Halloween

I don't care what people think. Rob Zombie is becoming my most favorite director.

With a remake of Halloween, quite possibly John Carpenter's masterpiece, I was very leery. Then I heard it was going to be done by Rob Zombie, well, to tell the truth, all skepticism flew out the window. If there was ever a movie remake I would trust Rob Zombie with, it would be Halloween. Rob Zombie has a way of keeping the evil evil but showing you a softer side of it, while maintaining the original evilness. Now, Rob Zombie is showing an early director's forte of always casting his friends/actors he has previously worked with. All of his regulars are in here with, albeit, smaller parts; except his wife. Now, I think the lady is awesome, but she can't act very well. I do see her getting better through each film. But she didn't hold the candle close enough here. She tried, which is obvious, but you could tell she didn't have a 100% hold of the character. And, leave it to Rob to cast her into an important but semi-large part. She plays Mikey's Mom. Which, in the original, didn't matter much, but here we see Mikey progress into the psychopath.

Rob Zombie has done nothing to the story, btw. He made a few changes to how certain things play out, but has not changed the story, the characters, or the nudity at all. Yup, just like the old film, 3 girls show their boobs and what lovely boobs they are. But, they are shown in probably the best way titty flashes can be done, with realism. Unlike the first, titty flashes are not the best thing on the screen, and, unlike the original, the girls don't worry about putting something on while trying to get away from the killer; they just try to get away like any real person would. So, yes, during one girl's scene she is topless cause she was just making out when her boy toy was snatched from above by Mike. And none of that creepy 'he is lurking in the darkness waiting for you when your done and alone' crap. He waits for a second then moves in. Rob Zombie has brought realism to this film which really helps draw you in.

Also, I think Rob was perfect for this direction because he has a fascination with 70's clothing and music which help bring out the creep factor. He also helps bring to light the true aura of the 70's. I really hate it when people revel in the 70's culture; thinking 'it was a great time to get high and love one another'. True, but there is a huge down side to that sort of freedom. Mainly the people who take advantage of this type of situation. The people who are sick in the head and cause violence and pain wherever they go. These people slipped through the cracks of this time and Rob Zombie helps bring that to light more so than anyone else has done. S.O.S. for example (Son of Sam). This guy roamed around killings tons of people and no one really took it seriously. The guy had to turn himself in to be caught for crying out loud. The 70's weren't great, they were a time to be afraid and Rob helps point this out better than anyone.

I don't know. All I really know is that I identify with Rob Zombie's directing taste. I feel satisfied that I have seen everything I wanted to see out of his films, and didn't even know it. Well done Rob, well done.