So was it fake news that the original theme was being replaced, or was it actually replaced only to be brought back after complaints?

What sort of moron would actually even think up the idea, much less consider, to replace the original theme in a Halloween movie?

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Listening to him during an interview on MTV (that I think I found via Ain't It Cool) made me dread this flick even more.

He seems to think that the fact he's giving the origin of every single aspect of Halloween (the mask, the jumpsuit, etc) justifies a remake and throwing a bunch of genre actors will make people say "Well, this is a steaming pile of shit, but it's cool because he watched the same horror flicks growing up that I did..."

Ordinary looking man. Does that suit you better. Now we've got this talentless fool turning him into a frickin' giant as if that's supposed to make him some unstoppable badass. It takes away from some of the realness Carpenter brought to the character up until the end when he walked away from 6 bullets. Unlike the Vorhees character, Myers could be hurt. That's my thinking anyway. Feel free to disagree.

Maybe I'm the wrong person to comment on this film considering I despise Zombie as a filmmaker. I also hate the idea of a remake of one of the best horror films ever. So I'd probably shit on anything where this remake is concerned.

I'm taking bets that he'll just turn this into another wretched grindhouse flick ala Devil's Rejects and 1000 Corpses.

I worked on a student film with that kid. I remember thinking the mother was a bit of an overbearing "stage mom" and felt kinda bad for him, but it looks like it all paid off. Here's to hoping Daeg's not a cokehead by 15.

It's kind of amusing seeing all of the bile directed at this film when one considers how many of the sequels to the original were steaming piles of shit. (I'm looking at you, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween [666]: The Curse of Michael Myers, and Halloween: Resurrection. And Halloween II and Halloween H20 were nothing to get excited about, either.)

He's already done shooting principle photography and will be begin to edit on Monday ---> http://blog.myspace.com/robzombie (Wow, is it possible for those MySpace people to have their noses any further up his ass? :lol: )

Apparently no one on that set heard about a certain other Carpenter remake that was rushed into production and its outcome. It truly is amazing how much respect I've lost for both Carpenter and Zombie over this past year. :eek:

BTW, on a more enthusiastic note: Don Coscarelli - Against Phantasm Remakes

Good for Don. Unlike Carpenter he seems to have a little integrity and isn't all about the money.

Anyway, I was recently reading a Fangoria issue from last year with a Rob Zombie interview stating how he wanted to differentiate his film from the original and would never cast any of the actors from the previous films. Hmmm. :hscratch:


Well, I'll just do what I do with every remake: avoid ever seeing it, deny its existence and pray to god its the worst box-office flop in remake history. They really do need to let this series die with some dignity. I was hoping the unfortunate death of Moustapha Akkad would bring about the end of the series...unfortunately his son is carrying on the tradition of running the series into the ground. :(

At least Carpenter has the sense to just cash his check and wash his hands of the remakes though, unlike Wes Craven.

Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN Teaser Trailer
 

Rob Zombie's remake of the John Carpenter classic

HALLOWEEN
The Night HE Came Home

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809784517/trailer

It actually doesn't look too bad. Halloween has so many horrible sequels, it's credibility won't be too hurt by the remake.

i dunno...i really want this to be good...but................

Is Rob's wife in this one too?

Why?

What is up with all of Carpenter's classics being remade?

Yes, Rob's wife is in this one. She plays Deborah Myers.

Yep, she play Deborah Myers (Michael's mother)

I think that trailer looks really good. I am getting more excited for this. Restarting this may be just the way to go. After the last few sequels, that route was over.

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For those who haven't been following the developments on this film, here is a pic of Annie, Laurie, and Lynda.

IMO...The original is "The Godfather" of horror movies and should not be fucked with

As nervous as I am, I loved The Devil's Rejects, and if Rob Zombie can make a Batman Begins-esque "reinvention", it might not be half bad. I think the formula he should have here is to do that same "true crime" feel he gave Devil's Rejects and cross it with elements of Carpenter's movie. I'm cautiously optimistic for this.

Malcolm McDowell couldn't be more perfect for Loomis. I heard rumors about Jeff Bridges and Ben Kingsley, but I don't think there's anybody more perfect than the leader of the Droogs himself. Donald Pleasance was a British character actor, and McDowell is the same thing, and he's just so perfect. I can't think of anything else to say.

Trailer was nothing special (imo), but I'm willing to give Zombie the benefit of the doubt.

So how exactly is Rob Zombie "reinventing" Halloween? Everything that I have read and seen makes it look like the same fucking movie. I was really looking forward to this when I first heard he was doing it, but seeing as its basically the same movie, I'm not quite sure I get the point. I definitely don't get why anyone could possibly think it looks interesting, just watch the original!

Maybe someone can prove me wrong, and it isn't going to be exactly the same as the original.

Some might consider this blasphemy, but I'm just not a big fan of the original. That being said, I'm kind of looking forward to this to see if Zombie can bring something to the table that I just couldn't find in the original.

Looks like the best incarnation of the Halloween movies since the original.

That's not saying much is it?

I don't know. I wish they would release it on Halloween that makes more sense.

that looked ok. and it's cool he got Danielle Harris, the little girl from part 4.

That was my line of thinking too while watching the teaser. It just didn't look all that different than the original. Granted it was only a minute of footage. I just thought I'd see something distinct that showed Zombie's "vision." I thought I was watching the Texas Chainsaw Massarce remake in a few shots.

I really like the casting of Malcolm McDowell though :up: