David Gordon Green’s “Halloween” is a sequel that succeeds, offering fans of John Carpenter’s original film a few new surprises in a nostalgic revisit while giving those new to the story its hallmark simplistic scares.
Since Carpenter’s 1978 “Halloween,” we’ve been treated to seven sequels and two remakes, but director Green and co-writers Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley (who worked with Green on comedies like “Your Highness” and the HBO series “Vice Principals”) want you to forget the mostly-forgettable film franchise by getting back-to-basics. It’s a smart move, smart enough to get John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis involved making a movie that continues where the original film ended. Continue reading
