Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
NR | 26 July 2006 (USA)
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Follow the evolution of the 'Halloween' movies over the past twenty-five years. It examines why the films are so popular and revisits many of the original locations used in the films - seeing the effects on the local community. For the first time, cast, crew, critics and fans join together in the ultimate 'Halloween' retrospective.

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TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film
Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
donnaplus3-9-336104 This Is An Awesome Documentary About The Halloween Film Series Including Halloween (1978) Halloween 2 The Nightmare Isn't Over (1981) Halloween 3 Season Of The Witch (1982) (The Dumb Sequel) Halloween 4 The Return Of Michael Myers (1988) Halloween 5 The Revenge Of Michael Myers (1989) Halloween 6 The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995) Halloween 7 H20 20 Years Later (1998) And Halloween 8 Resurrection (2002) And It Stars Donald Pleasence John Carpenter Jamie Lee Curtis Debra Hill Moustapha Akkad Etc. And Of Course Also Stars Will Sandin Erik Preston A. Michael Lerner Brad Loree Chris Durand Don Shanks Dick Warlock Tony Moran Nick Castle And George P. Wilbur So Great Documentary A Must See And If You Miss It Well You Better Find A Way To Get It Because I Loved It From Brandon DeVore
trashgang Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask will be solved with this DVD issue. It's in the same way as the documentary of Jason Voorhees but it's in some way better, I mean, when some actors refer to a scene you actually see the scene. Some interviews are a bit too deep in explaining things but I guess if you are really a Halloween geek you will love it. For me it was very interesting to hear why some editions failed and why for example part 6 has two different versions, one that's out on DVD and strangely a more bloodier part that is called the 'producer's cut'. Also nice to hear what happened to the original Myers house, you will see all the locations that still exist and others that are gone or completely changed. A must have for the Halloween geeks.
callanvass The Documentary itself is worth the price of admission, but the hours and hours of amazing extras are just a bonus. I've loved anything to do with the Halloween franchise for so many years, even bought some of the crappy sequels, I'm a die-hard fanatic and a proud one at that.Horror's Hallowed Grounds. P.J Soles is with our tour guide. The tour of the filming locations is a nice watch, it has some cool insight into what happened and P.J looked to be having fun.Halloween 2 and 3 extended interviews. Didn't really pay much attention to the interviews from 3, sorry not a fan of the film what so ever, but I did enjoy Tom Atkins jokes about being a ladies man.Pamela Susan Shoop|The infamous nurse who was drowned viciously in the hot tub| claims Carpenter and Rosenthal didn't get along, and Carpenter was more into the gore, doesn't seem right to me, considering Carpenter had a brilliant script with Halloween.Tawny Moyer|Jill| claims Dick Warlock was very gentle and caring and says Jamie Lee Curtis was great to work with.Gloria Gifford|Mrs Alves| Says they wouldn't let her off the gurney to even eat or go to the bathroom, because they didn't wanna disturb the blood.Rick Rosenthal says Halloween 2 was supposed to be more suspense orientated, while Tommy Lee Wallace declined to direct Halloween 2 due to too much stress. Extended Celebrity interviewsIncludes a funny interview with Charles Cyphers, while Dick Warlock reveals he wasn't even aware of these conventions until a few years ago. P.J Soles thinks the success of Halloween is amazing. While other famous people like Kathleen Kimont, Danielle Harris recall famous memories along with the cast of Resurrection. Ellie Cornell is displeased about how she was dispatched so quickly in Halloween 5|Don't blame her| Nancy Kyes explains how she was surprised she was able to scream on cue.There is some On-Set footage from Halloween 5, some Halloween convention montage, fan collections of memorabilia.Panel Discussions.Halloween IIThis one was pretty fun, a lot. Pamela Susan Shoop seemed a bit full of herself at times, Tawny Moyer seemed chipper and cheerful, while I was happy to hear that Gloria Gifford and Cliff Emmerich|security guard| liked working with Jamie Lee. But I wish Jamie Lee herself along with Leo Rossi and Lance Guest were there as well.Halloween. Various cast members are missing, Jamie Lee once again. But seeing Brian Andrews recall some memories was great and the lively P.J Soles was great, while I enjoyed watching Charles Cyphers recite his "You let him out" line. Halloween 4 and 5 Discussions. This was pretty good, with of course Ellie and Danielle peaking my interest the most.Halloween 6. Half of them seemed clueless to the success I must say, especially Kim Darby who looked nervous and kinda awkward to be there. Paul Rudd obviously is too big a star, but Braford English, Janice Knickerhm and Marianne Hagan were having fun, and I enjoyed listening to them. Janice can still recite her Halloween story from Halloween 6 as the baby-sitter with perfection.The Myers Gang had an entertaining panel discussion, it was usually lively.If your into it, The Producers and Dean Cundley have one too. Bottom line. Simply a dream come true for me, so many wonderful extras. My only complaint is that I didn't get to see my beloved Jamie Lee Curtis, but there is more than enough here to satisfy, I just want to go to one of these in person!10/10
Lucien Lessard This insightful, well made documentary is about the groundbreaking horror classic "Halloween" and its seven sequels. Which this feature has interesting interviews with several of the cast and crew of each "Halloween" movie, including Michael Myers less sequel "Halloween 3:Season of the Witch". This is a true story of what went great and the controversies, they had with these pictures. This DVD also has interviews with the die hard fans of the original like Rob Zombie (The Devil's Rejects), Clive Barker (Hellraiser) and Edgar Whight (Shaun of the Dead).DVD has an sharp full frame (1.33:1) presentation and an fine-Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Sound. Beside the very good documentary, this 2-disc set is packed with extended interviews with the well respected sequel to "Halloween" and the oddball third film, extended celebrity interviews, several behind the scenes footage of the Halloween movies, terrific Panel discussions and a whole lot more.What makes this DVD special is genuinely feel that this documentary is certainly made with care. It is also surprisingly funny to see the real fans of these movies (Which it was filmed in California at the "Return to Haddonfield Convention" back in 2003). Which makes you realize how special the Halloween movies are. DVD also included a collector's booklet and a bonus comic book. Since the late executive producer of the series:Moustapha Akkad (Who passed away in 2005) managed to succeed to keep the franchise alive and had every reason to be proud. Even from non-fans of the series will certainly enjoy it. (****/*****).