Movie remakes: Comparing the original Halloween with the 2007 Halloween 8 Articles

by Andrew Crotts

The original Halloween, which was released in 1978, remains my favorite movie of all time to this day. When I heard about the remake for the movie, I was very skeptical as to it's likely success, but, after viewing it, th...read more

by Scott Kolecki

When John Carpenter's "Halloween" hit theaters in 1977, it unknowingly set the standard for a genre of slasher/monster movies that would span more than two decades. Its premise was exceedingly simple. A psychologically u...read more

by Crystal Colclough

I can remember many scary nights as a kid. What's better than snuggling together on a couch to watch a scary movie? I yearned to be scared because I thought it was simple and harmless fun. John Carpenter's original Hallowe...read more

by Bryan Luft

These two movies shouldn't even be compared. This 2007 "so called" remake, isn't a remake. Rob Zombie re-imagined this movie, and directed it by how he saw the movie. But if compared, the classic is of course the better...read more

by Brian Rummel

Comparing John Carpenter's Halloween, and Rob Zombie's Halloween is fairly easy. John Carpenter's Halloween was a pretty basic story of three teenage girls being stalked by an evil killer, or bogyman. Carpenter's Halloween...read more

by Rodolpho Nunez

John Carpenter's Halloween was released in 1978.The film stared Donald Pleasence,Jamie Lee Curtis,and Nick Castle.Originally titled The Babysitter Murders,the film was budgeted a little under $400,000 and grossed over $47 ...read more

by Aaron Berg

The original Halloween was made back in 1978 and is one of the best horror classics of all time. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence with the direction of the brilliant and talented John Carpenter, Halloween was...read more

by Kimberly White

After watching Halloween in theaters and getting so startled at one point that I spit my Dr.Pepper all over the theater. I decided I wanted to see it again. With the cost of going to the movies these days, who can afford t...read more