Zombie on Halloween

Interview With Rob Zombie on youtube

I hate to seem ignorant, but I was just wondering:
What is so fantastic about Rob Zombie?
He has action figures, comic books, and all sorts of crap made of him and now he gets to direct a movie? He's a musician! Someone please clear this up: Is Rob Zombie an inspirational artist or just a media whore sell out? :p

I just saw 'The Devils Rejects' the other night well okay the first 20 mins but it just seemed to consist of Old Naked People having Sex.

So yeah I don't expect much, stick to the music Robbie.

Actually, Rob Zombie's been involved in TV & movies for a while. He was a production assistant on "Pee Wee's Playhouse" of all things.

I haven't seen "Devil's Rejects," but I enjoyed "House of 1000 Corpses," but I love crappy horror movies. He's not a great director, but fame opens a lot of doors. :p

Oh, Lady A, you really need to watch "Devil's Rejects" then. It's about 1000 times better than "House of 1000 corpses".

As for ole Robbo doing Halloween, meh. I figure he's a good choice since he's a big old horror movie aficionado, so he should do it justice, but he's also said it's not really going to be a remake. It's going to be a re-imagining of the original, but focusing more on what made Mike Myers the way he is. He also has said he's not entirely sure if he's going to use the same costume for our favorite masked psychopath (ok, maybe 2nd after Jason Vorhees).

Add to that he has Carpenter's blessing to pursue the project, so I think it may turn out well.

~spidey



Edited By spiderlimbs on 1161085031

While I completely agree that Lady A needs to see The Devil's Rejects, I don't think it's better than House of 1000 Corpses. I loved the first one, enjoying the disturbing mix of creepy characters, wicked music and unexpected thrills. The Devil's Rejects on the other hand, well, I just didn't enjoy it. Sure, it was a decent movie and there were some nasty scenes, but I was never scared. (Not that I was terrified by House of 1000 Corpses, but there was a definite atmosphere that left me frightened.) I felt like The Devil's Rejects was trying to be a better movie than it was.

Think Road Trip meets the Texas Chainsaw Massacre... And not in the good way. ??? Sorry, I was just extremely disappointed by it, but there's plenty of folks who loved it, including a few critics, so I guess it's totally up to the individual viewer. But, it's a definite "must-see" at one time or another.

As for the Hallowe'en remake/re-imagining, I think it'll either be very good or very bad. Being a horror movie junkie, I have all the Hallowe'en movies, and there's no way Zombie's version could be worse than Hallowe'en 4, 5 or 8. So, let's keep our fingers crossed that something wonderful comes out of this.

I dont recall that much nudity or sex in that film actually, perhaps your just giving us a little glimpse into the way your mind works? :p
After hearing his last album "Educated Horses" Im inclined To suggest Zombie does the exact opposite

As for him directing the film, well as Halloween is up there on my top films of all time list, I was initially unhappy that it was getting a remake. Especially as I just dont see the point of some of these remakes (EG. Psycho & The Omen) where they are almost scene for scene the exact same film.
So Im glad its a "reimagining" of the film.
Like someone who asked Zombie on the interviews I posted, I was concerned that Zombie would turn it into a gore fest as he seems to have a love for them, but Im also aware that Zombie has a genuine love of the horror genre and would be keen to do a good job.
Meh, I think it might be too early really to be pondering wether or not it will be good, they havent even written it yet :p

/Dredges up Old Topic....RISE AND SPRING FORTH OH DEMON OF THE FORUM BOARDS!!!!!

An update that I just learned of yesterday when we went to see Grindhouse. The Halloween 2007 trailer has finally been revealed!

Now I have to say I was excited about this when I learned that Rob Zombie was going to be directing/reimagining the film, but now that I see where he went with it, I am more excited than ever!

He seems to have stuck to his original idea of doing a prequel to the original movie which I am very happy about. The trailer makes it look like it's going to be disturbing to the nth degree, so my hopes are high for an actually terrifying semi-original movie.

