Halloween (2007) - Nostalgia Critic

It's loved by some, hated by others. What is Nostalgia Critic's take on the remake of the original masterpiece?
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Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name; the first in the rebooted Halloween film series and the ninth installment of the Halloween franchise.
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[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@absoluteuno1233]

Channel Awesome love your reviews! Keep going :) also when I watched it I laughed

[@thenerdwholovesentertainme1721]

Channel Awesome can you guys review Dawn Of The Dead Or Shawn Of The Dead, Or Zombieland?

[@Wild_Card69]

Channel Awesome Critic, do a musical review of the Rocky Horror Picture Show please!! 👄👠🔪

[@basedman110]

Honeslty I hated it. It betrayed so much about what was perfect about the original. I think its incredbly unnessary

[@senorhace4746]

Halloween 2 is shit(remake)

[@blackoverblueskies6221]

"its like halloween in an alternate universe" thats the perfect analogy

[@SLATEcaps]

BlackOverBlueSkies yuck!

[@agnissagniss1222]

Rob’s remakes are pure crap especially h2 that was just shit

[@StarryStarryNocturne]

I'm barely 6mins and 14secs into Critic's review and I'm already annoyed beyond belief.... The hell kind of horror was Rob Zombie a fan of? Schlock horror? Mike Myer's origin story sounds like one big lazy cliché fest.

[@Clay3613]

Well aren't all reboots?

[@thealientree3821]

You said Alternate Universe. Let's talk about Undertale.

[@EricDG326]

Actually, when Dr. Loomis screams “WTH?!” that was Malcolm McDowell’s real reaction to the window being broken out. He wasn’t told it would happen. At least not as such. Also, most of the dialogue in Smith’s Grove was improvised. RZ told one of the two actors how to open the scenes, but left it to them to take the scene however they wanted. So to that extent, Michael’s shrug and “I don’t know” is also a real reaction.

[@bananatiergod]

That is honestly pretty cool. Rob Zombie might not be a perfect director, but it's clear that he has the skill when it comes to intense horror movies.

[@louis8487]

@@bananatiergod Eh it can be cool. Depends on the actors. Leaving everything up to the actors isn't always a cool move, it's just expecting them to do a job that isn't what they trained for. It's wanting them to do the director/writer's job for them.

[@JJtoutcourt]

Sounds terribly fake.

[@BigDaddyZakk420]

@@JJtoutcourt Nah, sounds just stupid enough that I could see a hack like him doing exactly that.

[@j.w.tompkins7440]

Malcolm McDowell is an incredible actor. Totally believable as Loomis.

[@rufousthefox9766]

Rob zombie: Hey Danny trejo, wanna die in my Halloween remake? Danny: Um, can I be supportive to michael when he's young first? Rob zombie: sure.

[@kevinmorrice]

trejo had actually come from a bad background and he wanted his role to reflect the changes that he made to his life

[@scitechian]

Didn't Rob Zombie originally write Trejo's janitor character as having molested Michael at one point?

[@framebyframe6357]

@@scitechian That would explain why he killed him.

[@BorisArtalt]

y y...YOU CAN TALK

[@1000000man1]

@@framebyframe6357 As opposed to him being a serial killing Psychopath?

[@strangebrew1231]

What was so creepy about the original is that most of the stalking happened in broad daylight

[@axelnilsson5124]

It was too much stalking in daylight and that made the movie boring

[@phousefilms]

What was so scary about the original for me anyhow was that Michael wasn't given a full backstory. Before the whole "Curse of Michael Myers"thing I mean. In the original, he stabs his sister to death and we never know why he does it.His home life seems pretty middle class, it doesn't seem like he comes from a broken home where his moms a stripper and shit like that. But he just goes crazy. I think the Rob Zombie version gives us a different take(for the first half)but overall it doesn't work. We're clearly supposed to feel sympathy for Myers, just as we're supposed to feel sympathy for the characters from "Devils Rejects"and its sequel.

[@crypticape9023]

@@axelnilsson5124 true, I enjoyed the rob zombie one tbh, the first movie is my least favorite because half the movie is just Michael stalking people

[@axelnilsson5124]

@@crypticape9023 same I can’t see why people like that movie so much

[@crypticape9023]

@@axelnilsson5124 damn wasnt expecting a reply at all considering your comment was 8months ago, and I just finished watching the movie and I loved it, I also don't know why people hate it so much😔

[@excellentlol]

That "No shit" joke was the best punchline of the year

[@themilkman3949]

excellentlol agreed

[@FlameOfUdun96]

“I’M NOT LISTENING!!! RRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!” - Michael Myers

[@shadowfury200]

you again :D

[@ethanschumacher3030]

I swear we watch the same stuff cause I see you everywhere 😂

[@AlexTheLate]

Lol Phelous?

[@FlameOfUdun96]

Tyler LaPoint yup

[@claravaz7817]

Dude, I saw you on a YMS video. You're everywhere.

[@darkmanstudios3828]

The original Halloween was Laurie Strode's story. The remake was been Michael and Loomis' story. I think Laurie should've been a minor character and the family should be normal. Also, Loomis should be this father figure who wants to help Michael but knows he has to resort to killing him.

[@RickyUzumaki993]

Darkman Studios Agreed. If they’d relegated Laurie to a minor character in the remake, it probably would’ve been a lot better. But the remake of Halloween 2 is just a fucking train wreck

[@RJIS]

Ricardo Ortiz-Joseph Halloween 2 Director’s Cut is really bad. The Theatrical Cut, actually good or decent

[@Stabsnipers]

@@mquiroz90 "The nudity is beautiful" Yeah, I beat off to Halloween movies all the time too.

[@Stabsnipers]

@@mquiroz90 If you watch the movie Fight Club there is a scene where a giant penis flashes on the screen. You'd love it.

