I have tried to have faith in the films of Rob Zombie. I really, really like The Devil’s Rejects. While I can understand those who hate the film, I find it to be a really interesting, fun and stylistically enjoyable film, one that felt like the start of a good career (I’m ignoring House of 1000 Corpses). Then came Halloween, which wasn’t just terrible, it was terrible and had a grudge against the audience. I haven’t seen Halloween II yet, but it’s hard to imagine that Rob’s really got his Michael Myers shit together, and early word is that this film is terrible too.
I was hoping that Halloween II was some sort of play for money so that Rob could get back on the wagon and make something decent. I was wrong. It was a play for money so that he could make another play for money – Rob is remaking The Blob.
Ugh. I love The Blob. And the 1980s remake as well, which means I’m not against remaking this particular film. But since Zombie has shown a complete unwillingness to step outside his own little filmmaking box – which consists of rednecks, swearing and his wife – I have to assume that his version of the Blob will be taking down a bunch of shacks in the backwoods.
Also, his version of The Blob won’t have… the Blob. “My intention is not to have a big red blobby thing — that’s the first
thing I want to change,” Zombie told Variety. “That gigantic
Jello-looking thing might have been scary to audiences in the 1950s,
but people would laugh now.”
Oh Jesus. Just what we needed – a redneck reinvention of a monster whose simplicity and elegance is its whole charm.
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Dear mr zombie I just wanted to say that your the best sence elvis.
Well I have to first start with I totally agree witht the opinions on the Remake of the Halloweens Rob Zombie did. Those 2 movies dragged on and on with no end in sight. As for the House of 1000 Corpses and Devils Rejects, I think in my opinion are 2 of the best movies ever made. Both of those movies are highly addictive and very entertainging. Pure genius in my opinion. I would love to see some new stuff from Rob Zombie but original not remakes.
Zombie's remake of Halloween is one of the most underrated films, it was fantastic, you got see what made Mike Meyers and his motivation for stalking Laurie Strode
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