It's a slippery slope. If you go cookie cutter like Psycho and Omen just with different actresses and actors, who are far less talented than Perkins, Leigh, Peck, etc. then you are lazy and it's just bad. Or if you go completely off script like the Fog remake, you are a laughing stock. Or even if you cram 4 films into one like Friday or go uncomfortable full pedo with Nightmare, it doesn't end well. But if you do enough, like Amityville or TCM even, but keep it grounded in the same vein, it's better.
The first one did great, classic lines, scenes while adding depth, despite the poor decision to go white trash and the over-swearing that's Zombie's trademark.
Otherwise, it was decent. The second one faking the other Halloween II hospital stuff wasn't necessary. The poor excuse to cast his wife again didn't help. Going off script is okay, if you do it right, this didn't. Michael doesn't unmask, speak, growl or stomp people. He remains masked, silent and uses weapons. Do something like that fans aren't used to and you get culture shock. Which is exactly what happened.
Had Michael done this before, to extreme levels beyond cop massacres and doctor massacres in 4, 5 and 6, then yeah, it's okay, but it went way too far. It also felt like the entire film was Zombie spitting in the fans face. You don't make movies for yourself to enjoy, you make it for the fans. That's economics 101. If you enjoy it, great, but you better make sure it makes a profit. Just ask Josh Trank.
In any event, both Halloweens, all Halloweens, oould've been better, could've been worse. But seeing as how it's taking them this long to rebound, which it was only 6 years drought to this point, fault and blame have to be placed on the previous film.
"He came home." - Dr. Sam Loomis from the original HalloweeN
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DragonbradZ
8 years ago
This is why Rob Zombie ORIGINALLY said remakes dont make sense and serve no artistic purpose period, bad or good.
He then went on to say why remake a movie if the original was perfect.
Then he said why do the same thing.
Of which he originally pretty much said the original movie was perfect.
Then he later one changed his tune saying remakes are good if the original is not good.
Then he went onto picking out things he didnt like about the original, contradicting his previous statements.
Then he said he would never do a sequel.
Too bad he went against his own philosophy making him seem like a hypocrite and a liar.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escape-to-the-movies/797-Transformers-Revenge
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