He insists that they contact another psychologist to meet him and Laurie at the hospital, but while on the road, Michael appears and strikes – crashing through the windshield and lunging at Brackett. Meanwhile, elsewhere in Haddonfield, we’re introduced to a new lead protagonist named Amy, who parties with her friends as the scene at the shack makes the news, and the drunken group of friends decide that they’re going to go out and TP the town.īack at the shack, the police are unable to find Michael, and Brackett has Laurie loaded into his cruiser. On the scene, and still in shock over the death of Annie, Lee Brackett is desperate to protect Laurie and is in denial of the fact that Laurie murdered Loomis. However, she comes to discover that she did not kill Michael, and that the person she stabbed to death had been Dr. The script, dated September 26 th 2009, begins with a different perspective of the events at the end of Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween 2’: from Laurie’s point of view, she stabs at Michael repeatedly and delivers the final blow with the knife to the face. In my opinion, this probably would have been the better film in the Rob Zombie timeline. So how is the script from Farmer and Lussier? Well, while I didn’t love every choice they had made, I actually really liked their approach. Four days into pre-production, however, Miramax and Dimension Films owners Bob and Harvey Weinstein shut down the production, reportedly due to the belief that it was being rushed (only one week after the first draft of the script was turned in), but it’s also speculated that it had to do with the studios’ financial woes at the time. The pair had planned to meld the world established by Rob Zombie with that of the original series and wrote the script in 8 days. The pair had some success with their 3D remake of ‘My Bloody Valentine’, as well as ‘Drive Angry 3D’ later on after ‘Halloween 3D’ was scrapped, and they had wanted to bring the 3D touch to the ‘Halloween’ franchise. With Rob Zombie declining to return to the world of ‘Halloween’, Malek Akkad of Trancas International, along with Miramax/Dimension films had commissioned Todd Farmer and Patrick Lussier to pitch a sequel. Long before the most recent sequel, ‘Halloween’ (2018), and long before the ill-fated effort known as ‘Halloween Returns’, there had been plans for the franchise to continue within the remake timeline. I feel that the 2007 remake is better than some of the sequels in the original franchise, and although my initial reaction to the 2009 sequel was stubbornly negative, it has grown on me a bit with multiple viewings. When it comes to these three, I’m an avid defender of ‘Halloween 3: Season of the Witch’, but as far as the two Rob Zombie films are concerned, I don’t love them nor hate them. Personally, I love to read a variety of opinions, regardless if I agree or disagree – well, as long as they’re formed beyond the simplistic stance of something sucking just because and without insight as to why they feel the way they do – and when it comes to the ‘Halloween’ franchise, there’s three movies that almost always spark some of the strongest debates anytime they’re brought up: ‘Halloween 3: Season of the Witch’ (1982), Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween’ (2007), and Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween 2’ (2009). While opinions are subjective and formed on the personal preference of the individual, there are some people who are unwilling to accept any opinion that doesn’t match their own. Fans, especially those who occupy the specific groups dedicated to the movies they love, are full of passion and strong opinions, and more often than not, engage in heated debates. I’ve read some pretty bold claims from some who prefer Zombie’s remake over the original I’ve read some that seem to enjoy the 2007 film but hate the 2009 sequel. There are many fans who absolutely hate the 2007 remake and its sequel from 2009 with a passion, but there’s also many – fewer in numbers, for sure – who seem to love them. If there’s anything I can take away from my membership in several fan groups dedicated to the ‘Halloween’ franchise, it’s that Rob Zombie’s two films have the most divisive reactions.
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