Halloween: Resurrection

Name: Halloween: Resurrection
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: July 12, 2002
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 19
Cast: Busta Rhymes, Jamie Lee Curtis

2002

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Overwhelming dislike based on 17 Critics

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 141 Ratings

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Movie Details & Credits

Dimension Films | Release Date: July 12, 2002

Starring: Busta Rhymes, Jamie Lee Curtis

Summary: When a group of teens win a contest to spend a night in Michael Myers' childhood home to be broadcast live on the Internet, things go frightfully wrong and the game turns into a struggle to make it out of the house alive. (Dimension Films)

Director: Rick Rosenthal

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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19	#19 Most Discussed Movie of 2002

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Chicago Reader - J.R. Jones

Rosenthal observes all the ritual elements -- a veteran of the series, he seems to understand that its fans crave certainty over shock. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine - Maitland McDonagh

Director Rick Rosenthal ("Halloween II") seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense, relying on cliched shadows and grainy, handheld images supposedly shot by the increasingly terrified students. Read full review

New York Daily News - Elizabeth Weitzman

If you only want a sequence of slashings, impalements and head-squishings, you'll get your money's worth. But if you like a little movie with your mayhem, you're out of luck.

Los Angeles Times - Kevin Crust

It's not the worst film in the series -- "Halloween III" will never be unseated -- but there's not nearly enough scares, or humor, to make Halloween: Resurrection worthwhile. Read full review

San Francisco Chronicle - Edward Guthmann

Cheesy. Read full review

Film Threat - David Grove

After almost twenty five years, the Halloween series has been reduced to a false alarm. ...the characters are so devoid of human feeling they accomplish the task of making us not wish they were dead, but just gone. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman

Halloween: Resurrection comes closer to comatainment. Read full review

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kyle20ellis

Sep 28, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This isn't the best nor the worst of the halloween films. I do agree with one of the reviewers they put jamie lee curtis in to get a couple extra people to go and waste their hard earned cash, yes the story could have been a lot better, but I actually enjoyed Halloween: Ressurection. It ended in a creepy way and I was entertained by it.… Expand

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RyanLopez

Jan 7, 2011

This movie is really good, but it has some problems: Why the hell do all the people make fun of Michael Myers in this movie. SCREW ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO SAID BAD THINGS ABOUT THIS MOVIE!!!!!!1

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ChristinaH.

Dec 2, 2005

This movie is in between. It is mor gruesome, but not as scary as the others. The suspence wasn't anywhere to be found and nothing seemed real. They should leave the same character for micheal myers in every movie. All in all it was pretty good. Hopefull the next one will be REALLY This movie is in between. It is mor gruesome, but not as scary as the others. The suspence wasn't anywhere to be found and nothing seemed real. They should leave the same character for micheal myers in every movie. All in all it was pretty good. Hopefull the next one will be REALLY scary and full of suspence and just being the movie and fulfilling the plot.… Expand

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LuciusMcGibbon

Dec 8, 2012

Michael Myers' mask looks as good as it has since the original. That's pretty much the only good thing I have to say about this movie. The plot screams teen marketing (an internet-based reality show, you say?) and the execution is uninspired at best since most teens in 2002 had no concept ofMichael Myers' mask looks as good as it has since the original. That's pretty much the only good thing I have to say about this movie. The plot screams teen marketing (an internet-based reality show, you say?) and the execution is uninspired at best since most teens in 2002 had no concept of Carpenter's work. The movie once again ups the body count at the expense of building tension, but the death scenes do nothing whatsoever to set it apart. There's just not an original moment in this whole thing... even the opening explanation of how Michael survived H20 is laughable. But the greatest insult of all is the contrived, unceremonious way they kill off Laurie Strode within the first ten minutes, instantly turning what was billed as hers and Michael's final showdown into an undistinguished 90-minute kill-fest of disposable, undeveloped characters nobody cares about.… Expand

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robertoiglesias

Oct 1, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halloween: Resurrection is considered as the worst Halloween movie and is my 2nd least favorite film (after the Curse of Michael Myers). Reality TV with stupid teens was a bad choice. The ending to H20 is a great ending that was ruined because of this! I was fine with Laurie's death until I saw the actual main characters in this film. Barely any of them are likable at all. H20 is the real ending of the 2nd timeline of the series (or even the actually ending), not this **** I give this a 2/10.… Expand

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AlexA.

Nov 19, 2005

Okay.... what to say??? as much of a halloween fan as i am, i seriously think this movie is insulting. if there are any halloween fans out there that are following the whole storyline of this series then don't bother seeing this movie because all that happens that's even Okay.... what to say??? as much of a halloween fan as i am, i seriously think this movie is insulting. if there are any halloween fans out there that are following the whole storyline of this series then don't bother seeing this movie because all that happens that's even SIGNIFICANT to the series is the part when michael kills laurie. (or wounds her. you never know if she comes back for Halloween 9) bringing in Busta Rhymes they destroyed the rest of the movie. but for those guys who are complaining that laurie is dead.. don't be so sure yet. halloween 9 is coming out later... you never know if she comes back... and plus you have to put in perspective that Laurie's son John is alive and Jamie's baby is also out there too. so have some faith and pray that halloween puts everything together.… Expand

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Sam

Aug 24, 2005

If you don't know that bestest isn't a word, stick to the baby einstein flicks or rugrats, which is probably where you learned that from. Ok, if Bestest is a damn word, then i suppose worstest is, which is what this movie is. It sucks, sucks, and it SUCKS!

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