Halloween 2021 Review #13 – ‘Halloween Resurrection’
Halloween Resurrection is the eighth entry in the Halloween franchise. It’s also my final Halloween movie to watch before Halloween Kills releases tomorrow, the 15th of October. Of course, these movies aren’t connected to the new reboot, but it’s still interesting to see what came before.
Starring Bianca Kajilich, Katee Sackhoff, Busta Rhymes and Tyra Banks, Halloween Resurrection follows a new group of characters. Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode returns.
Unfortunately, it’s not for long and does a disservice to the character.
Halloween Resurrection revolves around a group of students taking part in a reality show. The students stay in the old Myers house for a night. Along the way, the producers have plans to scare them but nothing is as it seems. Soon, they discover Michael Myers has been living underneath the house for a long time and is waiting to kill again.
In Halloween H20 Laurie kills Michael, or at least that’s how it seems. In this one, it turns out Michael swaps places with a paramedic and it was them who Laurie killed instead.
Every so often the movie dips into found-footage due to it being a reality show. There’s also a subplot with a guy talking to one of the main characters in a chatroom. He aids her in fighting Michael Myers through the streams.
The idea of the reality show is interesting. Released in 2002, the movie comes at a time where reality TV was beginning. In present day, a reality show about people staying in the house of a murderer isn’t a fantasy.
It already happens.
I loved the switch between the character’s in the house and the ones watching the show. It gets better as the viewers use the live cams to keep an eye on Michael’s whereabouts.
Although, that’s where the good ends.
Halloween Resurrection is another flawed entry that has a good concept but fails to deliver. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not the worst movie by a long stretch. It has good moments, and its cheesiness makes sense for the early 2000s.
Perhaps after I’ve seen Halloween Kills, I’ll make a list of the worst to best Halloween movies.
