want Michael changed.

Rob Zombie now has a Halloween movie myspace page, but there is feck all news on it right now.

I actually wish Sheri wasn't in it. Nothing against her personally, but she has been in virtually all his music promo's, both his movies to date, so let's see some fresh blood.

[The Blind Dead]

I agree on Sherri. It's almost overkill.

[zombiekilling101]

I can see Sheri playing lauries slightly whorish friend. nothing agains her though.

[SLG]

That's what I was thinking. But she might be michaels sister and be killed right away.

[Pain]

That's what I was thinking. But she might be michaels sister and be killed right away.

Here's hoping:evil:

[lollirot]

Here's hoping:evil:
Ahaha, hear hear! :drinking: :evil:

[Nemesis]

Teaser Trailer

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/7667

[The Blind Dead]

I highly doubt that's a real teaser.

[Malignant]

haha..shit, i hope it isnt.

[The Blind Dead]

Nah, even Bloody Disgusting expressed their doubts on it.

[Nemesis]

Probably so. Well, it's not a bad 'fake' trailer, I liked it.

[zombiekilling101]

I liked it too. they said it was a fan one.

[Pain]

Malcolm McDowell will be playing the part of Dr Loomis

[Pain]

Release date has also been moved forward to August of 2007.

[jackskellington]

Michael Myers will be played by Tyler Mane.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/tyler122506.jpg

Rob Zombie announced today on his official Halloween MySpace page that Michael Myers will be played by none other than Tyler Mane in Dimension Films' Halloween remake! I'm sure you all remember Tyler as Rufus from The Devil's Rejects, Sabretooth in the X-Men and the unstoppable Ajax in Troy. He joins Malcolm McDowell (Dr. Loomis), Sheri Moon, Daeg Faerch (young Michael Myers) and Heather Bowen in the quasi-remake, which hits theaters everywhere August 31st.

[Pain]

Dee Wallace Stone has been cast as Cynthia Strode (Laurie's mother). Also, Pat Skipper has been cast as Mason Strode (Laurie's father).

There is also a "making of" being filmed, which I assume will accompany the DVD release.

[The Blind Dead]

This cast is looking wonderful.

[devourthesun]

Damn the new theme sounds like it was totally overhauled by Skinny Puppy. Good stuff though.

Nice to see the "OH NOES< A REMAKE!!!!11111oneoneone" tantrums have ended. Any word on who will play Laurie yet?

[Pain]

No word on who's playing Laurie yet, but Sheri Moon Zombie (no surprises there) will play Michael's mother and William Forsyth will be playing her boyfriend.

[B00Ne]

Sheri Moon Zombie (no surprises there) will play Michael's mother

MMMMMMMmmmmm, Sheri Moon.

http://www.trainerscity.net/forums/html/emoticons/idhitit.gif

[devourthesun]

Lets all hope that her part in the film is small, because as has beens stated before, the girl cant act.


Hot, Yesh.

Actress.....eh...Not so much. :)

[Pain]

Here's some more casting news

JUDITH MYERS will be played by HANNA HALL. You'll probaly remember Hanna from Forrest Gump, she was young Forrest's girlfriend Jenny or as Cecilia from Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides

Joining the cast of HALLOWEEN are DANNY TREJO as ISMAEL CRUZ a sympathetic worker at Smith's Grove Sanitarium, LEW TEMPLE as NOLE KLUGGS a co-worker of Ismael at Smith's Grove. And last but not least good old KEN FOREE as BIG JOE GRIZZLEY, a truck driver who encounters Michael on his travels.

[The Blind Dead]

Yikes...the casting is good but...I don't know. Sounds like Halloween is going to intersect through Zombie's TDR! Maybe we'll get a Spaulding guest appearance? lol

[Pain]

I know exactly what you mean, it's great that he has these friends that want to work with him, but with a movie of this magnitude it is far more important for it to have its very own distinct identity. Hopefully Laurie will have no ties to his previous movies.

[Ark]

I hold no hope for this movie at all. Robby Zombie needs to go back to making shitty music and stop wasting Hollywood's money.

[Pain]

I hold no hope for this movie at all. Robby Zombie needs to go back to making shitty music and stop wasting Hollywood's money.

He bought 1000 Corpses with his own money Ark. Thanks for your insight though. At least the man has a genuine passion for the genre, unlike many hacks out there.

[The Blind Dead]

He bought 1000 Corpses with his own money Ark. Thanks for your insight though. At least the man has a genuine passion for the genre, unlike many hacks out there.
UNLIKE MANY HACKS OUT THERE?!! How about right on this forum?!! I've never seen so many damn NON-horror fan zombie fans. It's like being a fan of baseball bats but not the game of baseball!

I hope Rob continues making MANY MANY more films! Horror can only get stronger with him doing his thing!

I'm still shaking my head about his casting though. :)

[Nemesis]

Trejo, huh? http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/images/smilies/happy.gif That's great.

Wow, just about everyone he's cast was in The Devil's Rejects. Hell, Michael Myers is being played by Rufus Firefly! And I gaurentee P.J. Soles will have an appearance.

[Pain]

Aye, that's the worry, that it will turn into a "spot the cameo" kind of movie. I still think it will turn out well though. I have faith in the grizzly old bastard. Hell. someone has to:lol:

[The Blind Dead]

Well, I for one can't wait to check this out. I think he's going to jumpstart one helluva franchise.

[Nemesis]

Well, I for one can't wait to check this out. I think he's going to jumpstart one helluva franchise. Amen. I can't wait either.

[Pain]

Quote from RZ's Halloween page
The role of ANNIE BRACKETT will be played by none other than DANIELLE HARRIS.

