The studio lied thought their teeth when they va said that Jamie Lee Curtis made this because the script was that good when in reality was because of contractual obligations, that and she ensured that laurie died for good.
Doc, I'm surprised you didn't talk more about the ending. There were many ideas being thrown around for that, so many you could make an extra video on that. But one of the endings would be amazing, in my opinion. In the ending, no none would get micheal and leave him where he was. He would be on the floor and would do a micheal sit-up. However, as he tried to move, he would turn into ash and COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATE, SAVAGE AS FUCK. It dosent make the most sense but would be a cool effect.
Pretty refreshing to hear someone defending Busta Rhymes. Yeah he was part of this bad movie, but that doesn't make it his fault all by default. As you said, it's really the writing and directing that set the frame for a terrible movie.
Agreed. Films one of the worst....but Busta delivered given the context of the character. He is unfortunately judged for what his character represents a bad movie as oppose to the movie itself. Also....maybe Tyras kill scene was cut to off screen due to HOW her character dies could be considered racist given the race of the victim and the killer? Maybe they were worried it just wasnt good optics.
@Matt's home Personally, I think the worst Halloween is either 5 or 6. 3 is still a good horror movie, and I'll even endure the Rob Zombie movies because I do like him as an artist/musician. But 5 retroactively ruined 4, the best of the classic sequels, and the crew for 6 were forced to work with the terrible subplot introduced in 5.
I'm waiting for Doctor Wolfula to hide cameras all over Ghoulash's basement so he can broadcast him and his fellow "contestants" performing tasks for the Patreon pledges.
Seems unreal that its been 20 years since this movie came out - thats the same amount of time as it was between the original and H20. The amount of time passed between those two films felt like a lifetime in comparison.
I don't know how old you are but maybe bcuz you were a kid between 1978 and 1998.Waiting to become an adult seems to take forever but when you get there time flies especially when you reach 30
Man if only they had called it "Halloween: Homecoming". I'd really have enjoyed the following two movies, Halloween: Far from Home and Halloween: No Way Home, with the latter of course being about the Michael Myerses from different timelines coming together to finally kill all the Loomises and Laurie Strodes they can find.
All the Halloweens after the original was suppose to be a different story like Halloween 3 but Micheal became so beloved the fans were pissed and demanded they bring Micheal back
There's also an anticlimactic ending of michael dying. It show freddie taunting like he did, but he's grabbed by michael while whats her name axes him in the head definitively killing him. So it concluded the series with a whimper.
I remember seeing this in the theater with friends. It came out in July. I'm from Arizona so It felt so weird to wait in line for a Halloween movie while it's 100+ degrees and the Sun is still up at 7:30 p.m. Haha.
Same here. I was actually in the military at the time when a bunch of us went to see this in theaters that summer of 2002 in Florida. We all wish we had seen something else instead.
@@alucard624 my first exposure to slasher movies was Jason X, Freddy versus Jason, and Halloween resurrection, made me hate slasher movies for a long time until I saw better ones LOL
@@StewartLucrative That sucks that your intro to those franchises were some of the worst entries no less in those series. Glad you didn't give up on them though and watched the better films.
Only two slashers stand before me...but I only have one photo. The slasher with the photo will still be in the running to become America's Next Top Slasher. The other will go...home.
This movie is a masterpiece made of cheese. I wouldn’t mind seeing this series continue with chicken fried Michael Myers. Dammit I’m hungry 🤤 Also, I wish Busta Rhymes would embrace the fact that he whooped Michael Myers’ entire ass.
The beginning of this movie explaining Michael Myers being not dead ranks right up there with Friday the 13th Part V's explanation at it's end as to why a paramedic decided to become not-Jason. My reaction was about the same.
God, you can just feel the rage and disgust in the Doctor's voice as he goes through this movie. Normally he has mock outrage... this time it is 100% real.
One thing not mentioned here: Resurrection was clearly inspired by a show on MTV called 'Fear', that ran for two seasons from 2000-2002. Contestants would be blindfolded and dropped into supposedly haunted places for two days, wearing a shoulder strap cam to film their own reactions as they are given instructions via walkie talkie and computer. By night, they would be challenged to dares of a paranormal origin, with each task getting more difficult. The locations would be outfitted with weird piped in sound effects and strange objects to be found. It was a big hit for the network, but they felt like the production cost (budget plus the $5000 prize money for those that successfully completed the stay) wasn't worth the hit ratings, I guess. So it was canceled after two seasons.
I remember that show. I used to watch every episode. I also did a ton of drugs in those days so that probably accounts for my poor taste in early 2000's television
I remember watching a few episodes of that show when it aired. Definitely felt like a precursor to all these ghost hunter shows we have now in many ways.
