Hi, my name is Jonathan Denard McNeair and I grew up in Lexington, North Carolina, also known as Pig City...Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha...The town is mostly known for its barbeque where they often throw barbeque festivals every October. In my chosen career, I am a self-published author of fiction.
Here is where we have two of the main stars of the hit show Supernatural star in their own shitty remakes. Here we have the 2009 3D "extravaganza" My Bloody Valentine starring Jensen Ackles. It's not anywhere near as classy or sleek as the original nor is it near as investing. Yes, it's basically dumb down for a younger audience although most of the cast is adult if you count out the opening scene. To be fair, this is a very lackluster remake. Even the 3D doesn't make it better, when in fact it's just a gimmick and making the movie look...Well, stupid. It's not a benefit, it's a hindrance. And you know that special note on my last review about sex and gore in horror films? boy, this has a lot of it including an gratuitous sex scene and a woman being chased in the nude. Plus, pints and pints of over-the-top cartoonish gore. Now you know what kind of movie I'm talking about. The filmmakers focus more on that than the story itself. The characters, the writing, and even the directing (shaky cam! CGI!) seem to be lacking. And although some of the acting is okay, the strongest effort from Jamie King, the movie ends up being a dud.
The Story: On the night of Valentine's day, a deranged miner worker by the name of Harry Warden, breaks out of his coma from a broken down mining rig, and starts going on a killing spree. He works his way towards Tom and his group of friends but the only survivors are Tom's girlfriend Sarah, Axel, and Axel's girlfriend Irene. Years later, Tom returns back to his hometown to rekindle his lost love and make amends with his former residents. But someway, somehow Harry Warden has come back for some unfinished business.....
I thought the majority of the cast was alright with Jensen Ackles, Jamie King, and Kerr Smith taking the leads. Heck, even Tom Carpenter regular Tom Atkins joins in. But the script really wans down their performances. Unlike the original where the characters are mostly likeable and fun-loving, we have a bunch of poor, miserable degenerates with shitty adult lives. I get the feeling that no audience would root for these people who are just as crappy as the characters in a Rob Zombie movie.
Jensen Ackles as Tom tries to give an intense performance but ends up being rather wooden. They try to set up Tom as this mysterious drifter type, a guy with a past but it just doesn't work for me. I'm just not invested in Tom as a main character. There is a twist about this character but I'll just leave it later in the review.
Jamie King as Sarah is the only actor that puts in a worthy performance. Even with crap like this, she always pulls through. The character of Sarah is probably the only likeable character in the movie. Hell, if she can put up with a jerkass cheating husband, cheating with one of her employees, no less, of course she would be the only likeable character.
Most of her storyline consists of a love triangle between her former boyfriend Tom and her recent husband Axel. I will confess that I am a soap opera fan, but let me say this, this is soap opera bullshit and it really doesn't help the story either. The original handled this way much better in my opinion. Is it just me or the chemistry between Jensen Ackles and Jamie King feels forced? I'm sorry I was just not feeling it. Anywho, Jamie King is probably one of the best things about this movie.
Kerr Smith as Axel did an alright job but let me focus more on Axel, who is a giant asshole. When we first see him, he is a typical teenage douchebag and from then on out, he still hasn't changed. For some reason, he is now sheriff of the town and is having an affair with one of his wife's employees and soon gets her pregnant. Ugh! Why didn't the filmmakers kill him off! He just doesn't make an effective or likeable hero. And I'll say this once again, he is a complete asshole.
Special mention goes to his mistress, who is a typical horror film bimbo with no redeeming qualities.
Okay, I give this movie for all it's worth when I say they did a good job having Harry Warden to be as sleek and intimidating as in the original, however, even he doesn't make the movie better.
There is one scene I like to discuss. And that's the over the top sex scene involving Irene and a trucker played by Todd Farmer. I can tell he was so pumped to do this scene. How freakin' typical. I will say he got some moves on him, I'll tell you that. At least, it's only one sex scene to cringe over unlike the next movie I'll review.
But the one thing that really bothered me is how the actress is getting chased by the killer in her birthday suit. She is naked throughout the whole scene and I kept wondering was this even in the script? but then again, Todd Farmer was so adamant to do the sex scene and have a naked actress on screen, I guess it was written in. This is so exploitative and really cheapens the movie.
What cheapens the movie even more is how over the top the gore is. Yes, there are some creative death scenes here but having it fall into the screen in 3D, just makes it look so corny. I guess the filmmakers are trying to make up for the deleted death scenes in the original, but when I say it's too much, it's too damn much.