[Pain]

More news regarding the cast of Halloween from RZ's blog

Adrienne Barbeau, Clint Howard, Courtney Gains and Daryl Sabara have joined the cast of Halloween

[The Blind Dead]

Clint and Adrienne? Zombie has caught Tarantino Actor Revival Syndrome!!

[sks forever]

I think that RZ should stick to making music and showing off his wife and that is it. No more movies!!

[Pain]

Clint and Adrienne? Zombie has caught Tarantino Actor Revival Syndrome!!

Seems that way:lol:

This has just been added to

There is a new Sheriff in Haddonfield and his name is BRAD DOURIF. Enjoy ****ers!

[chewy]

This has just been added to
There is a new Sheriff in Haddonfield and his name is BRAD DOURIF. Enjoy ****ers!



Kick ass!!! That alone should make this worth seeing.

[The Blind Dead]

I think that RZ should stick to making music and showing off his wife and that is it. No more movies!!
Why? Why should he give up millions of dollars and his dream of making horror because a few anonymous whiners online don't like his shit? Why should he hide his hot wife? Why should he NOT do what he wants to because a few people online nowhere near as capable as he is feel he should?

Bah! Don't be a hater.

[Dead J]

I just came across this bizarre piece of news...On Zombies first day of shooting the HALLOWEEN remake there were protesters protesting the movie now get this it wasn’t your usual religious fanatics or parents it was fans of the original film saying stuff like Zombie was raping a classic. Heres the link to the article

http://fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=3583

What do u guys think is this a publicity stunt for the movie or do u think fans have had enough of Hollywood making all these damn remakes and not enough original films??

[devourthesun]

I just came across this bizarre piece of news...On Zombies first day of shooting the HALLOWEEN remake there were protesters protesting the movie now get this it wasn’t your usual religious fanatics or parents it was fans of the original film saying stuff like Zombie was raping a classic. Heres the link to the article

http://fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=3583

What do u guys think is this a publicity stunt for the movie or do u think fans have had enough of Hollywood making all these damn remakes and not enough original films??

bwhahahahhahahh, TBD, You told them to picket remakes and now they've gone and done it! :lol:

[The Blind Dead]

Good for them...unfortunately...it isn't going to work. See what whiners don't understand is Zombie & Company are staring MILLIONS upon MILLIONS of dollars right in the eyeball and a few picketers just aren't going to halt this production.

I admire them though. They're out there DOING instead of flapping their goddamn fat bastard lips. :)

[devourthesun]

Good for them...unfortunately...it isn't going to work. See what whiners don't understand is Zombie & Company are staring MILLIONS upon MILLIONS of dollars right in the eyeball and a few picketers just aren't going to halt this production.

I admire them though. They're out there DOING instead of flapping their goddamn fat bastard lips. :)


Well, They are still flapping their fat bastard lips, but now they are ACTUALLY flapping said lips

[The Blind Dead]

Bingo! They're trading fat bastard finger movements for fat bastard lipping flapping. Gotta give them credit.

I am honestly looking forward to this film despite Film Threat's HORRIBLE review of the script.

[devourthesun]

How often do we listen to Film Threat? And its objective anyway, just because they don't like the script doesn't mean its going to be a bad movie. How often have Tarantino's scripts been well received?

[The Blind Dead]

I'm also convinced, or lying to myself, that the script they reviewed was a decoy or original draft. I found Zombie's TDR EXTREMELY well made so I don't doubt he'll be handling this with extra care.

[devourthesun]

Exactly. And this is one of those projects thats kinda, you know Big, They probably have the script under bloody lock and key

[The Blind Dead]

I remember reading Rob's script for The Crow 2037 and being blown away at its immaturity and stupidity; he's come a very very long way. The man worships the original, he's going to do the film justice while making it his own. Can't ask him for any more than that.

[Pain]

Well, here's the one you all seem to be wondering about.

Laurie Strode is Scout Taylor-Compton.

Who? Exactly. She was in Wicked Little Things, as well as various TV gumpf.

[The Blind Dead]

She's a decent young actress and an unknown face; better than a CW girl.

[Pain]

Depends which CW girl:lol:

I still think i'll be watching this playing spot the cameo:lol: Roll on release day though!

[The Blind Dead]

Oh man sounds like there'll be more than enough cameos in this to keep us busy for a few hours.

[Pain]

A couple of new additions to the cast

Richard Lynch and Sybil Danning have joined the cast of HALLOWEEN.

[Divided Soul]

Man I can't wait for this one.... Rob Zombie rocks!

[The Blind Dead]

Richard Lynch? HELL YEAH!! I love that guy!

[Pain]

A pic of the new Michael

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Jude666/Michael_Myers-247x375.jpg

[The Blind Dead]

LOVE IT. I always had a problem with Michael's supernaturally clean outfit. That looks fantastic.

[Pain]

I'm liking it too. Has the feel of the original with some added grime:)

[Pain]

An article, interview with RZ and some on set footage can be found here (http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1554005/20070306/story.jhtml)

[chickenchop1]

I'll check this out for Rob Zombie's take on Myers' younger days. Hopefully it's more developed than 'TCM Beginning's' brief story of Leatherface's origin.......

[Pain]

I'll check this out for Rob Zombie's take on Myers' younger days. Hopefully it's more developed than 'TCM Beginning's' brief story of Leatherface's origin.......

Let's hope so!!

[The_Lord_Humungus]

Wow! Stirba(Sybil Danning)will be in this flic? I wonder if she is still even remotely hot!

