Halloween: Resurrection is the eighth and final part of the Halloween franchise… which has been killed by a remake and by people’s dwindling interest in watching the supremely bland Michael Myers killing people. The film is a prime example of how poorly made horror movies are. Halloween: Resurrection is a product of trends that were popular at the time, which dates the movie and makes it almost inaccessible. Trend #1: Put some person involved in music into the film, to boost the film’s appeal to the youth (which is weird because the film is rated-R and should be marketed towards an older audience), enter Busta Rhymes. Trend #2: Have something to do with reality TV and technology, because kids really like that shit, hence the film is about a reality TV show that is filming in Michael Myers’ house and the main character carries around a palm pilot. Trend #3: Don’t bother with character development because you are going to kill everyone anyway. All of these trends blend together seamlessly to create a film that is already dated after 5 years (at the time of this writing).

The plot is borderline retarded. A wannabe internet entrepreneur plans a live broadcast during Halloween (Like anyone sits around, staring at their computer on Halloween.). The promoter offers a bunch of vapid college kids scholarships if they will spend the night in the childhood abode of the infamous Myers. The kids stay there and guess what? Michael Myers shows up and starts killing everyone. The film attempts to add elements to make the film special, but they do the opposite. For instance, much of the action takes place through the cameras that are placed around the house, meaning that much of the film takes place with an inferior picture that is grainy and full of static. The problem with this? I won’t even stare at a pussy on a shitty webcam, let alone some hack piece of horror exploitation.

Director Rick Rosenthal returns to direct this eighth entry in the Halloween franchise. You may remember Rosenthal’s work from Halloween II, my own personal favorite in the series. Rosenthal once again shows that he is capable of putting together a good looking film, unfortunately, all of the attempts to tap into the trends of a youth market pretty much ruin the film. If you cut out the pop star that can’t act, the internet bullshit, and the crappy webcam footage, you might have yourself a film worth watching. But, all that stuff is in there, and the 86 minute runtime seems much longer than it should.

The acting in the film is atrocious across the board. The standout of the cast is Busta Rhymes, not because he is good, but because he is so goddman awful. It seriously looks like all of his scenes were ad-libbed and you would think English wasn’t his first language, as all of his lines lack rhythm… which is pretty strange. Doesn’t this guy make songs and raps that are full of rhythm? There are some recognizable faces in the cast but none of them really stand out as all of the characters are two-dimensional. One girl does take her top off, but it’s not enough to save the movie. Oh, yeah, Tyra Banks gets killed, which would normally be a bump, but it’s done off camera… probably because her acting was worse than Busta Rhymes.

The gore in the film is the only thing that could have kept this movie from being completely stupid, but there really isn’t that much of it. You don’t want to give high school kids nightmares, after all. The gore that is present is nothing out of the ordinary, some people getting stabbed with knives, some throats getting cut, and one decapitation… that looks like exactly what it is, a fake head rolling down some stairs.

Final Synopsis: The film is pretty at times when it’s not being ruined by shitty webcams, youth trends, and bad acting. There’s nothing here to see. Skip this one and pretend it doesn’t exist. The only thing that it does well is that it completely ignores the fact that Halloween 4, 5, and 6 were made.

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January 10th, 2008
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