tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post6100953118548735684..comments2024-02-29T06:11:26.267-08:00Comments on Cool Ass Cinema: Franchise of Fear: The Halloween Series Part 3venoms5http://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-83076797868025485722011-12-09T18:01:48.932-08:002011-12-09T18:01:48.932-08:00Wow, thanks so much, Kaijinu! It's much apprec...Wow, thanks so much, Kaijinu! It's much appreciated and I'm touched you enjoyed reading it all! <br /><br />By the way, is all that artwork your own at your site? Quite well done! I take it you are a huge anime fan?venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-89943973918998171222011-12-08T16:09:28.443-08:002011-12-08T16:09:28.443-08:00this is the smartest and most informative post I&#...this is the smartest and most informative post I'd seen in years. Being a slasher fan, I have to say that you've done well on this franchise.Kaijinuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481843593274086819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-54072256047275473312011-11-05T09:52:09.428-07:002011-11-05T09:52:09.428-07:00Thanks, Harry. This was actually an idea for a new...Thanks, Harry. This was actually an idea for a new column I was going to do about a year ago that basically goes through a series and takes a look at how it changed from one film to the next. I figured it was time to push ahead with it and Halloween was as good a time as any and that series was perfect for the first one.<br /><br />I would be really happy if Rob Zombie never made another movie again and just kept with his music. I am curious how he is going to handle the film he's currently working on, though.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-65896638911283288312011-11-05T05:14:50.963-07:002011-11-05T05:14:50.963-07:00Awesome, 3 of the best and most interesting posts ...Awesome, 3 of the best and most interesting posts I've ever seen on your blog. Fabulous work Brian!<br /><br />Great reviews for H20 and Res.<br />H20 is IMO the most satisfying entries in the Halloween-franchise. It was great to have Curtis back, Michael looked just awesome and the whole movie was thrilling from beginning to end.<br /><br />Resurrection was disappointing but at least somewhat ok. The opening scene was mindblowing, the whole internet concept was pretty fascinating and I also loved the climax. Sadly, the whole thing was pretty boring (due to a stupid script) and the acting sucked.<br /><br />Rob's quasi-remake could have worked if it would have been a pure prequel, maybe with a simple title like "Michael" or so.<br />I did like the first half but I hated the 2nd.<br /><br />The sequel... no comment. Rubbish from the first to the last minute.Maynard Morrisseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484689288762406307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-86071988996763437762011-11-02T13:02:42.345-07:002011-11-02T13:02:42.345-07:00Wow, that's a massive and very cool Halloween ...Wow, that's a massive and very cool Halloween post. Great job!:)<br /><br />I'm not the biggest Halloween fan, as I think the original movie is already too dated for today's standards, but it remains a classic nevertheless.<br /><br />I didn't hate Rob Zombie's remakes. The first one was particularly entertaining.<br /><br />P.S. Comment mistake fixed. ;)George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-46218751612208172011-11-01T16:19:17.732-07:002011-11-01T16:19:17.732-07:00You posted in the wrong post, lol. You posted in t...You posted in the wrong post, lol. You posted in the Assorted Bits & Pieces post about the collaborative supernatural post over at The Film Connoisseur. :Dvenoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-41896682485329902062011-11-01T16:17:15.680-07:002011-11-01T16:17:15.680-07:00Hey, where did my comment go? :(Hey, where did my comment go? :(George Beremov [Nebular]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15136154142341512854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-36958403066922896042011-10-30T19:52:33.830-07:002011-10-30T19:52:33.830-07:00Thanks a million, Scott. Your remarks mean a lot! ...Thanks a million, Scott. Your remarks mean a lot! I totally agree about the original being scary after all these years. It's one of the relatively few horror flicks that give me the creeps when I see it. <br /><br />The Z man's faux HALLOWEEN movies are made all the more craptastic by all the veritable mudslinging towards the original and the fans that he did during their production. Whether he realized it or not, he was doing the very same thing so many "hip" directors of today do when they're attempting to recreate the magic of an original product by "going it one better". The Donald Pleasence comment was really out of line, in my opinion. Carpenter's original has endured for decades. I doubt Robbie's version will achieve the same level of notoriety and fame. I do see room for it in 'The big Book of Horror' as a footnote, though.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-82266026726476775872011-10-30T16:08:13.132-07:002011-10-30T16:08:13.132-07:00Great stuff as always. A very thorough breakdown ...Great stuff as always. A very thorough breakdown of the franchise. It's also a great example of how something that was initially a great idea can be rendered limp by sequels and remakes. The original Halloween is still one of the few truly scary slasher films ever made. Rob Zombie's remake is like a really bad adaptation of a really bad horror comic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678611993936823497noreply@blogger.com