To me, this movie is perfection.

hyped garbage

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Like...This was suppose to be a remake right? But Zombie decided to definitely put some different twists into this. Like seeing Michael as a child when he snaps and is in a mental facility, following his escape, Etc. but idk man...like I just felt like I wasn't watching a true Halloween movie. It felt off to me. Even Michael capturing Laurie and just admiring her. Like this could have been a completely different movie all together and could have named it something else. I'd never go out of my way to watch this.

We all know and agree that John Carpenter's original Halloween film is a masterpiece in its own right, one that is almost impossible to top. With that out of the way, let's look at this competent reboot. Zombie decided to begin the story with an overlong display of Myers' rough upbringing, which I suppose gives it that different edge to any of the previous Halloween films. For the most part during these sequences, the acting could be better and the overall atmosphere should have been creepier. We were supposed to be looking at a child with the devil's eyes, but all we saw was a misunderstood little psychopath that wasn't all that intimidating. I commend Zombie for attempting to do the backstory justice, but it was all in vain. Once we get past the small glimpses of originality in the script, we then move onto the slasher portion of the film which takes up roughly the last hour. Zombie surprised me with the crafty way he recaptured the spirit of the original Halloween. The acting from Laurie and the two children was thoroughly convincing, and for brief moments the atmosphere was thrilling. It was a worthy recreation in my view. At two hours long, this movie should have felt like a slog to get through, but it was engrossing enough to keep me interested until the end. That's more than I can say for a couple of other Halloween films produced over the years. While some of the character depictions (particularly Laurie's) were horrendous, I was pleasantly surprised at how competent the movie was. My special shout-out goes to Malcolm McDowell for doing justice to Donald Pleasance's immortal portray of Samuel Loomis.Finally, I would rate this film somewhere around a 6 or 6.5/10, but I feel the overall rating on IMDB is too low, so I've bumped it up to a 7*.

While the movie is certainly competent, reimagining one of the great horror icons left bad taste in viewers mouths... and eyes. Like someone pissed onto fans and casuals alike.As much as the the original movie (and it's sequel) tried to dehumanize Michael Myers, this reboot tried to humanize. He is a sweet kid, he has family, he speaks, he thinks, you can see his face, etc.All of it has no point and it just makes Michael Myers a shittier villain and in process, completely missing the point why Michael Myers is such a great villain.Best thing is that Myers is played by Tyler Mane and the dude is huge. And at least that adds some imposing physical menace to this version of Michael Myers.Everything else is either dialed to eleven (social interactions and characters) or is a direct copy from the original.I love Malcolm McDowell, but he was miscast here. Also, I didn't care for the rest of the cast... maybe Brad Dourif. However, I must nod to the number of cameos that Rob Zombie brought on. Most obvious is that character Anne is played by Danielle Harris that also played Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 4 and 5.It's not a bad movie by itself, but it's a bad Halloween movie. An edgy disappointment for Slipknot fans in mid 2000's. Disclosure - i was a fan of Slipknot then and still hated this movie.

1ST and foremost Rob Zombie is a hack---compleatly ruined my favorite movie of all time--The start of the film already sets the tone for the train wreck your in for--Wow Michael Myers is white trash--NO!!--in the original he looked like he was from a good house hold not the trailor park--Vulgar -torture porn--and the second part of the movie is just a cheap rushed Zombied out version of the original--and why is Myers this towering giant like Jason he was an average sized dude in the original--Terrible movie and director--save your time and just watch the classic you will be glad you did and PLEASE for the love of all thats good DO NOT watch the sequel it is worse than this one.