"Halloween", a long-lived horror big IP deity, has eight episodes. The first two episodes were restarted by rock star Rob Zombie, and it was restarted for the second time this year. If added together, this "Halloween" is already The eleventh episode! ! !
The box office of this episode was unexpectedly good, proving that this big IP is still rich in money. From the first episode in 1978 to this year, forty years have passed. The "Queen of Screaming" Jamie Lee Curtis is still an irreplaceable soul figure, although she resigned after the second episode. But 20 years later, in 1998, she re-starred in my favorite episode of "H20 Catch the Ghost Festival", and was killed by Mike Myers at the beginning of the subsequent sequel. She said she wanted to do so. Kill the character and bye bye Halloween, but 40 years later, old Laurie returned unexpectedly.
In fact, this episode can be said to be a remake of "H20 Catch the Ghost Festival" (Episode 7). The plot is almost the same, except for the 20th anniversary Laurie protects his son and daughter-in-law, and the 40th anniversary protects his granddaughter. daughter. It hurts to see Laurie, who is already an old lady, still armed to resist the killing of the masked old man Mike!
At that time in 1998, youth killing movies such as "Screaming" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" were particularly popular, so "H20 Catch the Ghost Festival" can be regarded as a half action movie. Curtis was very sturdy at the time, and his fight with Mike was fistful. At the end of the film, Laurie personally cut off Mike's head, this kind of strong anti-kill makes people hooked.
This year's Screaming Queen is already 60, and can't go head-to-head with the devil, so I have to design traps for Mike to drill, which is somewhat opportunistic. To be honest, this new one is not terrifying and exciting, and the blood is moderate. The big box office sales are mainly due to the queen's face and the director's face.
Director David Gordon Green is an all-rounder. He can make both the art film "George Washington", which was included in CC, and the movie "Pineapple Express". For the first time dabbling in a horror film, the director copied many old Halloween scenes, such as Mike entering the women’s bathroom to scare people, Mike entering the kitchen to kill the housewife and stealing choppers, Mike robbing the gas station workers’ jumpsuits, etc., which are all for Halloween fans. Deja vu, you suddenly produce a kind of weird memory-like pleasure. In addition, some mischievous elements were added. For example, a boy and a half announced to him that he only liked dancing and did not like sports. His statement seemed to come out in disguise in front of his father, and then the two stupid people were killed by Mike. Also, it is officially announced that Mike is no longer Laurie's brother. His killing no longer has any family significance. It is just a boogieman who specializes in killing babysitter. This may be a simple, rude and heartless first step! This is very different from Rob Zombie reboot's deliberate description of Mike's terrible family and killing motives.
The only thing that is a little surprising in the film is the sudden reversal of the geek doctor, which is very different from the muscle of the dead Doctor Loomis. Despite the director's innovations, the new version of Halloween is still quite satisfactory and old-fashioned.
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