[@NFrk97]

I like to think that Michael killing his family in this version was for Laurie. The only two people Michael loved were Laurie and his mother. Him killing his stepdad, and Judith was to keep Laurie from growing up abused like he was. He did it all for her. And the nurse was later killed because she touched Michael's possessions, by that point he became very territorial which was also seen in the unrated cut when he killed the two guys who were raping the female patient (as tasteless as that was) only after they touched his masks. And he never actually wanted to kill Laurie throughout most of the film, he only wanted her to know who he was. It's not until she stabs him that it sets him off-kilter.

[@arachnesakura9375]

it was needed in a way. the human killings all started from when his older sister was having sex. it was like he was coming full circle and starting off again. because at that point Micheal has been silent and rather easy patient for the last 15 years. what sets him off? the rapists messing up his stuff. a repeated trigger for him from his past. it jumpstarted him back onbhis killing spree. plus its his staple in almost every movie of the Halloween franchise anyone having sex or well rape are the first ones to die. and while yeah he starts off with killing his stepdad first (its been a while since ive seen it so i may have it mixed around) he was heavily abusing every member of the family. his older sister was nearly as bad in his eyes so she and her bf had to die too. he only loved Laurie and his mother. i agree however tho that he did it all for Laurie in a twisted protective way. i feel for his mom but at the same time i have a hard time feeling bad for her considering she willingly commit suicide wgile leaving her infant daughter without care or anything. her daughter would have starved to death or from dehydration. i would have felt more if she had removed Laurie from the home first and that be why she lived somewhere else. the final act of love from her mother. but no she gave 0 fucks about her only child she has left.

[@goodvillain1015]

I felt bad for Danny Trejo's character. While everyone was an asshole in the movie, he was a genuine friend to Michael and wanted to help him. It was sad to see Michael beating him to death while he was pleading for Michael to stop and saying "I was good to you, Mikey."

[@dylanmartindale9151]

On the other hand it did do a good job showing that Michael was a monster, and that despite his backstory he doesn't deserve too much sympathy.

[@TheMATMAN316]

Goodvillain 101 it made sense when Doug said he was doing it for Machete2 lol

[@trustee7327]

Yea but that's what this movie wanted to show is how much of a ruthless monster Michael is. He doesn't care about anyone, and is nothing but pure anger.

[@thesuntitan]

It made me feel bad too, so I guess it is one of the things the remake nailed.

[@EzraColdsGarage]

Yeah, kind of negates his comment about Lori being the only decent person.

[@JaxBlade]

Honestly I thought this film was decent. Though I hated the UNRATED version adding some Unnecessary RAPE scene when he was escaping. Before he broke out and killed the guards like a monster and i thought that was cool. And Out of the Halloween films I would say it is like my 3rd or 4th favorite in the series......Though the 2009 sequel to this was some BUUUUULLLLSHHHEEEIT

[@EchoTeq]

Did not expect you here.

[@bisine]

To be fair I think zombie was like under contract or something for the sequel, I remember hearing him on a podcast basically saying he wasn't all that into it

[@michaelfort143]

I agree I was so pissed when weird al wasn't killed in the sequel

[@retro_redgrave]

JaxBlade Ayyy, wasn't expecting to see you here! I enjoy your content. But I won't lie, that rape scene was... yeah, out of nowhere. It still throws me off when I watch this film. And I preferred the original ending with the firing squad in front of the house. Felt slightly similar to the original personally. Edit: and yeah fuck H2

[@GayLatinoBear]

JaxBlade When you lose to The Final Destination, aka the worst in that series, you have a bad movie

[@PrinsaVossum]

7:28 Good idea, rejected Stephen King background character, piss off the 6' 8", 250 lbs. serial killer.

[@Lizzy-lx3qz]

This movie’s Michael Myers is pretty scary I’m surprised none of his victims didn’t shit themselves when they saw him with Tyler Mane’s size and one of the creepiest masks out of all the movies

[@greigtoye]

the mask was very good, definitely terrifying

[@heaththornton763]

I agree Zombie’s Michael Myers was terrifying

[@brenyatta]

Carpenter’s Michael is creepy, while Zombie’s Michael is TERRIFYING! He’s a hulking brute with practically zero morality

[@nighthorizon7411]

SCARING THE LITTLE GIRL???

[@arthurlima122]

LADY!!!

[@t3ras74]

*I!!! HAVE!!! A MEETING!!!! AT NINE O' CLOCK!!!*

[@thomasnethery6718]

My wide angle lenses are about to burst!!

[@arthp.9451]

*HILAAA*

[@primarina2]

Now, I have three questions for you! #1, Who authorized an unscheduled stop?! #2, Where was that stop made?! and #3, WHY?!!!!!!

[@vicenteortegarubilar9418]

There were good ideas for this film , but then again the critic is right, it is about being subtle, that was the key. I thing the best parts were when michael was in the asylum as a child

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

Speaking of keys, it looks like you mispressed a few.

[@vicenteortegarubilar9418]

I'm Very Angry It's Not Butter!! Jaja yeah

[@stuntmen75]

Vicente Ortega Rubilar your corrections are right so good job dude

[@vicenteortegarubilar9418]

stuntmen75 better get that spelling righdtt...oh shit

[@StormsandSaugeye]

Subtle is the word you are looking for.

[@ericksheldon3870]

What I find actually very interesting is the fact that I read something a while ago that said when he stopped to watch the movie (at around 9:54) it’s actually referencing when he was watching it as a kid, as he was interrupted - he never got to see the end of the movie. He stopped to watch the rest because it captured his childhood memories.

[@thecrowsflyaway3473]

Fun fact, Malcolm McDowell actually screams "what the hell" because neither of the actors in the car knew that Michael was about to come through the the only two people who knew that was going to happen was Zombie and the guy playing Michael Myers. Rob Zombie left it in because it was a moment of genuine fear from the actors.