Resurrection was my first horror movie I was allowed to watch unsupervised. Watching it completely out of context and without any knowledge of the other films has given it a special place in my heart.
Dude I’m glad you said what you said about Busta. It’s so disheartening how he is often used as the scapegoat for this movie where he in fact IS the best part of this movie. And that’s sad to say about a movie with Michael Myers 🦇🔪🎃
Say what you want to say about this movie but in my opinion Busta Rhymes was actually the best part of it. But clearly it had inspiration from The Blair Witch Project and also that 2000s reality-show craze
I honestly think if the twist from H20 where Laurie actually killed a paramedic would have worked if there would have been footage showing the paramedic was trying to show Laurie he wasn’t Michael and she was so blinded by killing her brother for all the trauma he caused her that she just saw him as Michael. Then have the rest of her scenes be tacked into the end where she checks if it’s actually Michael and when he kills her, she is also able to kill him too, ending the franchise.
Totally enjoyed this review. You capture the total vibe for those of us who are older that watched those late Saturday Night scary movies on our local channels. Glad I stubbled on the channel.
19:02 "There's nothing cool or scary about a Michael Myers that spends his life inhaling poo gas while eating rats. It's pathetic!" Oh, man this line aged so fucking well.
Sweet. Found this channel randomly back in high school and been a fan ever since. Hilarious and insightful. Reminds me of watching Svengoolie on cable back in the day.
I was saved from seeing this movie in the theater because I didn't realize I wouldn't be able to get my little brother in. We saw Minority Report instead and were thankful for it when the reviews rolled out.
I like the haunted house idea, but instead of taking place in the Myers House, it should've been in Smith's Grove. The place is bigger, gives Michael more places to stalk and hide, and makes it more believable that Michael could kill the contestants without alerting the others.
My interpretation of Michael in this movie is, now free of the Thorn Curse after H6, and free of his arch nemesis after the prologue, he wants to put the knife down, but he can't: his rest was disturbed by Busta and crew, and now he knows there will be no rest for the wicked.
I feel like micheal myers is limited by his hometown. Does that make sense? At least jason went to new york and space. Chucky moves around too. Scream takes place in different areas sometimes. Just a thought.
Same could be said for Freddy. Hell he even says "Every town has an Elm Street!" in Nightmare 6, and New Nightmare is a meta film that eventually leads to Heather becoming Nancy on Elm Street again.
Easily this is in my top 5 Halloween films. The comedic timing of it is just perfect. I would love for Rick to make a director’s cut of both his Halloween films and we can all bask in the glory that is these works of corporate greed. I personally like the tv cut of Halloween 2 more and the workprint looks good except the theatrical ending is fucking gold you could never change that or else my buying down every Forrest and starting our transition to the judge dress world a lot quicker!!!
a weird thing i noticed in the review here When Jamie Lee Curtis falls i swear i've always seen her just fall into a black abyss (she gets obscured by the trees) but here she hits the ground weird, or maybe it was how the movie was edited when i've seen it on tv or something
Can't believe I'm just now realizing Sara is the only female protagonist in the franchise to not have any connection to Michael or his family prior to him attacking her.
You're fucking amazing! Ive been so down and depressed the past year and watching your videos has made me smile again. I love your wit and commentary on all the videos you do. Thank you for just being you!!
Another excellent revisit, Doc! Love your in depth approach with these. AAHctober is shaping up beautifully. I'm guessing the same can't be said for Ghoulash, who has certainly been working his fingers to the bone fulfilling his master's demands. Between all the Halloween and Treehouse of Horror videos you're spoiling us!
I'll never truly like this movie because of the opening but I'm so glad you defended Busta here. He was very charismatic and played a greedy, fame hungry producer well, especially considering what he had to work with.
It may be nostalgia and seeing it in theaters when I was 11 but I enjoy this movie. I get that it has plenty of problems, but it’s still a fun watch for me
I've just realised Rob Zombie probably took his "remake Michael had a bad childhood" idea from Freddie in this filling the Myers house with fake "evidence" that Michael was abused.
Don't wanna be the guy that quotes from the video you just watched but well after the video ended I'm still chuckling over "that doll would make a hell of a spokesman for yogurt that helps you sh-t." Very clever sir. 😁
From what I heard in an H20 doc,killing Laurie in the sequel was JLC's stipulation if she was going to return for H20. Can't which remember which filmmaker said that,but I haven't heard JLC confirm it.
