History Film / Halloween2007

** You should ''never'' mock a mentality unstable patient, especially when the patient has a history of violence, ''including murder.''

** After killing Judith, young Michael hides his infamous mask underneath some floorboards, which he receives 15 years later after escaping Smith's Grove. However, by this time, the mask is severely deteriorated as a result of being left untouched for over a decade and exposed to major changes of the weather, including extreme heat and cold. The mask rots even more over the events of this film and the sequel due to Michael's usage of it, getting shot in the head while wearing it, keeping it in a bag for roughly two years, exposing it to even ''more'' harsh elements of the weather, and ''then'' using it once again. The mask gets so fragile, that one of Michael's victims manages to rip part of it off.

** To a lesser extent, this might also go for Nurse Wynn. She '''turns her back''' to Michael, an extremely disturbed and violent boy, who is eating lunch with ''a metal fork'' and just assumes he won't do anything. [[SlashedThroat He does]].

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Downplayed. Wesley Rhoades, TheBully at Michael's elementary school, has only 4 or 5 minutes of screen-time, but is, in this continuity, Michael's first-ever human kill marking his first steps pass the [[invoked]]MoralEventHorizon and into the monster he will become.

* TooDumbToLive: And the [[Website/DarwinAwards Darwin Award]] for "Practically Suicide" goes to the orderly Noel and his cousin Kendall who put their two collective neurons together and decide to gangrape a female patient in Michael's room ''...with Michael himself still inside''. And to top it off, they mess with his masks which they've been clearly told is his biggest no-no. Drinking on the job where you constantly deal with mentally unstable people one-on-one is no excuse.

* {{Demonization}}: Considering how sympathetic Michael is in this version of ''Halloween'', Dr. Loomis' description of him as basically "pure evil", shown in this page's title quote, sort of falls flat on itself and is heavily implied to have been invoked by Loomis in order to drive up his book sales. However, Loomis appears to genuinely believe in his assumption about Michael, as shown in the scene where he's trying to convince Sheriff Brackett about how much of a threat Michael is; still, while Michael isn't the monster he is in the first two films continues, he's no less the dangerous person he was in the original series.

* ActorAllusion: This ain't the [[Film/Halloween4TheReturnOfMichaelMyers first]] [[Film/Halloween5TheRevengeOfMichaelMyers run-in]] Danielle Harris had with Michael.

* ActorAllusion: As many-a-''Halloween'' fan knows, this isn't the [[Film/Halloween4TheReturnOfMichaelMyers first]] [[Film/Halloween5TheRevengeOfMichaelMyers run-in]] Danielle Harris had with Michael.

A 2007 reimagining of Creator/JohnCarpenter's ''[[Film/{{Halloween 1978}} Halloween]]'' (1978) and the ContinuityReboot of [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} the franchise]], directed by Music/RobZombie.

* BullyingADragon: The aforementioned orderlies get a really bright idea to go into the room of a hulkling, psychopathic murderer, insult and beat him and [[BerserkButton touch his masks]]. They seemed to be drunk though.

* DisproportionateRetribution: It can't be stated enough that mocking Michael in any way is a death wish.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:With her son becoming increasingly psychotic, losing her older daughter and pretty much having her life ruined irreparably,...Mrs. Myers [[AteHisHandgun takes out a handgun]].]]
* DysfunctionalFamily: The Myers family, good lord; especially in the opening scene. It's almost impossible not to think they're the trashiest family that ever existed. They're enough to drive anyone to commit mass homicide.

** For starters, alot of scenes are remakes of scenes from the original, like Michael's stalking of Laurie at her school, Lynda and her boyfriend's death, and Laurie's first encounter with Michael.

** Michael successfully kidnaps Laurie and brings her to the dilapidated Myers house, placing her next to the [[FanDisservice nude, strangled corpse of Lynda]]. When she wakes up, Michael tries to tell her that they're siblings by pointing to a picture. Laurie naturally has no idea what Michael is trying to say; all she knows is this psycho killed her friend, brutalized her other friend, and has her in his cluthes. She then distracts him by telling him to take off his mask, stabs him, and tries to get out of the house.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Wesley tea

* UglyGuyHotWife : Pretty much every couple on-screen. As WebVideo/CinemaSins points out, are there NO attractive men in Haddonfield?

** The Myers house as a whole. Michael hid his mask there, it’s used as a “camping ground” by the high schoolers and in that capacity, [[spoiler:Bob and Lynda are killed there instead of the Wallace’s house]].

* BloodierAndGorier: Compared to the original.

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Judith's boyfriend and Laurie's foster parents]] end up dead in this iteration.

** Film reviewer WebVideo/DeckerShado commented that this version of Michael is, arguably, more of an AntiHero than a CompleteMonster[[invoked]] like the original considering that the great majority of his victims are people you knew and/or ''hoped'' had it coming.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Lynda was strangled with a telephone cord in the original, but since the film takes place in the late 2000's, she uses a cell phone when she talks to Laurie. This isn't a problem for Michael [[spoiler: who just strangles her by putting her in a headlock]].

* AscendedExtra: Annie's boyfriend Paul was only a voice on a phone provided by Creator/JohnCarpenter in the original film. Here, he actually shows up... [[spoiler:and [[DeathByAdaptation dies]].]]

