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Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

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Reviews Counted:58

Fresh:6

Rotten:52

Average Rating:3.4/10

Consensus: The only thing this tired slasher flick may resurrect is nostalgia for when the genre was still fresh and scary.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence, language, some sexuality and brief drug use

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Jul 12, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $30,259,652

Synopsis: You thought Michael Myers was decapitated at the end of HALLOWEEN: H20? Think again. The latest installment in the popular horror franchise, HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, uses a clever premise to give... You thought Michael Myers was decapitated at the end of HALLOWEEN: H20? Think again. The latest installment in the popular horror franchise, HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, uses a clever premise to give the legendary murderer yet another opportunity to wreak havoc on a cast of innocent characters. Back in Haddonfield, Illinois, Freddie Harris (Busta Rhymes), upstart entrepreneur of Dangertainment.com, recruits six lucky college students to partake in a potentially dangerous game. Wearing miniature video cameras, the participants must spend Halloween night inside the decrepit home of Michael Myers, to the delight of Internet viewers all over the country. While most of the kids are in it for fun, fame, and fortune, Sara Moyer (Bianca Kajlich) is a glaring exception. Innocent, shy, and nervous, Sara grudgingly joins her friends Jen (Katee Sackhoff) and Rudy (Sean Patrick Thomas), against her better judgment. As darkness sets in and the bodies begin to pile, it's up to Sara--aided by an Internet pen pal--to put an end to Michael once and for all (or so she thinks!). Director Rick Rosenthal (HALLOWEEN 2) and screenwriters Larry Brand and Sean Hood incorporate technology into the story, using a grainy visual approach to add another layer of creepiness to the proceedings. [More]

Starring: Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Tyra Banks, Thomas Ian Nichols

Starring: Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Tyra Banks, Thomas Ian Nichols, Ryan Merriman, Daisy McCrackin, Luke Kirby, Billy Kay, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Katee Sackhoff

Director: Rick Rosenthal

Director: Rick Rosenthal
Screenwriter: Larry Brand, Sean Hood
Producer: Paul Freeman
Composer: Danny Lux
Studio: Dimension Films

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  • Halloween: Resurrection
  • Original HALLOWEEN star Jamie Lee Curtis (HALLOWEEN: H2O, TRUE LIES) is back and joined by Busta Rhymes (SHAFT) and Tyra Banks (COYOTE UGLY) in the terrifying HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION -- the latest in this electrifying horror film series! The reality programmers at DangerTainment (Rhymes, Banks) have selected Rudy (Sean Patrick Thomas -- SAVE THE LAST DANCE), Bill (Thomas Ian Nicholas -- AMERICAN PIE 1&2), and 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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    Reviews for Halloween: Resurrection

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    Holy mad maniac in a mask, Splat-Man! Good old-fashioned slash-and-hack is back!

    Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | comment Comment
    07/13/02
    Alex Sandell
    Alex Sandell
    Juicy Cerebellum

    Halloween: Resurrection isn't exactly quality cinema, but it isn't nearly as terrible as it cold have been.

    Full Review Source: Roanoke Times (Virginia) | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Beth Jones
    Beth Jones
    Roanoke Times (Virginia)

    Halloween: Resurrection is surprisingly effective, especially the opening sequence featuring the showdown between Laurie and Michael.

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    04/19/03
    David Nusair
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    No, it's not as single-minded as John Carpenter's original, but it's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels.

    Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Glenn Lovell
    Glenn Lovell
    San Jose Mercury News
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    I have to admit that I had a good time with this brain-dead slasher flick %u2013 not in spite of its myriad stupidities, but because of them.

    Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
    07/16/02
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    The latest entry in the horror series is simply a slasher flick. At that level, it's not bad, with some clever twists on the genre.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
    07/14/02
    Randy Cordova
    Randy Cordova
    Arizona Republic
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    Good for a cheapie fright-night outing (or at least a fun rental later for your next slumber party).

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    E! Online

    Resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad Blair Witch Project.

    Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
    07/26/02
    Audrey Rock-Richardson
    Audrey Rock-Richardson
    Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

    A pretty funny comedy starring the one, the only, the incomparable...Busta Rhymes.

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    10/28/05
    Bill Clark
    Bill Clark
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    Hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like ... but overall the Halloween series has lost its edge.

    Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Bryan Reesman
    Bryan Reesman
    Citysearch

    Redo the first movie, add a reality show element where everybody wears a personal cameras so not only do we get overacting, we get fuzzy video feeds and bad camera angles.

    Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
    07/12/02
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    TheMovieChicks.com

    Not scary but mildly satisfying anyway.

    Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
    Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
    St. Paul Pioneer Press

    While the production values here are more cool than crappy, there's nothing really new about Resurrection.

    Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Daphne Gordon
    Daphne Gordon
    Toronto Star

    Spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Dave Kehr
    Dave Kehr
    New York Times
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    Much of the cast is stiff or just plain bad.

    Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Derek Tse
    Derek Tse
    Jam! Movies

    At the bottom rung of the series' entries.

    Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
    07/14/02
    Dustin Putman
    Dustin Putman
    DustinPutman.com

    A cheesy thing that opened Friday without any advance screening.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Edward Guthmann
    Edward Guthmann
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    No review available.

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    07/14/05
    Emanuel Levy
    Emanuel Levy
    EmanuelLevy.Com

    The movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the "webcast."

    Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
    08/05/02
    Eugene Novikov
    Eugene Novikov
    Film Blather

    The latest episode of the Halloween franchise is a bad film. It is not, however, so bad that the faithful should be discouraged from attending.

    Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
    07/14/02
    Forrest Hartman
    Forrest Hartman
    Reno Gazette-Journal
     
     
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