[metternich1815]

Personally, I liked where they were going with it, but it was poorly executed. My main criticism being that they failed to develop many of the characters (with notable exceptions being Michael Myers, Sam Loomis, and guard in the mental hospital). Additionally, I think that the back-story of Michael Myers was interesting, but unnecessary. Part of what made the original Myers so great was the mystery behind his origins. Although, I suppose that is a fundamental disagreement, so if I did agree with the idea I would say it was one of the best executed parts of the movie (although, it was difficult to buy that that kid at the beginning being the menacing, evil character known as Michael Myers). Honestly, this is a major criticism of many of the slasher remakes (adding origins). I also thought that there was too much focus on the action (i.e. killing) and, as I mentioned, not enough on character development. In my opinion, the remake of Halloween did not even touch the original, which sparked a new age in horror movies: The slashers. In fact, virtually all of the slashers after it (the best example being Friday the 13th) were modeled after it. The original developed the characters amazingly well (with Laurie Strode and Sam Loomis being the most developed) and had an interesting story. The score and the direction were equally astounding. Ultimately, the remake of Halloween was okay, but not near as great as the original for the reasons I described. (By the way, you seriously need to see the Thing (1982) because it is considered by many to be one of the greatest horror movies of all time and I personally have seen it hundreds of times)