[@Greenwood4727]

Did anyone notice the blurred part that carried on a lot after the scene even blurred the critics mouth ;)

[@TheSuperNyx]

Im so glad im not the only one

[@pheonox14]

Greenwood4727 yes, I thought I was seeing things lol. It blocked the micro phone Loomis had

[@Avellimachi]

It was from the scene before where the body was being taken out but somehow it stayed on screen.

[@NTWoo95]

Greenwood4727 I thought something was wrong with my screen

[@Shoate25]

Ok i was starting to think i was the only one

[@wstine79]

We need more moments with the little toilet.

[@Zepumpkineater]

I, too, want more little toilet.

[@SmashingBanana]

no shit

[@ceciliahanemann7148]

@@SmashingBanana that's a good one XD

[@PoeDameron15]

The editing between Ronnie going “waaa!” and Dumb and Dumber is hilarious. 😆😆😆😆

[@erebus6335]

The reason for Micheal’s childhood was because Rob wanted to give him a more Dommer-like motivation, something about how real killers were being spoofed and not taken seriously if I remember

[@mrejj04]

I always thought Michael was scarier when we didn’t know his motivations, or at least not in such detail.

[@dustycrophopper3361]

Evan Jones yeah honestly it gets old to see the abused kid gone bad, the mystery of it is way better

[@johncoleman8096]

Even carpenter said the best part of Myers was the mystery behind him. I mean shit they build that all up in 1978. Zombie did ok with the first one I'll give him that. Its watchable. But he ruined halloween 2. Zombie should just stay away from big names and make his own.

[@JakeyPooG59]

That's what makes Myers terrifying, the mystique and lack of reason for what he does, he is purely and simply, Evil.

[@missnanunana01]

@MooN MaN FloTrue, but his whole background was unnecessary. And when Myers is a "normal tall" man, his unnatural strenght is more surprising. But yeah, a 7ft tall Michael is really terrifying :)

[@itsanightmaresobeware7777]

No

[@kimaniwilsonhunte]

One minute we get a remake of a classic horror movie, and the next you know we’ll be getting reboots of all the classic monster movies in their own cinematic universe.

[@sirius_raspberry]

Or(even better) having that said universe killed in one fell swoop

[@AshleyTMDW]

Well I mean, The Mummy had Jekyll and Hyde...

[@DigiRangerScott]

Midrulean Hero TWO SWOOPS (Dracula Untold was Swoop 1)

[@RossPitSharkHunter]

Naaah! That'll never happen!

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

Univeral's "Dark Universe" is suffering worse than the DCEU. (no exaggeration)

[@bohemianprince7944]

This guy is a good critique. He isn't unfair, and he always has a point. His content is very enjoyable and only a little bit of cringey, but at least i know he's trying. 8/10. Good youtuber

[@seanshogun1957]

Unlike mainstream critics (cough)too much water(cough)

[@slashyslasher1248]

You thinking you're a critic is cringe

[@joelz5382]

He’s supposed to be cringey he’s not trying to be like the other dudes

[@slashyslasher1248]

@@joelz5382 I wasn't calling Doug cringe

[@loaf_bloke_will_eat_ur_soul998]

You're kinda right

[@anthonyfox585]

yeah I prefer the original but I like how they get into the psychology of it

[@RickyUzumaki993]

Anton Fuchs Same here

[@ashesbaby266]

Anton Fuchs that’s what has always intrigued me, and it’s what makes the original my favorite slasher film.

[@Immolator772]

well that's why i liked this one better, it put more attention. Though i feel the author went too far with the shock value, he went so far it made it cringy.

[@benenwren4110]

"Hey, look at that, look at that! No shit!" That was genius.

[@Mars_over_seer]

benenwren That’s he equivalent of someone screaming, “Look! The eclipse!”

[@bbmoss139]

As a long-time fan, I gotta say- the Nostalgia Critic’s style has evolved a lot over the years, yet he’s managed to stay consistently hilarious, creative and original. Kudos to you, man!

[@JMurker]

BB Moss hilarious? I find it really cringy

[@noobsybot9926]

It really has changed from before, it started with him just expressing how bad a movie is with jokes but now each of his reviews have something insightful and interesting to say about movies, sometimes something you wouldn't think about while watching the movie.

[@PuffyOne1898]

I want him to grow his hair back

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

I agree dude.

[@JoakimOtamaa]

Nah, those skits are ruining his videos. Just stick to the review ffs.

[@NotCharlesMorse]

I think this movie's exactly what a remake should be. Different from the original. I love it as its own take on Halloween. At least it has a sense of dread and atmosphere unlike this 2018 one

[@geneparmesan8748]

I've never seen this one, and based off what NC says I'm not sure it's even worth me seeing (Rob Zombie's style has never been my thing), but I respect that it at least tried to be different and add to the mythos of the franchise. Too many remakes hold the original on such a high pedestal that they're afraid to alter anything.

[@alesyoung6235]

to be honest, I hated this version and I can´t even stand the kid. So damn annoying and forced. At least, I get the chills in the 2018 one...

[@andresnavarro5978]

@@geneparmesan8748 sometimes not trying anything is better this remake proofs it

[@AgentRedgrave]

I was actually afraid of walking outside at night for weeks after I saw the 2018 movie. None of the other Halloweens did that for me.

[@jayvang7490]

@@AgentRedgrave I like the 2018, my only complaint is that it doesn't have a distinct atmosphere to it. Like the original Halloween had a quiet and lonely feel to it, as if you're really trapped in a house. A chunk of 4 feels like you're actually going trick-or-treating, before transitioning into a chase throughout the neighborhood. 5 feels surprisingly autumnal with it's hazy cinematography and choice of set pieces. The 09 remake feels like a gritty grindhouse movie from the 70's. While the 18 remake succeeds in making Micahel menacing and it's characters interesting it sacrifices a cohesive atmosphere throughout the film in favor of set peices for Michael to kill in. I hope the sequels change that.

