A dimension films release of a malek akkad production. Halloween 2 takes itself too seriously reel cleveland. Disappointment is one thing, but the absolute disgust i felt after seeing rob zombies halloween ii. Onoff captions and subtitles english for hearing impaired spanish subtitles. So thats what we think rob zombie s halloween 3 would have looked like. Aug 28, 2009 donald pleasences loomis was a bit of a jerk, and a little bit nutty, but at least he wasnt a profiteering slimebag. Its just that there was no need to see the story told again. It is the tenth film overall in the longrunning halloween franchise laurie strode scout taylorcompton managed to shoot michael myers in the head on halloween night. This adjustable snapback cap features zombie power and a middle finger graphic on the front, with f you text on the back. Halloween by rob zombie malcolm mcdowell, sheri moon zombie.
Hellooooooo haddonfield watch rob zombies halloween 2 directors cut along with the bananalaser podcast. Rob zombies halloween 2 the devil walks among us book. The film is a sequel to zombie s 2007 remake of 1978s halloween and the tenth installment in the halloween. Very brutal and bloody that is so unnecessary, because look at the original 1974 halloween, barly any gore.
Myers mysterious, zombie plumbs the psychology 101 textbook of film. If you listen to the commentary track or read interviews hes. Numerous films in carpenters career were critical and commercial failures, with the notable exceptions of halloween 1978 and escape from new york. I bring this up now because so many writers went after rob zombie s halloween in 2007 with spittled vehemence that really should have been allotted to platinum dunes and nispels texas. Robert bartleh cummings, more famously known as rob zombie, was born in haverhill, massachusetts on january 12, 1965. The story is set right after the events in halloween before a time jump of one year. Born robert cummings in 1965, zombie is now as well known for his movies as he is for his music, which he has released and performed both as a solo artist and as part of his early band white zombie. Is rob zombie s halloween ii secretly a masterpiece. Halloween 2 full movie commentary rob zombies h2 youtube. It is an adaptation film from the 1978 film with the same title directed by john carpenter. When i was putting together the horror movie a day book out this christmas. This bluray from allaince is from canada but plays here in the u.
Zombie even commented on this during the sequels audio commentary saying what are you gonna do. H2 movie trailer rob zombie s halloween 2 posted on friday, april 24th, 2009 by hunter stephenson the first trailer for rob zombie s h2 has premiered on yahoo movies. The only problem is that thats not the movie rob zombie realized he was making. We could all live without seeing rob zombie s remake of halloween, although this isnt a bad film. The disc art of rob zombie s halloween disc 1 uses the australian disc art it will still play regardless. Why rob zombies halloween ii is almost a masterpiece. There were a lot of things wrong with rob zombie s sequel halloween 2, but the biggest was having michael myers speak for the first time ever. The first footage from rob zombie s h2 halloween 2 has appeared on entertainment tonight and its actually worth a look. Apparently, they lost 1820 hours of footage, when their reels were xrayed in the airport. Halloween 2 full movie commentary rob zombie s h2 duration. He really wanted this halloween 2 to be crazy violent and gory. Rob zombies halloween ii is a product of its time with a modern.
Like weve seen in several of the previous halloween sequels, were seeing the filmmakers trying to retrofit this complex and convoluted backstory where it doesnt belong. Zombie s remake of halloween 2 was more of a retelling, exploring both laurie and michael myers stories as well as dr. He recently completed work on a noir anthology graphic novel titled, sylvia plaths the bell noir. Bananalasers rob zombies halloween 2 directors cut. Why rob zombies halloween divided audiences hollywood. She has gone completly delusional, if you realize that in the middle of the film, she seems to sense him. Rob zombie collection set the devils rejects house of corpses halloween ii the devils rejects house of a thousand corpses hal nonusa format, pal, reg.
Rob zombie s halloween ii is a masterpiece to some, and a piece of garbage to others. Writerdirector rob zombies commentary is the most telling of the extras. The halloween extended tv cut is mostly presented in 1080p24fps with a mpeg4 avc codec with tv scenes presented in sd. Rob zombies halloween ii at least tried to be different. House of corpses stole so much from texas chainsaw massacre. Rob zombies halloween ii is a masterpiece to some, and a piece of. Halloween ii is a 2009 american slasher film written, directed, and produced by rob zombie. Rob zombie s halloween 2 completely embraced brutality why this worked. H2 halloween 2, michael myers as a serial killer, white trash, and weird al posted on monday, may 11th, 2009 by hunter stephenson last month, film visited the. Halloween is a 2007 american slasher film written, directed, and produced by rob zombie.
