A SEQUEL TO A HORRIBLE HORROR REBOOT

This news comes courtesy of Dread Central.

Well, it looks like there will be a sequel to Rob Zombie's atrocious "Halloween" reboot. The only thing we know about the sequel is that Tyler Mane is back as Michael Myers and other cast members are in talks. No director has been officially attached by there has been speculation that the directing duo of Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, directors of the brilliant horror film "Inside," have been in talks to helm the film.

If you couldn't tell, I'm no fan of Zombie's film. And that's too bad. I'm a big fan of 'The Devil's Rejects' and I wasn't opposed to a reboot of 'Halloween.' But his 'Halloween' film was just piss poor. From the script, straight to the acting. I thought giving Michael Myers an origin story was just a big mistake. If you have seen any of the 'Halloween' films, the character relies on mystery and the shadows in my opinion. The reason why Carpenter's film was so effective was because we didn't know Michael Myers. We never got a chance to know him. The mystery of the character gives the film suspense. And that's what I didn't feel in Zombie's film. There was no suspense at all. I felt no sense of urgency. We knew who Myers was and what he was capable of. There was nothing fresh in Zombie's film. If you're going to do a remake or re-imagining, you need to to try something new. And Zombie did that by showing us what Myers was like as a child and so on. Unfortunetly, that didn't pay off. Because after that, it just felt old and stale. It was boring movie.

And I hope that Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury don't direct this film. It could be career suicide for them. 'Inside' was such a brilliant horror film. It was a gore fest that had great acting and I urge everyone to check that film out. But I don't think this is the right film to make their American debut with. But if they do decide to helm the picture, there's chance it may come out alright. But I'm not holding my breath. I don't see why there should be a sequel to a shitty film.

I just want to add one more thing. This adds fuel to the fire in showing that Hollywood has ran our of ideas, particularly in the horror genre. We're either getting remakes or PG-13 horror films. I'm not opposed to remakes, but only if it's something different and is able to to be better than its predecessor. For example, The Hills Have Eyes. The original was terrible in my opinion. And don't get me started on the PG-13 horror films. It's obvious that these studios want to make money and that's the reason why these horror films are PG-13. It's the only way that these 13yr. olds can see these films and everyone has to suffer because of it. Most of Hollywood is afraid to be original. There's still good people left Hollywood, but the rest of them are afraid.