John Carpenter's Halloween is one of my all-time favorite horror movies. I could not have written Red Wedding without studying this masterpiece.
I have mixed feelings about the Halloween remake. I'm not really looking forward it, but I will almost certainly see it, if only to check out Rob Zombie's new take.
Fangoria just posted a script review:
"Next to James Gunn’s DAWN OF THE DEAD and Scott Kosar’s TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE scripts, Zombie’s HALLOWEEN is yet another wild, daring mesh of old and new in this decade’s spate of divergent remakes. In spite of franchise purists’ expectations, Zombie has made HALLOWEEN his own—his voice is clear (some of the sharp banter is unmistakably “him”), his respect for the original evident, influences are in check and the courage to steer Myers thematically across new ground is worn on his sleeve. Restraint isn’t exercised here, but then again, these haven’t exactly been cinematic times of restraint when it comes to our genre."
Sounds promising enough.
Read the full script review here.
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3 comments:
What you may not have noticed is that Fangoria posted their review about a day after Ain't it Cool News posted a scathing review of the script. I, for one, am a big fan of Rob Zombie's filmwork so far. Regarding the remake, we have to keep in mind that there is no way this can truly resemble the original. Rob Zombie has a unique voice, and I would hope that he retains that voice for his future work, no matter what the circumstances. Of course some fans of the original are going to be disappointed, but I'm looking forward to seeing HALLOWEEN like it has never been seen before.
The horror film genre is stronger than ever and let's hope its strength continues to grow. The key word here is "grow." If the HALLOWEEN remake did nothing new for the franchise, I don't see the point.
Keep up the good work.
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