jye4ever
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Merry Christmas everyone!
Watched it again. Pretty much feel the same way about the positives and negatives. Though I liked the finale in the trap house a lot more this time around for some reason.
Fair gripes about 78 but for me they’re all unfounded.
78 for me is so much more than just a movie about building up to a final butchering climax.
The atmosphere in 78 is so inviting so comforting so real.
The atmosphere that exists in that movie even in the most mundane of scenes is a thing of pure genius.
People always bring up the famous soundtrack but for me the true genius is when the sound effects from Forbidden Planet playing on the tv is used to illustrate the otherworldly actions of The Shape carrying a corpse out in the darkness of the witching hour.
Just like in Forbidden Planet when the space ship was entering a planets atmosphere into unknown dangerous circumstances so was Tommy Doyle’s innocence and The Boogeymen into their lives.
Nope nothing boring about H78 for me, zero, zilch, nada.
The movie is just flat out enthralling for me and has never lost its magic no matter how many repeat viewings I have subjected the movie to and remains one of the few movies that I never fast forward thru any parts of it.
While I might still give H18 another chance and while it might be a decent slasher movie for some and will probably usher in a wonderful slasher movie revitalization the harsh reality is that the movie is trash when compared to H78.
78 didn’t need PTSD as a metaphor to the me2 movement for its genius and elegance to shine.
Nothing in this new one even comes close to that scene I just described.
H78 was never about the kills.
I personally really enjoyed this film... I was worried when... Almost lost my **** becasue it was so dumb and I was so into the film and that part took me out of it and landed me smack dab in the middle of part 6... But it ended soon enough and the end was great.the Dr. went evil
For me its
HALLOWEEN (Original) - 5 out of 5
HALLOWEEN 2 (Original) - 3.5 out of 5
HALLOWEEN (2018) - 3.5 out of 5
Halloween 4,5,6 H20 - 2.5 out of 5
Halloween remake - 2 out of 5
Halloween 2 remake 1 out of 5
Halloween Resurrection - 0 out of 5
Freaking great point.. Love that moment.. Absolute perfection. I don't know if I ever thought about it as deeply as you and read that much into it with the film comparisons.. I just thought it was a perfect choice to have that scene playing over the tv during that moment because it works perfectly for a little kid to see something so horrifying and have his own horror soundtrack going on while he watches.
H78 is just about a perfect film.. I can't find a single fault in what you posted. I love everything about the film.
I love the characters in this film. I love the look, the feel, the sounds.
I really love Jamie's two best friends.. PJ Soles is the woman of my dreams... Totally.
I could just go on about everything you said but you put it perfectly.
"We are Haddonfield, couldn't be prouder! Can't hear us now we'll yell a little louder!! "
The only odd thing I could never figure out was the jumping between The Thing and Forbidden Planet on the tv
One minute it’s The Thing playing then the next it’s FB. WTF Carpenter.
... and FB on at Laurie's or am I misremembering?
Wasn't The Thing on at Annie's house and FP on at Laurie's or am I misremembering? Either way I have to agree with you guys, it's really quite an astoundingly iconic movie from beginning to end.
I agree with some of your score. But no way was the new one a 3.5. I give it a 2 h2o was much better and no way was the new one that close to H two. After watching three times, I just couldn't find anything good to say anything about it other than the mask and some kills!
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