Was first named "Halloween: The Homecoming", but producers wanted a title that said Michael Myers is alive so in February 2002, the film was officially named Halloween: Resurrection (2002). Jamie Lee Curtis was quoted as saying she considered this film a joke. John Carpenter has stated that the movie made him cringe. While in the asylum, Laurie Strode has a Raggedy Ann doll. In the original movie, she had a similar Raggedy Ann doll on the dresser in her bedroom. Jamie Lee Curtis appears on the movie cover with short hair, despite having long hair in the film. If looked at more closely, one can easily tell that it's the same picture of her that was used for the poster of the previous film, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). In 2015 when being interviewed by Toofab, Jamie Lee Curtis has said that this film was a complete joke, and that the only reason why she did the film was because she signed a contract when doing Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), because that was the only way she could have Halloween H20 made. Stuntman Brad Loree, a lifelong horror enthusiast and fan of the 'Halloween' films, plays Michael Myers in this installment. Loree stated that, had the series not been rebooted after 'Resurrection', he would have liked to reprise the role of Myers, as he enjoyed the role. Bianca Kajlich cannot scream and her screams had to be dubbed in post production. Jamie Lee Curtis has played Laurie Strode in films released in six different decades from the 1970s to the 2020s: Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills(2021) and Halloween Ends (2022). The only one movie to establish Michael Myers' birth date: October 19, 1957. Jamie Lee Curtis was contractually obligated to be in a sequel, supposedly for a 30-second cameo, but reportedly was so interested in the story that she agreed to do a full four-day shoot and appeared in the entire opening sequence. However she has discounted this and only did it because she didn't want her character to be in any more films. She saw this film as a joke. This film is the first one in which Michael kills a victim by decapitation. Freddie Harris' surname is an homage to Danielle Harris, who played Michael Myers' niece, Jamie Lloyd, in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989). (at around 17 mins) In the first scene at the college, Sara Moyer (Bianca Kajlich) is shown twirling her hair, much like Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) does in the class room scene in the original Halloween. Sara says that Michael's knife would be in an evidence room locker, in the beginning of Bride of Chucky (1998), Michael's mask is shown in an evidence room locker. Michael's use of a spiked leg of a tripod as a weapon is an homage to Michael Powell's Peeping Tom (1960). (At around 8 mins) The security camera footage showing Michael walking down a corridor is similar to Halloween II (1981) when the security footage shows Michael walking down a hospital hallway both movies were directed by Rick Rosenthal. Michael's knife is a, 12" Victorinox Forschner with Rosewood Handle. The name Jen Danzig is a reference to Glenn Danzig, the former singer and leader of The Misfits, who wrote and sung the songs Halloween and Halloween II after the original movie was released. The two songs have nothing to do with the movies, because their lyrics do not even touch the main plot. When Laurie is killed by Michael and falls through the trees, you can hear the same "landing on the floor" sound effect from when Michael falls out of the window at the end of the original Halloween. Ryan Merriman (Myles) and Billy Kay (Scott) were both born on April 10th. The film's poster, has Laurie reflected on the bottom of the knife, which is also bloodied at the tip. Laurie Strode is only in the film for the first 15 minutes and only says 11 lines of dialogue. Despite this, Jamie Lee Curtis still gets top billing as part of the cast. at around 16 mins) At the beginning of the movie Harold begins to recount the victims of the first two films and he says three teenagers were killed, along with three nurses and a paramedic. This is completely wrong. Four teenagers were killed (Annie, Bob, Linda and Alice (the girl talking on the phone at the beginning of the second movie) and four nurses, a paramedic, a security guard, a doctor, and a marshal, as well as the truck driver who was found by Dr. Loomis, which is where Michael got his jumpsuit. Nora Winston's (Tyra Banks's) death scene was originally onscreen. Publicity stills and behind-the-scenes photos proved that her death scene was filmed. It involved Michael stringing her up with electrical wire and him repeatedly stabbing her in the abdomen as she struggled (which explains the pool of blood Sara slips on in the garage). The scene was later cut, as a suggestion by Brad Loree, the stuntman who played Michael, as he stated "Every horror movie has to have a character find the body of someone you didn't know was dead." Body count: 10. (Plus one character presumed dead, but it's unconfirmed. If you count the bodies from the flashbacks then the body count is 14.) Second Halloween movie to have Michael get burned in a fire at the end, first was Halloween II (1981), both were directed by Rick Rosenthal. (at around 1h 17 mins) Tyra Banks' character's death was cut. You can still see the aftermath in the movie. Michael switching outfits with the paramedic (how he survived the previous film) is similar to the producers' cut ending to Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), where Michael switches outfits with Dr. Wynn.
Finally someone else who agrees busta is the best part of this movie Not the opposite way around like most claim He made this movie entertaining asf lol U rule Doc!
Nothing more enticing than a webshow in a time where the most common connection time was 56k modems with at best ADSL 1 mb connections. in a crispy 15 FPS at cutting edge 240p quality with beautiful MPG format artifacts all over the place, that if the webshow was live. And even if it wasn't connection time was expensive as all hell.
