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Post by jamesbamesy on Nov 12, 2018 11:41:05 GMT
I felt pretty joyous when they were using elements from the other movies. At least they had respect to the other films in spite of retconning them all. It shows the creators still care about the franchise to please the fans, in a sort. Tbh, that inflating pumpkin would be awesome to see in somebody’s pool. It’s fine if you don’t think too fondly of the film, and that’s completely fine. It wasn’t gonna be for everyone. I just enjoyed it because it was a solid horror film and a great homage to not just the original, but the course of the series, canonical or not. I didn't come out feeling pumped up or excited about it, like I did with H20 or after viewing Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 on dvd. H20 had a scary opening that was in line with the first 2 Halloweens and Joseph Gordon-Levitt gave a fun and interesting characterization and even though he and his buddy were jerks, they made it work due to the acting. I thought the acting was rather meh overall in this new one.
I don't mind graphic violence, but I think it was overdone here. H20 still had a brutal element to it, but it retained that slashy, metallic cold-cut feel as well. This one was just turgid. I actually felt a bit sick when the doctor got his head stomped on, yet Zombie's films never made me feel like this and they were brutal. I guess that scene was much more brutal for a film like this, in which it doesn’t seem as brutal as Zombie’s films but up to that moment it’s a complete shocker.
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