Ehh...
It seems like Rob Zombie had a couple of choices here in his 2007 remake, and what we are left with is a mash-up of three movies. You have the little nut goes ape first part and gets therapy beginning, a condensed remake of John Carpenter's original middle, and a kind of thrilling climax.
The biggest problem here is all the potential that went to waste.
This could have easily been another take on the slasher flick without all the "Halloween" bits. The origin parts had a helluva lot of potential if it had nothing to do with Michael Myers.
It could have been a complete remake of the greatest horror flick ever. Instead, by condensing a 90 minute movie into forty minutes, Zombie manages to strip all of the dread from the guts of the original.
All that said, Myers is as badass as ever, though the origin story kind of makes him too human for us to really be even close to chilled as in the original.
But like many things, there are worse ways to spend two hours.
One of the best parts of the movie is the cast. The young Myers is played well by Daeg Faerch. And a ton of Zombie regulars show up to fill holes in the uneven result. Brad Dourif, Malcolm McDowell, and Sheri Moon Zombie highlight the cast.
Just like Zach Snyder's "Dawn of the Dead" remake, I think a few changes of script could have helped to separate the name from the brand.
For the record, Snyder's "Dawn" is pretty awesome.
For its Genre/Era/X: 3/5
Overall: 3/5
Thursday, July 24, 2008
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