FIRST! Working on Halloween's big video but don't worry, it wouldn't be a real AHHctober if it ended on Halloween
The studio lied thought their teeth when they va said that Jamie Lee Curtis made this because the script was that good when in reality was because of contractual obligations, that and she ensured that laurie died for good.
My friends were fairly annoyed when i made them go to the cinema to see this movie, i didn't think it was that bad. Way better than H20.
Didn’t you review this movie yeaaaaars ago?
Doc, I'm surprised you didn't talk more about the ending. There were many ideas being thrown around for that, so many you could make an extra video on that. But one of the endings would be amazing, in my opinion. In the ending, no none would get micheal and leave him where he was. He would be on the floor and would do a micheal sit-up. However, as he tried to move, he would turn into ash and COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATE, SAVAGE AS FUCK. It dosent make the most sense but would be a cool effect.
We need a Michael Myers in space 😃...
Busta Rhymes vs current continuity Michael would be the rematch of the century
Make it happen
This michael would eat him alive.
a halloween multi-verse?
@@garrettchristopher3462 Have you seen Busta lately? I think he'd be fine, lol.
They just made Michael into Jason Voorhees
Pretty refreshing to hear someone defending Busta Rhymes. Yeah he was part of this bad movie, but that doesn't make it his fault all by default. As you said, it's really the writing and directing that set the frame for a terrible movie.
Agreed. Films one of the worst....but Busta delivered given the context of the character. He is unfortunately judged for what his character represents a bad movie as oppose to the movie itself.
Also....maybe Tyras kill scene was cut to off screen due to HOW her character dies could be considered racist given the race of the victim and the killer? Maybe they were worried it just wasnt good optics.
@@marchitn but mike already k!lled a black guy before Tyra lol
Busta was at least entertaining and seemed like he was having fun.
@Matt's home Personally, I think the worst Halloween is either 5 or 6. 3 is still a good horror movie, and I'll even endure the Rob Zombie movies because I do like him as an artist/musician. But 5 retroactively ruined 4, the best of the classic sequels, and the crew for 6 were forced to work with the terrible subplot introduced in 5.
@Matt's home I mean you're free to think that. I strongly disagree and like 3 more than 5.
Busta Rhymes is actually credited under the name "Busta Door down".
"Wait, Tyra Banks is in this film?" Lol had my laughing everytime with that gag
He repeated it like a million times lol
It's the highlight of the video for me.
@@alucard624 same lmao
I'm waiting for Doctor Wolfula to hide cameras all over Ghoulash's basement so he can broadcast him and his fellow "contestants" performing tasks for the Patreon pledges.
Ghoulashtainment
Ghoulash isn’t a sound bite, he is a killer shark
@@armandohernandez6074 lmao.
I still have this on DVD there’s a special edition where you can watch the individual “cam footage” for each actor. Ahaha
That's pretty cool! Well, it would've been, for a better film...
Seems unreal that its been 20 years since this movie came out - thats the same amount of time as it was between the original and H20. The amount of time passed between those two films felt like a lifetime in comparison.
I don't know how old you are but maybe bcuz you were a kid between 1978 and 1998.Waiting to become an adult seems to take forever but when you get there time flies especially when you reach 30
Life is like a bag of weed. The closer you get to the end the faster the rest seems to go.
Uhh hope u do realize that next year will make 20 years since this film came out right?
That twist of Michael Myers surviving his ordeal was so bad that I thought M Night Shyamalan was the uncredited writer of this film.
It wouldn’t be surprising if he was a uncredited writer on the film.
I think in 2002 we still assumed he was a decent writer? Maybe he still *was* a decent writer...
It killed the franchise. H20 looks so much better compared to this and the RZ ones
@sam's back I stopped taking you seriously when you said 3 is trash. No way
@sam's back like I care, punk
Man if only they had called it "Halloween: Homecoming". I'd really have enjoyed the following two movies, Halloween: Far from Home and Halloween: No Way Home, with the latter of course being about the Michael Myerses from different timelines coming together to finally kill all the Loomises and Laurie Strodes they can find.
The explanation for Michael’s return is like saying, “Somehow Palpatine returned.”
Yeah, that's pretty much like that.
Busta Rhymes is by far the best part of the movie. Also, he makes this movie more watchable than either of the Rob Zombie movies.
Say what you want about Resurrection but it made even more people appreciate Halloween 3.
Great perspective
I've always loved Halloween 3
I didnt really mind Halloween 3. I didnt love it but I didnt hate it either
Halloween 3 was an original idea and was always good
Resurrection was garbage in idea and production
All the Halloweens after the original was suppose to be a different story like Halloween 3 but Micheal became so beloved the fans were pissed and demanded they bring Micheal back
There's also an anticlimactic ending of michael dying. It show freddie taunting like he did, but he's grabbed by michael while whats her name axes him in the head definitively killing him. So it concluded the series with a whimper.
