Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
I was slightly disappointed. I thought alot of the movie was braindead. Fell back on too many horror tropes. Stupid characters doing stupid things that no real people in real life would ever do.
Entertaining i guess, but braindead script.
agreed, I had so much hope that this would be a smarter horror movie.
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Really, escaped serial killer and the local law enforcement doesn't even know about it, then when it does no one informs the public?
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
The Danny McBride humor was sort of weird and out of place too.
What was up with the two deputies joking in the car while Michael was creating carnage around Haddonfield?
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yeah...they don't hear the horn blowing as the doctor is dead on it. No one inside the house hears Allsion screaming in the backyard amongst the shooting range. Dumb.
One of the great scenes was at the beginning in the mental institution. The male reporter was right there holding the mask for the taking.
It was intense with the dogs barking and the other patients going nuts. Perfect time to bust out and grab the Original mask. Instead, that scene just ends? I think that was a major flaw. By using the reporters/podcasters the director could have really tied this movie to the original. It would have been more interesting to delve into the JLC character's past and her own descent into insanity instead of just a summary of twice divorced, ect. I think the director missed a great opportunity ruining that suspenseful mental institute scene- instead choosing the clunky gas station debacle to get the mask and the dumb bus breakout.
The security light murder was a classic scene- excellent use of light and suspense. I liked the scene where the kid was in bed and MM was in the closet as well. It makes you wonder what happened to the rest of the movie?
They had two really great angles to pull this off along with fine acting by JLC and her background- plus the reporters with all the material from the other movies. Instead, the plot and script fell off a cliff. This franchise and its fans deserved more than this garbled nonsense. This script was not as bad as the last Jurassic Park, but pretty close.
One more thing- JLC makes her property into Fort Knox / shooting range with the trap basement...But then has a front door with two long glass sections that are easily smashed. Of Course, she put her back to the door with her face right by the glass sections knowing MM is right outside. Then MM breaks the glass and gets her. Why not just shoot his ass through the door. Who in the world would put their back to the door and make sure their face was easily seen through the glass? How did she manage to shoot his fingers off when they were around her neck?
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and what happened to the diamond mesh security door outside the front door?
Originally Posted by Detoxing:
It's not as if the original was "Smart horror" either.
Many of the criticisms in this thread can be applied to the original.
yes, but much like many other franchises have been rebooted or updated with smarter writing (Bond, for example) I had hopes Halloween was as well. [Reply]
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
Well that’s what I hope is the case—I don’t want to see him turn into another immortal type of character much like he did after H2 in 1981.
Aside from opening doors with the power of ESP, here's the tally from the original Halloween:
- Stabbed in the neck with a knitting needle
- Stabbed in the eye with a hanger
- Stabbed in the chest with a chef's knife
- Shot 6 times, then fell out of a 2nd story window [Reply]
Originally Posted by sedated:
Aside from opening doors with the power of ESP, here's the tally from the original Halloween:
- Stabbed in the neck with a knitting needle
- Stabbed in the eye with a hanger
- Stabbed in the chest with a chef's knife
- Shot 6 times, then fell out of a 2nd story window
As already pointed out, you can poke holes through any horror film dozens and dozens of times.
I just wish they had paced this one out a little better. Instead of killing 19 people or whatever it was, let’s go with 10 and draw out the suspense. Make sure he’s stalking his victims for an extended period of time, especially if they’re meaningful characters. That’s what made the original so realistic and scary. Everyone is fearful of being stalked and not knowing it.
If you’re trying to convince the audience that this is the same crazed killer from 40 years ago, he needs to be doing very similar things to the original Shape. I think it’s the only thing that kept this from being a fantastic movie. [Reply]
Finally watched this. It was pretty good. Had some of the feel of the original. Didn't care for the new Dr. Kind of wish they had kept Laure and Michael being siblings. That at least gave a reason why he's after her in particular.
Anyway, it was enjoyable and I read there are two sequels coming in the next two years [Reply]