[@IncPoint]

This Laurie is such a insult to the original Laurie

[@TheAmazingToma2003]

That Laurie means of our actual generation bcuz of the internet and a ton of gring. Especialy Fortnite is a good example

[@marioreyes6455]

She's not supposed to be the exact same one as Jamie Lee Curtis's character. I sort of like her. If they had re-written the dialogue so that she wasn't spewing sex talk every now and then, because that was annoying, I would haved liked her a little more

[@RJIS]

DevilPoroNnj the theatrical versions of Laurie is done well, but for the director’s cuts versions, Laurie has some more lines in the first, and in the second she is a bitch

[@magtinfal7908]

Not really. I feel like she was just more fitting for the time period the film took place in

[@33dbz]

They had to make her be different. If you’re going to remake a timeless classic u have to make changes, otherwise what’s the point of remaking it all. If u don’t change anything except I don’t know say...instead of a killer he’s a child melester, then u get a nightmare on elm street 2010

[@LuxasVTUBER]

hmm, I wonder what Bill is doing right now.

[@shis1988]

Luxra Doing the usual Bill stuff.

[@JB_2317]

Israel Romero that is so Bill haha

[@lugbzurg8987]

Hm. Hm? Hm!

[@WhaleManMan]

Oh, come on. Like you don't what CRAZY stuff that guy does. Man's a legend.

[@sirkay598]

Luxra saving the world obviously

[@SFK360]

The "dig to learn more" on the Buzzfeed grave was fantastic.

[@ikovader]

I came to the comments looking for this comment.

[@muskatDR]

You wont believe what corpse #5 is!

[@christopherrousseau1173]

Speaking of Rob Zombie horror movies, did you ever do a review of House of a Thousand Corpses?

[@KingRock9717]

Wait till this year's Nostalgia-Ween.

[@misterbubbles6389]

I honestly have to disagree with the stuff with Myers as a kid. I think it would've been better if Myers didn't come from a shitty, abusive household, but a fairly normal one. Maybe not the ideal of a typical suburban home, but one where things were fairly well off. That would've made his transition to a psychopath even more jarring and horrifying. Not to mention "serial killers have bad childhoods" is an annoying cliche at this point. And with the hospital scenes, I don't think seeing Michael crying and saying nothing was wrong is the way to go. It feels really out of place with the fact that he becomes a killer. Why not build up the horror a little more, showing that there's something inherently wrong with this kid? It would make Loomis' scenes a lot less confusing and his speech about Michael being a killer actually make sense. Him saying he's Michael's best friend could just be him saying things, but clearly terrified of him. In this, it kinda seems like Loomis just gave up on him a little too easily and actually made things worse. This movie has its merits, but it just feels pointless to me. Not to mention it misses the entire point that John Carpenter set up in the origin: that you're not supposed to relate to Michael. That he's this mysterious killing force with no explanation. If you're going to go the extra mile and show Michael's origins, then less is more. You don't need to spell everything out for the audience.

[@melancholyentertainment]

+Mason Wright It's constructive criticism.

[@quinnlee-miller9792]

Mysterious Enigma I mean, what's interesting about some spoiled kid turning into a psychopath? Isn't the "rich/well off bully" cliche pretty much just an introduction into psychopathy that character would enter had time passed? Seeing as how brutal and cruel they can be on their own, for no good reason. Having him come from a broken home kinda makes you root for him, especially in this day and age. Seeing him in the hospital makes ya feel like he could get help but you know it's hopeless, adding to the dread if the inevitable. It's a reimagining, it's better not being closer to the original and at least it was trying to be it's own thing. Not that you're wrong, I suppose. It "could" have been better but this was something different. Whether or not it was good is up to you but it tried.

[@ititself5603]

Mister Bubbles ok, your opinion. But a bad childhood is MUCH better than a stupid curse

[@Rez090]

If you want a killer with no background, that is what Jason is for. Jason is an actual supernatural force.

[@alfa01spotivo]

yeah I agree. Its much scarier when you dont understand why he does it. Its honestly more terrifying and realistic. Some evil monsters out there dont have a reason, they just do.

[@lordinquisitor6233]

It would have being scarier if he had being a normal family rather than abusive family

[@EntertainmentFan11]

Thomas Wightman His mother loved him.

[@BreadHart]

I agree, but its also more easy to feel some sympathy for him or understand him with a family like that

[@LeonardBillsMcGoatPryor]

+eddt078 But I don't believe that that's who Michael Myers is to me. I see him more as a psychopathic murderer of pure evil rather than a tormented, broken soul who grew up in a nasty environment. You're not supposed to sympathize with him or understand his motives, he's simply a bloodthirsty monster who kills without rhyme or reason.

[@henryhamilton9898]

Thomas Wightman Wouldn't that be boring though? Watching a regular family for 40 minutes?

[@lordinquisitor6233]

Henry Hamilton it was not necessarily make us sympathize with Myers but with his family as they try to understand why he is the way he is, just my thoughts

[@psychosamproductions7844]

I’ll never forget the best line of Micheal Myers from this entire movie. The only good line in this movie, and I’m paraphrasing here: AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[@MrBlueSkyof1607]

Make that “I’M NOT LISTENING! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

[@grimtaco9103]

Myers: stabs women and rips out guts Guy who played Chucky: sometimes people scare me and heck sometimes I scare myself

[@HaploidCell]

Isn't the young Mike Meyers played by the same kid that played the bully in Hancock? Michelle or something? That's hilarious.

[@anirudhviswanathan3986]

HaploidCell "Asshole"...

