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Post by GL on Jun 16, 2006 11:30:22 GMT -5
On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being the worst, 5 being the best.
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Post by GL on Jun 16, 2006 13:41:07 GMT -5
“Halloween: H2O” is one of the better entries in the series.
**SPOILERS**
20 years after the original 'Halloween,' Laurie Strode (Jaime Lee Curtis) is living in Northern California with her son (Josh Hartnett). She has also changed her name to Keri Tate and is the headmistress of a posh private college. After all this time, she still refuses to celebrate Halloween, driving her son into the arms of his girlfriend (Michelle Williams). Her boyfriend (Adam Arkin) is also getting tired of Laurie spitting out talk about the dead Michael Myers, and both tell her to grow up and forget about Michael. That becomes difficult as Myers comes back and attacks the family on the campus. With their friends (Jodi Lynn O'Keefe, Adam Hann-Byrd) and her boyfriend slaughtered, and after narrowly escaping from him herself, Laurie calls out Michael and together have their final showdown.
The Good News: Not since the original 'Halloween' has suspense played such an important role in a movie. There are numerous times during the movie that lessons from the past successfully emerge in an imitation. The first half of the film is probably the best part, as Michael hasn't shown up yet, but the film provides several jumping moments, the best with Curtis and her real life mom Janet Leigh, but the film is scary nonetheless. For the first time I can remember, the actor who Myers was actually creepy. He had Myers' walk down to a T, and was very menacing in the role. Curtis also makes a successful comeback, and does a better job here than in 'Halloween 2,' and for the most part, the rest of the cast did a respectable job. Williams and Hartnett do have some good scenes, and they are believable together. Also, the film doesn't have a substantial amount of gore for being so recent, and follows 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' ('74) in the less is more routine. The darkly lit hallways bring a new idea, and with the film taking place in a college away from Haddonfield, is a new concept. There was only so much one could do by setting the entire the series in Haddonfield, and I thought they had run out of ideas in 'Curse' to keep the films in the same town. This was original. I also liked how they explained how Laurie is still alive. They saw she faked her death and went into hiding from Michael, a clever idea, since Part four claims that she had died in between films.
The Bad News: Waaay to short! This is the shortest entry in the series. It clocks in at less than 90 minutes, and with credits it doesn't even crack 90. The film should have had a longer confrontation, as a final battle should be. It is a shame that the film never had a final, all-inclusive battle, but oh well. I'm also complaining that Myers never spent enough time stalking Laurie's family. There were plenty of opportunities for Michael to stalk and attack the family, and he should've done so.
The Final Verdict: Despite the short running time, this is a great movie, and is a worthy entry into the 'Halloween' series. It provides something for all types of horror fans, and shouldn't be missed.
Rated R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language
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Post by CK on Jun 17, 2006 19:59:58 GMT -5
3/5 I liked this edition but there was something about it I just didnt like. Dont ask me what it is, but something didnt seem right.
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Post by Nobody on Jun 17, 2006 21:15:34 GMT -5
Good to see Jamie Lee Curtis back, but the fast MTv style pacing really ruined it. The film didn't build up any atmosphere or suspense that Halloween is noted for. 2 out of 5.
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Post by CK on Jun 18, 2006 5:20:46 GMT -5
It did feel like it was being rushed.
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Post by Nobody on Jun 18, 2006 23:21:18 GMT -5
Yea I recently re-watched it a month ago or so and when it ended I was like " what the hell?" ..Its over already? lol
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Post by GL on Jun 19, 2006 11:52:12 GMT -5
It's certainly not that bad, and I quite like that. No real suspense until we get to the end makes it seem to go by just like that.
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Post by HNT on Jun 21, 2006 21:48:35 GMT -5
I give it a solid 4. The Janet Leigh cameo and the nods to Psycho cemented it for me. This one is loads of fun
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Post by GL on Jun 22, 2006 11:59:13 GMT -5
Great moments, for sure, but it feels too short and too self-referencing for my tastes. Didn't really see the point in going for the MTV-crowd with this one.
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Post by Conan on Jul 1, 2006 4:23:56 GMT -5
I liked this movie too, I gave it a 4.
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Post by GL on Jul 6, 2006 10:20:00 GMT -5
Once again, agree. High up there in the series, a great entry.
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Post by Jen on Aug 2, 2006 14:02:28 GMT -5
I don't care for this movie at, I can't forgive the blatent lack of continuity (I am one of the few fans that liked both 4 and 5.....though I admit they aren't that great). And there isn't much to it....so it gets a 1/5 from me.
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Post by GL on Aug 2, 2006 14:22:44 GMT -5
I like the middle entries as well, although I feel about 5 the way you feel about this one: didn't really care much for it, but still nice.
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Post by Kevin on Aug 3, 2006 13:06:52 GMT -5
I loved this one. I hate MTV and Scream but I thought: "Finally, Jamie Lee is back." She is the only one in the series that has a good right to kill him and it worked. They should have left this series alone after this one.
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Post by GL on Aug 3, 2006 14:06:55 GMT -5
So, she's back? That's the only reason why you like this one? Sounds like more reasoning is required for me to believe that, Kevin. ;D ;D
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