There is one scene that I thought was well done and it's the supermarket chase scene. If the movie had more scenes like this, I could be singing a different tune right now.
Like most reviews, we have a twist. Spoilers, you guys: So it turns out Tom was doing the killings all along. See? They sort of did a switcheroo with the ending of the original. how "clever." And this is when Jensen Ackles acting got kind of terrible. I was not convinced. Apparently, Tom has a spilt personality, possessed by the spirit of Harry Warden, I supposed. Tom eventually survives, leaving for a sequel bait. No development has been in the works. Thank God for that!
Verdict? The original is so much better. There is an unrated version with the grisly death scenes. But I prefer the cut version, it's far more effective, just for it's atmosphere and well-crafted scenes. This movie is the total opposite. I can see why people like this...I guess. Maybe it's for the nudity and gore alone. You know how those college horror fans are. But I know that I am at least most of the people who think this movie is tacky, leaving it a forgettable, pointless slasher film.
My Last Word: Skip This.
It's a rarity when you have a PG-13 movie these days. People are so eager to amp up the sex and violence just get an R-rating and it's so desperate to me. As I said before, I'm not the biggest gorehound or don't particularly care for sex and nudity in horror films. To me, horror should rely on suspense and playing with your fears. But when a certain movie seems to be lacking that, there's really nothing to fall back on. In the mid to late 2000's, there have been a few PG-13 teen horror films that have been lackluster at best. And it's only a marketing ploy for teens and tweens to ramp up the box office. Prom Night is one of those movies. It became sort of a trend when movies that happen to have the same name, the same plot, the same idea of a decade old horror film yet is a completely different movie. This didn't have to be named Prom Night but people were so eager to make comparisons anyway. When there really shouldn't be. Okay to make this quick, it did have a promising opening scene, Brittany Snow does at least try to put in a good performance with special mention going to the very sexy Idris Elba, and it did have one good suspenseful chase scene. But all that doesn't make up for a terrible script and Prom Night ends up being a run-of-the-mill forgettable teen horror film.
The Story: Typical ordinary teenager Donna experiences a night of terror and tragedy when her family is murdered right before eyes at the hands of her psychotic teacher Mr. Fenton, who is infatuated with her. Years later at the eve of her Senior Prom, the past comes back to haunt her, literally, when the mentally unbalanced Mr. Fenton, who just escaped from prison, begins hunting down her friends one by one.
The acting wasn't bad, it was more average to passable if you ask me. The actors were good with what they were given, although the character development seemed to be lacking. Okay, in the original the characters weren't what I call nice but at least they were a lot interesting than our main cast here. They're just so...bland. And I will use that very often.
Brittany Snow as Donna was one of the actors that at least tried. And although it's not one of her strongest efforts, she gives an acceptable performance.
The character of Donna I could fall back on because She's the only character with any proper character development. I get that she went through a traumatic ordeal but if the filmmakers would've went further through that and how it deeply affected her I think the movie would've been slightly better for it, instead of some cheap plot point to add story to the script.
There could be more to Donna, however, she's nothing more than a typical final girl.
Johnathan Schaech as Mr. Fenton was mostly forgettable. Okay, just to get this out of the way, Johnathan Schaech is a very sexy man but he is totally miscast in this role. The filmmakers could've cast someone more intimidating, more scary. Maybe having a less attractive actor would've help too.
On top of that, Mr. Fenton has a terrible disguise. He just strolls in his killing spree, with a hat and a knife. Really? Really? And what makes it worse, the police are totally oblivious to this guy who only wears a hat. Do you see how stupid and convoluted this movie is? If they would've went with the ski mask-all black ensemble, I could totally buy that. But the whole Joe Schmoe-with-a-hat is what they went with. This has got to be one of the lamest horror villains in slasher history. Not crafty, not clever, yet he can still outsmart the cops.
Speaking of cops, we have Idris Elba as Detective Winn. This is one of Idris Elba's notable early roles and he does a good job, not much is given in his part but he does his best. As far as the character of Detective Winn, he is surely incompetent. Him and his entire police force are probably the dumbest law enforcement I've ever witnessed. And as much of the slasher movies I've seen, that's saying something. Gosh! These guys are useless. Of course, Detective Winn comes in and saves the day but it doesn't get him off the hook at being horrible at his job.