[Victor Clark]

At first I thought that the remake wouldn't be as good as the original Hallowen, but now I'm having second thoughts due to Michael's gritty look. Pretty dang good, but I've been fooled by appearances before (I'm still in shock from the disaster known as the remake of Carrie :puke:)

[The Blind Dead]

Why in God's name would you even consider watching the Carrie remake?

[Victor Clark]

Why in God's name would you even consider watching the Carrie remake?

I was misled, and I didn't know that it was remade by the ABC channel. I just want to forget about it and talk about Halloween, OK?

[Pain]

I was misled, and I didn't know that it was remade by the ABC channel. I just want to forget about it and talk about Halloween, OK?

Haha, that did make me chuckle VC:lol:

[Pain]

The first trailer for Halloween will be shown before Grindhouse:)

[The Blind Dead]

I'll be heading out for Grindhouse opening night. Can't wait.

[raym]

I'll be heading out for Grindhouse opening night. Can't wait.

Same here!

^_^

I hear they plan to make a whole series out of this thing =)

[ZombiexLove]

I'm not gonna lie; I love Rob Zombie, so I'll probably see it regardless of whether or not the preview looks any good.

[The Blind Dead]

Yeah The Weinstein's have stated the idea was to see how well this would do then, if it did well, drop a blaxploitation double feature, a Kung Fu double feature and so on in the grind house style. I think the idea sounds amazingly cool. I know it was stated back when this was first being talked about that the trailers would be considered for future features as well and if that still holds true I believe we very well may see Machete and Thanksgiving features. Roth's Thanksgiving trailer is getting a ton of praise.

[Crickler]

Dread Central have a link to the trailer at Yahoo Movies.
http://dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1758.

The trailers actually got me quite excited about this.

[Pain]

It's a cool trailer:)

[Cornflakes]

Wow its been ages since I saw a horror/slasher trailer that made me wanna see the film it was showing. So can't wait for this!

[SLG]

I went to see grind house today and got to see the trailer for Halloween. I was hoping Rob Zombie would do one of my favorite horror movies justice and not discrase it. It looks like he will deliver. The trailer was awesome!!!

[Victor Clark]

I watched Grindhouse friday night, and I didn't see any trailer for the Halloween remake! All I got was the Die Hard sequel and some thriller based on a Stephen King story! :x

Oh well, the movie(s) still kicked ass!:)

[jackskellington]

Trailer looks great!! :clap:

[BuddyHollysZombie]

I heard about this from my brother
I'm actually reaaaallly anxious to see how Rob Zombie does this, cause he's an awesome director =]
you dont even know
like, halloween started getting really lame
and with rob zombie =]
oh man lol

[zombiekilling101]

I dont think the trailer looks that good. Maybe by not expecting much I'll get alot out of the viewing.. heres to hoping:drinking:

[jackskellington]

Sequels already planned? Is RZ doing all of them?


McDowell Signed for Three Halloween Movies
Source: Rotten Tomatoes May 11, 2007


While talking about playing Linderman in NBC's "Heroes," Malcolm McDowell also briefly discussed taking over the role of Dr. Loomis in the new Halloween, directed by Rob Zombie.

"I've signed for three," said McDowell, "How about that? They obviously think it's going to be a big hit."

McDowell has never seen any of the "Halloween" movies, and Zombie told him not to. "It's a new look, it's a reinvention of it and he is completely different, my Loomis, I presume. So I guess there will be some people that will be sort of disappointed if they think I'm just going to copy [Donald Pleasence] because I'm not."

Halloween hits theaters on August 31.

[Pain]

Well it will be a hit one way or another. Regardless whether fans bitch or moan it will make money, so it was a good move by young Malcolm:)

I reckon it will turn out just fine though

[The Blind Dead]

Signed for three? WAY TO GO ROB! We're going to get three, at the very least, quality films in this new franchise!

[Pain]

Some new pics found over at Bloody-Disgusting.com

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Jude666/RZH2.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Jude666/RZH1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Jude666/RZH3.jpg

[Pain]

Official site is now up. Nowt there but the trailer so far though.

http://halloween-themovie.com/ (http://halloween-themovie.com/)

[Pain]

Oh yes, I am feeling this..

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Jude666/onesheet.jpg

[jackskellington]

'Nother Pic....

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/halloween062007.jpg

[Boomstick]

Sorry i'm just flat out a Rob Zombie fan from the start, loved all his films and music, and art. Can't wait for this film.

[The Blind Dead]

I'm definitely feeling those posters. Very bad ass.

[DOAMDV]

I'm super stoked for this movie. You can tel if you go to my myspace. I went to the official Halloween 2007 myspace (it's on my friend's list.) and it looks like what RZ is trying to do is get more in dept into the mind of Michael Myers. Which i think is awesome. I also like the new mask. In the pics for the official myspace one of the pics shows just how tall the character is.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=101946169

[jackskellington]

I dont think the trailer looks that good. Maybe by not expecting much I'll get alot out of the viewing.. heres to hoping:drinking:

Final trailer is up now. WAY better than the first. This was looking like an "okay" movie, but this new trailer has got me really hyped up!!!

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809784517/video/2683975/20070413/90/2683975-1000-qtv-s.35719007-,2683975-100-flash-s.35718991-,2683975-300-flash-s.35718992-,2683975-100-wmv-s.35718984-,2683975-700-flash-s.35718993-,2683975-300-wmv-s.35718985-,2683975-700-wmv-s.35718986-,2683975-1000-wmv-s.35718987-,2683975-100-qtv-s.35719002-,2683975-300-qtv-s.35719003-,2683975-1000-flash-s.35718999-,2683975-700-qtv-s.35719005-

[jackskellington]

From Bloody-Disgusting...

