KMC Forums - Halloween Resurrection

This movie was one of the worse pieces of trash I’ve seen in years. The movie should not have been made. Halloween H20 should’ve been the end to Michael Myers and that’s it! Based on the characters created by John Carpenter, Halloween Resurrection rapes Reality TV and all it stands for.

[SPOILER - highlight to read]: Six teenagers win a contest to spend a night in the house of the serial killer Michael Myers to wander its halls broadcast on the internet. However, as usual, all they learn is they shouldn’t have accepted the prize. Yet another murder spree takes place and this time Michael Myers’ actions are seen live on the internet. Everyone but one person believes the broadcast is staged - no one believes Deckard until reality sets in. The broadcast takes an ugly turn when blood is spilled. Now the chosen 6 futility fight for their lives against the man whose house they’ve invaded. Evil has come home to roost!

[SPOILER - highlight to read]: First off, the beginning scene with Jamie Lee Curtis (she reprises her role as Michaels’ brother) is nothing but a sad end to a proud character. I thought she had finally killed Michael Myers in Halloween H20, but we learn that…nope, Michael Myers had eluded death yet again. Jamie Lee Curtis should not have taken this roll. In fact, her character should not have appeared in this movie at all. Her portrayal of Laurie Strobe only shattered my image of her in Halloween H20 as a confident, strong woman. Now in a mental institution, she once again pits off again her brother in a final showdown that was a complete let down. “I’ll see you in hell, Michael.” Is her last words as Michael finishes the job he started 20 long years ago.

As for the story itself…why, oh why...did someone have to write this script? I mean, c’mon! I find Reality TV stupid and irritating. I never cared for Survivor or Big Brother or any of those other Reality TV shows. It’s nothing but victimizing unsuspecting people to reveal intimate details from their private lives and show them on TV to thousands of viewers. Okay, well…that’s exactly what it is…but to use this angle to resurrect a character than should have stayed dead in the previous movie? That’s totally lame. Woah, 1980’s slang flashback. I think I had too much of that pot bomb Rudy and Donna were “smoking” in the movie. Ha!

Anyway, my only desire to watch this movie was to see if by chance there would be a surprise ending. But nope. There wasn’t. How did Michael Myers die this time, you ask? Without seeing this movie, you’ll know that he doesn’t. If you’ve seen the rest of the series, you’ll know the outcome before it’s given to you. [SPOILER - highlight to read]: As for the relationship between Deckard and Sara…okay, who thought this up? You’ve Got Mail meets Blind Date. I really felt not enough forethought was put into this “cyber” relationship. The only use it had was to add a 21st century spin to a 1980’s idea. As Myles ’Deckard’ Barton attends a college frat party, he‘s relaying text messages to Sara's virtual cell phone to tell her where Michael Myers is. “He’s in the house, he’s in the hallway, don’t scream.” Please, give me a break! Did it add trepidation to the scenes? No. Not for me, anyway.

Another thing I found awful about this movie is the make-up of the movie itself. It reminded me too much of House on Haunted Hill, the new version of the old Vincent Price classic. Six strangers in a house where they explore its inners to discover a secret from the past. One by one they get killed. Lame. Totally lame. And they call this a horror film?

The Michael Myers character isn’t scary anymore. Let the character die already! And yet, I suppose the best never die, eh? With the resurrection of both Freddy (Nightmare on Elm Street) and Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th), I wager that Michael Myers had to come back, too. But this wasn’t the story that should have done it. Oh, and as for how Michael Myers saved himself from dying in Halloween H20 and returned for this movie…in my opinion, he’s not that smart, okay? Perhaps I've been de-sensitized to this kind of genre. I don't know. Or maybe this movie was just that bad. The only thing I liked about this movie was the traditional Halloween music.