Directed by David Gordon Green. Written by Green, Jeff Fradley and Danny McBride. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Haluk Bilginer, Will Patton, James Jude Courtney and Nick Castle.
Plot: Laurie Strode confronts Michael Myers after narrowly escaping him decades earlier
A couple of “journalist” quacks who just want to understand Michael go to talk to him, but he won’t talk. So, they go to Laurie, who impolitely tells them that there is no understanding Michael. Also, it turns out that Laurie had a daughter, Karen, who she taught to fight and shoot, but who was taken from her at the age of 12. And now Karen has her own daughter, Allyson, who is actually much nicer to her grandmother than her mother is.
Anyway, Michael ends up escaping while being transferred and of course, it’s Halloween and he just starts his spree killing all over again. When Laurie finds out, she goes straight to Karen, but Karen kicks her out because “the world is filled with love and understanding” and she doesn’t want her negativity anymore. Well, isn’t she stupid?? What world is she living in?
Now, I really feel like giving most things away, so I’m going to. I warn you now, the movie was good, we liked it, but there are spoilers on the way.
First of all, Michael kills a kid, which we didn’t like. He does however, skip over the baby and the funny black boy gets away, so that’s awesome. Second of all, the doctor ends up being cuckoo bananas. He says he doesn’t want Michael harmed, but more than that, he wants to know how it feels to kill. Luckily, Michael kills him after he kills the sheriff because you really want him dead at that point. Third of all, the end is wicked cool. I won’t give everything away, but there’s a nice little 3 generation girl power thing going on. And Karen really redeems herself in my eyes. But not in DJ’s.
DJ didn’t like anyone, but Laurie. I liked the kills quite a bit, but DJ disagreed with me there, too. We did agree on most things though. For instance, the cast was awesome, the specials were wicked and the best thing was that it was funny itself, not taking itself too, too seriously. However, it did change the rules a bit. They’re not family in this one, which means that Michael is going after her for no real reason at all and we just didn’t like that aspect. But we do recommend it.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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