Halloween (2018)

Loughc · 07-09-2018 2:21pm

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

shes finally going to kill him ...........unless it makes a lot of money.

Well you won't be surprised to learn the writers for this have already written a sequel to this. They originally wanted to film 2 movies back to back but were worried if the first movie tanks the second would never see the light of day and it would be a waste of money.

So they're holding off until seeing how this one does at the box office.

JKerova1 · 07-09-2018 10:17pm

The whole thing has just got a bit ridiculous. H20 was the first sequel to bypass all the other sequels. Now this ignores H20, so it's ignoring the sequels, even the sequel that ignored all the other sequels. They also want us to believe that Michael Myers was somehow taken into custody after being shot multiple times by Loomis at the end of H1, which kind of ruins the mystery surrounding him in a way. I hope it lives up to the hype but I fear the worst.

artvanderlay · 08-09-2018 1:08pm

Now that they are disregarding all movies apart from the first one, I expect Michael won't be some indestructible killer this time (although he was still shot multiple times at the end of the first one, and fell from the balcony of the house). He will be in his 60s as well! Part of me expects that the killer won't be Michael; it will be some other escaped patient from the bus crash that assumes his identity by putting on the mask. Jamie lee Curtis will finally kill him, then take off the mask and see that it's a young guy wearing it, thus setting up a sequel.

To refresh my memory of the first movie, I watched this

I love these Dead Meat videos; very funny and entertaining :pac:

Mr E · 09-09-2018 1:42pm

"The first reactions to the new Halloween film are in and they're incredible."

https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/first-reactions-new-halloween-film-theyre-incredibly-good-639798

(Caveat - yeah, they could be plants, but it sounds promising).

Loughc · 09-09-2018 2:47pm

Mr E wrote: »

"The first reactions to the new Halloween film are in and they're incredible."

https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/first-reactions-new-halloween-film-theyre-incredibly-good-639798

(Caveat - yeah, they could be plants, but it sounds promising).

I’d believe them. Danny McBride really seems like a true fanboy. He really seems to care about how the story progresses.

Fysh · 09-09-2018 4:20pm

I don't know (and therefore trust) any of the people whose comments are quoted in that article, and I also don't particularly trust the article for two reasons:
1) I'm of the opinion that Halloween is great and most of the sequels can jog on. I like The Return for its grim ending, but other than that they're all pretty pish IMO, continuity porn and fanservice with not a lot more to them, and
2) Citing Carpenter's presence as EP as a reason to be optimistic is either very very naive (like "bag of magic beans" naive) or it's just plain ignorant, given that Carpenter's EP role did precisely nothing to help the Fog remake from being a turd.

For me, the fact that I have only seen half of one film by the director (Pineapple Express, upon which I gave up halfway through because I wasn't engaged by it or enjoying anything about it) and maybe 1.5 films involving Danny McBride (1/2 of Pineapple Express and This Is The End, in neither of which I considered him to be noteworthy) makes me think that this new film will be yet another film for people who are fans of the franchise as a whole, and since I'm not.... I'm not holding my breath. It'd be a pleasant surprise if it's decent, but a self selecting group of fans excited about seeing a preview are not likely to be an unbiased audience.

johnny_ultimate · 09-09-2018 4:27pm

Didn’t realise this was from David Gordon Green until reading a few of the (mixed to positive, based on my twitter feed anyway) reactions. There is no director I can think of with such a weird career progression. Strange to think the guy behind the sublimely understated George Washington and some of those early arthouse efforts is behind this... but then I’d have said the same about Pineapple Express and Your Highness :pac: Never have any idea of what kind of quality to expect.

artvanderlay · 09-09-2018 8:47pm

Well Danny McBride and David Gordon Green worked together on Eastbound and Down, one of the greatest (and most profane) comedy shows ever, so I'll give them a chance with this one (although season 4 of Eastbound and Down was muck, but they probably just did it for the money).

There's a reference to Halloween in Eastbound and Down; April, Kenny's ex-girlfriend, tries on a Kenny Powers official merchandise mask, and he tells her she looks like a retarded Michael Myers :pac:

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splashthecash · 10-09-2018 1:50pm

A few from Collider are over at TIFF at the moment and they saw the Halloween premiere, namely Perri Nemiroff and Jeff Schneider. She is a big horror fan and he can be tough to please - both of them came away very happy indeed

I'm looking forward to seeing this film!

El Duda · 10-09-2018 5:00pm

I was looking forward to it until that Collider review

Ipso · 10-09-2018 5:58pm

Looking forward to it now, especially given that it looks like The Predator may be a bit of a dud. Glad to hear them not mentioning jump/loud noise scares.

splashthecash · 10-09-2018 7:35pm

El Duda wrote: »

I was looking forward to it until that Collider review

Aw that’s a pity. Any particular reason why the review isn’t making you look forward to it? Or is it just because those two liked it?

johnny_ultimate · 11-09-2018 10:12am

Special screening in Dublin with Jamie Lee Curtis: https://lighthousecinema.ie/showing/showing-42195

Be quick!

splashthecash · 11-09-2018 10:41am

Sold out already!

splashthecash · 11-09-2018 10:46am

If anyone has a spare ticket for this PLEASE PM - the original is a huge favourite of mine and would love to be part of a screening with a Curtis Q&A

:pac:

artvanderlay · 11-09-2018 11:13am

Dammit, missed it! Would love to have gone to it

artvanderlay · 11-09-2018 11:18am

Tickets back up. Got one!!!

:D:D:D

splashthecash · 11-09-2018 11:25am

FFS!! I missed it again?!! God damn work getting in the way of my movie going life :mad::mad:

artvanderlay · 11-09-2018 11:26am

Sorry dude. Keep checking it. I think they might be releasing them gradually.

coolisin · 11-09-2018 11:27am

Ah FFS missed twice

Bowlardo · 11-09-2018 10:23pm

That’s pretty cool Jamie Lee Curtis turning up

JKerova1 · 12-09-2018 9:12pm

It's getting decent reviews so far anyway. Looking forward to seeing it now. It would be great if some of the cinemas showed the original Halloween before the new one and sold it as a package. I know of some cinemas that did it with the recent Alien films and it was very successful.

JKerova1 · 12-09-2018 9:51pm

https://www.onlinecinematickets.com/?p=tickets&s=GATEMIDLE&perfCode=113694

the deftone · 13-09-2018 2:16am

I know it's a long shot but if anyone has a spare ticket to the q+a at the lighthouse please let me know, id give anything to be there for this...

Bowlardo · 13-09-2018 1:32pm

When is it out on general release?

Goodshape · 13-09-2018 2:35pm

Bowlardo wrote: »

When is it out on general release?

19th October.

fin12 · 15-09-2018 9:11am

JKerova1 wrote: »

https://www.onlinecinematickets.com/?p=tickets&s=GATEMIDLE&perfCode=113694

Hi is that showing the first Halloween film?

esposito · 16-09-2018 12:25pm

fin12 wrote: »

Hi is that showing the first Halloween film?

Yes.

Midleton, Co Cork with John Carpenter... How random!

esposito · 16-09-2018 12:28pm

Please if anyone is willing to sell two tickets for the Lighthouse q&a with Jamie Lee Curtis can you PM me?

Massive fan and I'm dying to be there.

weadick · 16-09-2018 9:22pm

esposito wrote: »

Yes.

Midleton, Co Cork with John Carpenter... How random!

Seems to be a few cinemas showing the same movie at the same time. Wonder is it like a live stream...

Anyone here actually remember seeing the original for the first time?

Halloween (2018)

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