Going back to the Mid-80s, when I first saw Halloween on late night TV as a young Teenager, this new installment brings back some memories. It has the dark look and feel of the the original that made it such a feast. Ratingwise, I may not be the average Halloween fan. I did like the back to back idea of H2 right away, I did like the Producer Cut of H6 (not the theatrical version), I still don't like H3 and H20 very much. Rob Zombie.... don't know really.
Now back to the present: Jamie Lee Curtis IS Laurie Strode, it's her Life role and she inhabits it once again with a great performance. Michael has aged equally and - at first - seems more human but maybe that's just the broad daylight. But that changes as soon as the bus crashes. This is where this movie differs big time from the original: the bodycount and the gore, which I felt were too much at times. I get that Michael has been locked away for 40 years, is angry and needs to quench his thirst but the randomness of his victims and brutality of his kills feel unnecessary at times and are rather on the level of the sequels. But maybe that's just the Zeitgeist of the 2018 horror/slasher movie and I didn't get it.
The movie doesn't try to explain Michael's motivation or background and neglects the "Laurie is his sister"-storyline that was established in the sequels. This of course makes sense as the new movie ignores all of them. Well kind of, as it still pays all sorts of homages to some of the sequels which is pretty cool. The doctor-storyline is a bit of a mystery to me. Did he trigger Michael's escape? Was he mental all the way or did he lapse at some point during the night? Not a very satisfying part of the story. Also Sheriff Barker, he must have had more screen time initially. He just disappears after 2/3 of the movie. Or maybe he's saved for a sequel?
Nevertheless, it's a pretty good and solid movie and I liked it.
Now back to the present: Jamie Lee Curtis IS Laurie Strode, it's her Life role and she inhabits it once again with a great performance. Michael has aged equally and - at first - seems more human but maybe that's just the broad daylight. But that changes as soon as the bus crashes. This is where this movie differs big time from the original: the bodycount and the gore, which I felt were too much at times. I get that Michael has been locked away for 40 years, is angry and needs to quench his thirst but the randomness of his victims and brutality of his kills feel unnecessary at times and are rather on the level of the sequels. But maybe that's just the Zeitgeist of the 2018 horror/slasher movie and I didn't get it.
The movie doesn't try to explain Michael's motivation or background and neglects the "Laurie is his sister"-storyline that was established in the sequels. This of course makes sense as the new movie ignores all of them. Well kind of, as it still pays all sorts of homages to some of the sequels which is pretty cool. The doctor-storyline is a bit of a mystery to me. Did he trigger Michael's escape? Was he mental all the way or did he lapse at some point during the night? Not a very satisfying part of the story. Also Sheriff Barker, he must have had more screen time initially. He just disappears after 2/3 of the movie. Or maybe he's saved for a sequel?
Nevertheless, it's a pretty good and solid movie and I liked it.
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