Customer Reviews

Halloween: Resurrection

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(26)
3 star:		(22)
2 star:		(23)
1 star:		(28)

 

 

this is probably the worst movie in the Halloween series.so far,it's
the last of the original Halloween series.unfortunately,there will
probably be another installment.for me,i think i've pretty much had
enough of Michael Myers.the last one(H2O)wasn't great,but at least it
tended in a way that guaranteed the death of Michael Myers.yet,in the
most stupid and unbelievable plot twist i have ever seen in any
movie,they find a way to bring him back.i still cannot believe the
ridiculousness of it all.beyond that though,this movie does have a bit
of excitement,but it's mostly dumb and even more contrived than you
would expect.i'm not sure if it's as bad as the Curse of Michael
Myers,but i think it deserves a lower rating,due to the dumbest reason
ever to explain the return from death,of a villain,or any character,for
that matter.i doubt i will live long enough to see anything as utterly
stupid and illogical as that.for me,Halloween:Resurrection deserves no
more than a 1.5/5

It was an okay movie but having Busta Rhymes play the superman
role definetly didnt help.

Like what were they thiking having Tyra Banks in the film
you see her all the time it completly kills the effectivness
of a horror film.

Any decent horror film will star actors youve never seen or
wont see again.

How can you get into the characters when two of the main ones
are world famous celebrities its absolutely retarded.

This film is lucky to get a 1 star.

THE HALLOWEEN FRANCHISE HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR. FIRST WAS THE COMPLETLEY RIDICULOUS 3RD INSTALLMENT SEASON OF THE WITCH, WICH IN ITSELF COULD HAVE BEEN AN ENTERTAINING MOVIE BUT INDEED NOT THE CASE. THEN CAME HALLOWEEN THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS, WICH ALTHOUGH I HAD SOME HUGE PROBLEMS WITH CERTAIN PLOT POINTS, KEPT TRUE TO THE SPIRIT OF 4 AND 5. H20 WAS UNDENIABLY A REWARD FOR PATIENT AND LOYAL FANS AND A PROMISING LAST EFFORT THAT WAS A FINE CONCLUSION TO THE DISMANTLED SERIES. BUT WAIT!!! THERES MORE!!!! HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION FEELS LIKE A FILM YOUVE WATCHED SO MANY TIMES YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY THINK THE CREATORS ARE REUSING SHOTS FROM THE PREVIOUS FILMS. THE OPENING SCENE INSULTS ANYONES INTELLIGENCE AND I GUESS SHOWS JAMIE LEE CURTIS' TRUE APPRECIATION FOR HER ROLE IN THE HALLOWEEN SERIES, WICH EQUALS TO MONEY AND CERTAINLY NOTHING ELSE OF QUALITY OR DIGNITY. SOMEHOW RICK ROSENTHAL SEEMS TO HAVE MADE TWO OF THE WORST AND MOST OBNOXIOS ACTORS IN THE FILM --BUSTA RYHMS AND BIANCA KAJLICH EVEN MORE ANNOYING AND TEDIOUS THAN ANYONE COULD EXPECT. THE END IS LAUGHABLE AND IT DOES NOTHING MORE THAN ANGER ANY VIEWR WITH EVEN THE SLIGHTEST INTELLIGENCE. ONE VIEWER DESCRIBED IT BEST, "WHAT HAPPENED HERE? DID A MENTAL PATIENT GET A HOLD OF THE CAMERA?" SADLY, EVEN A MENTALLY RETARTED PERSON COULD MAKE A MORE ENTERTAINGING AND INTELLIGENT MOVIE THAN RICK ROSENTHAL. DO BETTER!!!!!!

I'm a big Michael Myers fan from way back when, and I have to admit I was rather disappointed with this eighth entry in the hallowed Halloween series. The whole concept of having six young people spend a night in Michael Myers' old house on Halloween night is brilliant albeit not quite original, but even this "reality" aspect of the film could have been improved upon. Then you have a number of plot elements that exist for no apparent reason whatsoever, as the issues these raised initially are left blowing in the wind. Worst of all is the beginning of the film, as it did much to ruin whatever good might follow in its wake once the filmmakers got to the new and refreshing presentation of everyone's favorite masked killer doing his thing. It is hard to say what I mean without giving important plot elements away, so all I will say is that the opening scenes in this movie insult the intelligence of Halloween's core audience and then quickly proceed to spit upon and kick the very essence of what Halloween used to be about. I think the opening climax is borne of a very bad decision, and the scene itself is almost laughably pathetic. I daresay many loyal Halloween fans will share my dissatisfaction in this regard.

