To preface my review, I am a fan of Rob Zombie as well as a fan of the Halloween franchise. Furthermore, I am a connoisseur of the horror genre.
This was by far the most deplorable and most forgettable installment in the Halloween franchise, including Season of the Witch. If you have seen SOTW, you know just how serious this statement is. Enduring this rushed, patchwork film truly has no reward. Analyzing it time and time again ,this really will go down as one of the most tragic failures of the modern horror genre.
Rob Zombie posted many "hype blogs" about this film during the process of its creation. Through several clues, it was painfully clear this was nothing more than a paycheck for Rob. The aforementioned clues include: 1.) Zombie stated after the completion of his Halloween remake that he would not revisit the franchise as he felt he had exhausted the possibilities of the film.
2.) Zombie often referenced how he was "hauling ass" to complete this movie. Reading between the lines, he was not taking his time to craft a masterpiece.
The overall tone of this film is sleazier and more depraved than any previous Zombie feature. This filth-infested cinematography has worked well for Zombie in the past. However, in H2 it has quite the opposite effect. None of the characters illicit any connection or worse, any empathy. The characters are static, unchanging, and unable to rouse any emotions from an audience. What's worse is since when does Michael sound like an aerobics instructor when he kills people? His cold silence is a staple of what makes him an absolute villain.
Perhaps the most frustrating element of all was the re-emergence of his wife. Apparently, Zombie is unable to make a film without her. She died in the original and it should have stayed this way. Instead, we get a pretentious recycling of the Friday the 13th storyline as the mother "guides" Michael in his slaughter. As an avid Halloween fan, I have never liked the cheap rip-off known as Friday the 13th and feel insulted that Zombie would include something that so closely resembles that film.
In closing, Zombie should have went with his initial instinct and stayed far away from a Halloween sequel. I know he could care less what one fan thinks, but this has severely damaged my respect and admiration for him as an artist. Here's hoping that this is a one-time blunder and his future works will push creative and artistic horror in new directions.
This was by far the most deplorable and most forgettable installment in the Halloween franchise, including Season of the Witch. If you have seen SOTW, you know just how serious this statement is. Enduring this rushed, patchwork film truly has no reward. Analyzing it time and time again ,this really will go down as one of the most tragic failures of the modern horror genre.
Rob Zombie posted many "hype blogs" about this film during the process of its creation. Through several clues, it was painfully clear this was nothing more than a paycheck for Rob. The aforementioned clues include: 1.) Zombie stated after the completion of his Halloween remake that he would not revisit the franchise as he felt he had exhausted the possibilities of the film.
2.) Zombie often referenced how he was "hauling ass" to complete this movie. Reading between the lines, he was not taking his time to craft a masterpiece.
The overall tone of this film is sleazier and more depraved than any previous Zombie feature. This filth-infested cinematography has worked well for Zombie in the past. However, in H2 it has quite the opposite effect. None of the characters illicit any connection or worse, any empathy. The characters are static, unchanging, and unable to rouse any emotions from an audience. What's worse is since when does Michael sound like an aerobics instructor when he kills people? His cold silence is a staple of what makes him an absolute villain.
Perhaps the most frustrating element of all was the re-emergence of his wife. Apparently, Zombie is unable to make a film without her. She died in the original and it should have stayed this way. Instead, we get a pretentious recycling of the Friday the 13th storyline as the mother "guides" Michael in his slaughter. As an avid Halloween fan, I have never liked the cheap rip-off known as Friday the 13th and feel insulted that Zombie would include something that so closely resembles that film.
In closing, Zombie should have went with his initial instinct and stayed far away from a Halloween sequel. I know he could care less what one fan thinks, but this has severely damaged my respect and admiration for him as an artist. Here's hoping that this is a one-time blunder and his future works will push creative and artistic horror in new directions.