Post by Toasted Cheese on Nov 12, 2018 11:54:55 GMT
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.
Even my friend I was with, and she doesn't mind horror and gore, thought it was a bit too strong and unnecessary . This was probably the Zombie homage. 
But she was creeped out by the teeth scene as well and that was quite mild.
Why not just slash him or something, its less graphic and more in keeping in line with Myers fixation of sharp implements.