Can't believe Michael Myers killed Starbuck. He must be in league with the Cylons.
I remember seeing this in the theater with friends. It came out in July. I'm from Arizona so It felt so weird to wait in line for a Halloween movie while it's 100+ degrees and the Sun is still up at 7:30 p.m. Haha.
Same here. I was actually in the military at the time when a bunch of us went to see this in theaters that summer of 2002 in Florida. We all wish we had seen something else instead.
@@alucard624 my first exposure to slasher movies was Jason X, Freddy versus Jason, and Halloween resurrection, made me hate slasher movies for a long time until I saw better ones LOL
@@StewartLucrative Wow, tuff break lmao
@@StewartLucrative That sucks that your intro to those franchises were some of the worst entries no less in those series. Glad you didn't give up on them though and watched the better films.
if only Tyra had taught Michael how to Smize. he'd realize he was meant to be a model
Only two slashers stand before me...but I only have one photo. The slasher with the photo will still be in the running to become America's Next Top Slasher. The other will go...home.
@@Chelaxim Fingers crossed for underdog Jason Vorhees!! Not conventionally handsome, but his GOOD eye is kind.
That Tyra Banks gag had me laugh'n everytime!!! You're the best Doc!
Is Tyra banks in this movie?
This movie is a masterpiece made of cheese. I wouldn’t mind seeing this series continue with chicken fried Michael Myers. Dammit I’m hungry 🤤
Also, I wish Busta Rhymes would embrace the fact that he whooped Michael Myers’ entire ass.
If this was cheese, I'd hate your outlook for Part 3 and 2018.
The beginning of this movie explaining Michael Myers being not dead ranks right up there with Friday the 13th Part V's explanation at it's end as to why a paramedic decided to become not-Jason. My reaction was about the same.
This movie, Halloween 4, and Halloween Kills have all Michael survived being burn alive.
Michael didn't got burned alive in Halloween Kills. He hid in a gun closet and then the firemen "rescued" him.
And Halloween II
Yeah, Mike was retired, just trying to relax with a rat and a beer, when all of a sudden, he's got a bunch of kids on his lawn.
Lol!
God, you can just feel the rage and disgust in the Doctor's voice as he goes through this movie. Normally he has mock outrage... this time it is 100% real.
One thing not mentioned here: Resurrection was clearly inspired by a show on MTV called 'Fear', that ran for two seasons from 2000-2002. Contestants would be blindfolded and dropped into supposedly haunted places for two days, wearing a shoulder strap cam to film their own reactions as they are given instructions via walkie talkie and computer. By night, they would be challenged to dares of a paranormal origin, with each task getting more difficult. The locations would be outfitted with weird piped in sound effects and strange objects to be found. It was a big hit for the network, but they felt like the production cost (budget plus the $5000 prize money for those that successfully completed the stay) wasn't worth the hit ratings, I guess. So it was canceled after two seasons.
I remember that show. I used to watch every episode. I also did a ton of drugs in those days so that probably accounts for my poor taste in early 2000's television
I remember watching a few episodes of that show when it aired. Definitely felt like a precursor to all these ghost hunter shows we have now in many ways.
Nope. The writer of the movie repurposed a script he had previously written before that MTV show ever took places.
Nope. Both script and production was tweaked quite a lot as they worked on the film.
Resurrection was my first horror movie I was allowed to watch unsupervised. Watching it completely out of context and without any knowledge of the other films has given it a special place in my heart.
Exact Experience as mine 😅
Dude I’m glad you said what you said about Busta. It’s so disheartening how he is often used as the scapegoat for this movie where he in fact IS the best part of this movie.
And that’s sad to say about a movie with Michael Myers 🦇🔪🎃
Say what you want to say about this movie but in my opinion Busta Rhymes was actually the best part of it. But clearly it had inspiration from The Blair Witch Project and also that 2000s reality-show craze
Who will win the fight wolverine or Michael myers and why?
No
Are you Akkads stupid Grandson?
@@mattstorm6568 What??? Stop getting into your grandmother's medicine cabinet before you post a comment.
@@thelasthellfish3166 Yes
This is my favorite Doctor Wolfula review ever. "Deckard is a Replicant in both this movie and Blade Runner" wtf lol. I'm dying
This is like the 4th time he’s reviewing this movie but I don’t care it never gets old😂😂😂
I honestly think if the twist from H20 where Laurie actually killed a paramedic would have worked if there would have been footage showing the paramedic was trying to show Laurie he wasn’t Michael and she was so blinded by killing her brother for all the trauma he caused her that she just saw him as Michael. Then have the rest of her scenes be tacked into the end where she checks if it’s actually Michael and when he kills her, she is also able to kill him too, ending the franchise.
