Rob Zombie stated that he likes endings, and that Hollywood will usually always try to go after a sequel. That said, Halloween's a great visionary one shot. Halloween takes Carpenter and Hill's story and makes it his own, giving Michael Myers a bit of backstory that fleshed out the character a little more. The shocks are intense, and the deaths are gruesome. There are so many cameos here - Dee Wallace, Udo Kier, William Forsythe, but the three standouts are Sheri Moon Zombie as Mike's Mom, Danny Trejo as the superintendent who befriends Michael, and Danielle Harris, who returns to the Halloween saga as Annie instead of Jamie. She was really great here. The kid who played Michael was also good. Bottom line, It's just a slightly different version of of the original Haddonfield story, and while it does get a little strange near the end, the remake comes across much better than it has a right to, when compared to The Fog or other remakes that have come out recently.

This film was done very very well. It is probably one of the best re-inventions I have ever seen. Rob Zombie and Cast pulled this movie off very very well. This isn't a gratuitous horror flick like most of the recent ones that have come out, but totally brings back the hidden horror aspect that was captured well in the past. It also has a few good laughs from some of the comments made by the characters to lull you back into a false security, but then backs it up with great shocks and scares. It's been quite a while since I've heard people scream during the movie and not groan with sympathy pains. Bravo Mr. Zombie, Bravo.

First off, Variety's Dennis Harvey has NO idea what he is talking about when it comes to this movie, and neither do the other fan naysayers. Spare me the irrational mystique and loose ends of the original. Rob Zombie's version is emotionally harrowing,stark, and unforgiving. It is an improvement on the original in countless ways - its character depth and dev, unrelenting brutality, suspense, tempo,visual style, and the improved physical presence of Myer himself are all greatly welcomed. The exploration of Myer's dysfunctional childhood and his mental collapse into monstrosity alone is noteworthy- it is an absolutely believable scenario that left me chilled. The symbolism of masks and the origin of Micheal's disturbed obsession with them is very resonant- all psychopaths and serial killers mask their true selves in one form or another. I applaud the amped up violence and brutality because it is neither stylized nor overly gory- it is realistic and therefore much more horrific.

Zombie is going back to stage one. It will be his take on how it all started. It will be raw and rough around the edges. There will be more of an explanation of what happened to michael's" brain". Maybe he is the true antichrist. As Loomis says, "YOU CAN'T KILL EVIL!" Zombie has a way of putting a special filthy 1970's edge on his films. I love it! Zombie is a genius in the art of horror. This is not going to be a waste of time. I think everyone should go dressed as a character from the movie on the opening night. This is going to rock!

People need to stop called this fim a remake because it is not. Rob Zombie specifically stated that "this is a retelling of the story and not a remake in anyway shape or form, so please do not compare this film to any of the originals". But what do people do? They keep calling it a remake and judging it based on the original, because they aren't educated enough to do research on a film before they go and see it. Those of you who are out there writing bad reviews and aren't intelligent enough to see past your own superficiallity and shallowness need to shut your mouths. Leave the critiquing to the people who actually eat, sleep, and breath horror movies. I'm not even going to bother writing my review of this film but am now going to use it to bash the morons of this reveiw forum. Some of you bashed this film, simply because it gave the earlier history of Michael Meyers.How does it feel to be that one dimensional? The idea of a complex horror film must make you fell like a simpleton