POPULAR HORROR FRANCHISE HALLOWEEN TERRORIZES DEVIL’S DUE PUBLISHING!
Publisher Adds the King of All Slashers to its Horror Line-Up


Chicago, IL – July 23, 2007 – Compass International Pictures, Inc. and Devil’s Due Publishing, Inc. join forces to launch a bone chilling comic book series based on the original Halloween movie!

With the 30th Anniversary of the Halloween franchise fast approaching, the property has enjoyed a long and healthy success, and Devil’s Due Publishing is proud to be telling the new horrific tales of slasher Michael Myers. “We’ve done a number of horror titles in the past, and I love them all, but there’s something extra special about bringing the original to the comic page,” said Josh Blaylock, president of DDP. “He’s the big daddy of hard-to-kill slashers.”

Compass’ Malek Akkad has been working closely on the new Halloween film to be released in 2008, but despite his busy schedule was personally involved in selecting Devil’s Due for the property’s new comic home. “Devil’s Due has a track record for quality horror comics perfect for Halloween and we are working closely with them, said Akkad. “ It is important to us to
bring a sense of the original Michael Myers film to this series.”

Look for creator announcements and more Halloween news in the weeks to come.

Devil’s Due: Reminding everyone that pop culture IS our culture.

[The Blind Dead]

Nice! Time to hit Ebay with my Chaos! Comics Halloween one-shots!

[jackskellington]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/halloween081407.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/halloween2081407.jpg

[Victor Clark]

I recently saw a preview of this, and I'm getting really stoked for it to come out! Michael Myers is getting my ticket this year!

[Zombiekilla55]

From seeing the previews I LOVE what they did with Michael, the insane long hair! Cant wait. :)

[as_i_lay_dying]

I'm excited to see it as well. It looks insane, I have to go see it.

[Jimmy]

This movie looks totally awesome. Can't wait for it to comeout. =D

[nirvroxx]

i was apprehensive when I first heard rob zombie was gonna make the remake (i didnt really care for his other 2 movies), but this trailer makes the movie look like it might be very faithful to the original...

[jackskellington]

Yahoo has posted a supposedly "very edited down" version of Michael's escape from the mental ward. LOVE the mask he has on in this scene!!!

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809784517/video/3773901/

[nirvroxx]

Yahoo has posted a supposedly "very edited down" version of Michael's escape from the mental ward. LOVE the mask he has on in this scene!!!

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809784517/video/3773901/

nice find jack...I also really like the "behind the mask" video...

[The Blind Dead]

Was that like the whole damn cast of The Devil's Rejects in that one scene? lol

[jackskellington]

Was that like the whole damn cast of The Devil's Rejects in that one scene? lol

:lol:Oh No!!! One Kevin Smith is enough!!!!:lol:

[jackskellington]

More clips!!!!!

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/bdtv/search.php?tag=Faerch&Submit=search

[nirvroxx]

More clips!!!!!

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/bdtv/search.php?tag=Faerch&Submit=search

cool vids...a lot of the scenes looked too dark.I could hardly see a thing..i hope the movie isnt like that.

[Dawna Of The Dead]

I feel bad for the new Laurie Strode. Not because the role is bad, but because she's got some big shoes to fill. Jamie Lee Curtis and Danielle Harris were real favorites, so Scout T-C should step it up. I am liable to egg her house if she doesn't.

[TheDeadHarlequinQueen]

I can't wait to see this. I've never seen any of the Halloween movies (I know... I should be shot) but I'd like to watch them all and this one. It looks pretty good from the previews.

[jackskellington]

3 new pics. I'm LOVIN' that first one!!!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/halloween2082607.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/halloween082507.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/halloween3082607.jpg

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

haha, Im so looking forward to going and seeing it this weekend,

however im not sure what to make of this, http://movies.ign.com/articles/810/810092p1.html , they gave it a zero out of 5 stars, that means its either really good or really bad , they called it overly offensive, so my guess is really good LOL, be careful if you read that review btw, the turd that reviewed it gave a few details about the movie, nothing ground breaking but could be spoilerish.

[jackskellington]

I've been reading a bunch of negative reviews about this as well. I may still see it anyway, but I'm probably gonna wait until next week to see if the general concensus improves at all. If not, I'll wait on DVD for this one and go see Death Sentence instead.

[nirvroxx]

haha, Im so looking forward to going and seeing it this weekend,

however im not sure what to make of this, http://movies.ign.com/articles/810/810092p1.html , they gave it a zero out of 5 stars, that means its either really good or really bad , they called it overly offensive, so my guess is really good LOL, be careful if you read that review btw, the turd that reviewed it gave a few details about the movie, nothing ground breaking but could be spoilerish.

a lot of the comments on the review agree with the reviewer saying the movie blew.....damn, I think I'll wait a week or so to see what the general concensus will be.

[zombiekilling101]

im with you and jack nirvroxx, gona wait to see if its a turd or not. i havent seen anything taht looks great from the trailers or the escape clip. and i loved house of 1000 corpses and liked rejects....

[Firemane]

Its worth seeing, just don`t bust your ass to do so. This is not a scene for scene remake so if that is what you are looking for then prepare to be disapointed.However, It is worth seeing for the first half alone and as far as I am concerned Zombie did good here, my only complaint is that the last half could have been longer.