Rob zombie superbeast poster graphic printed on a soft 100% preshrunk cotton black tee. Upcoming halloween ii dvd zombies preferred version imdb. The film is a remakereimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name and the ninth installment in the halloween franchise. Aug 30, 2009 halloween 2 takes itself too seriously posted by robert ignizio on sun, aug 30, 2009 at 9. Loomis takes advantage of the tragedy and releases a new book. Rob zombies halloween 2 multiple endings explained screen rant. This movie is very realistic as it centers a very demented child. Is rob zombies halloween ii secretly a masterpiece. Every friend and fiend i know shat on it, not entirely surprising given the enmity that met writerdirector rob zombie s illadvised first halloween. Mar 10, 2020 brand new from zomboogey, the clothing collaboration between rob zombie and local boogeyman is this limited edition tshirt, featuring sheri moon zombie in her role of debbie myers from halloween 2. As visceral and violent and rob zombies halloween 1 and 2 are, the sequel has a more supernatural. Resurrection, eleven since rob zombie s take, and four years since the entirety of the franchise found its way to bluray.
Filmmaker rob zombie returns to haddonfield for this dimension films sequel that finds the murderous psychopath michael myers once again played by tyler mane out on the loose again. Halloween 2 2009 bluray 04339634187 movies your son michael is a very disturbed young man. Complete with a screenprint under the brim graphic of rob zombie himself. Buy the entire halloween collection on bluray from our amazon. Rob zombies most popular book is the lords of salem. Rob zombies halloween crushed two visions into one. Oct 31, 2012 rob zombies 2009 halloween 2 was an epic shitstorm. Rob zombie s sequel to his 2007 remake of halloween is by far the worst film in the series. If the producers cut finally getting a proper release wasnt exciting enough i personally think its the biggest news of all, were also being treated to a complete box set of all ten halloween films, together for the first time, with new and old special features and several alternate cuts.
Rob zombie paul counelis rue morgue, lords of october takes a look at of one of hms favorite halloween and horror folks, director and musician rob zombie. This is the first in a series of profiles about influential people in the halloween. The film is a sequel to zombie s 2007 remake of 1978s halloween and the tenth installment in the halloween franchise. Halloween 2 full movie commentary rob zombies h2 duration. This is one of the rare books used in rob zombies halloween 2 movie. With this message, this tee is sure to make a statement for rob zombie fans. The writerdirector posted, just finished doing the directors commentary for the dvd of halloween 2.
Halloween 1 was a barely acceptable mess, and halloween 2 almost made it look passable. Lemar october 31, 20 1 comment as critically divisive as the previous film was, it was a huge financial success. Halloween 2 full movie commentary rob zombie s h2 wewatchedamovie. Michael myers rob zombie halloween 2 costume mask horror. The rob zombie remake of halloween is a really wonderful horror movie. Its been a while since halloween fans really had something to look forward to. Aug 26, 2017 rob zombies halloween crushed two visions into one.
Halloween 1 was a barely acceptable mess, and halloween 2. Rob zombie s remakes of the halloween movies remain controversial outliers in the franchise, but halloween ii raises more red flags than its predecessor, so zombie shot multiple endings for the film halloween ii goes especially off the rails for a rob zombie film, let alone a halloween installment. Brand new from zomboogey, the clothing collaboration between rob zombie and local boogeyman is this limited edition tshirt, featuring sheri moon zombie in her role of debbie myers from halloween 2. Buy the entire halloween collection on bluray from our amazon affiliate link here. Here, unlike in halloween where he was a sweet, wellmeaning psychiatrist, loomis is a total asshole, profiting off the fame he garnered by. I just rewatched this one the other night, on bluray. I also enjoy this movie because it is not too gory, which is very surprising and unexpected for rob. Oct 12, 2017 its been 10 years since rob zombie took a crack at the halloween franchise, so lets look back on what worked, as well as what didnt. Rob zombie reflects on the miserable experience of making.
