John Carpenter Halloween (2018)
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DarkSideOfLucca
October 19th 2018


17750 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I made a list about this a couple days ago but turning The Shape, the embodiment of all things evil into a fucking chubby redneck with bullying issues was unforgiveable. And all that MTV filmmaking, and EVERY GODDAMN CHARACTER talking like Rob Zombie, Laurie's introduction being her finger fucking a bagel...ugh. Loomis saying his only friend is Michael Myers? UGH. UGHHHHHH



Seriously, that movie ruins my day whenever it's on.



I'll give you Taylor makes a boss Michael, I just wish he was in a different movie.

Hawks
October 19th 2018


88931 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Name a horror movie (slasher in particular) from the 70’s that jumps out to you as amazing acting. I’ll wait.

DarkSideOfLucca
October 19th 2018


17750 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

@Hawks - Ok sorry man but that was a dumb question lol. The Exorcist. Alien. Jaws. The Omen. Carrie. Dawn of the Dead. I can go on for a while.



Although yeah this dude is wrong, Halloween is amazing and the cheesy acting is charming rather than annoying.



Edit: Ok I missed the "slasher" part

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
October 19th 2018


18333 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

YEah I liked the backstory bits as well. Legit though, Tyler mane is a towering giant and looks scary as fuck in zombies films. Michaels strength in the none zombie Halloween films looks so weird considering his size

Insurrection
October 19th 2018


24844 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

hawks i have the exact opposite opinion on zombie lol. i despise his halloween movies and i kind of dig lords of salem. haven’t seen devil’s rejects tho



nice to see the hereditary love. that movie blew me away

DarkSideOfLucca
October 19th 2018


17750 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I dunno, Michael Myers being a bullied little redneck does nothing but piss me off.



He's supposed to be "The Shape." His eyes are supposed to have nothing behind them but evil. This literally goes against the entire premise and a lot of what makes the original so terrifying.

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
October 19th 2018


18333 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I admit, the lass that plays Laurie is fucking god awful in zombies Halloween. That bagel scene makes me cringe every tome

Hawks
October 19th 2018


88931 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Luc my comment wasn’t at you bro lol.



Insurrection bruh House of 1000 Corpses and Devil’s Rejects are by far his best movies and some of my favs ever.

Hawks
October 19th 2018


88931 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

But also Luc none of those are slasher films that u named that’s more what I was going for.

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
October 19th 2018


18333 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Only zombie film that didn't gel with me was 31. So safe it hurt

Hawks
October 19th 2018


88931 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

See I dug 31. Idk I dig the cheesy slasher stuff hard, it’s what I grew up on.

DarkSideOfLucca
October 19th 2018


17750 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

@Hawks - see my edit, my man



Hawks, come around to my side, baby. Start hating Zombie's Halloween with me. We can hate together < 3

Hawks
October 19th 2018


88931 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Not gonna happen bro lol. I love Zombie.

DarkSideOfLucca
October 19th 2018


17750 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

House and Devils are awesome



As the kids say, his Halloween raped my childhood. RAPED. MY. CHILDHOOD.



I no longer have a childhood, it's gone. All of my memories are just blackness because of that remake.

Insurrection
October 19th 2018


24844 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

1000 corpses was alright yea. he def has a distinct style of filmmaking and for some reason it worked for me in the surreal esque lords of salem. it didn’t fit the halloween movies imo. you can tell he was trying to be more abstract in the sequel and it didn’t really work



the only old school slasher i can think of with good acting was the original texas chainsaw massacre. whether or not it counts as a slasher is debatable



PS good review. cannot wait to watch this movie

Hawks
October 19th 2018


88931 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Original TCM is one of my favs as well and I think the acting in that movie is garbage lmao.

DarkSideOfLucca
October 19th 2018


17750 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, the thing is it's hard to overstate just how influential the original Halloween is, so if someone is watching it with new eyes they might miss a lot.



That build up and tension is unmatched, though. So many brilliant moves, like just holding shots of Michael following people. Where they place him throughout the first half of the movie, etc. Ugh. So much greatness. That combined with the score, and the cinematography and the ahhhh



So goddamn good

DarkSideOfLucca
October 19th 2018


17750 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Original TCM is fucking amazing. The acting of the teens sucked, but the acting of the crazies were gold.

Insurrection
October 19th 2018


24844 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

also having michael walk around half the sequel in broad daylight without his mask was just ugh.. i’ll never forgive zombie for that shit lol



idk i remember the first kill in TCM being super realistic cause the actor was spazzing and it really got to me. the wheelchair guy was hilarious tho

DarkSideOfLucca
October 19th 2018


17750 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"also having michael walk around half the sequel in broad daylight without his mask was just ugh.. i’ll never forgive zombie for that shit lol"



Dude I was in the theaters with my fist in my mouth and I think I was biting it so hard that it was bleeding. Not from fear, but from pure hatred. Ugh. Never forgiving that shit.



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