[@williamnissen5083]

...Call me a asshole...One more time...

[@themilkman3949]

Justin Bickerton ok chill

[@whobitmyname]

Justin Bickerton Because first he *played* the bully, then he *got* bullied. I, for one, will have to spend today cleaning my own exploded head off the walls after reading HaploidCell's comment. I mean, fucking whoa. I mean, it's like if the same actor played a green superhero.... and later played a *RED* superhero! Wait a minute... * head explodes again, somehow *

[@agdude6]

Disappointed he didn't make a spy kids joke hehe

[@michaelvino8679]

9:36 - Poor Charlie Brown

[@controversialgaming1364]

2007 is a lot creepier and has this sick feeling.

[@TreClaire]

How can ANYONE focus on the jokes he’s making when that GOD DAMN BLUR BOX IS JUST LIVING ON THE SCREEN FOREVER AND EVER???!??

[@GaaraRules0]

TreClaire I thought I was the only one who noticed that shit! For a minute I thought my tv was wigging out lol

[@mkfjtiger]

We need an explanation

[@Canadionic]

HOW IS THIS NOT ANYONE'S PRIMARY CONCERN? FUCK POLITICS, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EDITING IN THIS VIDEO?

[@Vashnner]

What was up with that? Glad I’m not the only one who saw it.

[@Amarianee]

I am unpleasantly surprised how far I had to scroll down to find this damn comment. I was really starting to wonder if it was just me/my device. Thank you for pointing it out!!

[@FakeandGay55]

"Like my best friend..." "Blackness." Absolute gold.

[@whobitmyname]

Connor Denton So he just used him to tell people he has a black friend...

[@AndrewCARNBORN]

Actually, Rob Zombie doesn't play Michael Myers. Tyler Mane does

[@somerandolad]

They do look scarily alike, though.

[@LucyLioness100]

I’m sure it was a deliberate jab at Zombie in particular

[@CultureShockWithSethMcKendry]

It was a joke

[@kaypeepoop]

I took that shit way too serious until I realized it was a joke

[@Verasoul]

Sometimes you can't tell with the Critic as he has made mistakes before on his research.

[@MrDoddi1984]

"It is the second best Michael Myers Halloween movie" I'm convinced that NC(Doug) has never watched Halloween 2 or H20.

[@MrDoddi1984]

+The Nomad of Adidas Yes, H20 is not a great movie. It's ok at best. But, in my opinion, I think it's the 2nd best movie in the Halloween series after the original.

[@dredre_lj2003]

Or Halloween 4

[@bradwright9477]

Halloween (2018) is the new second best imo

[@SoUhhYea]

@@bradwright9477 Not with that stupid ass mask they gave him. He doesn't look menacing like he does in the reboot, which is a big let down for me

[@bradwright9477]

VIRTUAL HUSTLE You joking? The mask looks incredible. It’s essentially the same mask from the original but more grizzled and rough. Everyone is loving the mask so you’re alone there

[@lizerman74]

Brad Dourif is the man. There's a scene with him and Malcolm in the gag reel where they're just listing different slang terms for penis, Brad while faking a British accent. It's pretty funny.

[@causticwit]

YES!!! I love the bit where Brad screeches " *I'm not like that!* " in a British accent because he sounds like a Monty Python character! It's hilarious 😂

[@stevenson0503]

"Jared Leto's Dignity" 😂

[@NoahDaArk]

8:12 A judge can be best friends with a teenager but when that teenager kills an old man in the park then judge has to proclaim judgement. Same can be said about this scene

[@RickyUzumaki993]

Block Star Yup

[@christophercarey3232]

In the deleted scenes of this movie, Michael actually does kill someone in a cemetery.

[@anonymousinkproductions8624]

“It is the second best Michael Myers Halloween movie “ Except Halloween 2, 4, H2O, and now Halloween (2018)

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

The Intro To "Nostalgia-Ween" Sure Gets Better!!!

[@genericusername6893]

Dexter The Nostalgia Toonster definitely

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

YES!!!

[@Eccegato]

Can anybody explain something about Buzzfeed??

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

Buzz-What-Now???

[@jaketheberge1970]

Sees title of movie: YEAH! Sees date of movie: Ohh.

[@Twinleaf_2623]

Well, Halloween is only 13 days away...

[@jaketheberge1970]

Twinleaf2623 Channel I thought it would be about the original until I saw the 2007. Not that I hate the remake, I rather liked seeing more of him as a kid.

[@Twinleaf_2623]

I know...2007 was a bitch...(notices the channel I'm watching)...oops...

[@axelchristopherhernandezmi5060]

Halloween(2007): The 2nd. best Halloween movie. Halloween (2018): Hold my coffee.

[@aguycalledjamal]

i was just gonna say: really better than Halloween 2, or H20

[@immortannojoe9523]

Halloween (2018) = a coffee coaster

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Nope. Halloween 2018 was hot garbage. Zombie's version is still the second best. It's actually respectable because it at least tried something new. The 2018 movie was just the same shit all over again.

[@immortannojoe9523]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx Keeping that in mind. 👍

[@abramsullivan7764]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx Halloween (2018) is not hot garbage you fucking dick

[@rand0mdude779]

“...because he looks like a dude who understands subtlety” As a Zombie fan, I can say that his lack of subtlety is something he’s admired for in his work

[@benhammel9886]

That moment when you realize 2007's Annie Brackett, who totally takes her top off, is played by Danielle Harris, who played Jamie Loyd in Halloween 4 and 5.

[@extremeanimationstudios1118]

This should've been an old vs new

[@pockit5107]

It wouldn't have been a contest then because the old would have blown it away.

[@TheMATMAN316]

He should do one for IT

[@bucwhovian8305]

Old wins, there you go that's the video. As for IT new wins.

[@FatalArcana]

PLEASE DO CULT OF CHUCKY!

