Ok, i PROMISE that this will be my LAST post about Rob Zombie for at least a month, but i saw this movie on Saturday and just had to tell you about it.
First of all, I know many people were saying that this movie was a prequel to John Carpenter's original film of the same title, but that's wrong. This movie did show the origins of Michael Myers and it explained why he does what he does, but it was definately more of a retelling than a prequel.
The film's first half an hour or so portrays Michael as a child. He, of course, lives in a broken home. His dad is dead, and his mom, who is a stripper (i found that VERY amusing) has the typical dead-beat no good boyfriend, who also happens to be a cripple. Michael's sister is more or less a slut, and taunts her younger brother at any opportunity. The only family member that really understands Michael is his baby sister Laurie, whom he affectionately calls "Boo". What i mean by "understands" is that she's too young to talk and make fun of him. Long story short, little Michael likes to kill and crucify animals, and is ridiculed by his peers because of his mom's profession. This is where Dr. Sam Loomis, portrayed by Malcolm Mcdowell, comes in. He proposes that Michael receive psychiatric help. While Dr. Loomis is chatting away, Michael leaves school and commits an act that shows us the true beginning of the killer we have all come to love.
Cut to Halloween night. Mrs. Myers, portrayed by the lovely Sherrie Moon Zombie, goes to work at the titty bar and leaves Michael to go trick or treating with his sister. The above-mentioned whore of a sister does not take her brother trick or treating, and instead proceeds to have sex with her boyfriend. Michael, finally at the cracking point, meticulously duct tapes his mother's passed out boyfriend to a chair and begins to dispose of his family and sister's boyfriend one by one. When he kills his sister's boyfriend, he takes a souvenir; the infamous William Shatner mask, that the boyfriend wore during intercourse. Michael is wearing the mask whilst he murders his sister. He then goes to his baby sister's room and carries her out onto the porch to wait for his mother.
Here's where we fast forward. Michael's mom comes home, the police come, Michael's committed and rots in an institution for 15 years. We then go to a scene in present day. Michael escapes and heads towards Haddonville, where he origingally lived, stopping only to kill a few innocents on the way. His main goal, as most of you already know, is to finish the job he started 15 years ago; he's come back for his baby sister. After making corpses of half of the town, Michael finally brings us to the climax (anybody who just giggled is a SINNER!!!). He has his baby sister within his grasp and he.... well you'll just have to find out.
I personally thought this film was a work of art. It wove the backstory and new plot elements into an already fanstastic tale, and presented it all without the high level of gore that is usually present in Rob Zombie flicks. The ending might disapoint the hardcore Carpenter fans ( i know i scratched my head a bit), but all in all, it's a job well done. I would give it 4 out of 5 stars, but it doesn't really matter. It was great, and i suggest that fans of the original series go check it out IMMEDIATELY! That's all for today, be sure to check back tommorow for MOVIE SPOILER TUESDAY!! Peace out cub scouts.
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