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Post by travisfickle on Oct 31, 2006 18:05:42 GMT -1
The daddy of all slasher movies on BBC tonight. The original, and still by far the greatest, it is still the template for every slasher movie that followed. The 'Nightmare On Elm Street', 'Friday The 13th', and 'Scream' franchises amongst others owe everything to Halloween, but none have come close it's simplistic brilliance. And that opening steadicam shot and reveal.....still one of finest moments ever in horror cinema. If you haven't seen it, you REALLY must.
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Post by gt on Oct 31, 2006 18:12:44 GMT -1
Good film, classic film music too.
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Post by Dr LuKas on Oct 31, 2006 18:27:03 GMT -1
Don't know why but I've never seen it in full, it just never looked that good, but OK I'll give it a try tonight.
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Post by Neko Bazu on Oct 31, 2006 21:47:39 GMT -1
#2 wasn't too bad a sequel either, and #4 was... well, okay I guess... but #3 WTF NO JUTSU?!
The only relevence it bore to any of the others was that it was partly set in the same town. Oh, and I think they mentioned Michael Myers once. Otherwise, t'was just a pathetic theft of a franchise name, and a crap film to boot.
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Post by travisfickle on Nov 1, 2006 10:04:24 GMT -1
Happy Happy Hall-o-ween, Halloween, Halloween, Happy Happy Hall-o-ween, Silver ShamrockYes it was shite wasn't it Neko Mind you, it was like Citizen Kane in comparison to Halloween : Resurrection
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Post by Neko Bazu on Nov 1, 2006 11:37:24 GMT -1
Happy Happy Hall-o-ween, Halloween, Halloween, Happy Happy Hall-o-ween, Silver ShamrockYes it was shite wasn't it Neko Mind you, it was like Citizen Kane in comparison to Halloween : Resurrection Can't say as I saw Ressurrection; I've only seen 1-3 and H20. By the sound of things, I'm better off leaving it that way!
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Post by The Lucky C on Nov 1, 2006 17:25:01 GMT -1
i've only seen the first one. but surely the 3rd one can't have been as bad a theft of franchise name as Nightmare on Elm Street 2?
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Post by Neko Bazu on Nov 2, 2006 10:49:40 GMT -1
Like I said, the only relation it had to the first two was the same town some of the time, and one brief moment of name-dropping. There wasn't even a knife-wielding killer, it was Halloween masks that'd zap the wearer with a laser when they watched a particular advert!
That said, I haven't seen NoES2 myself, so I can't compare - it'd have to be a hell of a stretch to beat it though!
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Post by travisfickle on Nov 2, 2006 11:10:17 GMT -1
Like I said, the only relation it had to the first two was the same town some of the time, and one brief moment of name-dropping. There wasn't even a knife-wielding killer, it was Halloween masks that'd zap the wearer with a laser when they watched a particular advert! That said, I haven't seen NoES2 myself, so I can't compare - it'd have to be a hell of a stretch to beat it though! NoES pt2 is like the Speed 2 of the horror genre...
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Post by Neko Bazu on Nov 2, 2006 11:12:34 GMT -1
Like I said, the only relation it had to the first two was the same town some of the time, and one brief moment of name-dropping. There wasn't even a knife-wielding killer, it was Halloween masks that'd zap the wearer with a laser when they watched a particular advert! That said, I haven't seen NoES2 myself, so I can't compare - it'd have to be a hell of a stretch to beat it though! NoES pt2 is like the Speed 2 of the horror genre... I think I feel asleep during Speed 2. Or my mind has erased the fact that I ever watched it. Can't remember why it was so terrible, but I defintely don't recall being impressed. Which probably says enough.
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Post by The Lucky C on Nov 2, 2006 17:58:50 GMT -1
The main problem is with the title: Speed 2. Speed being the operative word. And it doesn't really apply to a boat going at about 5mph.
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Post by Dr LuKas on Nov 6, 2006 11:39:26 GMT -1
So I saw Halloween last night, it kinda makes me want to watch the sequals, are any worth watching? What is the second one like?
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Post by Neko Bazu on Nov 6, 2006 12:06:42 GMT -1
As best I recall, #2 is pretty standard dequel fare - quite similar to the first, doesn't quite live up to it, but not exactly a huge disappointment.
H20 (#4) was entertaining, IMO, but nowhere near as good on the fright side of things as #1 and #2, instead relying on jumpy scenes to deliver fear-thrills. Worth watching if you like the series, just for the sake of completion if nothing else, but it again doesn't live up to the predecessors.
#3 is just... well, the above messages should tell you. Not related to the Halloween franchise, and a pile of wank even as a stand-alone film. Go do something more entertaining with your time, like crushing your testicles in a fruit juicer. The pain is probably equivalent, but it'll be over much faster.
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Post by travisfickle on Nov 6, 2006 12:19:42 GMT -1
So I saw Halloween last night, it kinda makes me want to watch the sequals, are any worth watching? What is the second one like? Hi Lucas, Halloween II is essentially a continuation of that same night. The critics went to town on it and it lacks John Carpenter's direction but I thought it was pretty decent. Pt III is completed unrelated to the entire franchise and worth missing. In Pt IV Michael Myers escapes when being transported between facilities and goes back home, and it's quite enjoyable. Parts V and VI are standard slasher fare as he tries to hunt down his neice, but quite watchable. H20 is fine, though Resurrection is awful.
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Post by JJ on Nov 6, 2006 12:28:20 GMT -1
I like Halloween III Granted, it has no bearing on the franchise, but if you ignore the link, it's ok! Especially when that family get used to test the laser thingy on and snakes some out the boys mouth ;D Saw it the other week and it looks dated now though.
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Post by Dr LuKas on Nov 6, 2006 12:33:06 GMT -1
Alright thanks for the help guys.
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