The Reel Rejects - HALLOWEEN (2007) IS ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL!! MOVIE REVIEW!!

Episode Date: October 9, 2025

I WAS GOOD TO YOU, MIKEY!!! Rob Zombie's Halloween Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Start your online business with a $1 per-month trial when you visit https://www.shopify.com/rejects! Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Now that they've finished the original run of films, our Scream Queens are BACK for a REBOOT as they give their Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Breakdown, & Spoiler Review! Roxy Striar & Tara Erickson dive into Rob Zombie’s 2007 Halloween, a gritty reboot of John Carpenter’s iconic 1978 slasher classic. Written and directed by Rob Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses), this remake expands on Michael Myers’ disturbing childhood before reimagining his infamous killing spree in Haddonfield, Illinois. The film stars Tyler Mane (X-Men, Troy) as the towering and brutal Michael Myers, with Scout Taylor-Compton (Nashville, Sleepover) as Laurie Strode, stepping into the role made famous by Jamie Lee Curtis. Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Halloween II) takes on the role of the obsessive psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis, while Sheri Moon Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects, 31) plays Michael’s mother Deborah Myers, giving more backstory to the killer’s family. The cast also includes Daeg Faerch (Hancock) as young Michael, Danielle Harris (Halloween 4, Halloween 5, Hatchet II) in a nod to her franchise legacy, and Brad Dourif (Child’s Play, Deadwood) as Sheriff Brackett. Key moments that fans and horror enthusiasts search for include the extended origin story of Michael Myers, the gruesome and unrelenting kills, the terrifying mask reveal, and the blood-soaked finale showdown between Laurie and Michael. Rob Zombie’s Halloween is infamous for its more violent, psychological, and raw take on the slasher mythos, making it one of the most talked-about remakes in horror history. Join us as we react, analyze, and break down every shocking moment in this controversial and brutal retelling of Halloween! Follow Roxy Striar YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhirlGirls Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxystriar/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/roxystriar Follow Tara Erickson: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TaraErickson Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/taraerickson/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/thetaraerickson Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We got nothing else. Nothing else. Nothing but the mother ever hits. Here we go. We're going to talk to the patrons. Thank you guys for submitting these cues. You guys ask the greatest cues. I think that John was very accurate and thinking this movie was awesome.

Yeah. I'm so happy that we didn't just watch the other movie again. Those were starting to piss me. F off. We didn't like those. Okay. Who have we got Tara, girl. Do you feel like being the reader of them this time?

Sure, yeah. Hell yeah, girl. Yeah, you covered. All right. First question from Ronnie H. How does the new origin of Michael Myers compare to the original movie and which version do you like more? it kind of is the same origin in terms of he killed one sister he didn't kill the other he's now after the original one he went to that mental institution after one of the sisters was juicing with another guy right but there was a lot of differences too like about the mom and the and the shitty stepfather what boyfriend um with the kids in school all that seeing all that was amazing yeah it's hard to say which one i like more because i think that this movie did exactly what it should do

playing off the original which is like it expanded on gave us a little bit more yes so i loved both of them and this is a perfect perfect remake yeah i'm with you on that like i do like the simplicity of the turning around and like the in the first film he's so little clown has the knife you're like whoa wackadoo but the i'm i'm with you on that that like we get to build on top of that and they still brought, like, the clown aspect back. So, like, yeah, I can't. I can't choose. Like, that's an impossible question.

All right, Hugo Torres. How do you feel about this bigger, stronger, Michael Myers? Because personally, I like it more. He seems scarier. It's so scary. Shoot, a giant, like, big foot. Those feet gnarly. Gnarly.

Excellent casting choice. I'll list you on that. All right, Garon, what are your thoughts on the shift from having my Michael Myers in this enigmatic figure, this enigmatic figure to the main character and having more grounded background to him. Hmm. I mean...

What? Shift from having Michael Myers is an enigmatic figure to the main character. Oh, like he's saying he's more grounded now. I think he's saying that in this he was the main character. Like we're in his POV more. Yeah. I liked it. Yeah.

That's what I thought about it, Karen. I thought it was a great shift. Yeah. Like it's interesting, like when you're saying grounded, it's, it's interesting to see his life as a kid. It was obviously fucked up, right? And so they put you in a position of feeling bad for him, even though. And then, of course, cut to he's big old Michael Myers and a lot older, but I thought

it was really, really good because they put him in a vulnerable position as a kid in making these decisions. Let's go to Jaden. Okay. I'm curious from Jane Rhodes. I'm curious if Rob Zombie style works for y'all. This movie is usually called the Hillbilly White Trash version of

Halloween. Rob Zombie works for me personally. I've seen this movie more times than the original one and secretly even kind of like it better than the original. How is this Hillbilly white trash? Yeah, I don't understand that. I thought this movie was great.

and well done That is a critique I don't understand Literally at all Like we're with you Jaden And I don't know who's calling it trash Weird Definitely weird Stone trunks

