Halloween: Two Faces of Evil was a scrapped script for Halloween 7 that would have featured Michael Myers escaping prison and being pursued by detectives, but a copycat killer, a Michael Myers fanatic magician, also goes on a killing spree. The script also included an all-girls boarding school where Michael goes to stalk the students. The climax involves a clock tower battle with the copycat, only for it to be revealed Michael switched places with him, leaving the true Michael still at large to continue his reign of terror. only to discover the magician was the true killer in the first instance, having switched places with Michael, who then disappears to continue his spree.
Scream Factory has revealed the specs for The Halloween 4K Collection (1995-2002), which will be released on October 4. The 4K UHD box set includes Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and Halloween: Resurrection.
1995's Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is directed by Joe Chappelle (Phantoms) and written by Daniel Farrands (The Girl Next Door). Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd, Marianne Hagan, and Mitch Ryan star.
1998’s Halloween H20: 20 Years Later is directed by Steve Miner (Friday the 13th Part 2 & 3) and written by Matt Greenberg (1408) and Robert Zappia. Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Janet Leigh, Josh Hartnett, LL Cool J, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star.
2002’s Halloween: Resurrection is directed by Rick Rosenthal (Halloween II) and written by Sean Hood (Conan the Barbarian) and Larry Brand. Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Merriman, Sean Patrick Thomas, Tyra Banks, and Jamie Lee Curtis star.
All three films have been newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative. They’re presented in in Dolby Vision (HDR 10 compatible) with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Stereo options.
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers includes both the theatrical and producer’s cuts in 4K. Joel Robinson designed the new cover art for each movie; the original posters are on the reverse side. Extras are listed below.
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers disc 1 - 4K UHD:
Theatrical cut of the film
Audio commentary by writer Daniel Farrands and actress Marianne Hagan, moderated by filmmaker Michael Perez (new)
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers disc 2 - 4K UHD:
Producer’s cut of the film
Audio commentary by writer Daniel Farrands and composer Alan Howarth
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers disc 3 - Blu-ray:
Theatrical cut of the film
Audio commentary by writer Daniel Farrands and actress Marianne Hagan, moderated by filmmaker Michael Perez (new)
Electronic press kit
Theatrical trailer
TV spots
Still gallery
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers disc 4 - Blu-ray:
Producer’s cut of the film
Audio commentary by writer Daniel Farrands and composer Alan Howarth
Interview with actress Danielle Harris
Interview with producers Malek Akkad and Paul Freeman
Interviews with actresses Mariah O’Brien and J.C. Brandy
Interviews with special effects artists John Buechler and Brad Hardin and Michael Myers actor George P. Wilbur
Interviews with director of photography Billy Dickson, production designer Brad Ryman, and reshoot director of photography Thomas Callaway
Interview with composer Alan Howarth
Cast and Crew Tribute to Donald Pleasence
Archival interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
Behind-the-scenes footage shot by writer Daniel Farrands
Alternate and deleted scenes
Halloween 666: The Origin of Michael Myers teaser trailer
In a single horrifying night, Michael Myers’ reign of terror changed Halloween forever! Now, six years after he was presumed dead in a fire, Michael has returned to kill again – and this time there’s no escape! As his fury builds to a spine-tingling climax, the long-hidden secrets of the screen’s most maniacal murderer are shockingly revealed.
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later disc 1 - 4K UHD:
Audio commentary with director Steve Miner and actress Jamie Lee Curtis
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later disc 2 - Blu-ray:
Audio commentary with director Steve Miner and actress Jamie Lee Curtis
Blood is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20 with producers Malek Akkad and Paul Freeman, writer Robert Zappia, actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, and more
Scenes with John Ottman’s original score
Archival interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
Theatrical trailer
TV spot
Still gallery
Now the headmistress of a private school, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is still struggling with the horrifying, 20-year-old memories of the maniacal killer Michael Myers when he suddenly appears again with a vengeance! And this Halloween, Laurie’s rebellious son (Josh Hartnett), and their friends will become Michael’s newest victims unless Laurie can conquer her fears and put evil in its place once and for all.
