Once Loomis departed the original series, they should have just called it a day. H20 might've worked as a good capper with Laurie finishing things once and for all, but Resurrection rendered that (far superior) movie moot. Even I'm rooting for Zombie to bring in more of the Loomis vs. Myers stuff this time out. This new Loomis has a lot of potential as a character. The choices he's made are already vastly different than the Pleasence version. He's an opportunist and a bit of a prick. He pursues Michael out of a sense of guilt, not duty. That could work wonders for an ongoing storyline, but firt we gotta get there. I have faith in Zombie. Let's wait and see.

Post 'em up in our new trading thread if you want. I just started the thread itself. Money is tight right now. That's why I'm selling/trading some of what I've got left.

Don't know why you seem to have taken my review as a personal insult. I actually wrote it well before I saw you'd posted your own. I'm an outspoken fan of JGTH myself, but Part III is my favorite of the series. Did we see different films? I was wondering the same thing when I read what you had to say. It's an enormous accomplishment to have elevated the franchise into respectability after the turgid Freddy vs Jason. Yes. I said that. Aside from Kane Hodder's performances and the phenomenal make-up FX of Part VII, it is the best and most cohesive Friday flick since Part VI. Yes. I said that, too. Like my take on Zombie's Halloween, especially compared to some of the others at that time, I think as a horror fan you should put into perspective a) what exactly it is you think you're walking into and b) the state of the genre itself and other contemporary horror "hits." I see no comparison to TCM03 other than the involvement of the same director and production company. Obviously, there's going to be visual similarities between his works. Aside from that, I do not think this resembles that film. I wasn't particularly pleased with that film and had major (published) reservations on this film after the hiring of Nispel. They were disspelled. The film, in my opinion, successfully recreates the feel and atmosphere of the first few entries, as well as the horror of that day in general.

And Day of the Dead shits over both Dawn and Psycho (which I don't care for at all). I hate Jaws, too.

But we can agree to disagree.

The series' best entry since Part VI and easily one of its top five overall. Marcus Nispel manages a much more genuine horror experience, as opposed to the often over hyped and sadly mediocre Texas Chainsaw redux. This is not a remake. It's a reboot in the same sense as Casino Royale. It incorporates elements of the character and feel of the first four or five films in the series. There are mixed reviews coming from horror fans, which I don't really understand. This is a Friday the 13th film through and through, unlike Texas Chainsaw '03 which didn't particularly feel like a Texas Chainsaw flick (TCM: The Beginning did it better). I think if you are disappointed because you were expecting something more than what you got, you have an inflated sense of nostalgia and a revisionist take on the strengths of the series' prior entries. It's an extremely fun, thoroughly pleasing horror movie. It succeeds in spots where Zombie's Halloween admittedly faltered. And yes, I found Jason to be creepy (again) and the atmosphere to be notched up considerably. Highly recommended over most of the modern, self-referential shit that passes as horror in theaters these days. An enormous accomplishment and cut above the craptacular, disrespectful, irresponsible Freddy vs. Jason and the fun but ill-advised Jason X. Places Jason back where he belongs, in the realm of fright, not camp or parody.

5/5

Just wanted to come back and leave a quick review. Think of it as a special occasion (the QT trailer was another).