Love some of the ADR in the party crowd. “This isn’t funny anymore guys!”🤣🤣🤣🤣
You could make 20 reviews of each Halloween' movie and I would watch them all! Love you Doc!
Fun fact for 2000’s kids Deckard is played by that guy from luck of the Irish Ryan Merriman
Who also played Kevin in final destination 3.
Totally enjoyed this review. You capture the total vibe for those of us who are older that watched those late Saturday Night scary movies on our local channels. Glad I stubbled on the channel.
This is genuinely one of the funniest damn movie reviews I’ve ever watched, keep up the great work Doc!
No not pepper in the eyes yeow! Next they will throw water in him and the fucker will melt like the witch of the west
19:02 "There's nothing cool or scary about a Michael Myers that spends his life inhaling poo gas while eating rats. It's pathetic!"
Oh, man this line aged so fucking well.
Sweet. Found this channel randomly back in high school and been a fan ever since. Hilarious and insightful. Reminds me of watching Svengoolie on cable back in the day.
There's another alternate ending where Michael wakes up and grabs Busta Rhymes in the ambulance. Then Sarah buries an axe into his head.
Michael decapitated Bo katan like how dark jar-jar will In season 3 of the mandalorian for true ownership of his saber
Lmao
Halloween Resurrection is one of my guilty pleasures. Ridiculous and dumb, certainly, but I always enjoy this one.
@@Chris-ft2yx if nobody has told u in the comments jamie lee curtis didn't want to be in the movie so she asked to be killed early in the movie
That's interesting, Doc. I hadn't heard that they had actually shot part of the ending retcon right after filming this one.
I was saved from seeing this movie in the theater because I didn't realize I wouldn't be able to get my little brother in. We saw Minority Report instead and were thankful for it when the reviews rolled out.
The only thing that could have helped this film was if Tyra Banks was in it.
Wait, but....isn't she.... nevermind.
Sometimes I just re-watch your videos instead of rewatching the movies you review. Your channel is top tier.
“Make a movie, fuck it!”’has been the mantra of the Halloween franchise since 1978, unfortunately.
Damn!!
"Today instead of locking this guy up, they'd give him a true crime podcast."--Wolfie.
Take THAT Light's Out Podcast!!! 🎃😂
Well now that this review exists. I finally have a reason to be glad the movie exists. Great Job Dr. W!
I like the haunted house idea, but instead of taking place in the Myers House, it should've been in Smith's Grove. The place is bigger, gives Michael more places to stalk and hide, and makes it more believable that Michael could kill the contestants without alerting the others.
If they had proper explanation for how they got access to the Sanitarium, this is honestly a great idea
Fun fact the unmade halloween resurrection sequel titled Halloween retribution actual uses this idea
@@chrisjan4397 perhaps it's abandoned
@@observerdude9809 Yeahhhhh that's it. Laurie could've just not been institutionalized as well lol
My interpretation of Michael in this movie is, now free of the Thorn Curse after H6, and free of his arch nemesis after the prologue, he wants to put the knife down, but he can't: his rest was disturbed by Busta and crew, and now he knows there will be no rest for the wicked.
I feel like micheal myers is limited by his hometown. Does that make sense? At least jason went to new york and space. Chucky moves around too. Scream takes place in different areas sometimes. Just a thought.
Same could be said for Freddy. Hell he even says "Every town has an Elm Street!" in Nightmare 6, and New Nightmare is a meta film that eventually leads to Heather becoming Nancy on Elm Street again.
I think what really limits Michael Myers is the title being Halloween. I think a winter themed Michael Myers movie would be cool.
Well in H20 he goes on a fuckin road trip across country to murder in California
Jason’s escape to New York was stupid af cause the lake had no stream to the Atlantic Ocean 🤣
because Michael keeps killing his travel agents.
Easily this is in my top 5 Halloween films.
The comedic timing of it is just perfect.
I would love for Rick to make a director’s cut of both his Halloween films and we can all bask in the glory that is these works of corporate greed.
I personally like the tv cut of Halloween 2 more and the workprint looks good except the theatrical ending is fucking gold you could never change that or else my buying down every Forrest and starting our transition to the judge dress world a lot quicker!!!
i think its a very self parody film but no one saw it that way sadly
Busta rhymes The true star of the film! 😂
I will always hate the fact that in this timeline they took the kill of Michael Myers away from Laurie and gave it to fucking Busta Rhymes
I hear ya but to be fair, Busta Rhymes didn’t get to definitively kill him either.
a weird thing i noticed in the review here
When Jamie Lee Curtis falls i swear i've always seen her just fall into a black abyss (she gets obscured by the trees) but here she hits the ground
weird, or maybe it was how the movie was edited when i've seen it on tv or something
I always thought the same thing. It wasn't until this review that I saw her hit the ground.
