According to reports, Rob Zombie was given free reign by the producers to execute his own vision in H2: Halloween II without the limitations of John Carpenter-centric Halloween movies that came before it. Which, according to how this movie turned out, could be likened to giving a large, razor sharp, butcher knife to a six foot tall psychopath who will gut everyone who comes between him and killing his sister.
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In Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Laurie is being hunted down by Michael. Michael tries to kill Laurie and along the way other people become part of the carnage. However this time, Dr. Loomis will not come to save the day. kind of bittersweet really.
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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers tries to answer all the questions that everyone has been asking since the original Halloween movie such as “Why doesn’t Michael Myers die?” “Where did he get his powers?” “Why did he kill his sister?” “Why does he keep killing people?” “Why didn’t he continue using a clown’s mask?” “How did he get his rune tattoo?” “Where did he learn to drive?” You know, all the questions that can’t be answered with “because he is pure evil.”
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Rob Zombie’s remake of John Carpenter’s Halloween is one of the more controversial Halloween movies. Some feel Rob Zombie made Michael Myers “too” real, while others feel he deviated too much from Carpenter’s vision. But the fact remains that it takes real guts even to attempt to put your own spin on a cult classic among Halloween movies. Rob Zombie can say he took the challenge head on. Let’s see what the movie is all about.
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What better way to describe one of the most recognizable antagonists in Halloween movies than through the eyes of his arch nemesis. Dr. Samuel Loomis describes Michael Myers as “evil” and all permutations thereof. These include “pure evil,” “simply evil” and our favorite from Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers “evil on two legs.”
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Word of caution: Michael Myers is not in this one. If you’re still interested enough to proceed, then by all means keep reading. Halloween III: Season of the Witch is the third installment from the Halloween movie franchise. It’s also the only one without a sliver of Michael Myers’s butcher knife in it. Halloween III: Season of the Witch, for better or worse, turned out to be a complete departure from the first two Halloween movies.
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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers sees the return of Michael Myers and his niece Jamie. What sets this installment apart from the rest of the series is its amped up violence. This time The Shape is not content just using a butcher’s knife to murder his victims. Arguably, the characters and storyline used in this film have found many a reincarnation in today’s modern slasher films.
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There was a lot of criticism when the original Halloween came out. It ranged from its cinematic merits to its cultural relevance and even as far as its effect on the youth’s attitude towards morality and violence. But one thing the critics didn’t pick on was the role the music played in creating the creepy atmosphere of the Halloween franchise. Particularly, the classic Michael Myers theme which has become a sort of cult sensation in its own right.
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Michael Myers is back – back from the dead that is. Halloween II is the sequel to the original Halloween which was directed by John Carpenter. Although Carpenter didn’t come back as the director for this one, he was still highly involved in the screenplay. This explains why all the scare tactics that made the first Halloween movie a success can still be found in this movie.
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Evil will not be televised. It will be streamed online. In Halloween: Resurrection we see the return of Michael Myers in real time and on reality TV. Unfortunately, some of the characters that have survived Michael’s evil clutches over the years, such as Dr. Loomis and Laurie, didn’t survive in this movie.
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All Halloween fans can thank the lackluster box office ratings and poor critical acclaim of “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” for making producers of the Halloween franchise bring back Michael Myers. He returns in full form in this fourth installment, with the addition of new plot lines and characters.
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If you’re looking for a scary movie to watch this Halloween, what can be more apt than a movie with the same name? Directed by John Carpenter, his unassuming, independently produced, horror film titled Halloween became the template of all summer slasher Halloween movies after it.
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