Okay, I'm going to run through Donna's friends. Since there is no character development, this will be easy peasy:
First we have Donna's very hot handsome boyfriend Bobby but with good looks, there is no personality. He is so bland I can't even have a full description of him.
Then we have Claire played by Jessica Stoup, who was last seen in the horrible The Hills Have Eyes 2, has nothing to work with here. She does seem to have promise as an actress but for all I've seen her in she is given wasteful material which indeed wastes her talent.
The sexy Kelly Blatz is also mishandled as Claire's disgruntled boyfriend and throughout the movie that's all the couple do is bicker like a married couple. Kelly Blatz, to be honest, isn't really that strong of an actor but at least he's cute, right?
Lisa and Ronnie played by Dana Davis and Collins Pennie are the cute high school couple who decides to consummate their love on Prom Night but since this is a slasher movie, you know what happens.
There are actually two scenes I found suspenseful. First, there is the opening scene that shows some promise, though, it could've been done better. Lisa's chase scene was actually well done but nowhere near as thrilling as the 1980 original. That's all I got, the rest of the movie pretty much falls flat.
How does one make a PG-13 slasher movie? No really I want to know. I....just don't know what to say. Now this is what I call an unnecessary horror remake and it just gets worse further down the line in the coming reviews. As a whole this is a pretty shitty movie that has nothing to offer. It's a typical bubblegum pop teeny-booper slasher film that tries to be hip, but failing miserably. As a verdict, I will go with the Jamie Lee Curtis original. To be fair the 1980 film, may not be up to par with Halloween or Friday The 13th, though at least it has the right ingredients of a great slasher and at least it's ENTERTAING. But this is a waste of time and a terribly written mess.
My Last Word: The original is way more of a night to remember than this forgettable trash.
Boy howdy, this movie was a waste of my time and three dollars. Yes, I said three dollars. But there is a dime a dozen where I fall into a direct-to-DVD crap like this. And this movie isn't even WORTH a dime.
I really didn't see what was the point of remaking the 1986 original. I guess because back then, everybody was so put off by the "shock" ending, forgetting that it's actually an affectionate parody of the slasher genre. The movie had since been admirable and became something of a cult classic. I never thought in a million years they would redo this. First of all, what would be the overall tone of the movie? Would it be a horror-comedy or would it be straightforward? And surprise, surprise, they were going to go with the straightforward approach. Even though the final result of the movie is unintentionally hilarious at best. But let's just be glad that it has nothing to do with the original. It just so happens to be a movie with the same name as the 1986 slasher. I'll just leave it at that because there's just nothing else to say about this movie except that it's piece of crap.
The story: A group of narcissistic, self-indulgent, self-righteous, egotistical, arrogant, pompous rich snobs decide to pull a prank on a girl which ends disastrously, resulting in her death. A year later, the group receives death threats and are always watching over their shoulders, anticipating of whoever is preparing to strike.
We have Desiree Cartier awfully played by Taylor Cole is a raging bitch when we first meet her, treating everybody, including her friends like shit.
And even a year later after the accident, she still is a bitch. I don't care how the movie at least make her sympathetic, it just doesn't work for me. If you have a main character that's this selfish and unlikeable, you bound to not care what happens to her.
Then we have Desiree's womanizing, party boy brother Blaine played by the hunky, sexy Josh Henderson. Just like good o'l sis, Blaine is a giant asshole, particularly the type of guy that would have sex with anything with a pulse. Even after he tricked a girl and caused her death, he gets no consequences. He has some remorse for sure but what do we know, he has money and good looks and in the end, he doesn't quite care.
Torrance played by the atrocious Scout-Taylor Compton is an upcoming Hollywood starlet, how ironic. This cites Scout's second ride down the remake train, though I would say, she fist right at home into direct-to-video land. Okay, more on her character, she was obviously best friends with the girl before the group accidently murdered her. It's strange how she still friends with these people when she could've steered clear away from them. However, she puts her so-called acting skills to good use later in the movie.
Suspense? what suspense? and the death scenes are really lame and tame. For all I know this movie could've been rated PG13 or even worse PG.
And there is at least one special effect I would like to highlight where in the opening scene when the girl falls over the balcony, you can tell it's a dummy in plain sight. It's so hilarious it has to be seen to be believed.
