HALLOWEEN (2007) IS ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL!! MOVIE REACTION!! Rob Zombie | Michael Myers
Scream Queens React: Gritty Origin and Controversial Style of Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007)
Discover how Roxy Striar and Tara Erickson analyze Rob Zombie's brutally raw take on Halloween, debating whether the expanded backstory enhances or detracts from Michael Myers’ horror legacy.
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- Confirming Malcolm McDowell’s role as Dr. Loomis while combating audience confusion with Anthony Hopkins.
- Praising the film's effective sound design and shocking set-piece kills, despite high levels of gore and nudity.
- Analyzing the intentional shift from abstract evil (1978) to a grounded, sympathetic childhood origin story for Michael.
- Concluding that the remake successfully builds foundational context for the killer, even if it deviates from the original's simplicity.
Roxy and Tara dive deep into John Carpenter’s iconic slasher reimagined by Rob Zombie. The discussion centers on the film’s departure from standard horror tropes through its extended focus on Michael Myers’ disturbed youth and the hosts’ detailed breakdown of key, brutal set pieces. While acknowledging the film’s divisive aesthetic, they generally praise its execution as a successful, albeit violent, retelling.
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Top Comments (10)
I'm so mad yall didn’t recognize the girl playing Annie is Danielle Harris who played Jamie loyal in Halloween 4 & 5 and that her dad is played by Brad dourf aka chucky himself 😂😂😂
I can’t wait for them to realize Annie is little Jamie and Brackett is Chucky
“Big deal he found a dead cat” ok but he is carrying it around school??
Another fun fact, Michael's older sister, that he kills early on, is the same actress that played young Jenny in Forrest Gump.
Everybody says that this Michael Myers is one of the most brutal one out of all theme and I have to agree with it
Funfact: "Don't fear the Reaper " plays in the background of the original 1978 classic when Annie and Laurie are driving to go babysit.
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1:00:19 Loomis didn’t want to keep shooting coz in this movie he almost started seeing Michael as his kid or friend in a way.
“this is the 2000s dawg” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 roxy kills me
Danny Trejo was the unsung hero of this movie. I was legit really sad for his character. He gave a good performance in the movie
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Top Comments (10)
I'm so mad yall didn’t recognize the girl playing Annie is Danielle Harris who played Jamie loyal in Halloween 4 & 5 and that her dad is played by Brad dourf aka chucky himself 😂😂😂
I can’t wait for them to realize Annie is little Jamie and Brackett is Chucky
“Big deal he found a dead cat” ok but he is carrying it around school??
Another fun fact, Michael's older sister, that he kills early on, is the same actress that played young Jenny in Forrest Gump.
Everybody says that this Michael Myers is one of the most brutal one out of all theme and I have to agree with it
Funfact: "Don't fear the Reaper " plays in the background of the original 1978 classic when Annie and Laurie are driving to go babysit.
Slay the Boogeyman when you hit that *LIKE & SUBSCRIBE* Button 👉 https://www.youtube.com/user/TheReelRejects?sub_confirmation=1 - Start your online business with a $1 per-month trial when you visit https://www.shopify.com/rejects! - Full Reaction *Watch Along* & MORE For *Royal* Rejects: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects - Become A *Righteous Reject* By Grabbing Our Apparel: https://www.rejectnationshop.com/
1:00:19 Loomis didn’t want to keep shooting coz in this movie he almost started seeing Michael as his kid or friend in a way.
“this is the 2000s dawg” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 roxy kills me
Danny Trejo was the unsung hero of this movie. I was legit really sad for his character. He gave a good performance in the movie