| Halloween - Resurrection [2002] | ![Halloween - Resurrection [2002]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41P8NP1VPGL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Rick Rosenthal
Actors: Jamie Lee Curtis, Busta Rhymes, Brad Loree, Bianca Kajlich, Sean Patrick Thomas
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (38 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12780
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 88 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5017188888370
ASIN: B0000AE7CE
Release Date: May 1, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: July 12, 2002
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The eighth entry in the series, Halloween Resurrection maintains connections to John Carpenter's original. A prologue picks up the thread of Halloween: H2O, with poor Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) now in a psychiatric hospital and determined to shut down homicidal Michael Myers once and for all. The story then shifts to the old Myers house, where a TV reality show has enticed six teenagers to spend a single night in the spooky home in a plot-line stolen straight from the indie thriller My Little Eye. Needless to say, things are spoiled when Michael barges in: "I so did not sign up for this," sighs the young heroine, when the bloodletting begins. The mayhem is being broadcast live on the Internet, which makes the film a bit like Rear Window with Instant Messaging. The interesting premise is routinely handled, but that's enough to make this one of the better sequels in the series. Maybe they finally finished off Michael in this one, wink wink. --Robert Horton
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 BORED NOW July 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
well what can i say...its awful.
there is no pace,no(half decent) actors(except JLC for her single scene for Lauries demise)and well no plotline.
a failure...and surprisingly better than 3-6 but still atrocious...why they even bothered with this film i will never know...it is even better than the remake of the original which was a surprise.
H2O redeemed the franchise with good performances and fun scenes although there were holes in the plot it was a very good sequel...this should be avoided at all costs.
and to top it all off a '15' certificate to make this the tamest out of the whole franchise.
 whats the piont May 3, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
h20 was the best since the first but this one wrecks the series. some good gore but not enough to save it.
Bollocks! May 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Myers is back in this excruciating sequel that destroys the series by offering up a laim ass explanation as to why Myers didnt die in H20 when his head was cut off by Laurie Strode...making Myers out to be as intelligent as Sir Hannibal Lecter!!! no seriously!!! Laurie Strodes character is sullied in her first 10 mins (and last!) as Jamie Lee Curtis returns to the franchise that made her a household name by assisting with not only the effective destruction of Laurie Strode's heroine but the damn franchise. The fans were pissed with this film where many did in fact walk out, Halloween 3 (the one that didnt have anything to do with the prevous films) didnt suck to this level. Buy it anyway if only to complete the DVD shelf and nothing else. Thank Rob ZOmbie for bringing back the essence of the franchise.
Michael should of never been Resurrected. January 9, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Halloween resurrection starts good with the confrontation between Michael and laurie then goes to bad to worst...
Halloween has now turned into teen Horror with no scares or shocks and even worse bad acting a film with bad acting needs something to compensate with but even the sight of Michael cant even make like this poor Dull unrelated horror film.
the cast seems to be like dawsons creek rejects and uhh Busta ryhmes Kung Fu? what the hell? the ending is dull but opens up for another sequel
They have reduced michael from scary to laughable
Even the exception of Jamie Lee Curtis's 5 star performance has laurie Strode this still cant cover up the shambles of a movie this is
when a movie uses technology to tell you where the Killer is that's it it's over!
I have this to complete my Halloween collection but it has gavered dust ever since, halloween Resurrection should of never been done.
 AN UNDERRATED ENTRY November 4, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
After three years, the real Michael Myers has found Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in an asylum and proceeds to kill her. Escaping, he learns that the owners of DangerTainment, Freddie Harris (Busta Rhymes) and Nora Winston (Tyra Banks) are planning a special Halloween Webcast event in Michael's home. They select six young college students, Sara Moyer, (Bianca Kajlich) Rudy Grimes, (Sean Patrick Thomas) Donna Chang, (Daisy McCrackin) Jen Danzig, (Katee Sackhoff) Jim Morgan, (Luke Kirby) and Bill Woodlake (Thomas Ian Nicholas) to be involved in the event. As they enter the house, they all try to scare each other in the creepy house. Things start to go out of hand as Michael shows up. As an audience gathers to watch, they and the six in the house begin to think it is all set up. When the bloodshed becomes real, it becomes apparent that it isn't a set-up and try to think of a way out of the house. With the help of an Internet Pen Pal (Ryan Merriman) Sara is able to put a stop to Michael's rampage temporarily.
The Good News: I really don't know why this is such an underrated entry. It is one of the two that try to inject some much-needed originality in the series, the other being the above-average "H20." The whole Internet Webcast was a brilliant idea and is the brightest spot in here. Another cool spot is the unexpected high amount of suspense in the movie. I didn't expect that there would be so many scenes where I was on the edge of my seat as something was going on on-screen. The best scene has to be the chase underground once Michael has been discovered to be the cause of the killings. Shot on digital video POV, it is in a dark and twisted tunnel with no lights and the character comes across one of Michael's kills. She screams, turns, and there's Michael standing behind her with the knife. It is better than how I described it, as it does take a long time to pan out. There are many other great scenes involved, but they all lead to important plot discoveries, so I can't reveal them, but I wish I could. Take my word for it that a lot of really creepy and suspenseful scenes are in the movie. Another thing that really got my attention was the unique deaths in the movie. Michael was shown to finally use other means than his trusty knife. He stabs two people with the knife, crushes one with his hands, impales one on a spiked grate, decapitates another one, and pulls one through a mirror from behind. That one is my favorite kill in the film. The character has been scared by another one and walks off, swearing to get vengeance. Just then, Michael pops through a window and pulls him through it. That was a great jump scene, one of many in the film. What also got my attention was the great scene where they discover a second Myers, and he stalks one of the characters, and they laugh it off as the second one, then it turns out to be the real one, too late for them to do something. That was brilliant.
The Bad News: There was only one character I wanted to see die, and that was Rudy. I think Thomas did a great job playing him, but I can't stand health-freaks. To simply be that kind of person simply makes me want to kill them myself, and I did get a small sense of satisfaction in watching Michael do it for me. I don't know why, but I do. The only other complaint is that the film doesn't have a high body count. There are only six deaths in the whole film, and for a horror film, that can't be acceptable. Today's films are all about the body count, and this one fails.
The Final Verdict: If you can ignore the low body count, this is one very suspenseful sequel. In the annals of the series, I rank this one tied for fifth with "Part 6." This is recommended for all fans of the series and to those who really enjoy creepy films.
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