~spidey

Thanks for the update spiderlimbs
They've since removed that trailer so here it is on youtube.
It does look quite good....but I dont really see any of the prequel stuff he was talking about.

I think it looks pretty good. I'll see it.

I have seen devil's rejects and like it very much. He seems like a big fan of "old school" horror, and I do like what I saw and felt in the trailer. So, yeah...My ass will be in a seat when this thing hits theatres.

I completely agree with you. I guess if you're looking at it from a critic's standpoint, then yes, The Devil's Rejects is the better film, but something just didn't sit right with me about that movie when compared to House of 1000 Corpses. The movie just seemed to be overly pretentious, but not in an open "Matrix" type of way. It just seemed to throw out references to other classic horror movies more than rely on it's own mythology generated in House. (It's strange, I'm usually a fan of pretentious stuff in my movies, "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence" is my favorite movie, after all. )



You know, I don't think I could ever be a director of a remake because of this reason: it's a lose/lose situation. If you try to stay faithful to the film and recreate it shot for shot, then you're penalized for "not taking risks," but if you try to spice up the formula and add some of your own "zing" to it, then you're penalized for messing with a "proven formula." I swear, sometimes I think even the critics don't know what they want in a movie.

Hi Ladies abnd Gents.
I am a self-confessed Halloween fan, so upon hearing of this Re-Make/Re-Imaging I was doubtful Ok, to be honest, I hit the roof.
I read the film mag Empire, and recently they interviewed Rob Zombie about his take on the movie. Apprantly, he's taking away all the supernatrual elements of Michael Myers, and making him just a normal mad bloke in a mask. And that Zombie wanted to further develop the back story of Myers character. How he became this thing of evil.
To be honest, I wasnt at all happy about the supernatural side of Myers being taken away. It just dont sit right with me. And I believe it dont sit right with the character. The reason Myers is so famous, is because he's nigh on indestructable. However, My Carpenter has given this movie his blessing so...
I will go and watch the movie when it is release and I will try and be a fair judge, and try and honestly tell whoever reads my review, the truth of the movie's worth. However, in my heart, I am a Halloween fan, and I dunno if I can agree with Michael Myers the psyhco bloke, instead of Michael Myers, the Shape that gave me so many nightmares as a child. Who also kept tempting me back for one more peek of that pale, cold mask.

Gosh...Well, as a fan of the original I must say that each time I hear the word 'REMAKE' I feel as if I want to attack an innocent passerbyer and fill their organs with lettuce... Oh, but anyway, I personally don't have many hopes for this. I remember back when it was announced John Carpenter himself was gonna be involved, yet then it was titled Halloween: Retributation or something of such. I really have no faith in horror films today, generally, in fact. Well, maybe Pan's Labyrinth (which isn't much of a horror film) is an execption and Habit and Wendigo as well as some recent underground Lung Leg films. But ALL of those are not Hollywood pictures.
To me, the sequels were blah, the sole execption Halloween 666: Producer's Cut, and the rest just laughable horror flicks. Well, THEY at least beat watching a SciFi Network `orginal` Movie.
Hhhhmmm. Well, regarding the 'supernatural' elements of Michael Myers, the ONLY thing I can cite of him being supernatural is undying, the rest Horror film symbolism. And then there's the sixth film, which incorperated much more than all of the others.
For my final words on this topic: I'm not sure how it will turn out. As Immortal_Goth said, seeing as our Carpenter gave his blessings to the film, I may see it. But so did John Waters' to hairspray, and THAT film sucked hard.

:O I liked Hairspray! But then I haven't seen the original.

On that note...


The only reasoning I can think of that remaking it, even if is just scene-for-scene, means that the younger crowd (the majority of whom won't get off their arses to go find the original) will get to appreciate this time around. Even if it's a pain for everyone who has seen it.

I haven't seen Halloween yet (or the original) but I'm looking forward to it immensely! The adverts make it appear decent at least. So yeah, I'm one of the evil 'Younger Crowd'.