Halloween - Unrated Director's Cut (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
| Director: Rob Zombie
Actors: Malcolm Mcdowell, Brad Dourif, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch, Sheri Moon Zombie
Studio: Weinstein Company
Category: DVD
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Director's Cut, Special Edition, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 121
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WEID80557D
UPC: 796019805575
EAN: 0796019805575
ASIN: B000VKL6Z2
Theatrical Release Date: August 31, 2007
Release Date: December 18, 2007
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More of a supercharged revamp than a remake, Rob Zombie's take on John Carpenter's Halloween expands the back story of masked killer Michael Myers in an attempt to examine the motivation for his first deadly attack, as well as some reasons for his longevity as a horror icon. Zombie's Myers is a blank-eyed teen (played by Daeg Faerch) whose burgeoning mental problems are left unchecked in a horrific home environment; harassed by schoolmates, a randy sister, and his mother's deadbeat boyfriend (William Forsythe, terrific as usual), Myers' homicidal explosion seems inevitable, and intervention by Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm McDowell, who offers a fast-talking, hippiefied version of the Donald Pleasance character) does little to impede his development into a mute, unstoppable killing machine (Tyler Mane) bent on finishing off the only survivor of his family's massacre--his sister, now grown into teenaged Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton). Opening up the psychological motivation of a cipher like Michael Myers is an interesting approach, but Zombie's script possesses neither a depth of character nor dialogue to offer more than a cliched thumbnail character sketch, and devoting over a hour of the unrated cut's 120-minute-plus running time to this history feels bloated and self-indulgent (especially when compared to the lean efficiency of the Carpenter original). Zombie's Halloween isn't terribly suspenseful, either; he has a keen eye for visuals and the details of chaotic environments, but his scares are nothing more than brutal showcases for his special effects team. The end result barely surpasses the original film's numerous sequels, though the Who's Who of cult and character actors in the cast (including Zombie regulars Sid Haig, Bill Moseley and Ken Foree, as well as Brad Dourif, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Richard Lynch, Danny Trejo, Dee Wallace, and Danielle Harris) adds a touch of late-night monster movie charm. However, the film's best performance belongs to the director's spouse, Sheri Moon Zombie, who brings unexpected pathos to the role of Myers' downtrodden mother. The two-disc Unrated Director's Cut offers a full disc's worth of extras that should please Zombie fans; chief among the supplemental features is his commentary, which details the film's shooting history and the numerous edits required to deliver the theatrical version. A making-of featurette offers further details of Zombie's vision for the film, and there are featurettes on his cast choices and the many masks that Myers makes while incarcerated. Seventeen deleted scenes (two of which feature Adrienne Barbeau and Tom Towles) and an alternate ending (all with Zombie's commentary) are also provided, as well as footage from the casting sessions. A blooper reel, which is highlighted by unchecked mischief by McDowell and Dourif, offers the set's sole moment of levity. -- Paul Gaita
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Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 05/13/2008 Run time: 121 minutes Rating: Ur
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 Awesome New Version Of The Halloween Legend December 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
When you're doing a remake of a movie that was done right the first time, you have to differentiate it, take the same premise and go down some different paths than the first one took. The 2007 Halloween remake does this, and it helps make it one of the best horror remakes ever done.
The most obvious deviation from the original line of films is that Michael Myers now has an origin. A large part of what made the original work was the very lack of a reason behind the character's malevolence: Michael was a perfectly normal little kid who, for no discernible reason, picks up a kitchen knife one October 31 and butchers his sister, beginning a years-long cycle as a mute, endlessly killing, boogeyman. This time there's nothing normal about Michael to begin with. He was born with psychotic tendencies and then grew up in an envirornment of abuse and torment; either of these factors - the nature or the nurture - could have resulted in a murderer, but coming together they create what Sam Loomis (played by Malcolm McDowell in the role Donald Pleasance originally made famous) calls a 'perfect storm', that creates the monsterous killing machine Myers becomes. It was a big risk to change the core of the character from an eerily blank slate to the more human monster we have in this version, but it worked great, and Myers (played by Tyler Mane as an adult and Daeg Faerch as a ten year-old) is menacing enough to leave just that little glimmer that Maybe there's even more at play behind that white mask than the aforementioned factors.
