Reviews

...To put it simply, it doesn't have the shock value that was 'Alien', nor can it quite compete with the thrill of 'Aliens', but it does stand up to the test of it being a good prequel, but ONLY if you go into the theater expecting it to be a back-story and nothing more.

There's a reason why Ridley Scott made 'Alien' first, and Cameron gave us 'Aliens' after...they were/ and are the better stories! However, on the basis of where a leading-up back-story is concerned, Prometheus couldn't have nailed it any better; with the exception of some poorly delivered lines, an operation on oneself which didn't seem to impede the character's mobility not 1 minute after the surgery was done, and a scene in the middle where one of the crew members returns to Prometheus a feral demon of sorts (it just didn't quite fit in).

All I'll say is, go in expecting a Sci-Fi movie directed by Ridley Scott...that's all!!! If you go in there expecting to see Xenomorphs scaling walls, hissing cats, and lots of flamethrower/pulse rifle action...then let me save you the trouble, and just stay at home...because you WILL be disappointed.

Aside from those few let-downs stated above, I liked it.

It's not a 10/10, that's for sure. Maybe not a 9 or even an 8 either...but it's a sure 7.5/10, and that's a pretty respectable score in my opinion.

Anyone who has rated this film a 1/10 needs to go back to Michael Bay world with their 'Transformers' trilogies where they belong...

Where do I begin?? Ever since I was a kid I was a huge fan of the 'Halloween' franchise!! I even saw some good in Halloween 3!!! Then Rob Zombie comes along and tries to resurrect a film which should have been left as nothing but a fantastic festive memory. Instead, he attempts to remake these classics and butchers them worse than one of michael myer's victims! Okay, maybe i'm being a little overzealous. The first remake was bearable, only for the annoying appearance of Scout-taylor Compton! Man, she was annoying, albeit slightly good looking. She brought the character of Laurie Strode onto a new plateau of complete irritation. Laurie strode was suppose to be the quiet, good-goody heroine. Whereas Zombie's/Compton's portrayal is of a new-age Hannah Montana type, in your face, fool! I was rooting for Michael Myers by the end! As for part 2...here we go! Zombie brings us a whole new standpoint of the original halloween 2. Fair enough, he remade it COMPLETELY...hence, 'remake'...but what he chose to substitute John Carpenter's vision with was absolutely ludicrous! For one, he stole from Friday the 13th, with Myers seeing his mother from time to time. She had a white horse with her of all things! Perhaps it had some 'profound meaning', but this is a horror movie folks!! Save us the depth and bring on the scares! Loomis' character was a complete power hungry tool in the remake. Donal Pleasence ruled as Loomis; yearning to be heard, without a consideration for his own well-being so long as Myers is stopped! Malcolm McDowell (though he's a good actor) just didn't do it for me. To be fair, I blame the script, not the actor.

The only good thing going for Halloween 2 is the severity of the fatalities - the stripper and the mirror for one. But a few brutal scenes won't save a storyline, in my opinion. Then we have Compton back again, annoying me; freaking out every 2 seconds, then acting fine the next. Annie Brackett would have been a much better candidate, i think. She had a look about her that just fitted. Either that, or the script writer should have reversed the attributes of the characters, at the very least.

All in all, there are gona be some people out there who loved this movie! I don't see why, but each to their own.

If you ever fancy sitting down with a bowl of popcorn and watching Halloween 2....rent out the original Halloween 2 instead.