After scrolling through social media this morning, it seems like the general consensus for this is pretty positive with a steady amount of hype coming in from horror fans and critics who grew up as horror fans. As for my take on this teaser, I'm pretty mixed on it. On one hand, this just looks like it's going through the motions as some of the other sequels from a narrative standpoint and very little here that seems to provoke any extreme reactions, positive or negative. The difference in visual quality between the nighttime and daytime footage is literally night & day in this case. With a couple exceptions, almost every shot in daylight is stale and kind of cheap looking. Compare that to the stuff taking place at night, that's about as interesting and colorful as this sort of film could hope to look. On the other hand, there's plenty of positives to keep me intrigued. Jamie Lee Curtis looks ready for action, Nick Castle (the original guy who played Michael Myers so well back in '78) seems to slip right back into character, the kills are very promising (that gag with the bloody teeth made me shiver). Plus, it seems like everyone involved is putting their heart into making a film that's genuinely scary instead of being a bog standard slasher flick. Plus, a new score from John Carpenter is most definitely a tantalizing prospect. Overall, I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic for The Shape's return to silver screen come October 19th.
Friday, June 8, 2018
Michael Myers Returns In First HALLOWEEN (2018) Trailer
After much speculation and hype, David Gordon Green's upcoming Halloween sequel (simply titled Halloween, for some confusing reason neither you nor I will probably ever know) has gotten it's first trailer. Take a look for yourself!
After scrolling through social media this morning, it seems like the general consensus for this is pretty positive with a steady amount of hype coming in from horror fans and critics who grew up as horror fans. As for my take on this teaser, I'm pretty mixed on it. On one hand, this just looks like it's going through the motions as some of the other sequels from a narrative standpoint and very little here that seems to provoke any extreme reactions, positive or negative. The difference in visual quality between the nighttime and daytime footage is literally night & day in this case. With a couple exceptions, almost every shot in daylight is stale and kind of cheap looking. Compare that to the stuff taking place at night, that's about as interesting and colorful as this sort of film could hope to look. On the other hand, there's plenty of positives to keep me intrigued. Jamie Lee Curtis looks ready for action, Nick Castle (the original guy who played Michael Myers so well back in '78) seems to slip right back into character, the kills are very promising (that gag with the bloody teeth made me shiver). Plus, it seems like everyone involved is putting their heart into making a film that's genuinely scary instead of being a bog standard slasher flick. Plus, a new score from John Carpenter is most definitely a tantalizing prospect. Overall, I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic for The Shape's return to silver screen come October 19th.
After scrolling through social media this morning, it seems like the general consensus for this is pretty positive with a steady amount of hype coming in from horror fans and critics who grew up as horror fans. As for my take on this teaser, I'm pretty mixed on it. On one hand, this just looks like it's going through the motions as some of the other sequels from a narrative standpoint and very little here that seems to provoke any extreme reactions, positive or negative. The difference in visual quality between the nighttime and daytime footage is literally night & day in this case. With a couple exceptions, almost every shot in daylight is stale and kind of cheap looking. Compare that to the stuff taking place at night, that's about as interesting and colorful as this sort of film could hope to look. On the other hand, there's plenty of positives to keep me intrigued. Jamie Lee Curtis looks ready for action, Nick Castle (the original guy who played Michael Myers so well back in '78) seems to slip right back into character, the kills are very promising (that gag with the bloody teeth made me shiver). Plus, it seems like everyone involved is putting their heart into making a film that's genuinely scary instead of being a bog standard slasher flick. Plus, a new score from John Carpenter is most definitely a tantalizing prospect. Overall, I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic for The Shape's return to silver screen come October 19th.
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