[@albertschoise8091]

Neji Gamer YEEEEEAAAAASSSS

[@ellnats]

he better not get phelous to crossover with it

[@philmartinez6701]

This is the first video I have ever seen of the Nostalgia Critic. and ever since then I love his work.

[@animevampierangel131]

I still want that jacket

[@harpdederp89]

The Shelander good luck. Ever since David pumpkins, spirit Halloween jacked up the price

[@JokrB3]

You can get it at spirt

[@animevampierangel131]

Hollowed Spider thank you

[@animevampierangel131]

harpdederp89 thank you for the heads up

[@blackvial]

The Shelander it's a great jacket

[@kingnaga619]

Despite all the comments mocking trump supporters or saying "your too focused on the trump jokes", the irony is that so many of them are up that no one can even find the original shitty comments.

[@PoggoMcDawggo]

'Tis a classic tale about people becoming butthurt themselves over the perceived aggravation at the joke. Isn't it strange how people fall into their own trap?

[@lesh9418]

Rustycode89 I've found less people complaining about the complaining and I've found more people complaining.

[@PoggoMcDawggo]

You weren't here as early as I. In the before times you couldn't tell friend from foe. So much bloodshed...so many asses hurt.

[@justbny9278]

King Naga always happens.

[@jasoninkurai5463]

King Naga I'm conservative but I like the Trump jokes

[@aminashehu8628]

"Like Pringles, can't stop at one" That is so f'n true man. Well said

[@filthyfergus923]

I think lumis does care about micheal it's just when he's talking about micheal he's saying what is true micheal is a psychopath and there is no way to change or sugar coat it.

[@jaelynnnoble903]

Nah, he used him for clout and fame.

[@tremorsfan]

Fun fact: Michael's sister is played by the same woman who played young Jenny in Forrest Gump

[@tristanhartup4936]

The more you know

[@gadielgonzalez2755]

Run Michael run!!!! Or speed walk whatever you wanna do!!!!

[@misspisces319]

And the sherriff's daughter played Michael's niece in 4 and 5

[@anthonysopran4342]

tremorsfan His sister Is a Playboy Centerfold in real life..Well she was in That year..1978..

[@elduderino2420]

Still waiting on that emoji movie review

[@BigK13372]

DailyDoseOfMemes I would say he won’t do it since there is nothing nostalgic about emojis; until I remembered he did reviewed Norm of the North.

[@pashedmotatoes877]

besides hating on emoji movie has gotten old, he'd be regurgitating things other reviewers said :P

[@danlotroth9231]

Did not cinimasins do one?

[@anthonyizq.3554]

The reason why he did not do it because it is a very low hanging fruit making it very easy to be missed among the other emoji movie reviews and bashes

[@JustinB6699]

Nah. Seeing how he reviews movies, he'll somehow say that it's good or decent to please the very small percentage that actually likes the movie.

[@joshkaid]

"And CLEARLY has been eating his wheaties!"

[@BoJangles42]

Carpenter's original is still the best by miles

[@RickyUzumaki993]

Billy Humphrey True. But, while the remake isn’t as good as the original overall, it still has some good points. But the sequel is pretty much a train wreck filled with flaming dog crap mixed with garbage. Edit: Autocorrect somehow changed “sequel” to “sexual”, so I had to edit the comment. Wtf?

[@blondejinismylordandsavior8525]

The funny thing is that in the original Halloween Michael is 6 but in the Rob Zombie remake he's 10

[@technoir1119]

And Michael Myers in the original was raised in a middle to upper class, seemingly normal, white collar family. Which makes him even more terrifying.

[@Madriddler]

Here it's AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@blondejinismylordandsavior8525]

Technoir YEAH MAN!

[@robertyeah2259]

@@technoir1119why? everyone says this but never elaborates like why is the backstory where nothing happened or incited it sooooo interesting to people?

[@rayruckus4446]

I really don't think Rob Zombie understood Halloween. A large part of the horror of Micheal Myers character was that as a kid he seemed like a normal kid. That was why in the original towards the end when his mask is removed he just looks like a normal guy. It really seems to me that the story told in the remake of Halloween would have worked much better as a Friday the 13th story.

[@floyd2386]

John Carpenter gave Zombie his blessing to do a remake, but he wanted Zombie to make it his own and he definitely did that. I agree though on the point that Zombie's movie would probably be better off as it's own original franchise instead of a Halloween remake.

[@rayruckus4446]

floyd2386 Regardless of whether or not this is "John Carpenter approved" this movie just did not have the right feel for Halloween. Again I want to reiterate it wasn't a terrible movie and I believe what I actually said is that Rob Zombie would have been better Suited to control the Friday the 13th franchise, I do agree that it would have been a decent Standalone film. I've said since the first time I saw this movie that it would have been much more horrifying if they had kept the character of Michael Myers as a normal kid in a normal family. What's more terrifying then a normal everyday child that has no inclination to go around slitting throats that just decides to one day gut his sister. Instead Rob Zombie decides that Michael's got to have issues cuz every single and trama person in the Zombieverse is a douchebag. Ain't his fault it's the shitty upbringing. And by the way he has the balls to change the movie so drastically in the beginning and then follow the latter half almost beat for beat. All the kills are the same until it gets to the end. I mean which is it are you staying faithful to the source material or are you making a shot for shot because you can't really tell? It's definitely not the worst horror remake ever "cough cough" Hitcher, still giving him Halloween it was riding on the Rob Zombie hype train.

[@shinanimedubs1269]

I feel Michael Myers is scarier in the original because there's something unexplainable to him, something mystical. This movie shows his whole upbringing and it really kills his whole mystique and makes him this tangible, killable thing, which I find considerably less scary than something I can't understand.

