Halloween - Resurrection starring
Tyra Banks, Brent Chapman, Jamie
Lee Curtis, Lorena Gale, Dan Joffre
Michael Myers Slaughters Teens On Reality Television For All The World To See
HAPPY THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY, MICHAEL MYERS!!!
Halloween: Resurrection is the best sequel since Halloween II. It is
everything a slasher flick should be: attractive young coeds in peril; an
abandoned house; unique death sequences (Jens beheading was
excellent - loved it when the head bounced down the stairs); an eerie
soundtrack; dark humor; tension galore; and a beautiful female lead who,
towards the end, runs screaming through corridors and up and down stairs
while discovering dead bodies. It is very reminiscent of the slasher films
that I loved to watch in the eighties.
Jamie Lee Curtis, scream queen of the eighties, briefly reprises her role
as Laurie Strode. We learn that she has been locked away in a psychiatric
hospital for three years. She is emotionally traumatized from beheading a
paramedic who was wearing Michaels mask. Unfortunately, Michael
breaks into the hospital on Halloween eve. Pursuing Laurie to the roof, he
stabs her, causing her to fall to her death. I am greatly saddened by her
lost, feeling as though a dear friend of mine is gone forever. I can only
hope that she somehow survived but I seriously doubt it.
The viewer is transported to Haddonfield, Illinois, home of Michael
Myers. Michael always returns home after he kills. He discovers cameras
and cables in his home. A television reality show called DangerTainment
is filming a group of college students exploring the Myers home on
Halloween. They have been instructed to look for clues as to why Michael
went insane. While they search, Michael kills them one by one in
gruesome fashion while millions of viewers are watching. At first, the
viewers believe the killings are fake; later they realize that Michael Myers
has returned.
Sara, the heroine, has an internet boyfriend, Dexter. He and his friends
are at a Halloween party. They gather around the computer and watch the
slaughter. Upon realizing that it is real, Dexter begins text messaging
Sara, giving her help on escaping from Michael. Some of these scenes
are very tense - the best in the film.
Bianca Kajlich (Rules of Engagement) is excellent as Sara Moyer who
reminded me of Laurie Strode. She is very shy, intelligent, and down to
earth. Other stars who gave good performances are supermodel Tyra
Banks, rap star Busta Rhymes, Sean Patrick Thomas (Cruel Intentions and
Dracula 2000), Katee Sackhoff (Bionic Woman and Battlestar Gallatica)
and Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie series).
I said in an earlier review that Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween:
H2O and Halloween: Resurrection are best when watched together.
Halloween III is very enjoyable but can be watched alone because it is the
only installment in the series without Michael Myers. Parts four, five, and
six lack continuity (and have tremendous amounts of plot holes) but have
high body counts. I pretend that they happen in parallel time. At least Dr.
Loomis is alive in them even though Laurie Strode isnt.
Halloween: Resurrection is a must have for those who enjoy good
holiday slasher fare. Unless more sequels are made (it is highly unlikely
that there will be), Halloween: Resurrection is a great capper to a
wonderful horror series. It is very reminiscent of all those classic slasher
flicks of the seventies and eights that involved a beautiful young girl
trapped in a house such as Hell Night, Sorority House, and Black
Christmas.
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