Review of Halloween (2007) by Mikem. — 02 Sep 2007

Rob Zombie has proven he knows what he is doing. House of 1,000 Corpses was dirty, downright disgusting fun, and Devils Rejects was just as fulfilling. But with Halloween, he delivers his best direction yet.

Everyone knows the story, everyone knows what happens. Zombie takes you back to the beginning as a child, when the tortured Myers found himself enjoying the torturing and killing of small animals. He has no remorse, and he has no love for anything but his younger sister Lorie.

The disturbed child, stuck in a family set on self-destruct, seems just two inches away from explosion. And when he explodes, the screen fills up marvelously. This movie is complete fun. Many moments of intentional and unintentional humor, like Myers' father, who might not even know his wifes name, because the only name he uses is "bitch!" And of coures, there's Joe Grizzly, the first man to encounter the older, unstoppable Myers after his breakout from the prison.

As for the killings, they are well-constructed by Zombie, something that should surprise no one. They are sick, vile, and very brutal. And of course, what would a Rob Zombie movie be without a little T & A? All of this just adds to the senses of the movie.

Almost anyone who likes a good horror movie will admit that the first Halloween is an instant classic. But those who are too ignorant to deny the good, guilty pleasure-fun that the remake brings are missing out.

Good deaths, good scares, funny characters, and Cheech Marin. You tell me what's missing.