Okay there is a twist and if you haven't seen the original you would probably know by now:
Everybody Lives! But unlike the original where it was a lighthearted prank by the friends who was doing for a test for the vacation lodge, in this version, it's a mean-spirited one put on Desiree because of how much a total jerk she was to everybody. So Torrance is holding a gun, it may seem fake but once she takes a shot at Desiree to show it's fake, it suddenly blow Desiree's brains out. Everybody freaks out. End of film. There is a alternate ending where after Desiree dies, Blaine gets thewill and drives off victoriously. You know, I'll just stick with the original ending, cause not just the audience loses, EVERYBODY DOES.
When I look at this, this isn't a horror film, it's nothing more than a basic teen soap opera. Hell, the production of the movie looked like it was made as a pilot movie. With your basic daytime soap opera lighting. And your basic daytime soap opera music. I mean the original wasn't much of a horror film but it least it had the mechanics of one.
Please guys don't check out this movie, it's a total bore. I don't even have to tell you the verdict. Go watch the original, it has likeable characters, good atmosphere, and it's actually fun to watch.
My last word: AVOID THIS.
Yesterday was the 30th Anniversary of A Nightmare On Elm Street 2, if any of you know. I wouldn't say this a great movie, but it's an enjoyable watch, especially if you're gay. Be sure to check on the documentary Scream Queen starring the one and only Mark Patton, coming in 2016.
Now this is the moment where I finally rip off Rob Zombie's Halloween. Look, I know some of you are fans of this movie and yes, there was once a upon a time where I thought I liked this movie as only I was a teenager back then, not knowing of the glaring flaws it had. Guys, don't get me wrong, I am a fan of Rob Zombie's music but his movies are questionable at best. He seems to have this impending fascination with the hillbilly horror genre. Not only his antagonists seem to the get this vibe from me, though, his protagonist as well, at least the minor ones. What boggles down to this is that this is a guy who treasures classic horror films, someone who firmly is against horror remakes, would resort to making a pretty crappy one of his own. Yes, I said it, it's crappy. It's only my opinion. And I'll tell you bit by bit of why I didn't like this. Before I start things off though, this movie had potential or at least had the potential to tell a proper origin story, even if it really wasn't needed. There could've been chunks of it left out to keep the mystery Michael Myers, however, it is what it is I'm sad to say.
The Story: In Haddonfield, Ill., Michael Myers, an often mistreated and disturbed young boy, brutally murders his stepfather, his sister, and her boyfriend. Under the care of Dr. Loomis, Michael is soon sent away in a mental facility but through the months and years, he slowly descents into a psychotic state. Once he escapes, Michael goes in search for the long lost little sister he left behind, trailing traces of blood along the way...
Okay you guys I'm going to break this up into two parts because this movie is longer than it should be. Just for a little intro, the characters are unbearable to watch. Sure, you have veteran actors like Michael McDowell and Brad Dourif but I felt that McDowell was miscast as Dr. Loomis and we don't have much screentime with Dourif. The rest of the cast is just cringeworthy and trust me, I'll get to them. Last but not least, Rob Zombie has this constant trend of having celebrity cameos when it really has purpose to the story and it's just distracting.
Anywho let's get things going:
Part 1: Origin
The young Michael Myers just comes off like a typical trailer trash brat. Sure, Rob Zombie tries to find a way to make him sympathetic by showing how he gets abused by his family and peers.
However, it doesn't help that he's constantly whiny and the child actor playing doesn't benefit the character in the least. Another mistake the filmmakers made was that they established too early that something was off about him. Having a mystery about the characters could've been a smart move and having long unnecessary scenes of Michael in the mental institution seem to drag on the film instead of telling a proper story. Portraying Michael Myers like this normal kid who happens to have a psychotic problem, along with the child actor's bad acting, makes the movie less effective.
What made the original brilliant was how simple they had the story structure. Michael Myers was this seemingly normal six year old boy who just snapped one night, that's what made the opening scary, there was no rhyme or reason for it, which is why most of Michael's backstory should've been left on the cutting room floor.
Then we have the Myers family and, oh my gosh, this is the first five minutes and I was already getting a raging headache. Listening to these people is like nails on a chalkboard, having them all in one scene is a chore to get through. For the life of me, I will showcase them to you.
First we have Deborah Myers, the moral compass in Michael's life. She's your typical single mom stripper with a sleazy abusive boyfriend/husband(?). Once the murders happen, she is most deeply affected, even to the point of suicide when Michael dwells into his psychosis, leaving behind his baby sister. I guess Deborah is one of the more tolerable characters I could get through, however, she is still a trailer trash stereotype and because Sheri Moon Zombie is Rob Zombie's wife, there will always be a chance for him to make her the star of one of his movies.
