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Halloween: Resurrection

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Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

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Reviews Counted:58

Fresh:6

Rotten:52

Average Rating:3.4/10

Consensus: The only thing this tired slasher flick may resurrect is nostalgia for when the genre was still fresh and scary.

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $30,259,652

Synopsis: You thought Michael Myers was decapitated at the end of HALLOWEEN: H20? Think again. The latest installment in the popular horror franchise, HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, uses a clever premise to give... You thought Michael Myers was decapitated at the end of HALLOWEEN: H20? Think again. The latest installment in the popular horror franchise, HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, uses a clever premise to give the legendary murderer yet another opportunity to wreak havoc on a cast of innocent characters. Back in Haddonfield, Illinois, Freddie Harris (Busta Rhymes), upstart entrepreneur of Dangertainment.com, recruits six lucky college students to partake in a potentially dangerous game. Wearing miniature video cameras, the participants must spend Halloween night inside the decrepit home of Michael Myers, to the delight of Internet viewers all over the country. While most of the kids are in it for fun, fame, and fortune, Sara Moyer (Bianca Kajlich) is a glaring exception. Innocent, shy, and nervous, Sara grudgingly joins her friends Jen (Katee Sackhoff) and Rudy (Sean Patrick Thomas), against her better judgment. As darkness sets in and the bodies begin to pile, it's up to Sara--aided by an Internet pen pal--to put an end to Michael once and for all (or so she thinks!). Director Rick Rosenthal (HALLOWEEN 2) and screenwriters Larry Brand and Sean Hood incorporate technology into the story, using a grainy visual approach to add another layer of creepiness to the proceedings. [More]

Starring: Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Tyra Banks, Thomas Ian Nichols

Starring: Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Tyra Banks, Thomas Ian Nichols, Ryan Merriman, Daisy McCrackin, Luke Kirby, Billy Kay, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Katee Sackhoff

Director: Rick Rosenthal

Director: Rick Rosenthal
Screenwriter: Larry Brand, Sean Hood
Producer: Paul Freeman
Composer: Danny Lux
Studio: Dimension Films

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Provides the Halloween franchise with a clear, objective Worst Movie Of The Series...a virtually flawless collection of all the things that can make a slasher film unwatchable.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/01/08
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

A pretty funny comedy starring the one, the only, the incomparable...Busta Rhymes.

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10/28/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

No review available.

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07/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

A única pessoa que se deu bem com este filme foi Jamie Lee Curtis, que garantiu sua saída definitiva da série.

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07/25/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

A Blair Witch- style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera, with passable performances from everyone in the cast.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
06/05/03
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Apollo Guide

Halloween: Resurrection is surprisingly effective, especially the opening sequence featuring the showdown between Laurie and Michael.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
04/19/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Rubber heads and lines are the order of the night.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
03/05/03
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

...one resurrection too many.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
12/08/02
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Only a few minutes elapse before the daddy of all slashers arrives, still with the boiler suit and white mask, which look remarkably clean for a guy who has been mass-murdering since 1978 but has never been seen doing laundry.

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11/03/02
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

An unsatisfying hybrid of Blair Witch and typical stalk-and-slash fare, where the most conservative protagonist is always the last one living.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
08/22/02
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the "webcast."

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
08/05/02
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad Blair Witch Project.

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
07/26/02
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

Moustappha Akkad once again proves that he cares more about money than any kind of artistic vision. This series should have ended five sequels ago...

Full Review Source: ToxicUniverse.com | comment Comment
07/22/02
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
ToxicUniverse.com

The only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game. You try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored.

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07/20/02
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

Sad nonsense, this. But not without cheesy fun factor.

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07/18/02
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

Cannot revive a franchise that has been worn out since its first sequel.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment Comment
07/18/02
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies

Our once-shadowy, nightmarish figure is now shot exclusively in overlit, sitcom styled close-ups.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
07/17/02
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

I have to admit that I had a good time with this brain-dead slasher flick %u2013 not in spite of its myriad stupidities, but because of them.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
07/16/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

There's only one way to kill Michael Myers for good: stop buying tickets to these movies.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
07/16/02
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Simply a re-hash of the other seven films.

Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
07/16/02
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)
 
 
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Latest News for Halloween: Resurrection

August 30, 2007: Box Office Guru Preview: Halloween Strikes on the 31st
The four-billion-dollar-plus summer comes to a close over the long Labor Day holiday weekend with three new wide releases all targeting male moviegoers. Slasher fans get to... More...

June 01, 2007: Another "Hercules" Flick?
Anyone out there ever seen the Lou Ferrigno "Hercules" movies? Hilarious stuff. Anyway, Millennium Films is planning to bring the character back to the big screen. Again. More...

June 05, 2006: Get Ready for a Very Zombie "Halloween"
If you love the original "Halloween," but have grown a little weary with the endless sequels, it looks like shock-maker Rob Zombie might have just the answer: He'll be... More...

November 11, 2005: In Other News..."Halloween" Producer Dies in Bomb Attack
Moustapha Akkad, producer of the cult "Halloween" slasher series and the director of three of his own religious-themed films, died Friday after suffering injuries from... More...

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