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Daeg Faerch, Rob Zombie (Director)
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2007-2009 |
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R (for strong brutal bloody violence and terror throughout, sexual content, graphic nudity and language) |
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Horror & Suspense
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Starring: Daeg Faerch
Also starring: Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris, Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Sheri Moon, Tyler Mane, William Forsythe |
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Rob Zombie |
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The early 2000s have seen a string of big-budget remakes of classic horror films. In addition to THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and THE HILLS HAVE EYES, John Carpenter's benchmark slasher flick HALLOWEEN has been given a new-millennial overhaul. At the helm of the project sits rocker Rob Zombie, whose previous films, HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES and THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, brought a fan's touch and an auteur's vision to the director's chair. While Zombie's HALLOWEEN is faithful to Carpenter's vision, there are some obvious changes, the most pronounced of these being the substantial focus on Michael Myers's childhood. The film posits Michael (played by a creepily vacant Daeg Faerch) as a troubled child made all the worse by a horrible home life--wonderfully illustrated via William Forsythe's performance as Deborah Myers's boyfriend--and constant abuse at school. Zombie paints Michael's pain with palpable grit and sleaze, but he isn't out to put our culture on the couch--he simply wants to show Michael killing his family. With the exception of Michael's therapy sessions while incarcerated, the film, post-massacre, stays loyal to the original.
Zombie's film is clearly the work of a filmmaker who knows and loves the genre. The director's signature is stamped all over HALLOWEEN (most notably in the use of grainy home movie footage and a smokin' classic rock soundtrack), although remnants of Carpenter's brilliant original still remain. When it comes to remakes, it's hard to ask for much more.
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"Zombie's version offers an extended prologue that fills in the formative days of Myers' psychosis..." - Entertainment Weekly
"It's relentlessly malevolent....Zombie's production design laces it with a truly nasty edge." - Total Film
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| Manufacturer's List Price: $29.95 |
| Run Time: 109 mins. |
| Rank: 1,960 |
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