Ronnie is another trailer trash stereotype: Stripper Mom's abusive boyfriend who curses, drinks, flirts with his stripper girlfriend's daughter, drinks, bullies Michael, bullies his girlfriend, and then drinks some more. His sole purpose in the movie is to be an obnoxious asshole to Michael in order for Michael to kill him later. William Forsyth does what he is given. That is all.
Judith Myers is the final stereotype in this ratcheted family: The typical slutty, trashy, bitchy older sister who treats her mom and her little brother Michael like crap.And instead of taking Michael out trick or treating, she rather bunk up with her stoner-loser boyfriend. Since some of us already seen the original, this girl is really asking for it. They could've found a way to make her sympathetic but Rob Zombie drove her to the asshole route. There would've been some emotional resonance to her death, though judging how incredibly unlikeable she is, there's nothing to dwell on.
Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Loomis is a good actor but like I said, he is so miscast in the role. Is it me or is Michael McDowell only good at playing assholes and villains. McDowell tries, however, I didn't find him that believable.
The film at least try to make Loomis sympathetic but fails to do so since it shows Dr. Loomis not doing such a good job with Michael, disappointing him just like everybody else in his life, which is why he turned out the way he is. I would give credit to Rob Zombie, showcasing the relationship between Dr. Loomis and Michael but It just doesn't lead to anywhere, therefore giving Dr. Loomis to do a impassioned speech about how evil he is. When you think about it, It really doesn't shine a sympathetic light to Loomis.
Overall, the portrayal of Dr. Loomis in this version is just forgettable and nowhere near as brilliant as How Donald Pleasance Portrayed him.
Part 2: Michael's Return/Laurie's Story
For half of the movie, where Michael escapes the mental facility, here we have pointless cameos by Ken Foree and Sid Haig, roles that could've been best played by unknown actors. Then we have Dee Wallance Stone and Pat Skipper who seemed wasted as Laurie's adoptive parents. Brad Dourif is actually good in his role of Sheriff Brackett and one of the few likeable characters in the movie.
Lastly, the cast of Laurie and her friends were painstakingly annoying. You know, John Carpenter found ways to make them likeable and relatable. Even Debra Hill contribute to that since she had similar teenage friends and sort of incorporated of how they talked in the movie. When you look at Annie and Lynda, they seem like the type of people you would be friends with.
In this version, not so much. They come off like such mean girls in this. And when you hear them talk, it's obvious that Rob Zombie doesn't know how to write teenage girls. And it's aggravating to know that they always seem to have sex on their minds. You know that's not the only thing teenagers do in horror movies, Mr. Zombie, I thought you would be more creative than that. Anywho, let's just get back to basics:
Is it me or did Michael just magically gain 200 pounds of muscle over the years. I know I've heard stories about steroids being put into cafeteria food but this is ridiculous. The obvious Michael and Jason comparison are going adamant in this review because any sign of Michael in the original is gone now.
Again by making the characters repulsive and despicable, it's obvious that the audience will root for the killer. Which completely misses the point of what John Carpenter was trying to convey in the 1978 original. Michael had no motives into his killings which is why he is such a scary figure. It's like Rob Zombie is trying to make Michael the hero, this crusader against assholes, making the so-called victims more villainous than Michael himself. The aesthetic of Michael Myers is similar to that of Jason Voorhees. If you replace the William Shatner Mask with the hockey mask, you'll know what I mean. Having a two-ton wrestler play into role of Michael isn't quite effective. We have seen this from time to time in slasher movies where a big, hulking killer slashes his way through anybody he sees. It's been done to death and it just doesn't make Michael that scary. Making him a normal sized man with moves as a ninja, is what makes him scary. The robotic, motionless movements he makes in the 1978 movie is the most effective. When I see the murders happen in this version, I feel like I'm watching WWE or something and all the tension is lost. I'll just say this, this isn't your father's Michael Myers.
Sadly, Laurie Strode, one of the most well-known final girls in slasher history, is now as ditzy and annoying as her friends are. I guess she hasn't escaped the asshole gene she inherited from her shitty biological family but hey it's ALL in the family.
