Halloween (2007)

"These eyes will deceive you, they will destroy you. They will take from you, your innocence, your pride, and eventually your soul. These eyes do not see what you and I see. Behind these eyes one finds only blackness, the absence of light, these are of a psychopath."

- Doctor Sam Loomis

Halloween is an American slasher film directed by Rob Zombie and released theatrically in the United States on August 31st, 2007. It is a remake of the 1978 film Halloween by John Carpenter. Zombie's Halloween differs from the original in several ways. The film provides greater depth as to the persona and history of the Michael Myers character and seeks to develop him into a more sympathetic character. It showcases his troubled childhood growing up in a dysfunctional family as well as scenes involving his incarceration at the Smith's Grove Sanitarium. The second half of the film, which begins with Michael assuming the traditional rubber mask that fans are accustomed to seeing, follows the same thematic pattern as the original film, with Michael stalking through the streets of Haddonfield, culminating in a confrontation between his sister Laurie Strode and psychiatrist Doctor Sam Loomis.

Notes & Trivia

 * Alternatively known as Rob Zombie's Halloween.


 * Ninth film in the Halloween series, although it is the first in the reimagined series. Eighth film to feature Michael Myers.


 * In this film, Sheriff Brackett's first name is spelled "Lee". In the original series, it was spelled "Leigh".


 * Released to DVD on December 18th, 2007. Released on Blu-ray on October 30th, 2008.

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