[zombiekilling101]

Its worth seeing, just don`t bust your ass to do so. This is not a scene for scene remake so if that is what you are looking for then prepare to be disapointed.However, It is worth seeing for the first half alone and as far as I am concerned Zombie did good here, my only complaint is that the last half could have been longer.

could you explain how mike talks? like it its dumb or not

[evilzombie20]

I'm basically agreeing with the latter here, the first half should have been the entire movie or they should have done it up as a straight up remake.

When Michael becomes a full grown adult, it just turns into a psycho-slash movie that really fails to capture anything from the original. Really this was a disappointment.

To answer your question ZK101, Mike talks like a regular person when he does but once he reaches adulthood, he doesn't utter a word.

[Firemane]

Onething that makes me wonder however is whether or not this is set up as a trilogy.I really didnt get the feeling that the last half took place now....

[The Blind Dead]

Yes, it's being set up as a three film deal though whether they continue forward with the second and third is really going to depend, I assume, on whether this pans out worldwide and on disc.

[detpat]

i did a theater audit today and chose Halloween as my film, i thought that it was very inconsistent and didn't like as a whole. It did have some moments and in some very limited respects it surpassed the original, but only in some VERY limited respects. as a complete film it left me really cold and happy i didn't pay for it.
pat

[evilzombie20]

Well according to various websites, he signed a three picture deal, nothing necessarily states it's going to be HALLOWEEN sequels.

Then again who the hell knows? I really hope they don't make a sequel to this and if they must...someone else directs it. I like Rob Zombie as a musician and as much as I liked HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES and THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, the only characterization he built up was that of the antagonists in both films which does nothing for the horror aspect if that's who you're routing for.

One of the biggest things for me in the original HALLOWEEN and some of the sequels, you knew the characters (victims) before they were stalked and slashed, in his films - they're really just kind of thrown in for fodder it seems. If he does helm another HALLOWEEN sequel I hope he takes the advice of most of the fans and spend more time with the characters of the film than Michael, we already know him and frankly he doesn't need to be defined as a character. Well at least not after 6 sequels (can't include 3) and now a remake that should have been made as a prequel, I think the mind of Michael Myers has been explored quite enough, really there's no more need to figure him out and see what makes him tick. WE GET IT NOW!

[Kemper]

What a load of crap

[The Blind Dead]

Well according to various websites, he signed a three picture deal, nothing necessarily states it's going to be HALLOWEEN sequels.
Actually Zombie signed a two-picture deal with Dimension after Halloween was already complete and ready to hit theaters. According to Zombie he doesn't plan to come back for any Halloween sequels though. Malcolm McDowell, however, has stated he's definitely been signed for three Halloweens. So there's a great chance we'll get them seeing as how Zombie's Halloween cost about $20 mill and it's already made $10 mill as of opening night. When you factor in the next few weeks, overseas releases and the DVD release this stands to make quite a bit of money. Nowhere near Pirates but still not horrible.

[forsaken101]

Just got back from seeing it tonight, and i must say it was alot better then i would have expected. I felt that the way michael was portrayed as a child really benefited the film. Yeah it was more of a slasher film towards the end, but the disturbed young michael was genius in my view.

[Dead J]

As of today Halloween has made $31 million not bad for a horror film over labor day weekend :) I guess people really love Micheal Myers . So you say Malcolm McDowell has signed on for a few more Halloween movies? Does this mean we get to see a remake of Season of the Witch?? lol

[zombiekilling101]

[quote=Dead J;326752] I guess people really love Micheal Myers . So you

plus they pimped the hell out of this movie, and it really has nothing to go up against besides death sentence which is getting its ass kicked:roll:

[Zombob]

didn't really care for it. it was okay, but i dunno if i could recommend it to anyone. the parts with michael as a child was okay, and i thought (even though donald pleasence will always be dr. loomis) malcolm mcdowell was pretty good. i think i would've rather have seen the original on the big screen again.

[Moonbutterfly7]

Just got back from seeing Halloween and I will have to say it was pretty good. Nothing great or anything like that, but you really cannot make this movie any better. Because it is a legendary story, I don’t know how you can try to reinvent it to make it better. I could say gore wise it was better, and some new elements added in understanding Michael Myers.

First, I really didn’t like zombie messing with the certain aspects with his back-story making it so typical for him to be this masked psycho-killer. Oh yeah having a white trash dysfunctional family, torturing animals, and getting picked on at school. Yeah of course! The greatest thing about Michael Myers was that he comes from this suburban all-American family and lifestyle and all of a sudden, this little boy just decides from this inner-darkness to murder his sister just out of no where. It would have been more realistic if he just had a bland family that had their troubles. His mother, father, and sister are wrapped up in their own little worlds with their societal and everyday things to pay attention to Michael. He being picked on at school would have made sense. However, I thought it was too excessive trying to make Michael this bad seed from the start. I almost wanted to die when they were playing “Love Hurts” I thought I was going to die of laughter.

Plus oh my ****ing god how typical of Rob Zombie with every movie he makes “Oh you know what I’m going to do I’m going to put my hot ass wife in the movie and not have any clothes on! Yeah that so ****ing cool!” Sheri Moon did ok as his mother, but I really don’t care for her as an actress.

Malcolm McDowell was wonderful as Loomis, I kind of felt he was a bit cheated with screen time. However, I thought he played the part wonderfully.

The little boy who played young Michael Myers Daeg Faerch was very good for what he was given with. He had those certain movements that were just so diligent and silent that were so effective I think.

The part of the movie I liked the most was when he was in the asylum and you see his progression into this silent thing. I actually was most found of out of all the cult actors was Danny Trejo character telling young Michael its ok and “too look beyond” the walls of the institution. Yes, I know very typical to put that in there, but I thought it was a nice little fit and I liked Danny Trejo in this little role. Personally, I think the original idea for the movie as prequel would have been better just his years in the asylum.