Yeah, it would've been cool to have Laurie this funny, happy-go lucky, teenager who tries to be the optimistic overachiever. But she didn't grow on me in the least. Like I said Rob Zombie does not know anything about teenage girls, other than the fact he thinks they are sex-crazed freaks. I mean the first scene we see her in she's sexualizing a bagel in front of her parents. Who the hell does that? Is it so hard to make Laurie likeable? Or at least talk to someone who knows about teenage girls. I mean gosh. It would've been interesting to have a realistic take on Laurie and her friends but they are far from realistic in this movie.
I can't fathom how much of an annoying ditz Laurie is in this version. Hell, she's even more annoying than Tina in Halloween 5. Wow, way to go, Rob Zombie. What a waste of a character. Scout-Taylor Compton really doesn't have the right acting chops to carry such a meaty role. I mean Jamie Lee Curtis is a legend, and this girl will never and I mean never hold a candle to her performance. That's it and that's all.
Oh Geez. Poor Danielle Harris. She's a really great actress, I'm just so sad that she has been downgraded by the shitty dialogue and script. I mean when I heard she was going to play Annie I was kind of siked, It was interesting since Danielle Harris starred in Halloween 4 and 5. And even though she was 29 during filming, she looked young for the part at least. I thought I was going to get this hip, sassy version of Annie, similar to the original but more modernized, but oh no, she is hard to watch. The dialogue that Rob Zombie give is obnoxious and a sore to listen to, geez louise. There's not much to say about Annie either. It's just like having Danielle Harris in those glorified unnecessary cameos Rob Zombie seems to be hassling over. Oh and I forgot to mention, Spoiler Alert!
Annie lives, besides being bloodied and bruised. You really didn't know what Michael did to her but what's the point of dwelling on it, it's basically torture porn.
Lynda is your typical slutty cheerleader who gets a full on nude scene before getting killed. Really, Rob Zombie, really. Ugh.
We even get a stoner version of Lynda's Boyfriend complete with long, stringy hair. Though I would say the actor playing him is pretty hot, I give it that. His death is sort of quick and nowhere near as great as it was in the original. In the end, Lynda is a totally flat character.
Tommy and Lindsey are such brats in this version. You know what I liked about them in the original? they were kids. Just normal everyday kids, not the smart-mouthed annoying half pints like they are in this movie. Ugh. Everytime these kids open their mouths I feel like smothering myself with a pillow. And with that I'm moving on.
Finally we have Brad Dourif as Sheriff Brackett who surprisingly does a good job. Yes, the character seems quirky in this version but that's where it works. Dourif really brings in an honest performance, not much screentime but he works well with what he's given.
Now it all boils down to this, Rob Zombie himself. I can see that he put a lot passion into this, however, his vision just doesn't translate well into the Halloween universe. Maybe as a stand alone movie, it would've been passable yet forgettable. But clashing his vision into John Carpenter's really isn't a good mix in my opinion. Then again, John Carpenter gave good word to Rob Zombie and it was John Carpenter himself who told Zombie to "make it his own." So we have John Carpenter to thank for that. Oh god, help me.
Rob Zombie's "make it his own" vision includes non-stop gory violence, gratuitous nudity, and even an unnecessary repulsive rape scene in the director's cut. All of what was suspenseful or scary about the original is lost on copious amount of shock value, which seems to be an unhealthy trend for horror films. And yes, the filmmakers do use the theme song well but it's at the most inappropriate times. hell, once the theme song starts, it's when young Michael Myers runs out of the school in a fit. It's quite unintentionally funny actually. Lastly, You know what made the original stand out unlike other slashers in it's heyday? the movie relayed on scares, not over the top kills. When you look at it, the murders in the movie are quite realistic, almost as if you're watching a snuff film. And the subtle touches with the point of view camera and the long, slow moving shots is what made the movie so powerful. It's all about subtlety and that's what Rob Zombie doesn't understand. Putting in gore and violence does not make the movie effective, just pointless. And that's why this remake is nothing more than a lifeless, incompetent, inconceivable, exploitative mess.
The Verdict? Yes, Guys, please watch the John Carpenter classic, it's a slasher movie done right. When you watch films like this, it makes you appreciate horror films. And maybe even the younger generation could give it a watch. And even though some of you hadn't grew up with the 1978 original, that doesn't mean you can enjoy it any less. Yeah, some of you may think this version is better than the sequels and yes, it does have more to it but at the same time the writing is terrible, the acting is awful, and the directing is beyond shitty complete with shaky cam, flashy edited shots, and dull gray lighting. Okay, I've said what I said. This movie sucks. End of story.
My Last Word: Go watch the original, it'll do you some good.
