2008 Woodie Awards
'Halloween' Rob Zombie style
Patrick Armstrong
Issue date: 9/5/07 Section: Features
"I met him, fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left. No reason, no conscience, no understanding; even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face and, the blackest eyes ... the devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply ... evil."
This quote from Dr. Sam Loomis, played by Donald Pleasence, comes from one of the most popular horror films of all time: "Halloween." Made in just 21 days on a budget of $300,000, "Halloween" became the highest-grossing independently made movie at that time, 1978. Since then, there have been seven sequels; "Halloween II," "Halloween III: Season of the Witch," "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers," "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers," "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers," "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later," and "Halloween: Resurrection."
Since the death of producer Moustapha Akkad, in 2005, plans to continue the series halted until a brave and unique guy decided to give it a try.
On June 4, 2006, an official press release was sent out stating that the new director of "Halloween" will be Rob Zombie, director of "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects." This astonished and shocked fans as to what he could do to remake "Halloween." Zombie said that it was not a remake, but a new vision, a new chapter that would reinvent a legend to the story we all knew.
Zombie is best known for his heavy-metal rock career and film directing. His directing style in "House of 1000 Corpses" was surreal and over-the-top with shocking amounts of gore and violence.
The sequel, "The Devil's Rejects," turned out much more gritty and dark, unlike the comedic and bizarre feel of the first. These were not be great movies at all so the big question is, "will 'Halloween' turn out the same way?"
This quote from Dr. Sam Loomis, played by Donald Pleasence, comes from one of the most popular horror films of all time: "Halloween." Made in just 21 days on a budget of $300,000, "Halloween" became the highest-grossing independently made movie at that time, 1978. Since then, there have been seven sequels; "Halloween II," "Halloween III: Season of the Witch," "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers," "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers," "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers," "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later," and "Halloween: Resurrection."
Since the death of producer Moustapha Akkad, in 2005, plans to continue the series halted until a brave and unique guy decided to give it a try.
On June 4, 2006, an official press release was sent out stating that the new director of "Halloween" will be Rob Zombie, director of "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects." This astonished and shocked fans as to what he could do to remake "Halloween." Zombie said that it was not a remake, but a new vision, a new chapter that would reinvent a legend to the story we all knew.
Zombie is best known for his heavy-metal rock career and film directing. His directing style in "House of 1000 Corpses" was surreal and over-the-top with shocking amounts of gore and violence.
The sequel, "The Devil's Rejects," turned out much more gritty and dark, unlike the comedic and bizarre feel of the first. These were not be great movies at all so the big question is, "will 'Halloween' turn out the same way?"
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