I was actually quite impressed with Tyler Mane; I never really cared for wrestlers as actors. But he seemed very committed to portraying the character and evoked a lot of emotion through his eyes and movements. He had it done tight. Although I thought they should of gotten a different actor to actually REALLY see his face. I would of liked that because John Carpenter wanted Micheal to look really angelic and boyish as a big contradiction to everything he has done. But this guy is just mean looking well you don't see his face all that much, but still I like the thought of Micheal Myers has this really angelic face but it is total murderer

One thing I really ****ing hated is how they reverted Laurie Strode into this bimbo with her friends Anne and Lynda. Laurie Strode represents the very early female slasher heroine. She was very intelligent, forthright, and strong-willed even though she was running from this masked killer. She at least fought back and had this deep intensity that matched Michael Myers own. Now she is just some wannabe smart bimbo with glasses that is thinking getting laid? I’m sorry that just didn’t fly with me at all.

It was nice seeing all the cult actors like Dee Wallace, Ken Foree, Clint Howard, show up, but that is about it.

It seems the writing for this was very muddled and not very structured at all, I mean I enjoyed it for what it is, but it seemed Zombie missed the essentials to making this great. I would say my biggest compliant is it was too fast past. I liked that it did focus on Michael Myers, but seemed Zombie didn’t know how long it should focus on Michael and how long to focus on other characters.

I did however loved how he showed Laurie and Michael relationship showing that is was the only thing that ever meant anything to Michael and his last strand of humanity that was still left in him.

I would say from a 1-10 scale I give it a 5.5 I enjoyed it a lot, but at the same time there was a lot of things that I was like “Ahhhh this is all wrong!” I do give props to Zombie for at least trying to do something new and at least it was a so much better than Resurrection. I almost died watching that movie.

[devourthesun]

I wasn't sure what to expect from this, considering all I had seen were horrible reviews and people crying about how the film was a waste of time, etc.

And I've got to say, I enjoyed it. Only gripes about the movie were minor things, Micheal's size for one was a major gripe, he was just too big, and It just seemed like the cast was completely blind to not be able to see his giant ass standing around.

Mcdowell was great, but he just didn't make me believe in Dr.Loomis the way Donald Pleasence did. Oh well.

Other than that, I really enjoyed the movie, the cameos were hilarious, the little jokes and references were great and had me giggling more than once. I was a little disappointed that the theme wasn't changed, because I remembered having heard a demo of what was supposed to be the "re-imagined" theme, and it was really good, but I guess sticking with the original theme worked.

[ZombiexLove]

I was disappointed. I'm a huge Rob Zombie fan, and I've looked past the fact that he sometimes overdoes things...ok, more than just sometimes. That was just part of the charm. However, Halloween was kind of boring to me. I seriously considered sleeping through the end.

[Leguizombie81705]

I heard from devour that this movie was being torn a new one, so I decided to come out of seclusion and weigh in.

As of late I've become the sort of person who goes into a movie without reading reviews first (I'll go and look at them later to compare notes). So when my best friend called me up to go see this, I didn't know exactly what to expect.

Ok so this movie is in no way a masterpiece or a revolutionary work of film, but you know it was still a good movie! Granted there were things I laughed at that make most people shudder in terror, but that was part of the fun. And the little pop culture references were great.

I was also in one of those theaters where everyone shouts "SHUT THE F*** UP, HE'LL HERE YOU!!!!!!!" and "DON'T RUN UP THE STAIRS!!!!!!!!" It was a Mystery Science Theater kind of experience. But it actually made the movie even more fun.

The gore wasn't the amost amazing effects I've ever seen, but it got my blood pumping. I'll admit I even screamed once or twice :scare:

I still think Zombie is a fantastic director. It's a movie definitely worth seeing, but it's really up to you if you want to spend the money to see it in the theater.

Oh and if you like boobs, here's your movie.

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

Ill go see it next week once its in the 5 buck club, for only 5 bucks it cant be all that bad right? :P

plus boobs + gore = goodtimes to be had

[Jimmy]

It wasn't bad but it wasn't good either. I wouldn't recommend it to friends. I'd say it's a, "wait til it's out on video" type of movie. =p

[lavel]

I was disappointed. I'm a huge Rob Zombie fan, and I've looked past the fact that he sometimes overdoes things...ok, more than just sometimes. That was just part of the charm. However, Halloween was kind of boring to me. I seriously considered sleeping through the end.

Yeah, I'm going to have to agree with you on that. This movie disappointed me. I was really in the mood to seeing this film and when I went and saw it, I was appalled. The horror movie is caving in folks. Just a little more dents and we're in. It's going down like Sadam Husseins statue added w/ fire. It earned a whopping 31 mil. but it was really for the gulliable and those that don't know what horror really is. Shame on you Rob.

[chickenchop1]

The cameo's from the DR's cast were nice to see. Myers is a relentless chaser; he delivered the chases.

[midniteloser]

The cameo's from the DR's cast were nice to see.

I NEARLY missed Bill Moseley's cameo; my personal favorite one was Danny Trejo, though. That character... his demise... :cry:

[chickenchop1]

I NEARLY missed Bill Moseley's cameo; my personal favorite one was Danny Trejo, though. That character... his demise... :cry:

Yeah, he played a good part. I didn't expect what happened, to happen.

