Mike’s ramblings

Today I’ve been to the movies again after quite some time. According to the date, I went to watch the new Halloween directed by Rob Zombie.

I’ve kind of liked the other Halloween movies, especially because in my opinion they are almost a must see for the genre and because the title music has become the embodiment for creepyness. Now the new one is a whole different story. Because it is about the childhood of Mike Myers, I should have known that it would not be as good as the others. The problem with the movie is, that you actually see to much of Mike for it to be creepy. Instead of other people being the main characters of the movie, this time it really is Myers and you follow him from the start until the end. This robs the movie of all its tenseness because it is, even for a horror movie, too predictable.

I guess the idea was to really give the viewer some insight into Mike Myers’ head, but in my opinion this turned out completely wrong. The movie is a mixture of lame and boring horror movie and cheap softporn. (I always ask myself, where they get all these starlets that are willing to show themselves naked and full of blood and mud?) It is absolutely not creepy. Don’t watch it!

While I like Rob Zombie’s music, his movies definitely need some help. Towards his defense I have to say that camera and effects were good.

Wow! This video just leaves me awestruck. You can see South Koreans cheering for their school soccer team. They wear colored jackets and generate moving pictures by turning around. See for yourself.

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