As a Halloween fanatic, its bitter-sweet to have a sequel that doesn't follow the original franchise. However, it's easier to come to terms that this is a strikingly new era for horror movies and that the last movie in the series was the poorly executed Halloween: Resurrection came out in 2002. The ability to sign on Jamie Lee Curtis was the pivotal move that would make the new film reputable and have the ability to continue a new story and future films. The major plus was the collaboration with John Carpenter to help pitch in with the film's score and soundtrack. The music was absolutely amazing from start to finish and mixed in with the scenes perfectly, especially when Michael meets the new heroine Allison at the gate for the first time.
What also stuck out with David Gordon Green's adaptation of Halloween II is the amount of homage he plays back for the entire franchise with certain scenes, dialogue and props. It was quite remarkable and borderline ridiculous how many call backs, it seemed like it was almost every other scene. Similarly, to most of the Halloween films there is a clear separation between the first half of movie and the second half. The first half of the film was kind of choppy in places but it did provide with a great intro and some decent supporting role characters to move the story in the right place. The second half is exquisite excellency all the way around that includes, script, acting, dialogue and the full force of Michael Myers's brutality. Any fan of the franchise will likely enjoy this film, although it does bring up some saddening nostalgia about how great Carpenter's original Halloween films are.
Review of Halloween
