HALLOWEEN
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Nick Castle, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner, James Jude Courtney
I can’t get begin to express my excitement for the latest Halloween movie. You may know that the original 1978 John Carpenter classic is my favorite scary movie of all time. I’ve done reviews and ranking of all ten films, and I have faith that this new one is the best sequel to date. Director David Gordon Green (Stronger) has teamed up with Danny McBride (Pineapple Express) to pen the screenplay. They may not have horror backgrounds, but Carpenter is also on board as one of the film’s executive producers and is composing the score. Producer Jason Blum and his production company Blumhouse is also backing the film. Their vision is to go back to basics making this a direct sequel to the first film finding Jamie Lee Curtis’ heroine Laurie Stone ready and waiting for Michael Myers to come back. Gordon Green and McBride have stated that they ignore everything that happened in the rest of the franchise. You may remember that Curtis appeared as Strode in Halloween: Resurrection and was killed off. What drew Curtis and Carpenter back was Gordon Green’s concept to keep it simple, which is why Carpenter’s classic works so well.
This first trailer looks extremely promising. Curtis looks right at home as Strode forty years after that original frightful night when she watched her friends get butchered by Michael Myers. The use of the original sound effects and score is so haunting! What are your thoughts? Tweet me @PaulsMovieTrip
Opening: October 19, 2018
Here’s the trailer:
For more Halloween coverage, check out my reviews of each film
1. Halloween (1978)
2. Halloween II (1981)
3. Halloween: Season of the Witch (1982)
4. Halloween: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
5. Halloween: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
6. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
7. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
8. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
9. Halloween (2007)
10. Halloween II (2009)