[@nexusconnection22]

It's good but not as Halloween

[@TheAwesomeDude]

Exactly this. In the original he's a force of nature. No one beats him they just survive him. That's what was scary. There was no rhyme or reason. Anyone you knew could've become a Michael Myers.

[@paulineconroy9589]

10:04 chuck (child's play) vs Alex DeLarge (A clockwork orange)

[@rothgamez]

I really like this version. I like to look at it as it's own movie without being a remake.

[@lucalapaglia3941]

You should really do Carrie Old vs New

[@patrickrobinsob1464]

Luca La Paglia why did he not do old vs new with this I wonder? I would love to see that also. I thought the 2013 remake of Carrie was actually pretty damn good.

[@lucalapaglia3941]

Patrick Robinsob I don't know, maybe he thought this deserved his own review And I agree that 2013 Carrie was a good remake, a comparison would be very interesting

[@justiciar1964]

There're two Carrie remakes.

[@jessica23claire]

Personally I think the 2013 remake's not bad enough to justify it. I actually liked a lot about it and I'm a massive nerd for this story. A lot of the cast in the remake were bland, but I appreciated how they at least tried to remake the book and not just re-hash the movie. I mean they kind of did but still.

[@jessica23claire]

I. Th. I actually think the way Chloe used her powers was more accurate to the book, especially in the prom scene where it looks like she's thinking about all the ways to kill them which she does in the book. She shines there and in the stuff with Margaret but other than that definitely agree she was miscast. I really enjoyed Julianne Moore as Margaret as well. She was more subtle than Piper but interesting in her own right. Thinking back I do agree it doesn't feel like a horror movie but honestly some Stephen King stories just don't when adapted. I just watched the original It and it just felt like a great story with scary bits in it.

[@ifinnuniverse1150]

50% of this comment section is about the joke 35% is about rob zombie 5% is about the actual review

[@justinbarker2676]

What's the other 35%

[@butterscotch8091]

the rest of the percent should be why is there a little blur square for like 2 or 3 minutes of the video lol

[@JackTrampp]

You idiots don't seem to realize all the comments about the trump jokes are libtards talking smack about conservatives and liberal trolls.

[@NeoRidero]

Not how maths work.

[@agnissagniss1222]

JackTrampp no I think your talking about the triggered trumptards

[@7deuc2e38]

How dare you speak ill of Busta Rhymes amazing performance in the most enjoyable Halloween movie ever made

[@framebyframe6357]

I hope you're joking..

[@Robalexe]

@@framebyframe6357 He obviously is.

[@RJIS]

Zak Playk I love Resurrection. I loved it before it started, showed a sanitarium with Laurie in it, attempt to create bullshit for how Michael is alive, killed Laurie, and existed for the rest of the running time

[@XxDeathxX509]

I liked the idea of resurrection, but busta rhymes ruined that shit with his shitty comic relief

[@LiquidArmProduction]

Rob Zombies Halloween duology is one of those series where we can honestly say, "It's about family."

[@horribleboo]

I actually thought the movie wasn't THAT bad. Maybe a 6/10 - 5/10! I guess it's because I like the realism captured about how a serial killer thinks and acts!

[@KidSnivy69]

Did they have to make everyone unlikable?!

[@nightskyarchitect]

KidSnivy96 i think thats a Rob Zombie go to. There's a likeable character in Halloween 2 but i think he's the first or second to die 10 minutes in

[@airsoftbecauseimfatty7578]

KidSnivy96 Stephen King once said that the more you build up the character and make you care the more scary and hard hitting it is for you to kill them off. Rob Zombie went the other way.

[@koichidignitythief7429]

Is anyone truly likeable

[@jongon0848]

KidSnivy96 only character I thought was likeable was Danny Trejo, I actually felt sorry for him when he died

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Can we talk about how fucking radical Malcolm McDowell looks in 70s styled aviators and hair?

[@samoneill6733]

Hey critic, did you know a sequel of this version of halloween got made released two years later? In other words, could you please do a review of the sequel?

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

The sequel is like a bizarre dream!

[@samoneill6733]

@@questworldiangreenknight7455 ok

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

@@samoneill6733 well you know when like you have a fever or you take medicine and have a buzzard dream? That’s what that movie is pretty much like

[@samoneill6733]

@@questworldiangreenknight7455 yeah

[@TheTruthfulAsshole]

Just watched it for the 4th time and first in a couple years. I think it's damn good for the series. Zombie's Myers is by far the scariest. The brutality is commendable and I like the backstory. Maybe it's me but the original is dated to me. Season of the Witch still the best though.

[@valdezsaihttam5871]

Next Nostalgia-ween can you please review the 2016 Fox reboot of the Rocky Horror Picture Show?

[@tatehildyard5332]

Valdez Saihttam Yes to this so much!!!!

[@agdude6]

Valdez Saihttam Maybe next year. The next review is "The Mummy (2017)" but October 31st review is still unknown

[@Twinleaf_2623]

WHAAAAT?! There's a 2016 remake of one of the most famous cult films of all time?!?!

[@vexingflame]

Twinleaf2623 Channel It is done in the same way that the grease remake was, like a stage play.

[@Twinleaf_2623]

Oh, that kind of remake! Hahaha, I forgot those live televised musicals were still a thing...

[@mr.zelious7036]

To be fair. I am a die-hard fan of the John Carpenter original. This one isn't bad, but it isn't exactly good either, it has its moments in both good and bad.

[@itsanightmaresobeware7777]

It is good

[@tykamen5588]

It's certainly better than some other halloween movies I can name

[@michaelpreller4025]

This movie is not better than 2, 4 or H20...

