Post by slayrrr666 on Nov 16, 2005 21:00:06 GMT -5
"Halloween: Resurrection" is the most underrated entry in the series.
**SPOILERS**
After three years, the real Michael Myers has found Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in an asylum and proceeds to kill her. Escaping, he learns that the owners of DangerTainment, Freddie Harris (Busta Rhymes) and Nora Winston (Tyra Banks) are planning a special Halloween Webcast event in Michael's home. They select six young college students, Sara Moyer, (Bianca Kajlich) Rudy Grimes, (Sean Patrick Thomas) Donna Chang, (Daisy McCrackin) Jen Danzig, (Katee Sackhoff) Jim Morgan, (Luke Kirby) and Bill Woodlake (Thomas Ian Nicholas) to be involved in the event. As they enter the house, they all try to scare each other in the creepy house. Things start to go out of hand as Michael shows up. As an audience gathers to watch, they and the six in the house begin to think it is all set up. When the bloodshed becomes real, it becomes apparent that it isn't a set-up and try to think of a way out of the house. With the help of an Internet Pen Pal (Ryan Merriman) Sara is able to put a stop to Michael's rampage temporarily.
The Good News: I really don't know why this is such an underrated entry. It is one of the two that try to inject some much-needed originality in the series, the other being the above-average "H20." The whole Internet Webcast was a brilliant idea and is the brightest spot in here. Another cool spot is the unexpected high amount of suspense in the movie. I didn't expect that there would be so many scenes where I was on the edge of my seat as something was going on on-screen. The best scene has to be the chase underground once Michael has been discovered to be the cause of the killings. Shot on digital video POV, it is in a dark and twisted tunnel with no lights and the character comes across one of Michael's kills. She screams, turns, and there's Michael standing behind her with the knife. It is better than how I described it, as it does take a long time to pan out. There are many other great scenes involved, but they all lead to important plot discoveries, so I can't reveal them, but I wish I could. Take my word for it that a lot of really creepy and suspenseful scenes are in the movie. Another thing that really got my attention was the unique deaths in the movie. Michael was shown to finally use other means than his trusty knife. He stabs two people with the knife, crushes one with his hands, impales one on a spiked grate, decapitates another one, and pulls one through a mirror from behind. That one is my favorite kill in the film. The character has been scared by another one and walks off, swearing to get vengeance. Just then, Michael pops through a window and pulls him through it. That was a great jump scene, one of many in the film. What also got my attention was the great scene where they discover a second Myers, and he stalks one of the characters, and they laugh it off as the second one, then it turns out to be the real one, too late for them to do something. That was brilliant.
The Bad News: There was only one character I wanted to see die, and that was Rudy. I think Thomas did a great job playing him, but I can't stand health-freaks. To simply be that kind of person simply makes me want to kill them myself, and I did get a small sense of satisfaction in watching Michael do it for me. I don't know why, but I do. The only other complaint is that the film doesn't have a high body count. There are only six deaths in the whole film, and for a horror film, that can't be acceptable. Today's films are all about the body count, and this one fails.
The Final Verdict: If you can ignore the low body count, this is one very suspenseful sequel. In the annals of the series, I rank this one tied for fifth with "Part 6." This is recommended for all fans of the series and to those who really enjoy creepy films.
Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, a brief scene of Nudity, an interrupted sex scene, and brief drug use
