ROTTEN TOMATOES: Total Recall: Halloween Director Rob Zombie's Favorites Comments

Total Recall: Halloween Director Rob Zombie's Favorites

by Tim Ryan | August 29, 2007

Summary

Under the "Hellbilly Deluxe" trappings, Rob Zombie is a true cinephile at heart: he's as likely to find inspiration in the works of Martin Scorsese and Sam Peckinpah as he is in the grimy world of low-rent 1970s drive-in fare. True, Zombie looks to the dark side for inspiration, but he's also informed by works with gallows humor. Back to Article

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Now it's dark writes:
on Aug 29 2007 08:05 PM

NotH is the best directorial work ever by an actor, imho.

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primetime21335 writes:
on Aug 29 2007 08:07 PM

zombie is the ****, get off his jock. i liked both of his films before and because I actually find being stabbed scary I'm sure I'll enjoy this rendition of halloween a lot. take this rotten snobs, I actually like Halloween 4&5 more than the original! that means this film should be right up my alley. I am excited.

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ffamilyguy writes:
on Aug 29 2007 10:34 PM

Halloween 5? Come on...that was trash...Halloween 4 was a suprise return to the series, and had some jumpy moments...but it still wasn't that good. 5 was just....bad...flat out bad! If anyone has it or remembers, there was a scene where a cop was talking back to the dispatch and was looking at his rear view mirror and said "i don't know...I think it is one of ours". It was a freakin cop car with lights on...and he says "i think it is one of ours". How stupid can the directer be. It was dumb. Better than the original??? Come on, you must either love Uwe Bolle films or be like 9 years old...no wait....probably 8.

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atticus-alaric writes:
on Aug 29 2007 10:49 PM

Who gives a f-ck about his favorites? He ruined a classic film and simple storyline. If anyone's seen the workprint of this film pre-reshoots, then you'll know what I mean.

I doubt that the reshoots are gonna fix his movie, more like polishing a turd.

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Bruce Campbell writes:
on Aug 29 2007 11:17 PM

Atleast it dosen't smell like a turd lke you.

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atticus-alaric writes:
on Aug 29 2007 11:50 PM

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What? Are you serious, coming at me with that kindergarten crap? Go back to the kiddie table, or better yet stick your wet finger in an electrical socket.

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TpUnZo92 writes:
on Aug 30 2007 07:16 AM

all i know is that regardless of what anybody says im going to see this tomorrow juss cuz i like halloween and micheal myers hes one of the few killers that actually scares me. Jason: has its jumpy moments, chucky: ****in hilarious, freddy:he kills you in ur dreams (first 2 were great, the rest stink)

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Victor Vega writes:
on Aug 30 2007 07:44 AM

Lets talk about a good and forgotten horror with "The Stepfather" and please foget the sequels.

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primetime21335 writes:
on Aug 30 2007 08:12 AM

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I'm actually 20... but I must admit when I watched 4 & 5 I was closer to 12... Lol. Back then I watched almost the entire horror shelf at my local video store. I rewatched H20 this summer and it was actually pretty good. I also watched the one with Busta Rhymes, one that I remembered liking, and thought it stunk pretty bad.

So maybe if I watch 4 & 5 again I would change my mind. I'd have to re watch 1 again too, because when I watched that years ago it was a major disappointment.

I'm going to go google 4 and see what I find.

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sickofitall writes:
on Aug 30 2007 09:46 AM

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shutup you tool

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Bruce Campbell writes:
on Aug 30 2007 11:57 AM

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Look, just because you smell like a turd, dosen't mean you can tell a little kid to gp kill himself.

You shouldn't generalize either. It makes you look just as bad.

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Zombiechic1972 writes:
on Aug 30 2007 12:26 PM

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I couldn't agree with you more, Bruce. Love your movies by the way.

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Zombiechic1972 writes:
on Aug 30 2007 12:28 PM

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I couldn't agree with you more, Bruce. Love your movies by the way.

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cart25 writes:
on Aug 30 2007 02:27 PM

i don't get it when people talk about remakes "ruining the original" it makes no sense to me. the original will always be there.

It isn't like the original halloween is going to be banned from now on and this is all you will ever get to see.

Carpenters film hasn't been ruined at all. it still exists.
I would much rather see zombies version then get more sequels where myers is taken down in hand to hand combat by a third rate rapper"

I really enjoyed this film. Funnily enough I enjoyed the first half more than the second and the second half is the half that more closely resembles the original.I think the last act is a little rushed and disjointed but it didn't ruin my overall experiance with the film.

I almost wish that zombie had just made his own serial killer movie but I am glad to see myers back on the big screen being a badass not having his *** handed to him in some kind of ihorror myspace busta rhymes starring bull****.

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Now it's dark writes:
on Aug 30 2007 03:32 PM

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Words of wisdom. Words of truth.

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atticus-alaric writes:
on Aug 30 2007 03:44 PM

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Just because you can use a keyboard, doesn't mean it's a good idea to.

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atticus-alaric writes:
on Aug 30 2007 03:49 PM

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I don't know what's more pathetic. You thinking that's actually Bruce Campbell enough to compliment the films he's in, or you agreeing with him over something that isn't even to be agreed or disagreed upon. What exactly did you agree with? That I smell like a turd? Good lord, is there something in your all's water supply, or did your parents choose not to listen to much wiser people about BIRTHCONTROL?

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atticus-alaric writes:
on Aug 30 2007 04:02 PM

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Figures...

Shut up tool = I Don't have anything better to say, because I'm so f-cking stupid.

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damvbat writes:
on Aug 30 2007 04:38 PM

Let him remake Kindergarden cop

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Now it's dark writes:
on Aug 30 2007 07:07 PM

Sheesh. Who rang the retard bell.

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bk87 writes:
on Dec 24 2007 06:41 PM

i think you smell like a turd as well atticus.

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