Comments on: Sound On Sight Radio #150 – Halloween Franchise http://www.soundonsight.org/sound-on-sight-radio-150-halloween-franchise/ Film Podcasts, movie reviews, interviews and news dedicated to genre film Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:52:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Fulgur Reynard http://www.soundonsight.org/sound-on-sight-radio-150-halloween-franchise/comment-page-1/#comment-4237 Fulgur Reynard Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:06:04 +0000 http://www.soundonsight.org/?p=12064#comment-4237 Good point Jeremy. I understand exactly what you mean by the Ramones reference. In some ways, even as simple and amateurish as they were, the Ramones are uncoverable. Maybe, Halloween too fits into this category, of raw, striped to the bone goodness, that if anyone else touches will turn to shit without fault. Again, I have to bring up the disappointment factor here. A Ramones cover also kinda sounds appealing on papier, just as a Rob Zombie rendition of Halooween did before he started doing anything at all. It just all seems to lose it's essence and life, in it's complete envy and admiration of it's predecessor. Put it in the vault, let the kiddies find the originals, so they don't get jipped by watching these remakes-remodels, and don't forget to eat a healthy breakfast before playing sports, Detroit Good point Jeremy. I understand exactly what you mean by the Ramones reference. In some ways, even as simple and amateurish as they were, the Ramones are uncoverable. Maybe, Halloween too fits into this category, of raw, striped to the bone goodness, that if anyone else touches will turn to shit without fault. Again, I have to bring up the disappointment factor here. A Ramones cover also kinda sounds appealing on papier, just as a Rob Zombie rendition of Halooween did before he started doing anything at all. It just all seems to lose it’s essence and life, in it’s complete envy and admiration of it’s predecessor. Put it in the vault, let the kiddies find the originals, so they don’t get jipped by watching these remakes-remodels, and don’t forget to eat a healthy breakfast before playing sports,

Detroit

]]> By: Jeremy Knox http://www.soundonsight.org/sound-on-sight-radio-150-halloween-franchise/comment-page-1/#comment-4208 Jeremy Knox Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:44:08 +0000 http://www.soundonsight.org/?p=12064#comment-4208 I think the best way to see how Rob Zombie went wrong with the Halloween remake is to listen to his cover of "Blitzkrieg Bop" from the "We're a Happy Family" Ramones tribute album. It's a loud, busy, chaotic track that doesn't sound at all like the original while at the same time not being particularly good as it's own thing. Zombie's attempt to rewrite John Carpenter and Debra Hill's screenplay has a similar problem. He's overthinking the whole film with a needlessly busy plot, and he has this loud and aggressive style that doesn't fit well with the concept of a subtle, moody thriller. He's the wrong guy for the job, plain and simple. Another problem with Zombie's film (...and nearly all slasher movies that were made after 1984.) is that they're written as a horror movie first with some teenage "situations" sprinkled in. Early slashers were written as "Meatballs" with a killer, and you can imagine them sort of working anyway with the killings and mad slasher removed. Take Michael Myers out of Zombie's film and what do you have apart from a fictional "Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia"? I think the best way to see how Rob Zombie went wrong with the Halloween remake is to listen to his cover of “Blitzkrieg Bop” from the “We’re a Happy Family” Ramones tribute album. It’s a loud, busy, chaotic track that doesn’t sound at all like the original while at the same time not being particularly good as it’s own thing.

Zombie’s attempt to rewrite John Carpenter and Debra Hill’s screenplay has a similar problem. He’s overthinking the whole film with a needlessly busy plot, and he has this loud and aggressive style that doesn’t fit well with the concept of a subtle, moody thriller. He’s the wrong guy for the job, plain and simple.

Another problem with Zombie’s film (…and nearly all slasher movies that were made after 1984.) is that they’re written as a horror movie first with some teenage “situations” sprinkled in. Early slashers were written as “Meatballs” with a killer, and you can imagine them sort of working anyway with the killings and mad slasher removed. Take Michael Myers out of Zombie’s film and what do you have apart from a fictional “Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia”?

]]> By: Ricky http://www.soundonsight.org/sound-on-sight-radio-150-halloween-franchise/comment-page-1/#comment-4151 Ricky Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:59:58 +0000 http://www.soundonsight.org/?p=12064#comment-4151 LOL 0 Sorry I had to play Oingo Boingo! LOL 0 Sorry I had to play Oingo Boingo!

]]> By: Tim http://www.soundonsight.org/sound-on-sight-radio-150-halloween-franchise/comment-page-1/#comment-4146 Tim Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:19:47 +0000 http://www.soundonsight.org/?p=12064#comment-4146 Great show but that last track needed a bit more cowbell Great show but that last track needed a bit more cowbell

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