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From what I understand regarding every single sequel has been ignored. Which I'm glad.
When Michael gets shot by Loomis at the end on Halloween 1, and he’s not there on the ground when he looks, we don't go to Halloween 2.
Instead Michael is captured that same night by as of now unknown means, and is in the asylum 40 years straight!
Even though this changes Michael’s impressive kill count to a minimum, it’s for the best. Many of the sequels are garbage. This wipes the slate nice and clean!
Prior to this clean slate, the only ones I ever counted were Halloween 78, Halloween 2, and H20.
H20 isn't perfect by any means (it's too much like Scream, for one thing) and I'm sure the new one handles the "older Laurie" aspect much better, but I always liked the ending if you take it definitively.
I am very excited for the new film. It looks great.
I love 1, 2, 4, H2O and I’m in the small minority that enjoys both Rob Zombie one’s! (Though admittedly it took YEARS to appreciate the sequel. If you haven’t seen it in years, give it another shot)
https://youtube.com/watch?time_continue=70&v=cmHxSHWhwDM
Here is a picture of James Jude Courtney (the dude playing Michael) without his mask and in full makeup and beard. He has the damaged eyeball and beard that we’ve seen glimpses of in the trailers.
So if you want to see a full on picture of what ‘Michael’ looks like, here you go!
It has Laurie and Tommy in it- but keep in mind, it was made in 2000 and Resurrection undoes any sense it made.
It's a 3 issue series, the first of which is excellent, which shows lots of young Michael & Dr. Loomis in their time at the asylum. Turns out Michael killed a few of the kids there, as well as Loomis' love interest. Rascal.
They're really rare and expensive but you can read them here! Who's your buddy!!
https://read-comic.com/halloween-i-2000/
That says something about HRes. Downright insulting.
If everything goes right, touch wood, I should see Halloween 2018 tomorrow.
H6 has a little bit of atmosphere, and Paul Rudd. HRes has Busta Rhymes. Go figure!
As for Resurrection, there isn’t much positivity to throw around. But the dude who played Michael actually did a great job- I liked him more than in H2O. Shame he didn’t have a better movie
Overall, I'd have to say it's a pretty glorious return to Haddonfield for the World's Worst William Shatner cosplay.
There's a neat throughline about how serial killers aren't scary anymore in an age of mass-murderers and school shootings, but the film successfully manages to respect the style of Carpenter's '78 film and make Michael Myers an intimidating presence again; seeing The Shape glide around accompanied by his signature 5/4 motif was a joy to behold. The level of gore is perfectly judged, and the violence hits hard (usually a wall of some description) without seeming exploitative.
Curtis owns the film. The story delves fairly deeply into the pyschological scars left by her first go-around with Myers, and she 100% commits to crazy Laurie Strode.
There are a few blips. The knock-off Loomis subplot is an automatic one-star deduction (awful in concept, worse in execution), and the kids are the usual annoying kitchen knife fodder. Some of the dialogue is ropey, but mostly the actors manage to pull it off.
Big kudos to David Gordon Green; he very clearly understands what made the first film have such an impact and what made Myers such a terrifying force, unfortunately diluted by Halloween 4-6. While he was never going to make a film as instantly iconic as that first film, he has certainly managed to give it a worthy sequel. Very much enjoyed, and very relieved I did so! I was terribly afraid as I walked in that I was going to dislike it, but the credits soon put my mind at ease.
3.5/5
Update:
10/15: Desolation & The Endless (Double feature from the guys who made Spring. Excellent cosmic horror, like David Lynch telling a Lovecraftian story.)
10/16: A Nightmare On Elm Street (Because I'm a huge Freddy Krueger fan. I'm your boyfriend now, Nancy.)
10/17: Prom Night (Jamie Lee Curtis in an average slasher flick. The sequel, Hello Mary-Lou, Prom Night 2 is a lot more entertaining but I wanted to get ready for the new Halloween by watching another JLC flick.)
10/18: Invasion Of The Body Snatchers x 2 (Siegel's original & Kaufman's remake. I love both very much.)
10/19: Victor Crowley (Never been too big a fan of the Hatchet series but VC has good comedy and a few interesting moments.)
I would love to see Carpernters reactions while watching Halloween: Resurrection. "Turn it off... Turn it OFF!... TURN IT OOOFFFF!!!!."
So it's already the highest grossing film in the series. Not bad for two days. I won't see it for a couple days but I can't wait.
And Paramount cancelled F13 due to Rings under performing. I would like to think that the success of Halloween, will prompt Cunningham and Miller to sit down and sort the case out, but I won't hold my breath.
I'm waiting for more Freddy!
Strange. There was barely anybody when I went to watch it last Saturday.
I would like both of these things to happen soon, too.
Calm yourself, Dimi... ready for this...?
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3528716/robert-englund-teases-may-one-nightmare-elm-street-left/