Can't believe I'm just now realizing Sara is the only female protagonist in the franchise to not have any connection to Michael or his family prior to him attacking her.
Now in 2018 Laurie has no relationship with mike
You're fucking amazing! Ive been so down and depressed the past year and watching your videos has made me smile again. I love your wit and commentary on all the videos you do. Thank you for just being you!!
Buster rhymes is still an amazing rapper
they shouldve let him write this movie too.
that reason many like Halloween II, it's a well shot, Directed film, a great sequel. better than Blumhouse's ''sequels''
"OJ'ing Freddy" hahahahha I literally loled
24:21 Best line in Cinema history!
Mr. Doctor, I always love your work, but this is really one of your best videos and is going amongst the classics of the channel.
They should’ve just titled this movie “Busta vs. Michael”
or a horny film cause every line is said sexually or has double entendre meanings or just is sexism/sexual in meaning...its insane
10:28 dude is lowkey a legend for being in a Jason, Freddy AND Michael movie
Even though doc makes the same joke all the time about the movie not being over it never gets old
Pay to see films they sneak in like me mofo bro
I think busta rhymes was extremely underrated
This is my favorite review of yours soley for "Wait... Tyra Banks is in this movie?" Everytime you bring her up 😂
Dude, I look forward to your videos so much. Thanks again for all the hard work you put in! ✌️
Busta busts down the door to save the day!!
First time I have managed to catch a live viewing and it was a lot of fun
Another excellent revisit, Doc! Love your in depth approach with these. AAHctober is shaping up beautifully. I'm guessing the same can't be said for Ghoulash, who has certainly been working his fingers to the bone fulfilling his master's demands. Between all the Halloween and Treehouse of Horror videos you're spoiling us!
This quality of this review actually justifies the existence of Halloween Resurrection.
I've never disliked Busta Rhymes in this film. Sure I poke fun at how he himself beat Michael Myers but he's legitimately the best thing in the film.
I'll never truly like this movie because of the opening but I'm so glad you defended Busta here. He was very charismatic and played a greedy, fame hungry producer well, especially considering what he had to work with.
Interesting fact the guard that dies in the beginning is kenny the cameraman from scream.
Isn't there another ending where Michael gets an axe in his face?
It may be nostalgia and seeing it in theaters when I was 11 but I enjoy this movie. I get that it has plenty of problems, but it’s still a fun watch for me
not only the hero we deserve, but the one we need
I used to think Halloween Resurrection was a tragedy now I realize it's a comedy
I've just realised Rob Zombie probably took his "remake Michael had a bad childhood" idea from Freddie in this filling the Myers house with fake "evidence" that Michael was abused.
At least we know they wouldn't put Michael Myers in a sewer for an extended period of time again...
Don't wanna be the guy that quotes from the video you just watched but well after the video ended I'm still chuckling over "that doll would make a hell of a spokesman for yogurt that helps you sh-t." Very clever sir. 😁
20:37 literally made me spill out my drink lol
they need to get back Busta Rhymes for Halloween Ends!
@DarkMonke so what? I bet he could still kick Mike out the window
From what I heard in an H20 doc,killing Laurie in the sequel was JLC's stipulation if she was going to return for H20. Can't which remember which filmmaker said that,but I haven't heard JLC confirm it.
I also believe that guy played in Cruel Intentions.
Am I crazy, or didn't they try to give Sarah some weird 'Carrie' type of telekinetic power during the Danger-tainment auditions?
Busta Rhymes is amazing in this movie.
Thank you for giving him his due.
Halloween 8: Save the Last Dance for Michael...
Was first named "Halloween: The Homecoming", but producers wanted a title that said Michael Myers is alive so in February 2002, the film was officially named Halloween: Resurrection (2002).
Jamie Lee Curtis was quoted as saying she considered this film a joke.
John Carpenter has stated that the movie made him cringe.
While in the asylum, Laurie Strode has a Raggedy Ann doll. In the original movie, she had a similar Raggedy Ann doll on the dresser in her bedroom.
Jamie Lee Curtis appears on the movie cover with short hair, despite having long hair in the film. If looked at more closely, one can easily tell that it's the same picture of her that was used for the poster of the previous film, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998).
In 2015 when being interviewed by Toofab, Jamie Lee Curtis has said that this film was a complete joke, and that the only reason why she did the film was because she signed a contract when doing Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), because that was the only way she could have Halloween H20 made.
Stuntman Brad Loree, a lifelong horror enthusiast and fan of the 'Halloween' films, plays Michael Myers in this installment. Loree stated that, had the series not been rebooted after 'Resurrection', he would have liked to reprise the role of Myers, as he enjoyed the role.
