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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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    Replacing John Carpenter's stylish tracking shots is degraded, handheld Blair Witch video-cam footage. Of all the Halloween's, this is the most visually unappealing.

    Full Review Source: Flipside Movie Emporium | comment Comment
    07/16/02
    Jeremiah Kipp
    Jeremiah Kipp
    Flipside Movie Emporium

    [Seems] even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Joe Leydon
    Joe Leydon
    Variety
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    Rosenthal (Halloween II) seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Maitland McDonagh
    Maitland McDonagh
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    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

    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

    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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    If this is the resurrection of the Halloween franchise, it would have been better off dead.

    Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Tor Thorsen
    Tor Thorsen
    Reel.com

    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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    It's not the worst film in the series -- Halloween III will never be unseated -- but there's not nearly enough scares, or humor, to make Halloween: Resurrection worthwhile.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Kevin Crust
    Kevin Crust
    Los Angeles Times

    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

    Generic slasher-movie nonsense, but it's not without style.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    John Monaghan
    John Monaghan
    Detroit Free Press

    The thrill is (long) gone.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Tom Maurstad
    Tom Maurstad
    Dallas Morning News

    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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    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

    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

    While this is neither the first nor last time that will be the case, it is time to hang, gun down or lop off the head of this ugly cinematic series once and for all.

    Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    Jim Judy
    Jim Judy
    Screen It!

    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)

    " . . . the latest in the Michael Myers series is flat, unfunny and less frightening than a Vanilla Ice comeback album."

    Full Review Source: BET.com | comment Comment
    07/15/02
    James Hill
    James Hill
    BET.com

    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

    This latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff, demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent, well-made B movie is long gone.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
    07/14/02
    Frank Scheck
    Frank Scheck
    Hollywood Reporter
     
     
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    The four-billion-dollar-plus summer comes to a close over the long Labor Day holiday weekend with three new wide releases all targeting male moviegoers. Slasher fans get to... More...

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    Anyone out there ever seen the Lou Ferrigno "Hercules" movies? Hilarious stuff. Anyway, Millennium Films is planning to bring the character back to the big screen. Again. More...

    June 05, 2006: Get Ready for a Very Zombie "Halloween"
    If you love the original "Halloween," but have grown a little weary with the endless sequels, it looks like shock-maker Rob Zombie might have just the answer: He'll be... More...

    November 11, 2005: In Other News..."Halloween" Producer Dies in Bomb Attack
    Moustapha Akkad, producer of the cult "Halloween" slasher series and the director of three of his own religious-themed films, died Friday after suffering injuries from... More...

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