Halloween: Resurrection disc 1 - 4K UHD:
Audio commentary by director Rick Rosenthal and editor Robert A. Ferretti
Halloween: Resurrection disc 2 - Blu-ray:
Audio commentary by director Rick Rosenthal and editor Robert A. Ferretti
Interview with special makeup effects coordinator Gary J. Tunnicliffe (new)
Interview with production designer Troy Hansen (new)
Interview with stunt coordinator and Jamie Lee Curtis stunt double Donna Keegan (new)
Interview with actor Gary Clayton (new)
Interview with actor Sean Patrick Thomas (new)
Interview with comic book writer Stef Hutchinson (new)
Archival interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
Deleted scenes and alternate endings
Web cam special
On-set interviews with cast and crew
Head cam
Storyboard analysis
Set tour
Theatrical trailer
Home video TV spots
Still gallery
The reality programmers at DangerTainment have selected a group of thrill-seeking teenagers to spend one fun-filled night in the childhood home of serial killer Michael Myers. But the planned live broadcast turns deadly when their evening of excitement becomes a night of horror as Michael himself decides to crash the party.
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Halloween original film series: 1 (1978), 2 (1981), 4; The Return of Michael Myers (1988), 5; The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), 6; The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), 7; H20 (1998), and 8; Resurrection (2002)
After killing his sister and spending decades in a mental asylum, the murderer Michael Myers is back to recreate his crime and kill many others along the way.
The first film in this series is easily the best and every sequel since has arguably been an attempt to recreate it with slight differences. The theme is very iconic and effective and works well with the slow stalker-like cinematography which has a consistently good pace. Donald Pleasence is also a good feature of the films because he is a consistent element in many of them which gives us something to identify with from sequel to sequel.
The sequels do get repetitive very quickly which is probably why they attempted to change it early with their experimental third one. There’s only so many narratives one can construct with a masked killer before they all become similar and this series didn’t go the way of other franchises by resorting to gimmicks, as a result 4, 5, and 6 are all practically the same film. Also the theme was remixed in the second one in a way that could only make it less effective.
The film series improves by the 7th one because Jamie Lee Curtis returns as her character from the first two and it feels once again like the original vendetta is back on. There are also several recurring motifs throughout the films like looking down on bodies from heights, destroying wooden closet doors, and disappearing behind hedges.
The 8th film could really have been any horror film. It attempted to try something new with the partial found-footage but really it just makes things look inconsistent and loses the cinematography specific to Michael. It’s only really saved by Jamie Lee Curtis appearing near the start but after that it becomes too generic and a repeat of things we’ve seen many times before.
Halloween: 8/10 -It’s certainly worthy of very high praise!-
Halloween 2: 6/10 -Just a cut above average-
Halloween 4; The Return of Michael Myers: 4/10 -It’s below average, but only just!-
Halloween 5; The Revenge of Michael Myers: 4/10 -It’s below average, but only just!-
Halloween 6; The Curse of Michael Myers: 4/10 -It’s below average, but only just!-
Halloween 7; H20: 6/10 -Just a cut above average-
Halloween 8; Resurrection: 4/10 -It’s below average, but only just!-
-Halloween was not celebrated in some countries when the original was released so in some, like Italy, the title was changed to “Witch’s Night”.
-In the fourth film Dr Loomis asks for Sheriff Brackett when he realises Michael is loose, the officer tells Loomis that he retired in 1981, the year of the previous film.
-In the first film during the beginning POV sequence the camera looks down on the kitchen drawer to get a knife out but it’s then revealed that the POV is of a child only about the same height as the drawer.
Since I'm out of content to post I thought about sharing my opinion about the whole Halloween franchise, movie by movie. I've watched almost all of them, I still haven't watched the second RZ remake, should change that (not spoiler free!)
(#1) my all time favorite
Halloween 5: The revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Despite all the harsh criticism this movie gets, I really enjoy it. I feel like the storyline could be more though out but since the script was written in less than 30 days, I still think it's good enough. This movie is my favorite because of the whole atmosphere it gives off, the first time I watched it i had chills the whole time watching. Also, I really love how complex the relationship between Jamie and Michael is in this movie, the attic scene makes me cry everytime I watch it.
