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I hold the original quite dear to my heart. Watched it alone at age 10 during a perfect atmosphere. Halloween decorations everywhere, setting sun, leaves changing colors and falling. Then I walked alone to my friends immediately after in the pitch dark. I was never the same after that. I wanted to be a film maker.

Rob Zombies version doesn't hold a candle. But I still found myself enjoying it. I didn't like House of 1000 corpses but I thought the Devils Rejects was fantastic. This is somewhere in between. I felt it suffered due to splitting it into two 45 min segments- That being the fresh prequel stuff including Michaels childhood and Smiths Grove Sanitarium, and the last 45 mins (remake of the original). If he would have gave them each an hour and a half splitting them into two movies it would have felt less rushed. Characters are killed off after 2 mins of screentime and you feel no connection to them.

what I liked- Adult michael- mask and costume has never looked better
-tyler bates' updated score
-brutal intensity and realistic vibe (hard to watch at times esp the first kill_
-the prequel stuff. would have loved the whole movie to have been about young michael.

dislikes: william forsythes character was the weakest link for me- odd seeing as he was the best thing about the devils rejects.
-Didn't like Malcolm Mcdowells take on Dr. Loomis (although his scene with Sid Haig as the cemetary caretaker was gold)
-no connection to the supporting characters such as Lauries friends, the kids, sheriff brackett etc.

In summary i give it a 6.5 out of 10. The new generation will probably love it. Fans of the original will either be mixed or absolutely loathe it and want Rob Zombie killed.