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Halloween Awakening: The Legacy of Michael Myers (2012)
Good-hard working effort of young filmmakers on a classic character.
This is a fan film of a beloved classic franchise created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. I won't be negative about the plot, or acting as I know that working within a VERY limited budget you do the best you can. It's a solid short with good cinematography, music, and acting. The high point of this short would be the lighting, and camera work. Myers is shown in shadow most of the time, and the kills are within the tradition of the original film, minimal but with a shred of brutality. The camera is smooth with seemingly no hand-held, and takes advantage of the space in the frame to make Myers look creepy. The music pays heavy homage to Carpenter in terms of musical stings that elevate a sense of tension. PLUS! They got REALLY HOT CHICKS IN THE CAST! If anything my attention is already there because these girls are so cute. In particular the actress who gets killed first is adorable. On the downside, the pacing gets slowed down by shots that I know they worked hard to put together but ultimately make the film feel slightly slow. And the final act movies a little too slow and it's a fake out third act as well. But ultimately the passion was there and the effort was genuine and the girls WERE REALLY HOT!
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Producer's Cut
The producer's cut is an example of studio interference gone haywire, or should I say the theatrical cut, or maybe both versions. This version of the movie is a lot more character driven and has some moments that are alittle creepy but the cult element really seems to be the one factor that faults both versions of the film. In the Producer's cut, Dr.Wynn's explanation of the thorn cult is better and I must say kind of creepy but the SPOILER ALERT! reason for Jamie's babies existence is absolutely absurd and is definitely not in tone of any Halloween movie. Michael raped Jamie! Come on! What a loud of trash. The film would have worked if they added more chase scenes and went further with the cult ending, or make it exciting or suspense instead of just having the kids run out the building and Tommy stopping Michael with mystical ruins, that did suck as a kid said in a test screening. The chase ending of the theatrical cut could have been added and just gave Michael a better death than the stupid lead pipe gag. Halloween 6 is a prime example of pre-packaged crap! When studios don't give a dam!