7Roulette - HALLOWEEN

Horror has the worst reputation in Hollywood, and simply put, it's because most of the movies are bad. But their fans are the most voracious. And they can also be the most cruel. This remake gets more shit than it deserves. Because it's a damn good time. Sure it has major plot holes and it takes place somewhere in time. And that mask is laughable. But this splatter fest is cool. Even if you have to giggle at his goofy-ass shaky cam. Rob Zombie is a hot shit. I would know. I grew up 15 minutes away from his sketchy hometown and have been a listener of his music since the early 90s.  He wouldn't make a pussy movie. So what if his Halloween can't hold up against its predecessor? Get yourself some takeout, sit down with friends, and if nothing else, enjoy all of the character actors bouncing graphic dialogue off of each other. A-

- Babes

You know I could write a book on this one - most people probably could. So for the sake of sanity and shortness, I'll focus on the first (and marginally better) half - the "evil kid" half... But was he "evil": that old cosmetic excuse put forth back in '78? This movie promised to explain otherwise and frustrated audiences by simultaneously being too blunt and too abstract; most people (including William Forsythe himself) were under the impression that Michael was simply bullied into psychosis, and without the hindsight of its sequel, I suppose that's a fair observation. Still though, that Smith's Grove sequence is not only the sorta best stretch of the film, but it's the closest we get in any Halloween movie ever to empathize with the evil Shape whose aimless motivation has continually changed - all the way up until present time. B+

- Paul