Looks interesting. I'm a bit puzzled with a couple things, but I love the character, love Rob's first Halloween so I will eagerly see this one and save judgement until I've seen it a couple of times.
I'm not sure what to make of Deborah's ghost being in there as a guide or even maybe the explanation for Michael. With her new look and seemingly evil personality it doesn't really feel like the same character. Oh, well. I'll have to see it before I judge it. Can't be any more retarded than that damn Thorn cult thing.
And it seems from Halloweenmovies.com There's a new character; some chick that becomes Laurie's friend in the second half. I'm only assuming Annie bites it in the hospital, but I would like to have seen Laurie and Annie survive together. I guess Laurie would need a companion in order to explore her character from a writing POV, would have been nice if that were Annie instead of a new chick.
I'm curious to see what Loomis means by "Michael has evolved".
The hoodie everyone dislikes makes sense. It's not a "hoodie" anyway, it's a coat. Michael spends two years living in the wild/on the streets in this one. Only on Halloween could you walk around stained with blood, shot full of holes and wearing that mask without drawing attention. Makes sense he would need to cover up all that damage and be able to hide his face and mask. Living that way justifies the beard, too. He's not living wild with a shaving kit in his pocket. Remember those old Tarzan movies where he was always clean shaven, had a fresh haircut and was always clean? That pissed me off
And living that way makes more sense than a giant, secret sub-basement that just happens to be conveiniently located beneath an ordinary residential home.
The Halloween franchise, after Halloween II, went down the toilet. Part 3 was a great horror movie on its own but as far as Myers related Halloween, 4-8 are just crap. Ever see "Resurrection"? I never want to see Michael in a fist fight with a loud-mouthed rapper
If you're one of these people who think Rob has done a bad job, go take another look at that masterpiece. I'm glad Rob has revived it in a fresh and interesting way.
As for this "surprising" new mask evereyone is taking about, I think we've seen it. It's the one from that still where he's behind the chain link fence. That one is ripped to hell, and you can see part of his beard through a hole in the cheek. He has the beard only in the second half. The mask in the hospital scenes from the trailer looks much cleaner, pretty much the same as it looked in H1. So, I think that super damaged, super bloody mask is the "new" version. And it's not even really new; it's the H1 mask with more damage.
