Halloween

Pros: First half background story, modern day revamp and gore
Cons: Rushed second half misses much of Carpenter’s original magic

John Carpenter’s 1978 classic has spawned many sequels and imitators in subsequent years, so it’s no surprise that someone got around to doing a remake, or “reimaging” as it was officially dubbed. Carpenter’s original ...

Pros: Malcolm McDowell does a pretty good Donald Pleasence.
Cons: Only fifteen words for all the cons in this movie? Are you crazy?

. . . Sigh Why god? Why do I keep doing this to myself? Why do I insist on watching remakes of classic flicks when it's abundantly clear that Hollywood has run out of ideas and has an undying contempt for my youth? Oh - right, I remember. Because ...

Pros: First half, Faerch, cameos, violence, T&A
Cons: Unnecessary. Plagiaristic second half. Scout Taylor Compton. Miscast McDowell.

We are introduced to creepy young miscreant Michael Myers (Daeg Faerch), and the somewhat trashy Myers family, headed by a stripper mom (Sheri Moon Zombie), and loutish stepfather William Forsythe, slutty elder sister Hanna Hall, and a young baby. ...

Pros: Good lead scream queen, awesome last 20 minutes
Cons: Rushed, bad pacing, bad dialogue  

Remakes nowadays usually suck, with the exception of some that had fresh ideas (The Hills Have Eyes, Dawn of the Dead), so the thought of Rob Zombie, who previously had done one good film, (The Devils Rejects) directing one of the greatest and most ...

Pros: great casting, excellent storytelling, intelligent
Cons: Abrupt and unsatisfying ending, lack of "horror"

Rob Zombie success with The Devil’s Rejects provided him with the green light to remake John Carpenter’s Halloween and bring back Michael Myers for a new generation. While there have been too many remakes lately that bring back ...

Pros: The back story is sad and interesting. Michael Myers is relentless
Cons: Not much character development in the last half

The original Halloween was all about slowly building up suspense. Rob Zombie's Halloween remake goes about this in a unique way. We start off with Michael's childhood. If you've seen Devil's Rejects, then just imagine that same type of gritty look at ...

Pros: Not a boring film. You will be riveted from beginning to end.
Cons: Deviates way too much from the original premise.

First of all let me begin by saying that I do like what director Rob Zombie tried to do with this film. As a fan of the 'Halloween' films(or most of them), I always wondered how fictional serial killer Michael Myers got to be the the way he was. All we ...