Why did they have a fairly interesting setup with Laurie, then kept cutting away to stupid high school kids that nobody cares about??
What was the point of the Doctor character? It felt like for a second they were gonna pull an ‘Iron Man3’. But then there was really no payoff to the whole thing. It ended up just being dumb and confusing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Why did they have a fairly interesting setup with Laurie, then kept cutting away to stupid high school kids that nobody cares about??
What was the point of the Doctor character? It felt like for a second they were gonna pull an ‘Iron Man3’. But then there was really no payoff to the whole thing. It ended up just being dumb and confusing.
There was some open ended stuff that just got dropped or left out. But for a boogeyman movie made on $10 million dollars it was better than I was expecting. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mlyonsd:
There was some open ended stuff that just got dropped or left out. But for a boogeyman movie made on $10 million dollars it was better than I was expecting.
Yes it felt like the more interesting Laurie PTSD story was fighting for time with the lame teenagers in peril storyline we have all seen a thousand times.
I’m sure they gave that stuff screentime for commercial reasons but man was that stuff dumb [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Why did they have a fairly interesting setup with Laurie, then kept cutting away to stupid high school kids that nobody cares about??
What was the point of the Doctor character? It felt like for a second they were gonna pull an ‘Iron Man3’. But then there was really no payoff to the whole thing. It ended up just being dumb and confusing.
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Who was the black cowboy character supposed to be? He seemed like he could have been interesting but then he just sort of disappeared.
Why would you go thru the trouble of creating a distinctive character, then give him nothing to do?
That was the Sheriff.
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Why did they dad that found the bus crash get out and leave his son all alone? Why wouldn’t he just back up and call 911?
That continuous shot of Michael Myers just rampaging through Haddenfield ala Halloween 2. I really thought he was going to shank the baby in the crib!
The flood lights scene. Nightmare fuel.
All of the callbacks.
-The soundtrack
-Opening/credits font
-Laurie staring at the granddaughter while she's in class
-Myers being pure evil
-stuck-on-wall knife kills
-bed sheets
-creeping through clotheslines
-the wooden closets
-the balcony scene
The bad:
Spoiler!
The plot to get Michael to Laurie was just convoluted as all shit.
Stupid people doing stupid horror movie things:
-The dad with the dancer son pulling over and getting out to make sure no one was hurt. Uhhh, it's the middle of the night in the middle of nowehere. You pull up to a crash and see a bunch of loons meandering about and your best course of action is leaving your little boy in the car to check things out? Fucking stupid.
-Babysitter tripping on nothing in the doorway.
-The female podcaster just waiting to die in the stall.
-Laurie sweeping the house in tight quarters with a rifle.
-What was the motive for moving Michael again? He had spent the last 40 years in that facility. What's the purpose of moving him now?
Also, at one point new Loomis is talking about how the prospect of being predator/prey is what's keeping Laurie and Michael alive, but they're like 60. Not even that old.
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
I thought it was just OK.
The good:
Spoiler!
That continuous shot of Michael Myers just rampaging through Haddenfield ala Halloween 2. I really thought he was going to shank the baby in the crib!
The flood lights scene. Nightmare fuel.
All of the callbacks.
-The soundtrack
-Opening/credits font
-Laurie staring at the granddaughter while she's in class
-Myers being pure evil
-stuck-on-wall knife kills
-bed sheets
-creeping through clotheslines
-the wooden closets
-the balcony scene
The bad:
Spoiler!
The plot to get Michael to Laurie was just convoluted as all shit.
Stupid people doing stupid horror movie things:
-The dad with the dancer son pulling over and getting out to make sure no one was hurt. Uhhh, it's the middle of the night in the middle of nowehere. You pull up to a crash and see a bunch of loons meandering about and your best course of action is leaving your little boy in the car to check things out? ****ing stupid.
-Babysitter tripping on nothing in the doorway.
-The female podcaster just waiting to die in the stall.
-Laurie sweeping the house in tight quarters with a rifle.
-What was the motive for moving Michael again? He had spent the last 40 years in that facility. What's the purpose of moving him now?
Also, at one point new Loomis is talking about how the prospect of being predator/prey is what's keeping Laurie and Michael alive, but they're like 60. Not even that old.
I only have ONE disagreement here.
Spoiler!
Baby sitter didn't trip on nothing. She was wearing socks on a hard wood floor. I have specific indoor only footwear for EXACTLY that reason.
That's the most legitimate slip in horror history. You should see my dogs run on them.
You'll likely miss Judith's boobs watching the TV edit. Not a deal breaker though as you just get a quick grainy glimpse, but they're still pretty great. [Reply]