[@reshonjohnson4234]

michael preller FACTS

[@randomhairline1797]

Crack.... is it crack you smoke ? This movie is way better that H4, H5, H20, and resurrection

[@RJIS]

michael preller H20 is definitely one of the best, if not the best. 2 is very good, but 4 is eh

[@thatoneemokid1961]

I love how no one in this comment here mentions 3 😂

[@coasternut3091]

No, it's much better

[@emancoy]

Malcolm McDowell aka Caligula, aka Clockwork Orange, one of the best actor I know.

[@munromister777]

I honestly don't think we should know Michael Myers backstory beyond "he killed most his family as a child". I feel like the appeal of Michael Myers is that he's an unstoppable killing machine that you can't sympathize or reason with. Knowing that he's an abuse victim takes away from the horror of Myers. That's what Jason Vorhees is for. I also don't like when horror movies make pretty much every single character in a movie an asshole. I can't feel bad when any of them die, since they're so annoying that I want them to die, and this movie exemplifies that.

[@Gnomelotte]

Yes, 100% agree.

[@MarshallYTGaming]

Although I do agree with you, the mystery of why he wants to kill his bloodline is still unknown besides his father and sister.

[@munromister777]

I think that's a good thing. Michael Myers, at least as a child, was a normal kid, who just snapped one day, and killed most of his family. It shatters the innocence of the small town, and makes a person wonder if anyone is capable of that. To keep that idea intact, you can't give him too much of a reason. After snapping like that, he literally is just a souless monster, a boogey man, and the only reason I'd accept for him constantly going after Laurie is that he wants to finish the job, and sever the last cords to his original life.

[@munromister777]

You might've seen a post I made on a FB page I help admin, maybe?

[@munromister777]

You're remembering wrong then. I didn't take this from anyone else. Sometimes people share similar opinions on things.

[@incidentalist]

Surprisingly, I like ALL of Rob's movies! Thought they were very very good! However, I don't think the Halloween was that great compared to the others! Was kind of a letdown for ME personally... I do think Rob is great at film though.

[@DedricSilva]

Someone make him review the sequel!

[@funkyweapon1981]

Meh. Rob Zombie should never have given Michael Myers a backstory.

[@cloudmcnugget936]

Agreed

[@StevesGenericIndustriesInc.]

But if he didn't do that we would never have gotten the "I'm not listening, AAIRGHHHH" scene.

[@KingSe7en]

Channel Awesome. How did you release a video showing clips from this movie without any copyright claims? I have been trying to release my own, but The Weinstein Company blocks the video. Any help?

[@CollinLake]

The idea of seeing Myers’s back story (to me) is so interesting to me, how did he become the cold emotionless monster he is, I do wish there was a liiitle more motivation but hey maybe someone can make a prequel Halloween movie or some shit like they will probably never stop being made

[@masonpelzer8052]

It looks like Michael Myers is more human then human

[@somepeoplearesooostupid.4933]

Mason Pelzer I wish I could like this 20k times.

[@pinheadlarry8031]

Best White Zombie reference ever

[@wrinkle9917]

I knew I would find a comment like this somewhere

[@Simple_Man_Golf]

Shit, that’s good.

[@captainhuntank7963]

So stabbing and killing people is human

[@MartialKaiju98]

In Malcolm McDowell's voice: WHAT THE HELL? I'M EARLY?!

[@whatup8427]

I love how when he cuts to a break an add pops up so it's like an actual break, it's freaking awesome lmao

[@matthewpadilla2053]

12:26 best part. WHAT THE HELL?!

[@mushroom420blazeit6]

Eating Pringles when he mentions Pringles...... ;-;

[@TreClaire]

HOW LONG DOES THAT BLUR BOX STAY UP?!?

[@emilymcphee2960]

TreClaire why is it there !??!?!

[@yoursonisold8743]

TreClaire I never knew NC's chin was that obscene!

[@DarkEclipse23]

oh thank god. I thought i was the only one bothered abbout it! xD

[@drcowbell]

I like that it moved with him as he was talking!

[@TheJokesterSCR]

This was not the second best in the series. The original part 2 is EASILY better than this movie. I honestly HATED the first 30-40 minutes of this movie. I get that they had to do something different, but giving Myers a reason for doing what he does kind of misses the whole point. I know that they did give SOME back story in Halloween 2, but they didn't go into any real detail. This movie was basically gore porn, which I can appreciate in movies like Saw, but not so much in a Halloween movie. That being said, I did enjoy this movie for what it was. I just don't think it is close to the second best. I would take Halloween 4 and H20 over this one any day. I also can't dismiss the hospital scene in Halloween 6. That was pretty great.

[@gamingcantina9157]

13:07 Michael: D-D-Durrrrr Walll *sits staring at it intensely and dumbly *

[@giovanniorellana2200]

How long do we have to wait for a Top 11 Twilight Zone episodes or Treehouse of Horror episodes?

[@MandoYote]

A century or 2.

[@lindagal60]

There is a top ten treehouse of horror segments video in the nostalgia critic personality

[@acoolguy3299]

Rip tommy wiseau

[@Twinleaf_2623]

(Resist the urge....it's only fake news...gah! Can't take it!!!) *Wait he's dead?!*

[@tnevadi8370]

Oh hi Marc

[@zackflixmusic3082]

"These Are From Realitys That Have Been Clo-" Oh sorry wrong Malcom McDowell

[@jameswinn7599]

review nightmare on elm street 2010 remake

[@steventylerrocks8382]

I still think Halloween 4 is the second best.

[@stephenthedude4383]

Steven Tyler Rocks whoa! Personally I hate 4 and 5 lol but thats just me.

[@MagnusMKI]

Second best for me always seemed to be H20

[@mattiace635]

Halloween 1, 2 and H20

[@ProJatior]

Halloween 2 4 H20.

[@darkelybuddha]

Steven Tyler Rocks I kind of like Season of the Witch to be honest, though one and H2O are still the best.

[@troyschulz2318]

It's Halloween. Everyone's entitled to one good scare.