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Halloween

  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
135K
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Brad Dourif, Malcolm McDowell, Danny Trejo, Tyler Mane, Sheri Moon Zombie, Lew Temple, and Daeg Faerch in Halloween (2007)
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After being committed for 15 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby siste... Read allAfter being committed for 15 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.After being committed for 15 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.

  • Director
    • Rob Zombie
  • Writers
    • Rob Zombie
    • John Carpenter
    • Debra Hill
  • Stars
    • Scout Taylor-Compton
    • Malcolm McDowell
    • Tyler Mane
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    135K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,213
    33
    • Director
      • Rob Zombie
    • Writers
      • Rob Zombie
      • John Carpenter
      • Debra Hill
    • Stars
      • Scout Taylor-Compton
      • Malcolm McDowell
      • Tyler Mane
    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 343Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Scout Taylor-Compton
    Scout Taylor-Compton
    • Laurie Strode
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Dr. Samuel Loomis
    Tyler Mane
    Tyler Mane
    • Michael Myers
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Sheriff Lee Brackett
    Daeg Faerch
    Daeg Faerch
    • Michael Myers, age 10
    Sheri Moon Zombie
    Sheri Moon Zombie
    • Deborah Myers
    William Forsythe
    William Forsythe
    • Ronnie White
    Richard Lynch
    Richard Lynch
    • Principal Chambers
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Morgan Walker
    Clint Howard
    Clint Howard
    • Doctor Koplenson
    Danny Trejo
    Danny Trejo
    • Ismael Cruz
    Lew Temple
    Lew Temple
    • Noel Kluggs
    Tom Towles
    Tom Towles
    • Larry Redgrave
    Bill Moseley
    Bill Moseley
    • Zach 'Z-Man' Garrett
    Leslie Easterbrook
    Leslie Easterbrook
    • Patty Frost
    Steve Boyles
    • Stan Payne
    Danielle Harris
    Danielle Harris
    • Annie Brackett
    Skyler Gisondo
    Skyler Gisondo
    • Tommy Doyle
    • Director
      • Rob Zombie
    • Writers
      • Rob Zombie
      • John Carpenter
      • Debra Hill
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    7p0kerviK1NG67

    Rob Zombie

    This movie is underrated

    Yes its not an oscar movie bue i really like the character development of Michael.

    I normally dont like horror movies, i think most of them are pretty cringe.

    But this one is worth a watch.
    7BruddanChrist

    I really enjoyed it

    When Rob Zombie was offered the chance to remake Halloween, he went to John Carpenter to gain his blessing. Carpenter's response was, "Make it your own." Zombie has achieved something few filmmakers do in remaking a classic. He has taken the original version and added more meat to it.

    Meyers's character development is very interesting. We first see him as a subdued boy who (allegedly) kills small animals to feel superior, then follow him as he progresses into a repressed, zombie-like murderer who kills everybody he comes across. When comparing the 1978 Meyers with the 2007 Meyers, the latter version is much more frightening (though, Tyler Mane deserves much credit for that). Carpenter's Meyers is a robot; Zombie's Meyers is a monster.

    Zombie's ensemble of supporting actors is one of the film's strongest aspects. Most of the Devil's Rejects cast returns, all portraying much different characters. Danny Trejo and William Forsythe give particularly memorable performances.

    In light of today's Hostel/Saw horror violence, Halloween is rather tame. While it certainly surpasses Carpenter's version in both content and intensity, Zombie practices some restraint in how much violence is shown, leaving much of the horror to sound effects and imagination.

    I honestly don't understand why people are so hard on this movie. The ending drags on for a bit, but otherwise it's a pretty solid film. Remakes have become regular ventures. You can either resist them and be unhappy with half of the movies released, or welcome them and hope for a good ride every now and then. Halloween is a great popcorn flick! Just sit back and enjoy yourself.
    6Sarah423

    Not the Original But the Same Name

    This is ok if you've not actually seen the original, but if you have? Turn around and find that version to watch.

    Maybe do it in either case, really.

    The new structure adds in more of Michael's back story, but that's to the detriment of tension. By the time we actually get to Laurie's story, I was ready to turn it off.

    Not the actors' faults, although who could compete with the original cast? Not the music or videography--both sufficiently atmospheric.

