Halloween (2007) rated R for strong brutal bloody violence and terror throughout, sexual content, graphic nudity, and language *contains spoilers*

In this Halloween, the audience gets a backstory on Michael Myers as a  ten-year old child (played by Daeg Faerch) and his home life.  He seems to be sweet to his baby sister Laurie and his beloved mother Deborah Myers (played by Sheri Moon Zombie).  His step dad Ronnie White (played by William Forsythe) is a jerk at best who doesn't really seem to like anyone.  Deborah Myers struggles to work as a stripper while being a good mother to her children and a pretty good wife to her jerky husband/boyfriend.  After murdering his step dad, Michael is committed to a psychiatric hospital into the care of Dr. Loomis (played by Malcolm McDowell). 

Ten years later, the audience catches up with teenage Laurie Stode (played by Scout Taylor-Compton).  She's a "typical" teenager and seems pretty happy with her loving adoptive parents.
Meanwhile Michael Myers has escaped from the hospital and is on his way to Haddonfield with Dr. Loomis in close pursuit. 




I wasn't sure about this movie because while I like Rob Zombie's music I'm (so far) not as much a fan of his movies.  His films aren't bad.  I just can't relate to the characters at all so that I don't care about them.  This film is probably great to others.  Also I have the idea (for some reason) that Rob Zombie does/did in fact like the original Halloween movie.  I don't think that he meant any disrespect to the original. 

Part of my issue with this film was the "white trash" way that the characters conducted themselves whether its the Myers' and/or the Strodes.  For example, I can't imagine joking with my parents the way that Laurie jokes with hers when we first meet her.  Why does Michael Myers' family have to be dysfunctional at all?  Part of the "horror" of the original was that the events happened to typical, "normal" people.  There was no reason for Michael Myers to have ever started killing much less kill the people that he did kill. 

Fun fact:  Danielle Harris, who played Jamie Lloyd, in Halloween 4 and 5 returned to the franchise as Laurie's friend Annie


Worth watching if you are curious.