Halloween (2007)
Directed by Rob Zombie
The early years of young Michael Myers and the events leading up to his fateful Halloween night murder rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois.
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Virtual unknown Chris Diamantopoulous, Sean Hayes (2008's " Soul Men "), and Will Sasso (2010's " Life as We Know It ")?as well as child counterparts Skyler Gisondo (2007's " Halloween "), newcomer Lance Chantiles-Wertz, and Robert Capron (2011's " Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules ")?have perfected the looks and mannerisms of the original Moe, Larry and Curly right down to the most subtle of actions and facial expressions.
In a bid for adoption engineered by Sister Rosemary (Jennifer Hudson, "Sex and the City 2") to only include the trio but which is 'crashed' by young Teddy (Jake Peck), Moe (Skyler Gisondo, 2007's "Halloween") gets the nod (after an 'American Idol' style fakeout from adoptive dad Mr. Harter (Stephen Collins, TV's '7th Heaven')), but when asked what he wants for his 'birthday,' wishes for his two friends.
And credit Zombie for filling the supporting cast with veterans of other horror films, including Brad Dourif (the "Chucky" series), Dee Wallace ("The Howling," "Cujo"), Ken Foree ("Dawn of the Dead") and Danielle Harris, a veteran of two earlier "Halloween" sequels.
Much like how Rob Zombie sealed his unknown fate when he helmed the ill-fated 2007 “Halloween” remake instead of simply applying the inspiration to something novel, franchises carry baggage, for better and worse.
I would also put this alongside the remake of The Hills Have Eyes as a remake that doesn’t necessarily damage the legacy of the original, like Rob Zombie’s terrible Halloween films.
While some are pretty cool, like Alexandre Aja’s “The Hills Have Eyes,” others (like “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and Rob Zombie’s atrocious “Halloween”) have been really awful.
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BY DAN TABOR FILM CRITIC It’s been nine long years since the last Halloween film, Rob Zombie’s 2009 franchise-killing sequel to his ill-fated 2007 re-boot of the series.
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