導演:羅布?祖姆比 Rob Zombie
主演:馬爾科姆?麥克道威爾 Malcolm McDowell、布拉德?道里夫 Brad Dourif、達格?費奇Daeg Faerch、泰勒?曼恩Tyler Mane
類型:恐怖
上映日期:2007年8月31日(美國)
劇情簡介
很多人心中都有黑暗的一面,卻很少有人像他這樣純粹的邪惡……
1978年,美國,伊利諾斯州,Haddonfield。
一個生來心中就充滿了邪惡與仇恨的男孩麥克?麥爾斯終于在他10歲那年露出了他猙獰的惡魔臉孔。在那年萬圣節(jié)的夜晚,他殘忍的用棒球棒將母親的男朋友一棍一棍的錘成了肉泥,然后又將自己的姐姐肢解的支離破碎……警方將這個心靈扭曲的少年送到了療養(yǎng)所進行看管。
在那里,一個名叫薩米爾?魯米斯的醫(yī)生負責調教這個他。薩米爾?魯米斯想盡辦法接近這個少年的心靈,試圖去影響、改變這個瘋狂的少年,但他所有的嘗試都以失敗而告終。麥克?麥爾斯是一個頑固的邪惡載體,沒有人性,沒有理智,有的只有日益強悍的身體和越來越強烈的殘虐殺戮本質——薩米爾?魯米斯最后意識到了這點,但那時已經太晚了。在被關押17年后,麥克?麥爾斯終于找到機會逃出了逼仄的牢籠。壓抑已久的仇復心終于得以釋放,他迫不及待的回到Haddonfield,去尋找他唯一真正愛護過的妹妹洛麗。
只有薩米爾?魯米斯知道他的目的所在,也只有薩米爾?魯米斯知道,任何不幸遭遇麥克?麥爾斯的人都將以最慘痛的方式付出生命的代價。他要去警告那的人們,保護洛麗,并盡力抓回麥克?麥爾斯。作為醫(yī)生的職業(yè)道德和作為普通公民的良知讓他踏上了這條與人間惡魔的死亡角逐。
推薦理由
累計9部、長達27年歷史的《萬圣節(jié)》系列,無疑是恐怖片家族中的一位血腥元老。心理畸形的邁克爾舉刀屠宰無辜民眾的時候,豎鋸先生恐怕還在襁褓中撒嬌、人皮客棧估計仍是一片未開墾的處女地,惟有“板斧”杰森、“夢魔”弗萊迪能與之一較長短——總之,幾位被妖魔化的殺人狂前輩早有熱賣全美的輝煌歷史在前。也許是不爽《電鋸驚魂》連蒙帶騙出到了第四部,邁克爾再度披掛上陣。有搖滾界出身的羅伯導演掌勺,相信垂老的《萬圣節(jié)》定能煥發(fā)另類青春——順便說一句,誰會變態(tài)到給自己改姓“僵尸”(Zombie)啊!?
Plot summary
Halloween is a 2007 American horror film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name, and the ninth film in the Halloween film series. The film stars Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Sam Loomis, Tyler Mane as the adult Michael Myers, and Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode; Daeg Faerch portrays a ten year old Michael Myers. Rob Zombie's "reimagining" follows the premise of John Carpenter's original, with Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode and her friends on Halloween night. Zombie's film goes deeper into the character's psyche, trying to answer the question of what drove him to kill people, whereas in Carpenter's original film Michael did not have an explicit reason for killing.
Working from Carpenter's advice to "make [the film] his own",Zombie chose to develop the film as both a prequel and a remake, allowing for more original content than simply refilming the same scenes. Despite mostly negative reviews, the film, which cost $15 million to make,[1] went on to gross $80,208,039 worldwide.
On Halloween in Haddonfield, Illinois, having already shown signs of psychopathic tendencies, ten year old Michael Myers (Daeg Faerch) murders his sister Judith (Hanna R. Hall), her boyfriend Steve (Adam Weisman), his mother’s boyfriend Ronnie (William Forsythe), and a school bully named Wesley (Daryl Sabara). After one of the longest trials in the state’s history, Michael is found guilty of first degree murder and sent to Smith's Grove - Warren County Sanitarium under the care of child psychologist Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm McDowell).
Michael initially cooperates with Dr. Loomis, claiming no memory of the killings; his mother, Deborah (Sheri Moon Zombie), visits him regularly. After a year, Michael becomes fixated on his papier-maché masks, closing himself off from everyone, even his mother. When Michael kills a nurse (Sybil Danning) during one of her visits, Deborah can no longer handle the situation and commits suicide. For the next fifteen years, Michael (Tyler Mane) continues making his masks and not speaking to anyone. Dr. Loomis, having continued to treat Michael over the years, attempts to move on with his life and closes Michael’s case. Later, while being prepared for transfer to maximum security, Michael escapes Smith’s Grove, killing the sanitarium employees and a truck driver (Ken Foree) for his clothes, and heads to Haddonfield. On Halloween, Michael arrives at his old home, now abandoned, and finds a kitchen knife and Halloween mask he stored under the floorboards the night he killed his sister.
The story shifts to Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton), and her friends Annie Brackett (Danielle Harris) and Lynda Van Der Klok (Kristina Klebe) on Halloween. Throughout the day, Laurie witnesses Michael watching her from a distance. That night, she heads to the Doyle residence to watch their son Tommy (Skyler Gisondo). Meanwhile, Lynda meets with her boyfriend Bob (Nick Mennell) at Michael's childhood home. Michael appears, murders them, and then heads to the Strode home, where he murders Laurie's parents, Mason (Pat Skipper) and Cynthia (Dee Wallace). Having been alerted to Michael's escape, Dr. Loomis comes to Haddonfield looking for Michael. After obtaining a handgun, Loomis attempts to warn Sheriff Brackett (Brad Dourif) that Michael has returned to Haddonfield. Brackett and Dr. Loomis head to the Strode home, with Brackett explaining along the way that Laurie is actually Michael Myers' baby sister.
Meanwhile, Annie convinces Laurie to babysit Lindsey Wallace (Jenny Gregg Stewart), a girl Annie is supposed to be watching, long enough so she can have sex with her boyfriend Paul (Max Van Ville). Annie and Paul return to the Wallace home; during sex, Michael kills Paul and attacks Annie. Bringing Lindsey home, Laurie finds Annie on the floor, bloodied but alive, and calls 911. She is attacked by Michael, who chases her back to the Doyle home. Sheriff Brackett and Loomis hear the 911 call and head to the Wallace residence. Michael kidnaps Laurie, and takes her back to his home. Michael approaches Laurie and tries to show her that she is his younger sister. Unable to understand, Laurie grabs Michael's knife and stabs him before escaping the house; Michael chases her, but is repeatedly shot by Dr. Loomis. Laurie and Loomis are just about to leave when Michael grabs Laurie and heads back to the house. Loomis intervenes, but Michael attacks him by squeezing Loomis's skull with his hands. Laurie takes Loomis' gun and runs upstairs; she is chased by Michael, who, after cornering her on a balcony, charges her head-on and knocks both of them over the railing. Laurie finds herself on top of a bleeding Michael. Aiming Loomis' gun at his face, she repeatedly pulls the trigger until the gun finally goes off just as Michael's hand grips Laurie's wrist.
(Source: wikipedia.org,英語點津 Julie編輯)