[Zombiekilla55]

I loved this movie even more than 300 and transformers combined. I especially loved what they did with Michael, and how it describes his child hood. My only annoyance were the girls in the theatre behind me on the phone >__<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plus they screamed at EVERY little thing... my god. Anywho... I'm sorry all you nay sayers but you must be out of your mind if you didn't enjoy this movie (not pointing any fingers). I'm just crazy about this movie and guess I'm a bit obsessed... Lol. I give it a solid 10/10

[zombiekilling101]

My only annoyance were the girls in the theatre behind me on the phone >__<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plus they screamed at EVERY little thing... my god. Anywho... 0

hey you paid 10 bucks to watch the movie.. stay something to dumb people like that... and not the baby shhhh.. that doesnt work:)

[Zombiekilla55]

hey you paid 10 bucks to watch the movie.. stay something to dumb people like that... and not the baby shhhh.. that doesnt work:)

I did say somethin... Tee hee! (wow i just said tee hee). I just turned around and said be quiet! :) And after that they screamed at every little part... and i mean EVERY part. Like when Loomis had the gun pointed at michael and he ran at him... how was that scary?!?! Lol. ^_^

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

Finaly saw this, its a hard one to pin down actualy.

it wasnt a bad movie persey, not really, i guess, again its hard to pin down heh, its a good rob zombie movie, its a decent slasher flick, its a very very disapointing and unfulfilling halloween movie.

my biggest problem I think is that Rob Zombie did a little bit too good on the first half of the movie getting us to relate to and feel sorry for michael , and then when they showed adult Michael Myers with the mask on and suposed to be pure evil, all I saw was a troubled kid still.

definatly worth checking out on DVD I supose, as a whole, Id give it a 5 / 10, if I could disasociate the whole thing from halloween it would have been an 8.

one last thing, I must say, I usualy lower my expectations to the movie im going to see so I can at least enjoy it, and while I did enjoy this movie, it is the first movie this year that I left the theater feeling dissatisfied.:doh:

[Groovy]

I caught this on Friday night. I wasn't sure what to expect going into it, but I enjoyed it overall. Don't have many complaints about it. I just agree that you'll like it a lot better if you put the original out of your mind.

[zombiebub]

I pure and simple hated this movie. Nothing was good about it the plot was so flawed I wanted to walk out 30 minutes after seeing it (ok so a kid who's family is all 5 something turns into a 7 foot 3(?) guy in a insane asylum come on and not only that he wants to kill his sister who he loved and not to mention how strong he gets from making all those masks) I felt like zombie didn't even try to make this a good movie. I will say all the girls were cute though and sluty to boot. This movie shouldn't even have the halloween name on it and as far as I'm concerned I want my money back Zombie.

[Zombiekilla55]

I pure and simple hated this movie. Nothing was good about it the plot was so flawed I wanted to walk out 30 minutes after seeing it (ok so a kid who's family is all 5 something turns into a 7 foot 3(?) guy in a insane asylum come on and not only that he wants to kill his sister who he loved and not to mention how strong he gets from making all those masks) I felt like zombie didn't even try to make this a good movie. I will say all the girls were cute though and sluty to boot. This movie shouldn't even have the halloween name on it and as far as I'm concerned I want my money back Zombie.
first of all you haven't even put the smallest amount of THOUGHT into this movie, maybe he got so big because, as loomis suggested he isn't human. Zombie made Michael a 'bad mother ****er' and if you can't see that then honestly, I dont like you. It was a kick ass movie. Don't listen to nay sayers like this and go see it.

[zombiekilling101]

first of all you haven't even put the smallest amount of THOUGHT into this movie, maybe he got so big because, as loomis suggested he isn't human. Zombie made Michael a 'bad mother ****er' and if you can't see that then honestly, I dont like you. It was a kick ass movie. Don't listen to nay sayers like this and go see it.

just casue someone didnt like the movie doesnt mean you have to not like them..

[zombiebub]

OK Zombiekilla I'll give you that he is supposed to be a bada$$. But you don't have to be big to be scary or bada$$. Zombie could had done anything with this movie. It's about a psycopath that can kill anyone he wants with no problem. THAT is scary. Instead Zombie choose to make Halloween 1/2\ and the acting is like Devil's rejects. It was more like I was watching a spinoff than a different movie. I ask you this, if someone asked you to do the first Halloween this is what you invisioned...come on be honest. It was pure junk to me and almost defaced an intire seris ( if halloween 3 didn't do it already). Could have been so much better soooooo much better (shakes head). And don't hate, kill zombies

[Zombiekilla55]

just casue someone didnt like the movie doesnt mean you have to not like them..

yeah I know you're rights, as I said earlier, I'm obsessed with this movie almost to the point that its disturbing hehe... didnt really mean it like that bub just yeah.. i've already seen it four times.

[The Blind Dead]

It was pure junk to me and almost defaced an intire seris ( if halloween 3 didn't do it already).

So...you're of the opinion that Halloween: Resurrection was a positive entry into the Halloween series? More so than Rob Zombie's? :roll: Sorry but no. You're free to your opinion about Zombie's movie and all that jazz but what's with the unrealistic outlook on a mediocre franchise and the fanboy melodrama?