How do you all feel about the excessive amount of Gour, crassness, and nudity in this film Do you think it fits the Halloween franchise Or would feel more in line with Friday 13th? There was a lot of nudity That felt a little bit more like Friday 13th I honestly like I'm not a prude and I don't mind nudity almost ever

but I also feel like when it doesn't add to the story it does distract me a little bit because I wonder why we're doing this and in this there was just a lot of nudity that to the point where I was just like I wonder like for me as an actor

I don't know how you feel Tara but like I if nudity didn't add to the story I wouldn't want to do it right so I wonder how the actors felt about it yeah they I mean I definitely would not have because it's really just in these instances it's like oh we just want to see boobs and it's a horror so we're feeding into that trope and there was like no male nudity so it wasn't balanced

at all yeah i'm actually with you on that um it it mostly always is like girls right and then the guys just with a shirt off or something or buddha yeah absolutely absolutely but there was like full on i mean she was nude yeah on that ground like so you know i didn't i didn't i didn't mind it um and the the gore and stuff i didn't feel like it was more excessive than the other i didn't think it was excessive gore or crassness just just literally the nudity yeah which i'm i'm totally fine with i just didn't add anything for me at all yeah didn't add but didn't like take away either yeah yeah okay um resonant z she jacks i'm completely bipolar when it comes to this movie some days i love it and some days i wonder why they chose rob zombie question

How do you feel about the mask in the movie? Do you like the more angry-looking mask or the more expressionless-looking one from the original? I think it was cool to switch it up. Again, I just like that we have both options. I don't, I mean, it's my first time I've ever seen this movie, so maybe I will feel more torn on it in the future. But as of now, I don't wonder at all why they chose Rob Zombie.

I feel like he was the perfect pick for this. Yeah. And I, in some of these questions, I'm a little shocked in some people calling it maybe, Hillbilly white trash film and then being like, why did they choose Rob Zombie? And I'm sort of like, I liked it. I thought, I thought that it was great and a lot of fun. And I think I did comment during this movie that I did really like the look of the mask.

I thought it looks a little more savage. I like them both, but this one was, I liked it. Yeah. Good stuff. Now, if you've been part of the Reject Nation for a while, you've probably heard us mention our site RejectNation Shop. where you can get apparel such as this. Now, how did we build that site? Well, we did that with today's sponsor. Note, they were not our sponsor when we used them. Other note, we could have saved some Moolah if they were our sponsor then the way you can save Moolah through our link today. Shopify.

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trial and get your first month for just one dollar at shopify.com slash real rejects all lowercase to build your thing share your passion start today with shopify thank you shopify for sponsoring this video leon three the reason why the movie is half an origin story and half a remake of the original is because in the early 2000s nobody really knew how to continue the franchise after the backlash of Halloween resurrection did y'all think this was a proper way to remake the original 1978 classic and what changes would have done to the movie. Yes, I thought this was the proper way to make it. Yeah.

So I don't, yeah, based on these comments, Tara, it's seeming like people didn't like these, this. I thought this was a great way to bring it back to life. It's so different. And we're watching it in such close proximity and we still loved it. Imagine watching this decades later. You'd be like, that's awesome. Yeah, I'm with you on that.

Like, you're just adding more foundation to his story. As a kid, we're seeing how he grew. grew up why he made the choices he made like you know you're looking at i'm sort of like sid from toy story it was like hurt and thing you're like you're like you little creep um and then and now this is this is the outcome this is michael mire so i i don't know why people didn't like you but i'm with you whatever um and la okay yes angela vance how do you feel about them moving all over the place with this franchise i don't feel like they're moving all over the place More than any other franchise

Not more than Friday 13 Not more than Nightmare on Elm Street Yeah I mean you're right about that With the one thing I would say Moving all over the place Is the really shitty movie We just came off of

That was moving in places That I went What the hell's going on? Because the one The last one with Lori That we really really liked Was like sort of an ending And then they they remake it

Where they're like H2O Yeah H2O We freaking love that But then you know We get to They try to continue you the story and now this is like a whole rebirth which I guess is it's it's not a bad idea

to bring new people it back into this movie if they're not sitting at home watching the one that was like done in the 80s or 90s or whatever like Riley Peterson I've watched one a few times it always makes me feel like I need to shower after I respect that they try something different with the story but I feel like a lot of the changes kind of miss the point that said my favorite change is getting to see what somewhat of a backstory for dr loomis and his time with michael even at the version of lumis pales in comparison how do you feel about the version of dr loomis i think anthony hopkins is such a great job do you think they're going to shred me darrow oh god yeah i i think so because there was one

point where you just went it's anthony hopkins and i was like nope got to look it up I think I said, you were like, I think his hand in the eye. Yeah. You were, you felt, you sat in so short. And I was like, that's hilarious. Malcolm McDowell's voice is Anthony Hoppin's voice. Yeah. So I don't know what to tell you.