Bianca Kajlich cannot scream and her screams had to be dubbed in post production.
Jamie Lee Curtis has played Laurie Strode in films released in six different decades from the 1970s to the 2020s: Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills(2021) and Halloween Ends (2022).
The only one movie to establish Michael Myers' birth date: October 19, 1957.
Jamie Lee Curtis was contractually obligated to be in a sequel, supposedly for a 30-second cameo, but reportedly was so interested in the story that she agreed to do a full four-day shoot and appeared in the entire opening sequence. However she has discounted this and only did it because she didn't want her character to be in any more films. She saw this film as a joke.
This film is the first one in which Michael kills a victim by decapitation.
Freddie Harris' surname is an homage to Danielle Harris, who played Michael Myers' niece, Jamie Lloyd, in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989).
(at around 17 mins) In the first scene at the college, Sara Moyer (Bianca Kajlich) is shown twirling her hair, much like Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) does in the class room scene in the original Halloween.
Sara says that Michael's knife would be in an evidence room locker, in the beginning of Bride of Chucky (1998), Michael's mask is shown in an evidence room locker.
Michael's use of a spiked leg of a tripod as a weapon is an homage to Michael Powell's Peeping Tom (1960).
(At around 8 mins) The security camera footage showing Michael walking down a corridor is similar to Halloween II (1981) when the security footage shows Michael walking down a hospital hallway both movies were directed by Rick Rosenthal.
Michael's knife is a, 12" Victorinox Forschner with Rosewood Handle.
The name Jen Danzig is a reference to Glenn Danzig, the former singer and leader of The Misfits, who wrote and sung the songs Halloween and Halloween II after the original movie was released. The two songs have nothing to do with the movies, because their lyrics do not even touch the main plot.
When Laurie is killed by Michael and falls through the trees, you can hear the same "landing on the floor" sound effect from when Michael falls out of the window at the end of the original Halloween.
Ryan Merriman (Myles) and Billy Kay (Scott) were both born on April 10th.
The film's poster, has Laurie reflected on the bottom of the knife, which is also bloodied at the tip.
Laurie Strode is only in the film for the first 15 minutes and only says 11 lines of dialogue. Despite this, Jamie Lee Curtis still gets top billing as part of the cast.
at around 16 mins) At the beginning of the movie Harold begins to recount the victims of the first two films and he says three teenagers were killed, along with three nurses and a paramedic. This is completely wrong. Four teenagers were killed (Annie, Bob, Linda and Alice (the girl talking on the phone at the beginning of the second movie) and four nurses, a paramedic, a security guard, a doctor, and a marshal, as well as the truck driver who was found by Dr. Loomis, which is where Michael got his jumpsuit.
Nora Winston's (Tyra Banks's) death scene was originally onscreen. Publicity stills and behind-the-scenes photos proved that her death scene was filmed. It involved Michael stringing her up with electrical wire and him repeatedly stabbing her in the abdomen as she struggled (which explains the pool of blood Sara slips on in the garage). The scene was later cut, as a suggestion by Brad Loree, the stuntman who played Michael, as he stated "Every horror movie has to have a character find the body of someone you didn't know was dead."
Body count: 10. (Plus one character presumed dead, but it's unconfirmed. If you count the bodies from the flashbacks then the body count is 14.)
Second Halloween movie to have Michael get burned in a fire at the end, first was Halloween II (1981), both were directed by Rick Rosenthal.
(at around 1h 17 mins) Tyra Banks' character's death was cut. You can still see the aftermath in the movie.
Michael switching outfits with the paramedic (how he survived the previous film) is similar to the producers' cut ending to Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), where Michael switches outfits with Dr. Wynn.
Ya know..it's actually fun to see this right after watching the original review. You've come into your own very well Doc 😬👍
Finally someone else who agrees busta is the best part of this movie
Not the opposite way around like most claim
He made this movie entertaining asf lol
U rule Doc!
And people complain they never got Freddy vs Michael.
Nothing more enticing than a webshow in a time where the most common connection time was 56k modems with at best ADSL 1 mb connections. in a crispy 15 FPS at cutting edge 240p quality with beautiful MPG format artifacts all over the place, that if the webshow was live. And even if it wasn't connection time was expensive as all hell.
Doc, keep em comin. You just keep improving. I love to see it
most epic rant, summary, review, coherent description of a bygone cancer of a Halloween movie. You resurrect it more than it could ever do for itself
I appreciate that you point out Busta Rhymes' contributions to the movie, you won me over on that.
It doesn’t get any better than this …
Great video !! Super funny!
My big question I have with this movie is why did came out in july?
I have been waiting for you to get around to this one and you did not disappoint!
Thank you so much for creating this content. It makes my weeks