Movie: Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007)

It took me a while to get around to it, but I finally managed to see Rob Zombie's re-envisioning of John Carpenter's Halloween. Initially, I wasn't all too jazzed up about the idea of a re-make. Why do-over a classic is always my question, and doubt it not, the 1978 original is, indeed, a classic. And I am a fan of the classic. However, hearing that Rob Zombie was going to take the helm, well, why the hell not? If anyone could give Michael Myers an invigorating and unforgettable face lift it would be Rob Zombie.

It was always in the works to see it in the theatres, but I played phone tag and re-do with a co-worker for a couple of weekends and missed it. Plus, well, that nagging doubt crept in because after all, we're talking, classic here. Last weekend I borrowed Halloween from a friend and spent a couple of hours with my face partially covered, peering through my fingertips.

( Rob Zombie meet John Carpenter )