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Halloween: Resurrection (2002) – The Michael Myers Pandemic

If you thought the COVID-19 pandemic was bad, think about the never ending plague of remakes and redoes about the immortal movie killing machine Michael Myers. In “Resurrection”, there is a group, ultimately Myers’ victims (duh!), who win a contest to appear on an live Internet broadcast that takes place at Michael’s old home. The visitors are equipped with body cameras and there are other cameras setup around the place by the producer’s of the show to capture the action. It isn’t long before the murderous mayhem begins. At this stage of the “Halloween” movie cycle, this is the eighth film, the viewer had pretty much seen all the butchery and Michael rising from his apparent grave after surely being killed (again) before. This is more of the same: characters you can care less about stack up in a corner as Michael mows them down. Think of this as the Zoom call from Hell.

HALLOWEEN 2 – 1981

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Disgusting cash-in sequel which capitalized on the classic “Halloween” fright flick directed by John Carpenter.  Carpenter is not directing this time but producing, taking a writing credit and providing the music.  Still, Carpenter must take his share of credit for this turd.  The formula stays the same:  Asylum escapee Michael Myers is stalking fresh victims and Jamie Lee Curtis, more or less in that order.  Dr. Loomis, portrayed by Donald Pleasance, pursues Myers.  This time a face off takes place in a hospital where Curtis recovers from the assault she took from Myers in the previous flick.  Curtis is nothing more than a crawling, mute presence here.  Her character shambles around in a perpetual state of shock and then lurches around the hospital trying to find a hiding place from “the boogie man”, Myers.  It all feels rather empty like the hospital.  No characters are developed to care about.  The scumbag hospital attendants who spend a lot of their time cavorting in empty hospital beds and whirlpool tubs are dispatched in abundance.  Myers basically murders everyone in his path.  He utilizes a lot of hospital equipment to accomplish these deeds in “novel” ways.  We are given some small bits of revelatory information to add to the storyline/back story of Myers.  Myers is shot repeatedly but manages to get back on his feet with twice the murderous force as before the bullet bath.  I really stopped caring after awhile.  I’d seen it all before.