[zombiebub]

Ok your right Blind Dead. The first two I was referring to. It's kinda like Friday the 13th. I will admit that everything after 2 was horrible. All I was saying was that it could have been sooo much better and that is what I was hoping for. I was hoping that Rob would reinvent the seris I had high hopes and they we're crushed. I should have stated that before I said my second comment. I'm sorry

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

Ive had some more time to mull this one over so ill chime in again.

the problem was in total, really a lack of just "feeling" like a halloween movie, was resurection or h20 or the curse of michael myers as good as the first 2 movies? of course not, not even close, did they feel like halloween movies? well , yes they did, they were moving in the wrong direction but still retained that halloween feel to them.

rob zombies movie felt like,, well it felt like a rob zombie movie ( this isnt a knock on RZ ), they could have pulled out michael myers and stuck in otis from his last 2 movies, or generic killer # 305x and it would have worked much better then sticking him in "the shape" mask and calling it halloween.

it felt like a movie about some poor kid who caught a bum break in life and had a rough child hood and things spiraled out of control and he became a psycho path due to circumstance who was way too easy to relate to and say, wow poor kid ( even as an adult ), then wow thats one bad ass pure evil dude.

the biggest bummer about this movie is there is zero suspense or tension of any kind, at all, whatsoever, michael just shows up, spends a few minutes killing some one, and leaves to kill his next person, you cant replace all the tension and suspense with blood and guts and expect the end result to be "scary" or "frightening" or "terifying" as he put it , shocking yes, scary no, also piss poor use of the halloween theme music, instead of playing it while michael was stalking his victims ( well he didnt actualy stalk anyone really ) or killing them, they played it as a sort of segway between scenes, and that music still gives me the chills so that could have been used to much greater effect here too.

the best parts of this movie in my opinion was the performances of malcom mcdowell and brad dourif , both of which were in top form.

as it stands this movie left a very bitter taste in my mouth, I will probaly end up buying the DVD just because I really like all the other halloweens and brad dourif is in it and I am a fan of his.

I think this movie could have been an 8 or even a 9 if they would have just

A) changed the name to something original IE not halloween.

B) changed michael myers name to some random other name.

C) instead of having him wearing the infamous michael myers mask, just have him wear the outfit / mask he wore when escaping the assylum and go on his killing spree and not relate this movie to "halloween" and bingo bango bongo you got a very solid rob zombie slasher flick on your hands,

as it stands however, its imposible to not relate it to halloween and what your left with is a luke warm turd that has some mild apeal and does some things right but for the most part misses the target.

did halloween franchise need a reboot? depends who you ask, most likely yes it did, it was getting kind of silly ... was this the right movie to do it? eh yet to be seen but my guess is no because it will just spawn its own ludicrous sequels that take this series even further form feeling like "halloween".... would another bland uninspired sequel ala Resurection have been a better choice then remaking the original this way? eh yet to be seen as well though after seeing the finished product , me personaly, I would have rather seen another luke warm sequel that misfires than a reboot of the whole story that misfires.

just my opinion as usual, take it, leave it, or piss on it, your choice :drinking:

[zombiebub]

I couldn't have said it better Zombies ate my dog. Tried but couldn't

[Devilspaintbrush]

I really enjoyed the first half of the movie

The other half didnt ring at all like I thought it would

anywho

I would watch it again

D

[zombiekilling101]

I watched this today. apart from Mcdowell being very good.. I didnt care for it that much.

The backround was interesting but really didnt give solid stuff for him being a killer. Well it did have things that we're supposed to expand on (drunk step dad, stripper mom) but I felt that if you were goign to let the first half be about his youngin days.... then atleast show a bit more.

The writing was choppy and inconsistent for me. The acting was on spot and the girls that played the whores played it well. Danny Trejo did the best acting next to Malcolm in this film... should have had more of him.

All in all the gore wasnt plentiful and when it was nothing new, writing choppy, and not enough of Dr. Loomis being Dr. Loomis.

3/10

Zombie's films to me:
House of 1000 corpses
The Devils Rejects
Halloween

[RIP]

I'm a huge Halloween fan after seeing the original when I was just 10 years old when it first premiered on NBC back in 1980 and have like 4 dvd versions of the original and the rest of the series on dvd. I have an Halloween 8 mask which cost me $50 and I have 2 posters on my walls of the orginal and a 17" figure.

As for the remake, yes I did enjoy this film. Halloween original will of course be my all time fave horror film but I did enjoy what Rob Zombie did with this film. the first hour dealt with the younger Myers and then the second hour was of Myers escape and looking for his sister. I thought it was very well done and that it had some good kills in it. I'm a gorehound so I love gore and splatter. The only dig I hated with it was Brad Doriff as Sheriff Braddock and Danielle Harris and the other 2 girls as the present characters in it.

Other than that I enjoyed the film and Tyler Mane did a great job as the older Myers in it.

[hatefuldisplay]

I finally watched this movie after months of waiting. Well, truth be told, I wasn't really anticipating it that much. Anyway, I enjoyed it for what it was.

A few good points:

1. Lori was hotter in this one than the original.
2. Tons of cameos. I probably spent half the movie trying to figure out who some of the actors were and what I'd seen them in.
3. The concept behind Michael's back story.
4. Animal cruelty having the possibility of leading to more severe crimes.
5. The gore was pretty cool.

A few bad points:

1. I'm no psychologist, but I was a counselor for a few years. If the masks were detrimental to Michael's treatment, why did they allow him to keep making them and to keep the ones he had already made?
2. Little boy Michael was a little pansy-looking kid. I would have preferred at least a normal-looking child. It always seemed to me from the originals that he was a semi-normal child who grew into being a monster after he butchered some people.

This all said, I'll probably watch it again at some point but not any time soon.

[RIP]

I'm a huge Halloween fan and own all the Halloween films on dvd and different dvd versions of the first one too and have 2 Halloween posters framed on my walls and a 17" Halloween figure.

As for the remake I really did enjoy it and thought that Zombie did a great job with it. The John Carpenter original is still my all time fave horror film but I thought that Zombie did a good job with it and liked the good kills and gore in the film.