Halloween Resurrection — Film Review
Halloween Resurrection, released in 2002, is the final film in the “original” Halloween franchise. That’s to say; it’s the last film before the series gets rebooted by Rob Zombie in 2007. The film takes place four years after Halloween H2O and is the final film featuring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode. A brief sequence at the beginning of the film focuses on Laurie and Michael, but ultimately, this film is about a reality show. Entertainment, a production company helmed by Freddie and Nora (played by Busta Rhymes and Tyra Banks), hires six local college kids in Haddonfield to don cameras on their heads and spend the night in the old Myers house. The live footage is available worldwide to watch on Halloween night. Naturally, Michael knows someone is in his home and proceeds to take care of business.
While not my least favorite of the franchise, this film is far from great. Hell, it’s far from mediocre. The usual cast of horrible actors is even worse this time with the addition of Busta Rhymes. His character is given a slew of punchy one-liners that made me cringe more than the death sequences. The comic relief his character brings to the film is out of place and awkward. The rest of the actors are entirely forgettable; even their death scenes escape my memory only a few days after watching. The film’s biggest downfall is its plot. While in 2002, reality television was all the…
