“Halloween does not need a “reimagining”. And specifically not by Rob Zombie. To remake John Carpenter’s trademark cold but skillful direction with the scratchy warmth of the current look of contemporary horror is exceedingly depressing, and Rob Zombie’s sympathy for his villains (did anyone else laugh through the endless ‘Freebird’ section of The Devil’s Rejects?) is entirely unsuited. But oh well.”

I don’t hate Rob Zombie or anything, but with The Devil’s Rejects he came really, really close to making an interesting horror film that made the viewer think about their response to on-screen violence but then pissed it away completely. I’m not entirely sure he was even aware of the subtext I read into it by the end.

He’s an alright director but by gum I’m sick of the samey bloody look of all these recent horror films. It’s got to the point where you can’t tell the difference between Saws and Hostels, which can be incredibly dangerous if you’re taking a backpacking trip around the logging areas of Europe.

Anyway, the Toronto International Film Festival starts next week. Hooray!