(#2) My second all time favorite
Halloween 2 (1981)
I personally really like this movie, it's simple and has enough information about the characters, it saitified my theorist mind (lmao). The soundtrack is absolutely amazing, I really love the main theme, it sounds so creepy and I love it to pieces. My favorite scene definitely has to be the scene with young Laurie visiting young Michael at the institution, it displays the relationship between Michael and Laurie perfectly. I've always been fond of the idea of Michael and Laurie being siblings.
(#3) one of my favorites
Halloween 4:The return of Michael Myers (1988)
This movie has to be in my top 3 favorite Halloween movies because well, it's good, it does the job. Though, I don't really like the mask I do like everything else about the movie, especially Jamie's theme. I think this movie is very underrated and gets thrown under the rug(just like H5),more people should know about this movie because it's equally as good as H1 & H2, just without Laurie.
(#4) enjoyable to watch
Halloween 3: The season of the witch (1982)
I really like the whole aesthetic of this movie and it's originality compared to the other movies. I truly despise the silver Shamrock commercial, it gets really annoying as the movie progresses. I don't have a lot to say about this movie, it just isn't as bad 🤷♀️.
(#5) Eh.. I guess I like this one?
Halloween (1978)
This is a very underrated opinion but I don't really like this movie as much as I should. It's just a bit too bland for my liking, boring almost. The only 2 things that stopped me from falling asleep mid way were the Scene with baby Michael and ghost Michael, other than that, I don't find it really all that interesting.. Oh and the H1 mask is my favorite. (don't kill me okay)
(#6) Not a big fan but I don't hate it
Halloween (2018)
Though this movie is (probably) the 2nd most liked Halloween movie right behind H1, I don't really like it either. I'm not a big fan of the whole "Michael and Laurie aren't siblings anymore, just enemies" thing Halloween 2018 offers, I just feel like it's really sudden and kinda stupid 🤷♀️(yes I know, Carpenter was never really pleased with the whole idea but it made the movie like 5% less enjoyable for me). Though, I do have to give Carpenter some credit for the mask, it looks incredible! I really like it. + Laurie is a damn queen in that movie, I stan. (don't kill me x2)
(#7) Not as bad as I thought
Rob Zombies' Halloween (2007)
Honestly, this movie wasn't as bad I thought it would be! Rz's Michael is very different from Carpenter's and honestly, he's just an Emo let him live. This Michael is probably one of my favorites (not talking about the movie by itself, just Michael as in Michael, the fictional character) because of how sad he actually is, I feel like if he didn't get pushed to this point he wouldn't be where he is right now, unlike Carpenter's Michael who's just having fun with 0 fucks given,i just think he's pretty interesting.
(#8) dislike
Halloween: 20 years later (1998)
Eh.. There's a lot of reasons why I don't like this movie. First of all, the masks are all horrible, I don't know who though using at least 4 different masks was a good idea. This movie is very uninteresting so there's nothing to talk about, really.
(#9) Despise
Halloween resurrection (2002)
I really, really don't like this movie. The mask is horrible, the storyline is horrible, everything's a hot mess. This movie just seems like a very low budget remake made by some high school students, or is it just me? It has 0 atmosphere and it all seems like a joke, especially the scene where Busta Rhymes tells Michael to fuck off, Michael would've slaughtered him in seconds, but y'know.
(#10) Despise with a passion
Halloween 6: The curse of Michael Myers (1996)
There's so many things wrong with this movie? Like, Michael downright rapes his niece in the producer's cut and nobody's talking about it? Does that seem normal to you? Like yeah, Michael is a mass murderer but he would never EVER do anything like that, especially after H5, Michael genuinely cared for Jamie in halloween 5,he was fighting the evil in him to protect her but no, in halloween 6 they have to kill off the main protagonist in less than 10 minutes, amazing. The storyline is horrible and so is the mask, the tea has been spilled.
