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The residents of Haddonfield don’t know it yet… but death is coming to their small sleepy town. Sixteen years ago, a ten year old boy called Michael Myers brutally kills his step father, his elder sister and her boyfriend. Sixteen years later, he escapes from the mental institution and makes his way back to his hometown intent on a murderous rampage pursued by Dr Sam Loomis who is Michael’s doctor and the only one who knows Michael’s true evil. Elsewhere a shy teenager by the name of Laurie Strode is babysitting on the night Michael comes home… is it pure coincidence that she and her friends are being stalked by him?
Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 0.01 x 0.01 x 0.01 inches; 8.8 ounces
Director : Rob Zombie
Media Format : DVD, Widescreen
Run time : 121 minutes
Actors : Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Brad Dourif, Daeg Faerch
Subtitles: : Spanish
ASIN : B000XT0MRY
Number of discs : 2
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E. Wendt –
Also ich finde den Film klasse und für mich sogar besser als das Original. Mir ist bewusst das dass original Kult Status hat und damals sicherlich klasse war. Auch ich kenne das Original sehr lange und recht gut. Aber aus heutiger sicht finde ich das Original eher einschläfernd weil Carpenter sich zu sehr zeit mit den Chara lässt. Das Remake von Zombie dagegen ist die Perfekte Mischung. Einigen mögen es nicht das Zombie hier auf die Kindheit von Michal Myers eingeht weil es das mysteriös von Micheal Myers wegnimmt. Und sicherlich ist seine Kindheit ziemlich Klischeehaft (STiefvater ein Schläger und Säufer. Die Mutter arbeitet in einer Stripperei ec) Dennoch finde ich gut das Zombies es gewagt auf auf Myers Kindheit einzugehen. Dieses Mysteriöse hatte Micheal Myers für mich schon nach teil 4 nicht mehr gehabt. Spätens ab Teil 5 war er ein blasser Mörder ohne Chara oder tiefgang. Er war einfach da.Zu den Rest des Fim kann ich nur sagen klasse. Fängt sofort Stark an und die Spannung hält bis Ende an. Ok über die vielen F Wörter im Film kann man streiten. Ich fand es auch ziemlich übertrieben. Allgemein das der Film etwas mehr auf “Erotik” setzt nenne ich mal 😉 Aber ansonsten Top Film ich kann mich nur wiederholen. Und für jeden Myers Fan auf jeden Fall Plicht. Für mich gehört Rob Zombies Halloween mit zu den besten Teilen der Serie.Die Blu-Ray selber bietet ein 1A Bild und Sound. Auf der 2.ten Disk findet man einige Infos wie MakingOf,Alternatbies Ende,Outtakes ect.Für mich 5*
Jayne021172 –
Great value. Great delivery
Ademar –
Creo que el sello de Rob se siente en cada momento. No sólo por la selección siempre lógica del elenco, sino por la misma forma de contar una historia que no puede ser contada de diferente forma, a mi parecer. Si no has visto esta versión o eres fan de Mr. Zombie como director, entonces te recomiendo este DVD.En la parte técnica, el DVD se ve muy bien, y no se extraña la versión blu-ray. Sin mencionar que el servicio de entrega y seriedad siempre estuvo presente. Como fan del genero de terror, añado a mi colección esta pieza, junto a la segunda parte de la misma que ya poseÃa. Saludos!
Jonny –
Buenisimo Remake e buena edicion sin audio castellano
Terry A. Avalos –
Absolutely Fantastic AAAA
Deputy –
Really great transfer
I am not going to waste anyone’s time reviewing the movie. If you have seen it already, you know what it’s about. Me telling people how good or bad it is won’t change their idea about buying it. I AM going to describe the transfer and any extras on the disc. First off, the Blu-ray transfer is fantastic. It is incredibly sharp and clear. Clearer than any other Blu-Ray I own, and I have a bunch. And clearer than what you see on an HD channel on TV. It is that clear and bright. It does have bars on top and bottom, but that is because it is in 2.40:1. That is the original size of the movie and the only way they can fit ALL of it on a TV screen. I have a large screen (52 inch) plasma TV so it looked just fine that way.The audio gave a choice of two types. Either one was clear and crisp.Not sure exactly what the difference between the two is, but I experienced no problems using either.The deleted scenes on the disc were interesting, but I am not sure all of them are present. I have seen some scenes on YouTube from the movie that were NOT on the disc. One being a group of security guards who were assigned to move Michael Meyers from the original hospital to a less secure hospital. Michael made short and gruesome work of them. That scene is missing from the movie and deleted scenes.It IS nice that the deleted scenes all have subtitles as an option. The second Halloween by Zombie didn’t have that, and some of the the dialogue is hard to understand on his Halloween II. The second disc includes a 4 hour “made for” by Rob Zombie. Haven’t watched it yet. All in all the Blu-Ry version is worth every penny I paid.
