What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[oaxaca]

Originally Posted by PaulD

Watched Halloween H:20 last night on BBC1. Bloody awful stuff. The ending's even worse if you watch it bearing in mind the way the following film retcons the depiction of events.

And to think that was directed by the guy who did the classic HOUSE, WARLOCK & some of the FRIDAY 13th sequels at the start of his career. Seems his career has taken a nosedive since then

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by PaulD

Watched Halloween H:20 last night on BBC1. Bloody awful stuff. The ending's even worse if you watch it bearing in mind the way the following film retcons the depiction of events.

I don't actually mind the film and think it is a well constructed slasher, but the thing that sticks in my craw is that they've bizarrely changed Michael Myers as a psychopath who has fixated on Laurie Strode (probably because she reminds him of the sister he killed) and now made him Laurie's older brother. Was that introduced earlier on in the franchise as it's been ages since I have seen those films and cant really remember one from the other?

[mercury]

Watched From Paris With Love. I liked this film. It is nothing special, but Travolta kicks ass in this film and is seriously

[PaulD]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

I don't actually mind the film and think it is a well constructed slasher, but the thing that sticks in my craw is that they've bizarrely changed Michael Myers as a psychopath who has fixated on Laurie Strode (probably because she reminds him of the sister he killed) and now made him Laurie's older brother. Was that introduced earlier on in the franchise as it's been ages since I have seen those films and cant really remember one from the other?

You find that out in Halloween 2 and, since Halloween 2 only came out 3 years after the first and occurs on the same night it's actually a big part of the franchise from the beginning!


H:20 does complicate continuity regarding a lot of the stuff involving Laurie's daughter though, especially since H:20 is based around the idea that Michael has been dormant for the past 20 years, contrary to the events in the previous 3 films.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by PaulD

You find that out in Halloween 2 and, since Halloween 2 only came out 3 years after the first and occurs on the same night it's actually a big part of the franchise from the beginning!


H:20 does complicate continuity regarding a lot of the stuff involving Laurie's daughter though, especially since H:20 is based around the idea that Michael has been dormant for the past 20 years, contrary to the events in the previous 3 films.

Thanks for the info -- I told you my memory was a bit foggy regarding the Halloween franchise!

[bdc]

You must mean Laurie's son?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bdc

You must mean Laurie's son?

Maybe he's talking about Michelle Myers?!

[bdc]

That must be it!
Continuity is also compromised in H20 by her son popping up though...now where does he come from?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bdc

That must be it!
Continuity is also compromised in H20 by her son popping up though...now where does he come from?

When a man and a woman love each other very much...

[re.form]

I don't think your memory is bad, Nos. It's just the sequels in the franchise from 4 onwards are pretty crappy, you have probably just suppressed them in your memory. 5 & 6 especially. The lead characters in those is called Jamie or something and is Laurie Strode's niece or some crap.

I watched Bloodmoon last night. Pretty funny, yet bloodless 80's slasher from Oz. Brilliant, crazy score from Brian May. He's a brilliant composer.