the new Halloween is certainly a very
well made film if not particularly well
written I know it was you Danny McBride I know it was you you're the only
additional person creatively when it
comes to the screenplay
but also the film is will counts too
there are some really good elements here
but I had a real hard time with a number
of the creative choices and I ultimately
feel that the film does not deliver on
its main selling point and that's the
revenge of Laurie Strode now on that
note I recently relaunched the original
Halloween and I recommend that you do
the same so you can appreciate some of
the very clever nods to it in this movie
but and this is a big butt so maybe you
don't want to watch it right but the
Laurie Strode in that original film
would never grow up grow up to be the
one that's on display here and while I
understand that the film is trying to
say that Michael Myers changed her with
better writing it would have simply
broken Laurie and or set her on a
different darker path not made her a
completely different person also it's a
lot less satisfying to see the revenge
of a character if you can't even see
shades of that original character up on
screen besides it being played by the
same actress for shame
Jamie Lee for shame it's embarrassing
quite frankly furthermore in this new
Laurie Strode
is Sarah Connor meets Kevin McCallister
but with the twist that you never saw
coming she's incompetent yes imagine of
Sarah Connor and Kevin McCallister were
all talk but when the moment came they
couldn't deliver now this new Laurie
Strode would have you believe that
everything does go to plan but I saw it
I think it's pretty clear she just
manages to get by right and even then
the movie asks does she my other problem
with the movie is that it's just too
gruesome like a lot of times with horror
movies I can't look at the screen right
I'm so scared but here I wasn't looking
at the screen Laura
time because it was just too horrible to
watch right I don't know how fun that is
some people like it so I want to I want
to put that Asterix there but also other
problem is that it's gruesome with no
story or mystery to justify going there
right you know how in movies or even
terrifyingly in real life you hear about
the killer who makes others watch while
he murders people right in front of them
well that's what David Gordon Green does
to you and me he makes us watch as a
bunch of really nice people get horribly
murdered you know the rule scream made
it very clear you killed dumb and jerky
teenagers and adults that's it
and I also I'm still trying to decide if
killing kids under the age of 13 is a
step too far I'm thinking maybe it is
now as I said the movie is without a
doubt very well made beyond the script
that is and as a director because Gordon
green contributed to the script as well
but as a director he has a strong
control of the visual narrative and the
shots unfold beautifully with minimal
ineffective camerawork and editing the
entire affair is also very well
choreographed and they do a nice job
setting the mood and the cast
besides Jamie Lee Curtis who as I said
embarrass or embarrasses herself and
also well patent by the way they kept
saying patents officer Hawkins responded
to the original killing spree and I was
like I don't remember you bro and I
don't remember him because it wasn't in
the movie so if he wasn't in the
original movie we'll patent why go there
and gas like the audience right I was
like I just watched this I don't
remember him and that's because he
wasn't in the movie he's also the
dumbest Cup ever also the movie promised
is a kick-ass moment with Judy Greer and
only mildly delivers I was like really
that was a huge tease but everyone else
so talented and very likable as actors
and II matichek what a great name is a
great addition and she showcases I guess
cuz she's her granddaughter but all the
qualities that made the original Laurie
Strode such a unique character in this
movie all of her friends also are very
appealing particularly Virginia Gardner
and Myles Robbins such nice people such
nice people I mean they weren't like
model citizens but they were awesome
they were really cool toby huss is a lot
of fun displaying an unusual amount of
personality for a dad character again in
this type of movie
he's the unlucky guy who married into
the strode family and then gibreel on
Mutombo and vince mattis do an
exceptional job as child actors in a
very adult horror movie really really
like even while I was leaving the press
screening people were like those kids
were good very very talented I also
enjoyed a bit of exploration of how of
how much Halloween has changed since the
original film there's a great moment
with a couple getting into their car all
dressed up for Halloween it's
particularly funny it's a small thing
you might see it and be like I don't
think it was that funny I thought it was
clever it's small and I think the movie
could have done more with exploring that
and maybe that could have justified this
horrible gruesome killing spree that I
had to watch ultimately I found this new
Halloween very disturbing and annoying
but it did stick with me to be fair
partially because it was disturbing and
annoying right but also because you know
there were some interesting shots and
there was some stuff that I think did
work right so good luck because I know a
lot of you are gonna see this no matter
what right and I totally understand it
all right I think it's kind of like it's
Halloween it's a it's a it's a historic
franchise in the genre it's the scary
movie coming out for the for the holiday
go see it but just it's gonna it's gonna
be really tough and if you have a big
prop you know if you little problem
watching people be horribly murdered in
front of you I mean you could think who
doesn't right but you know we had we
know in this situation you just be
prepared for what you're getting
yourself into
all right so that's my review of
Halloween I'm very curious to hear your
thoughts down below this has been
playing on the festival circuit and a
couple of advanced screening so if
you've seen it don't give away any
spoilers down below alright I may or may
not do a spoiler review we'll see how
hot this movie is but anyway I look
forward to hearing your car
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