pennyproductions –
The Devil We Know
I really do love this film. I like it more every time I see it, much like the original film, which I still think is superior, but that is not to say that this film does not have it’s merits. It is a great film in its own right. If the Carpenter film is about the evil that is unknown that is out there in the world, then Zombie’s film is trying to make us look very hard into the idea of myth and history and what is really there. Many people have seen this film as a biopic or trying to be to analytical of the original film, but I have to say that Zombie is trying to construct the mid american mysticism. Most people in this country believe in ghosts. It is because of religion and pop culture that we believe in things that allow us to look at a child murderer that is cute as a button and say, well, he must be possessed by a demon or a celtic deity. The reality is that he probably came from an abusive home that is pretty typical in American life. The film does not pick a particular period to be placed, but feels generally nostalgic of a memory of what American is supposed to be.I know a lot of reviewers have commented on the cursing. There is no character development they say. I am not so sure that kids that age have fully developed anything. I remember my friends getting together and just cursing and telling dirty jokes because it masked our insecurity. The articulate teen is the inner dialogue that we remember thinking in those situation that becomes the memory of what happened. This film goes directly into the face of the memory of the America that was and deconstructs it and terrorizes it.I thought I should also comment on the director’s cut vs. the theatrical cut. Unlike many special editions, there is very little difference between the two films. Some people have commented that the theatrical version is much better paced, while I myself prefer the director’s cut in terms of message, but I can definitely see why people would prefer the other as it does flow better. It is a shame that with all the different editions that have come out, that they haven’t offered both versions of the film at the same time, but if I was only going to ever own one, I would go with the director’s cut. The reason that I have the theatrical cut on DVD as opposed to Blu Ray, which is the director’s cut is on, is because if I am on the go, my DVD is more accessible. The biggest difference being the escape sequence where Michael takes on several guards. Another big difference is that Dr. Loomis dies in the theatrical version. All this seems to focus on Michael as this unstoppable monster, where the slower pace of the director’s cut focuses more on Michael as the victim. It is a little slower and more methodical.
Mike –
Not a remake but a biopic. Which version to buy (Theatrical does have widescreen). Alike another horror concept.
Ridley Scott’s American Gangster about real life bad guy and drug lord, Frank Lucas, in American Gangster receives two Oscar noms. Forrest Whitaker won an Oscar for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin. Who says you can’t do a biopic film of a fictional character? Rob Zombie does just that in this biography, not remake, of horror icon Michael Myers. I would also guess that more Americans have probably heard of the fictional, Michael Myers, than Amin, or Lucas.Zombie’s Halloween goes into detail of Michael as a child, while there is still something of a child left, and the hell on earth that exists in many households. Michael Myers will become the manifestation of evil in society. Halloween was reminiscent of David Cronenberg’s The Brood and how the mother’s anger physically manifested itself as she spawned deformed children to seek out what angered her. Unlike the mother in The Brood Michael doesn’t lash out at society but becomes the evil in society and eventually will no longer be human. True evil cannot be stopped with a gun or a knife and neither can Michael Myers.My point is Zombie’s film can be looked at as poetic and a message for non violence (you think I’m crazy). Michael Myers is a metaphor for the evil in our society, specifically the evil that hides in the suburbs behind closed doors. Myers uses a mask to hide this evil as suburbs could mask this with white picket fence as a happy front. If you can’t use violence to stop this evil as we do in our society then you have to go to the roots, the family and family values. Similarly the book Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time which uses education to fight terror where it starts and not bombs.There are two moments in the film where, Michael Myers, the boy fights that evil. The first, after Michael has murdered his family and is locked away in an institution he has an emotional breakdown with Dr. Loomis at Christmas time. Michael for an instant realizes the situation and is terrified this reminded me of Regan in The Exorcist (25th Anniversary Special Edition) as the demon left her. Flash to the next scene and Michael is gone and the evil has taken him. The second moment after Michael has kidnapped Laurie he once again becomes human for a moment, drops his knife, and shows his face to his sister, once Laurie stabs him and he puts the mask back on Michael is now dead and there is only evil.Zombie has a stellar cast of horror veterans that there are too many to list. Zombie does not use this as a gimmick or to wink at horror fans the film is taken seriously from beginning to end and their are solid performances all around. Rob Zombie seems to get better with each film as does his wife Sheri Moon Zombie who gave a solid performance as Michael’s mother. The photograph that is shown at the end was very effective and tragic.DVD FEATURESOn Amazon it says the theatrical version is presented in Full Screen only but Disc I contains both Full Screen and Wide Screen versions. – Feature commentary by Writer/Director Rob Zombie as well.Disc IIAlternate Ending – Deleted Scenes with optional Directory’s commentary – Bloopers- The Many Masks of Michael Myers – Re Imagining Halloween – Meet the cast – Casting Sessions – Laurie Strode Scree Test – Theatrical Trailer.I have seen both the unrated and theatrical versions and theatrical version is the one to go with by a mile. The unrated just throws in to many over the top incidents that really aren’t needed.
Chris miles –
Awesome movie
A+ thank you so much for the movie Iâm so excited to watch it and I really appreciate it
Jacque parent –
Quality
I love Halloween it’s my all time favorite horror movie especially Rob Zombies remastered ððâ¤ï¸