[email protected] Technique Entertainment Editor: Jennifer Aldoretta 17 Friday, Assistant Entertainment Editor: September 4, 2009 Entertainment Richard Otis Zombie’s latest installment OUR TAKE: « «««« butchers Carpenter’s By Kristin Hanson untouchable original Staff Writer Mass murderer Michael Myers has some unfinished business left over from last year’s Halloween, including making sure that the girls that survived would never live to see another. Rob Zombie started remaking the Halloween franchise in 2007. The film mimicked the 1978 original by John Carpenter, but with a much more de- mented twist appropriate for Zombie, who has directed other horror titles such as House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects. Zombie’s first Halloween remake gave a lot of insight into Michael Myers’ time in a mental institution after murdering members of his family. The gore was incredibly realistic and, while no remake will ever be better than Carpen- ter’s Halloween, it could easily stand alone as a decent film. With Halloween II, however, Zombie completely missed the mark and ru- ined what credibility he earned with his first remake. The horror imagery in the movie is very realistic and can make anyone squeamish, so at least Zombie has that down. Unfortunately, the acting and the plot overshadow that aspect. Only those looking exclusively for blood-curdling gore will enjoy watching it. The movie starts seconds after the first one ended with Laurie, Annie and Dr. Loomis being rushed to the ER and Michael Myers’ “dead” body being driven away by some coroners. While the victims are being stitched up, the coroner van crashes and Myers rises from the dead unscathed.