Once we finally get to the live Internet broadcast of the six young people inside Michael Myers' old house, the movie succeeds fairly well. The webcam aspect of the cinematography gives this film a special look and feel, and the sudden appearances of Michael take on added effectiveness. There is one particularly good moment wherein the sudden appearance of the white mask from out of the shadows has a vintage Frankenstein feel to it. The killings are nothing special, and this Michael Myers really doesn't carry himself well or have an inkling of the presence he had in earlier movies, but at least the man is still taking care of business. The characters in this film are a problem, though. Most of them are nothing more than characters put there to be killed. I never got any sense of what makes any of them tick. Michael's knife can cut through anything, but this film never manages to even penetrate the surface of any major character. Bianca Kajlich turns in a pretty good performance as Sara Moyer, and I thought Busta Rhymes was great and certainly entertaining as Freddie Harris, the man behind the web broadcast. The other cast members aren't bad actors and actresses; they just had little to work with from the script. Sara's character seemed to have some type of special sensitivity or psychic link of sorts to Michael early on, but that subplot goes nowhere. Then there is Sara's Internet friend Decker. The movie did need some outside person viewing the Internet broadcast and reacting to what he sees take place in the house, but Decker ends up becoming one of the most needless characters of all time.

On a more positive note, the DVD is loaded with extra goodies. Besides the obligatory filmmaker commentary, you get several deleted scenes and three alternate endings (all of them as unimpressive as the actual ending), looks behind the scenes with Jamie Lee Curtis and the production designer, and a featurette on the head cam worn by the six young people in the house. Best of all, you can view the webcam footage on its own with or without commentary. This forty or so minutes of material, which includes a few moments not included in the film, actually plays better than the movie itself. If the filmmakers would have gone even farther in the webcam direction, I think this movie could have been more enjoyable, although nothing could heal the wounds inflicted on Halloween loyalists in the opening moments of the film.

Lousiest movie ever.Please watch the classics and stop at H20.
I am glad that I managed to put my two cents regarding this movie before other tasteless people say that this is the best movie of the series.I get annoyed when no talent directors can only make a name for themselves by rehashing a classic to today's standards, and ruin the whole concept of what made this movie such a landmark.Lets throw in a bunch of lousy no name actors, a classic Jamie Lee Curtis (total film time 8 minutes), some out of place nudity, and usual blood. Mix, then shake twice, put in the microwave for an instant tv dinner horror flick.Truly, we have lost the concept of what makes scary movies, and obviously the person above knows nothing of good talent.

Even though it leaves the plot of the original it brings back old chessy gory scary fun...++++ it has nudity:-)

This has to be the dumbest Halloween movie out there. I'm sorry but the filmmakers are trying to hard and the little cameras that the people had on thier heads made the movie a little more boring. The acting was a disaster and so was the plot and the best character died in the starting when she could have just done him off. So this is my review and I hope it's helpful! That is All, Good-bye.

Do not bother buying this DVD, unless you just want to own all the Halloween movies. It is the worst out of the Halloween series. I personally liked them all until this one came out. It just plain sucks. Bad Acting, Bad Storyline, Bad Score, Bad Everything. I was even ashamed of Jamie Lee Curtis's small cameo role. Bottom line this movie should be selling for $ brand new. The so called delted scenes are not complete either. They are missing the original intro to the film. So if you are buying the movie for that, don't bother.

The 8th entry has Michael Myers killing Laurie in the local nuthouse and returning to his house and kill webcam teens searching his house but they die and it takes people to kill Michael.this film is the best in the series espically the deleted scenes and alternate endings on the dvd.but parts 4 and 6 are the best.the Internet/Headcam thing is silly, but the cast like Bianca Kajlich,Busta Rhymes,Tyra Banks,Katee Seckhoff,Sean Patrick Thomas,Thomas Ian Nicholas,and Ryan Merriman,plus a cameo by Jamie Lee Curtis are quite well-casted.but one thing about this film that is bad is Michael's mask it is worser than his masks in parts 5 and H2O,you can see his eyes making him goofier than scarier.Rated R for Graphic Violence,Language,Some Sexual Content and Nudity,and Brief Drug Use.

Not very hyped up, but true hardcore Halloween fans like me hyped it up. Taking after the surprising ending of "Halloween: H20", Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) decapitated her evil brother, the white-masked serial killer Michael Myers. Because of her 'murder', she is now incarcarated in a sanitarium (ironically, Michael Myers was as well, after he killed Laurie's older sister years ago). The movie starts off amazing, with a compelling, intriguing storyline, but then it quickly falls into darkness. After the beginning part at the sanitarium, the plot moves back to Haddonfield, where it gets boring and stupid. Annoying young actors like Tara Reid's boyfriend from American Pie, the black guy from Save The Last Dance, and other mediocre, mostly from TV-actors have been selected to be in a MTV Fear-like show where they have to spend a night in the home of Michael Myers. Of course, Michael won't like having unexpected guests in his house, and has to deal with them.

The DVD almost makes up for the movie, with impressive video of 2.35:1, and audio of Dolby Digital 5.1. A DTS 5.1 would've been nice, too, but they didn't include it. The special features include deleted scenes, audio commentary, featurettes, behind-the-scenes look, and a special featurette on the "cameras" of Halloween: Resurrection. The title to the film, I found, to be misleading.

Overall a disappointing movie not worth much more than a rental. But me, I had to buy it to complete my Halloween DVD collection. Nothing so far has surpassed the original, but at least this keeps up the continuity between the 1st one, H20, and this one.