He clapped his hands for me. I like this version. I think he was really good. I loved the old Loomis, but he did get a little annoying sometimes. We're like, you'd be like shouting and be like, oh, but nobody would believe him so I get why he was annoyed. Right. But I love this version. It's different.

What are you going to do? The exact same thing? I don't understand the need to shower after. These comments are really stressing me out. Shower after. I'm like, it didn't seem like there was more gore in here. And he was like, we missed the, some of the changes missed the point. What point?

That Loomis kills Michael and that we see that he's still alive, that Lori gets away. But what do you mean the point? Like usually when you say missing the point is like there's a message and they missed it. I don't feel like this movie missed it. No. I feel like we're getting all the main stuff, meaning Michael killed his family, right? Spent his psych ward.

He's out. He's looking for Lori. But I mean, like the OG Dr. Loomis, I didn't love him. He's great. This one, we called it out when we were watching it. It was like there's a point when he was in the car and I was like, That felt like overacting. I don't know why he wasn't redirected for that.

But other than that, I think he did a great job. He's already there. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, it was something where I was like, whoa, dude. Like, this is, nope. Tara, behind the scenes discussion for a quick second. Yeah. What do you want to do right now?

Do we, what, I forget what time we ended. I'm curious about this one that they listed a bunch of facts. So usually we just take questions and we just take one question per person. a lot of you guys submitted two, but we asked at least one of each of yours, but this person... Oh, this one. And then there's a lot of double-ups, but we'll at least take D.K. Lounge's

facts, because I'm curious. A couple fun facts. Michael's mom is played by Rob Zombie's wife, Sherry Moon. Zombie, who's been in all of his movies, 8 so far. Okay. That was Michael's mom. She was very good. Lori's friend, Annie, who's shown to be

alive, by the way, was played by Daniel Harris, who played Lori's daughter, Jamie. Remember I was like, Daniel Harris? Yeah. Okay. In Halloween 4 and 5. Yes, it's weird that four movies ago she was playing a nine-year-old and now she's playing Cher's topless daughter.

But Danielle said it felt very reinventing that she didn't want fans to see her as a little girl anymore. Well, he really did that. So maybe she requested that much nudity. I don't think so. I don't think so. But, you know, I'm glad that she's owning it and going like, I'm not a little girl anymore and I'm an actor and I am fine with people seeing my entire body. Like

more power to you. Definitely after this, you're not going to be seen as a little girl. Maybe she's trying to push herself into a different part of casting, which I think you've done it. I wonder how it worked because this was 15 years ago,

17 years ago or something. 18 years ago. Yeah. Okay. What do you want to do? I mean. Take some of more of these? Yeah, we can do Leon three Okay

I think that's the last one No, we have several more We do? Yep Leon three Leone says this movie Has many cameos From a variety of actors

And return of Daniel Harris Jamie Lloyd in the original series To the franchise What do you all think of the new character Annie? We just talked a little bit about her Yeah, we did But liked her That you did a good job

I thought that the friends in this Were less annoying Than the friends in the first I agree They were not The girls were not mean to her Which was good. Ronnie H.

Do you feel like the movie has a disservice, does a disservice to the character of Michael Myers by giving him a sympathetic origin story compared to him being inherently evil in 1970s version? I still feel like he's inherently evil in this. He was killing animals and then went on to the family. And he doesn't have crap parent.

Yeah. But no, I think while the first one explored a little bit more of nature, this one explored a little bit more of nurture. And I think that both are valid And they're both Go into somebody Who somebody becomes

Yeah and this one did make me more sympathetic to him By seeing like how he grew up It was just crappy for him You know he was in a real shit environment Yeah that the step that was such a peo ass bro I think that's our last That's it now? Okay Nope this one

Riley Peterson Are there any change in the story that you really liked Or even like more than the original I think I'd just like the foundation of seeing how he grew up and that the environment and how that has has been indicative as to how he behaves in the world today killing people and literally saying no words just looking at them die and he likes that i thought that it was a really interesting choice that they had the um mom do what she did to herself because

it makes sense then that her daughter wouldn't know what had happened which is different than the original story. Totally. That was good. That was a good one too where she went especially when he pulled out the picture and she was like

I don't understand. Yeah. You're like, oh yeah. Yeah. Wild. Were you showing me, dog? Yeah, like I don't know. I don't know those people in the page.

She probably thinks he's nuts and he is but different than she is. All right. Well, we will be back for the second of Rob Zombie's Remakes following two Can't wait for that Hope you guys like that one more than you like this one

We loved this one So sometimes we have different takes My brother was talking to my brother the other day And he was like girl people don't like H2O I was like what? Taryn I loved that movie The H2O we love Too was like what I was like I don't know

Sometimes when we're in here I feel like we're in the We're in a cuckoo land Yeah because we'd be disagreeing with All the fans just so weird. It is weird that they didn't know that Anthony Hawkins was in his movie. That's what we got a cut on. If you're murdered and you know it. Bump, bump, all right, later rejects.