Feb 21, 2018 rob zombie s halloween commentary wewatchedamovie. I really didnt understand the white horse reference either. Following up on yesterdays post about the upcoming directors cut of halloween 2, rob zombie teases us yet again this evening via his twitter account. Unrated directors cut starring scout taylorcompton, tyler mane and malcolm mcdowell written and directed by rob zombie alliance home entertainment thank satan i did not see halloween 2 in theatres. Is this reviled piece of cinema even worth having a commentary made for it. To me, its about understanding what laurie is experiencing through this. Laurie is still dealing with the aftermath of that halloween night while dr.
Rob zombie s halloween 2 picks up at the exact moment that 2007s boxoffice smash, halloween. Compared to the original halloween, the overall quality has improved greatly of the film. Sep 16, 2019 its no secret that rob zombie had a miserable time making halloween and halloween ii, his two most commercially successful films and yet the two biggest nightmares of his career as a filmmaker. Sinister urge is the first indepth, careerspanning biography of heavymetal musician and filmmaker rob zombie. Lets watch halloween ii together full commentary youtube. Halloween 2 411 movie clip buddy the night watchman. Rob zombie is the biggest hack in hollywood currently.
Picking up where the 2007 film ended and then jumping ahead one year. Michael myers is haunted by his mother and a unicorn. To put an on the spot number on this book 2 3 of this book is joel mcivers commentary on rob zombie s work then of it is actually rob zombie s life and times persay. Is rob zombie s halloween 2 really as bad and silly as. Rob zombie reboot of the halloween franchise is very disappointing. Despite its title, the film is not a remake of the 1981 film of the same name and follows an original premise. The film is a sequel to zombies 2007 remake of 1978s halloween. Halloween 2 not so long ago a new director burst onto our screens with one of the most violent and freaky horror films ever created.
The rob zombie iterations of halloween clearly remove any supernatural aspect from the character of michael myers, this results in a plot inconsistency from. Rob zombie s biggest mistake was a talking michael myers. Nov 04, 2014 filmmaker rob zombie returns to haddonfield for this dimension films sequel that finds the murderous psychopath michael myers once again played by tyler mane out on the loose again. Nov 01, 2011 spike lee is making another comic book movie. When youre rebooting a film franchise you obviously run the risk of not pleasing the fans. Not only does the clip briefly reveal the new mask for tyler manes. Halloween every difference between the book and the movie. With scout taylorcompton, malcolm mcdowell, tyler mane, brad dourif. I hadnt seen rob zombie s second halloween movie, and had no real interest in seeking it out after the disastrous results he delivered with his original remake of the carpenter classic. Rob zombie s 2009 sequel halloween 2 had many flaws, but one thing that did work in its favor was a complete embrace of brutality by michael myers.
Rob zombies halloween 2 completely embraced brutality. Both of these films are the theatrical versions of the rob zombie s halloween revisions on bluray. Rob zombie is not my idea of a particularly good director. Halloween by rob zombie malcolm mcdowell, sheri moon. The zombie power cross snapback cap by rob zombie is a tour item now available on web. Dan caffrey revisits the summer of 2007, when rob zombie brought halloween a couple of months early. After being committed for 17 years, michael myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to haddonfield to find his baby sister, laurie. What would rob zombies halloween 3 have looked like. Both movies are on one bluray disc and they look great. Rob zombie, one of american writers and directors, tries to present phenomena of a psychopath man. Limited edition sheri moon zombie, halloween 2 shirt.
Donald pleasences loomis was a bit of a jerk, and a little bit nutty, but at least he wasnt a profiteering slimebag. He is the oldest son of louise and robert cummings, and has a younger brother, michael david aka spider one. This article contains halloween ii spoilers fans of the halloween franchise have been decisively split over rob zombie s reboot of john carpenters classic slasher flick especially in regards to this summers sequel, halloween ii. Its been twenty years since halloween h20, sixteen since halloween. It takes away from the present storyline and the urgency of whats happening to the characters. This years halloween is the first new chapter in the series since rob zombie s halloween ii, marking nearly a decade leaving fans wanting more michael myers. Bring us home for rob zombies 2009 surrealist sequel, halloween ii. Rob zombie has 29 books on goodreads with 5274 ratings. Staring scout taylorcompton, sheri moon, tyler mane and dee wallace. All rob zombie movies ranked, worst to best screen rant. Rob zombies halloween ii was his last entry in the series, but it features multiple endings that deserve explanation. The rob zombie fu tee features a fiery design of rob zombie extending his middle finger on the front and fuck you on the back. For more michael myers halloween parodies, horror videos, horror.
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