greendaybeans

For all the bad hype this movie is getting, i actually liked it. I liked it for the exact reason others hated it: it's DIFFERENT. Rob Zombie was able to make his own original story line with slight psychological elements that i enjoyed. Also, i liked the fact that there wasn't as much sex in this as the first one.

Being an art student at an art college, i enjoyed the trippy, artistic dream sequences that he put in the film, but a lot of people will hate that because they are afraid of change or something, i don't know, i think the haters just wanted a remake of the original Halloween 2. Whatever.

Anyways, another thing i liked about this movie were some of the heart-wrenching scenes acted out by Brad Dourif near the end. He is a great actor and i am glad he was chosen to play Sheriff Brackett for these two films.

Now, all that aside, it's not perfect. For one, and this made a LOT of people angry, the traditional Halloween theme barely makes an appearance in this, as does Laurie's theme. Also, there wasn't too much to the story--in other words, a LOT of blood and guts. I am indifferent about Samuel Loomis' character change, i like it but i don't at the same time...

All in all, it's a solid attempt at Zombie putting his own lore into the franchise, and yes, some of the scenes actually DID scare me. Zombie's good at what he does, i believe. If you aren't afraid to see something original tried to put into an old franchise, then go see it. Just don't go in expecting an Oscar winner...expect a slasher movie with some good scenes.

I don't know about all the haters on this movie, but I, for one, thought this was a very good little film Sure, it's low budget, sure it's a bit sleepy in some parts, but overall, it's got a very good thing going for it. I liked this film because a) i like slasher movies, and b) it's not a stupid slasher movie. Actually, it's not really a slasher movie at all, but a comedy with slasher-tinges to it. If you need a good movie with believable characters, pretty good plot, and can get past a few boring moments, then I believe this is the film for you. The Duplass brothers have a very good skill of writing believable, colloquial dialogue, which I think helps the film. Overall, i give this movie 8/10 stars.

Special Ed is an excellent film about the struggle of finding hope in a situation that seems hopeless, and finding out that people we don't like could very well come back to us as friends later on in life. As the story unwinds, you find many things that will make you chuckle, but many more that will make you cry. The only thing that I thought that needed a little improvement was the length; it was a bit too long for my taste, but that's just me. However, the characters, story, and acting really make up for that. It's a one-of-a-kind film that should get an award in this time of half-baked films. I give this movie a nine out of ten stars.