While Carpenter's film was all about economy and a skilful use of empty space, Miner's busy compositions have a cluttered feel that is echoed by superfluous orchestral music.
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Halloween: H2O (1998)
49 %
Reviews Counted: 53 Fresh: 26 Rotten:27 Average Rating: 5.4/10
Runtime: 86 mins
Synopsis:
Twenty years after the original HALLOWEEN, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), now the headmistress of a Northern California private school under an assumed name, is still struggling with the terrifying memories of the psychotic killer Michael Myers. That horror becomes a reality once... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Michelle Williams, LL Cool J, Adam Arkin
Director: Steve Miner
Screenwriter: Robert Zappia, Matt Greenberg
Producer: Paul Freeman
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Screenwriter: Robert Zappia, Matt Greenberg
Producer: Paul Freeman
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Reviews
Top Critic Halloween H20 is not really a bad movie, compared with some in this series. It's competently photographed, edited and scored, easy to watch and well-meaning. But it just isn't scary.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
Taken as a sequel to Halloween, this is just above average; taken as a sequel to Halloween Two, which is where most of its backstory comes from, it looks terrific.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
Top Critic H2O successfully captures the foreboding mood of Carpenter's 1978 original before eventually settling for the obvious. And at 86 minutes, it's just too short.
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Comment
01/24/06 08:09 PM
Brilliant and witty. Those are two words that will not be used to described this film, nor, I suspect, its target audience.
12/06/05 07:57 PM
The horror genre is not my forte in either taste or interest, but I have to admit, I enjoyed sitting through Halloween: H20.
04/09/05 03:59 AM
The selfish pea brains who brought their bright-eyed infant to...this violent horror movie deserve a private, late-night visit from the uncompromising Michael Myers.
07/01/04 01:01 PM
If you're a Halloween fan, you're probably over 30, and this film will suit you--you need your sleep.
02/08/03 08:42 AM
BRILLIANT and WITTY. Those are two words that will not be used to described this film, nor, I suspect, its target audience, not the kids around me at the preview screening, anyway.
12/08/02 08:12 AM
I'm currently stuck watching the revival of a movie form that appalled me the first time around, then disappeared from view after a torrent of thoughtless re-workings that resembled bloody tape loops.
11/15/02 08:10 AM
Top Critic The biggest mystery about Halloween: H20 is why the filmmakers bothered to send it to theaters.
10/15/02 08:08 AM
I thought the original Halloween was overrated, the 2 or three cheapie sequels I've seen were even worse, and this new entry is still crap.
09/10/02 08:08 AM
...a welcome resurrection for which fans will undoubtedly be grateful.
06/25/02 08:08 AM
Halloween: Twenty Years Later has forgotten the wellspring from which it flows.
01/27/02 08:09 AM
Nothing more than a dull retread of worn-out cliches, buoyed only by the much-anticipated return of a familiar face.
02/27/01 12:22 PM
Halloween: H20 is as stylish and scary as it is ultra-violent. It brings back a stunning Jamie Lee Curtis in the role that made her a star and it's a work of superior craftsmanship in all aspects.
02/21/01 02:55 PM
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