The other big change is the time frame. The 1978 original opens with Myers as a child but that takes up only a few minutes - 95% of the movie occurs on the Halloween day and night fifteen years later when Michael returns to his hometown of Haddonfield. Here, the movie starts some time before the night Michael becomes a killer and continues through the years that follow, including his incarceration at a mental hospital and his eventual, devastating escape and return to Haddonfield. We see the evolution of the monster in full, and by the time he's back home on Halloween night Myers is a tremendous, truly frightening force.
Everything from the acting to the direction and the special effects, musical score, etc. is extremely high caliber and in addition to being scary and, at times, surprisingly moving, it's also one of the sexiest horror movies out there thanks to a cast of great looking actresses including Danielle Harris, Scout Taylor-Compton, Kristina Klebe, Hanna Hall and Sheri Moon Zombie. Also of interest on the acting front are appearances by Bill Mosely and Danny Trejo (both from director Rob Zombie's Firefly films - "The House Of 1,000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects") and Brad Dourif (the voice of Chucky from the "Child's Play" movies). Effective use of music and a number of hugely memorable visual images are also worth noting.
The 2007 Halloween doesn't take the place of the original series, nor does it set out to; it extablishes itself as a great, Different take on the original concept and characters, and manages to match anything from the original series. A horror essential.
The Remake of all Remakes November 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok I was not around when the original Halloween was released but watched it many many times over the course of my child hood and love it to this day. When Rob Zombie said he was remaking it I flipped becuase I am a huge fan of his since White Zombie and loved all his other movies. This movie not only did John Carpenters justice I think Zombie actually out did it. I try to see as many of the horror remakes I can because I am a big fan of Horror classics and the genre in general. Most of the remakes have been lame or over gorified. This one is by far the best remake I have ever seen and still managed to creep me out when I saw it in theaters. There are only a few remakes I would consider good but this one was Amazing. For any fan of horror movies in general this is a must have.
loved it November 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
ok i thought it would be pretty exciting to see where he'd take it & was excited that i heard we would see scenes from inside the mental hospital he pretty much grew up in. I must say i was greatly disappointed & lost almost all hope for an awesome movie when i heard tons of people from his other films inclueding his wife were in this film to i thought oh it's the same damn thing he's goin to ruin it. but i ended up goin on opening night out of being curious & loved it, his wife did a pretty good job to if you ask me. showed more acting skills than she did in the other 2 films i must say. although i still love the first i don't think you should compar them but more as look as them as a different veiw & i love rob's veiw of this film as well as the original
 ABOMINATION! November 19, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have to say, I'm pretty forgiving when it comes to films, especially horror films. I cannot say that I've ever sat through a film that literally made my head want to explode from severe pain. This is until I sat through Rob Zombie's Halloween.
I swear, I wanted to shut it off after the first ten minutes. What made me watch it all the way through.. I don't know. Chalk it up to too much curiosity, I guess. It was mind numbing! The dialog.. The acting.. The story.. I was shaking my head in disbelief. I couldn't believe how bad this movie was. Like some surreal nightmare. The worst pile of garbage ever to hit celluloid.
And this is coming from a big fan of Rob Zombie. I practically considered him my creative idol for a while. Man, what the hell was I thinking?! Mr. Zombie claimed he wanted to bring back Michael Myers to true form and make him terrifying again. He did the EXACT opposite. He made Michael into a JOKE! A walking, talking cliche. Laughable. Not scary or even remotely terrifying. Just one big joke!
And this all for a three picture deal. That was Zombie's only reason for remaking Halloween. To further his film making career, which should be laid to rest. I've lost so much respect for Rob, it's not even funny. As far as I'm concerned, he spit in John Carpenter's face with this failed attempt of a remake.
Bottom line.. You have to be completely brain dead to enjoy this movie. I'm sorry for be insulting but I can't for the life of me imagine how anyone could've possibly enjoyed this movie. It is utter trash. From beginning to end if you can make it that far without your brain completely shutting down.
Worst film ever made. PERIOD! Negative 5 stars.
-Joe
 4/5ths of the way there November 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If Rob could have made the beginning (the white trash segment) have a darker feel (or less of a white trash feel) like the rest of the movie...I would give it 5 stars. I did love the violence and the blood though!
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