    Just a script that plods on a story that's already a classic.

    In sum, this version? An average job.
    7flamethrower72

    This is the reason everybody hates this movie!

    One of the only reasons this movie is hated so much is because Rob Zombie chose to remake it. Everybody said, "the movie should have never been remade, it was fine the way it was." I agree. But he was not just remaking it, Rob Zombie also made a back story for about a good 40 minutes and explained more about how Michael went wrong. And Rob Zombie said he did not want this to be like John Carpenters HALLOWEEN. He wanted it to be his own vision of this movie as if Carpenters never existed. Now some things I liked about this movie was, First of all, the death scenes were great. 2nd, it actually portrayed how real teenagers act today. 3rd, this was a great plot and showed how Michaels Life was and how he became so evil. And third, for once in a lifetime, this Michael Myers actually scared me more than the Halloween movies usually do. This movie has some good acting and killing scenes, and a great unexpected ending. Overall, I give Rob Zombies HALLOWEEN, a 7/10, or a 3.5/5.
    5kennyeatsbirds

    Somewhat disappointing...

    Like many of the horror fans out there I went through my phase of being angry and disgusted that they would remake Halloween and especially that Rob Zombie would be the director to do it. This eventually wore off and I came to terms with it. I am a fan of Rob Zombie and as it got nearer to the release date I came to believe that I would probably enjoy the movie, although I figured it still wouldn't compare to the original. Hell, I was even pretty excited to go see it (It's rare these days that we get to see horror films out of Hollywood made by people who actually give a sh*t about the genre, which is why I like Zombie even though I don't find him to be a genius director or anything like that.)

    Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed with what I saw. For the most part, the first half of the movie was interesting and held my attention but once it became night time, the whole film went downhill. Essentially, like many "slasher movies" today, the last 30 minutes or so of the film turned into a string of boring chase sequences. Don't get me wrong, chase sequences are essential to these kinds of movies, but they can't carry a movie for half an hour.

    It seemed to me that one of the main problems was that Zombie seemed to drop the ball when Michael Myers completely turns into a silent killer. His talent as a writer is in creating interesting characters (i.e. house of 1000 corpses & the devil's rejects), but with no personality left in his killer, the script and other characters become boring. Rob Zombie is not a suspense director and the attempts he made at it during this film were pretty lame. It wasn't scary and none of the "jump scares" worked. This isn't to say that he is a bad filmmaker, he just seems to be out of his element with this movie.

    Although I thought the back story was decent and entertaining enough, I still tend to find Michael Myers a more interesting character with less back story and more mystery like in the original.

    I appreciate the effort put into the movie and I have given it a rating of 5 because I still think it was probably better than what they would have made with a different writer and director, but this movie just didn't work for me.

    Luckily I got to see this at a drive-in theater along with the original Halloween and Grindhouse, so the night was still pretty great.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Malcolm McDowell ruined a great number of takes by invoking hysterical laughter in the other actors.
    • Goofs
      (at around 33 mins) No asylum where a character is imprisoned as criminally insane would give inmates metal forks. They would be replaced by plastic cutlery, for exactly the reasons that they end up being used here - fear of being used as weapons to attack staff or other inmates.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Samuel Loomis: His eyes will deceive you; they will destroy you. They will take from you your innocence, your pride, and eventually your soul. These eyes do not see what you and I see. Behind these eyes one finds only blackness, the absence of light. These are the eyes of a psychopath.

    • Crazy credits
      End credits are inter-cut with home video clips depicting Myers childhood.
    • Alternate versions
      Brazilian theatrical version was cut by 26 minutes in order to secure a more commercial 14 years old certificate.
    • Connections
      Featured in Howard Stern on Demand: Liz Call/Gary Screws Up (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      God of Thunder
      Written by Paul Stanley

      Performed by KISS

      Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • HalloweenMovies.com: The Official site of Michael Myers
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Halloween: El inicio
    • Filming locations
      • 1110 Glendon Way, South Pasadena, California, USA(Myers house)
    • Production companies
      • Dimension Films
      • Nightfall Productions
      • Spectacle Entertainment Group
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $58,272,029
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,362,367
      • Sep 2, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $80,460,948
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital

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