Halloween: Resurrection is an American slasher film from director Rick Rosenthal. It’s the eighth entry to the Halloween franchise and final entry to the original series. This movie stars Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Merriman, Sean Patrick Thomas, Tyra Banks, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Released on July 12, 2002, to sour reviews, this movie killed the original franchise. As the following film would be the 2007 Rob Zombie remake, kicking off a new line of films, and the 2018 Halloween reboot that cancels out the continuity of this picture. I am watching the 2002 DVD release. I never asked for this sequel to happen. It should have ended with H20, but here we are. Time to dive into a pool that I know is half empty.

Synopsis

Serial Killer Michael Myers is not finished with Laurie Strode, and their rivalry finally comes to an end. But is this the last we see of Myers? Freddie Harris and Nora Winston are reality programmers at DangerTainment, and are planning to send a group of 6 thrill-seeking teenagers into the childhood home of Myers. Cameras are placed all over the house and no one can get out of the house... and then Michael arrives home!

Analysis

This film is constantly disappointing. The first scenes are the best, but the worst at the same time. I loved seeing Jamie Lee Curtis return for Laurie Strode, but I agree that it was unnecessary. The franchise should have finished with Halloween H20. I hated seeing her die so early in the picture.

The acting is MTV drama quality. None of the actors are good or special enough to care about. Useless cringy teenage stereotypes led by Busta Rhymes during a slump in his career. This is truly a forgettable heap of nonsense.

The found-footage genre was just starting. The Blair Witch Project was still considered a ground-breaker, and tv-shows like MTV’s Fear were popular on television. Not to mention how big internet streaming was becoming. It wasn’t uncommon for a tv-show like Big Brother to live stream what was going on in their compound. It was only a matter of time before we saw Michael Myers on the other end of the video screen.

The horror in this movie is typical of what the franchise had become, cheap and quick. Very simple, fast-paced kills that focused less and less on the practical. Very annoying. This film features one of the worst masks in the franchise. It has far too many highlighted features. Very strange looking. The special effects are lacking and

Overall

Halloween Resurrection was predictably terrible. Busta Rhymes has his moments but this character is an insult to the franchise. I couldn’t roll my eyes hard enough when Rhymes kung-fu kicked Michael out of a window. I didn’t make a typo there. That scene actually exists. Thankfully the 2018 Halloween reboot retconned this flick. I don’t know why or how Michael would have come back for another sequel. I am not going to recommend this movie to anyone. Just forget it happens.