* DrinkingGame: Take a shot any time you see a Jack-O-Lantern of any kind on screen.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Ismael Cruz, the only security guard in the institution who ever showed Michael compassion and stopped the others from bullying him, is given an over the top and painful death. Note that this is ''not'' the case in the work print version of the film, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe where Michael spares Cruz during his rampage]].

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Ismael Cruz, the only security guard in the institution who ever showed Michael compassion and stopped the others from bullying him, is given an over the top and painful death.

This time around we're shown more about Michael Myers' childhood in Haddonfield; his more than dysfunctional family, his antisocial behavior, the murders he commits on Halloween and his time at Smith's Grove Sanitarium under the care of Dr. Samuel Loomis (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell). Then, fifteen years later, he escapes from the asylum and starts making way to Haddonfield, where one Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) prepares for her babysitting gig on AllHallowsEve. She, and her unfortunate friends, will soon find out just what kind of nightmare they have found themselves in.

** For starters, alot of scenes are remakes of scenes from the orginal, like Michael's stalking of Laurie at her school, Lynda and her boyfriend's death, and Laurie's first encounter with Michael.

** After killing Judith, young Michael hides his infamous mask underneath some floorboards, which he receives 15 uears later after escaping Smith's Grove. However, by this time, the mask is severely deteriorated as a result of being left untouched for over a decade and exposed to major changes of the weather, including extreme heat and cold. The mask rots even more over the events of this film and the sequel due to Michael's usage of it, getting shot in the head while wearing it, keeping it in a bag for roughly two years, exposing it to even ''more'' harsh elements of the weather, and ''then'' using it once again. The mask gets so fragile, that one of Michael's victims manages to rip part of it off.

** Michael successfully kidnaps Laurie and brings her to the dilapidated Myers house, placing her next to the [[FanDisservice nude, strangled corpse of Lynda. When she wakes up, Michael tries to tell her that they're siblings by pointing to a picture. Laurie naturally has no idea what Michael is trying to say; all she knows is this psycho killed her friend, brutalized her other friend, and has her in his cluthes. She then distracts him by telling him to take off his mask, stabs him, and tries to get out of the house.

* TheFarmerAndTheViper: A variation. [[spoiler: For 17 years, Ismael was possibly the only employee at Smith's Grove who gave Michael virtually nothing but respect and humanity. So in return, Michael crushes his head with a television set during his breakout]].

* MsFanservice: The movie features quite a bit of fanservice from Hanna Hall (Judith), Sheri Moon Zombie (Mrs. Myers), Kristina Klebe (Lynda) and Danielle Harris (Annie). In particular we're treated to a full frontal shot of Klebe as she's being strangled by Myers and Harris is shirtless during Myers attack on her which turns into fan disservice.

** After killing Judith, young Michael hides his infamous mask underneath some floorboards, which he receives 15 uears later after escaping Smith's Grove. However, by this time, the mask is severely deteriorated as a result of being left untouched for over a decade and exposed to major changes of the weather, including extreme heat and cold. The mask rots even more over the events of this film and the sequel due to Michael's usage of it, getting shot in the head while wearing it, keeping it in a bag for roughly two years, exposing it to even ''more'' harsh elements of the weather, and ''then'' using it once again. The mask gets so fragile, that one of Michael's victims manages to rip part of it off

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Annie.]]

** After killing Judith, young Michael hides his infamous mask underneath some floorboards, which he receives 15 uears later after escaping Smith's Grove. However, by this time, the mask is severely deteriorated as a result of being left untouched for over a decade and exposed to major changes of the weather, including extreme heat and cold. The mask rots even more over the events of this film and the sequel due to Michael's usage of it, geting shot in the head while wearing it, keeping it in a bag for roughly two years, exposing it to even ''more'' harsh elements of the weather, and ''then'' using again. The mask gets so fragile, that one of Michael's victims manages to rip part of it off

** Michael successfully kidnap Laurie and brings her to the dilapidated Myers house, placing her next to the nude, strangled corpse of Lynda. When she wakes up, Michael tries to tell her that they're siblings by pointing to a picture. Laurie naturally has no idea what Michael is trying to say; all she knows is this psycho killed her friend, brutalized her other friend, and has her in his cluthes. She then distracts him by telling him to take off his mask, stabs him, and tries to get out of the house.

* {{Demonization}}: Considering how sympathetic Michael is in this version of ''Halloween'', Dr. Loomis' description of him as basically "pure evil", shown in this page's title quote, sort of falls flat on itself and is heavily implied to have been invoked by Loomis in order to drive up his book sales. However, Loomis appears to genuinely believe in his assumption about Michael, as shown in the scene where he's trying to convince Sheriff Brackett about how much of a threat Michael is; still, while Michael isn't the monster he is in the first two films continuies, he's no less the dangerous person he was in the orginal series.

* DysfunctionalFamily: The Myers family, good lord; especially in the opening scene. It's almost impossible not to think they're the trashiest family that ever existed enough to drive anyone to commit mass homicide.

* TheFarmerAndTheViper: [[spoiler: For 17 years, Ismael was possibly the only employee at Smith's Grove who gave Michael virtually nothing but respect and humanity. So in return, Michael crushes his head with a television set during his breakout]].

** Michael successfully kidnap Laurie and brings her to the dipilated Myers house, placing her next to the nude, strangled corpse of Lynda. When she wakes up, Michael tries to tell her that they're siblings by pointing to a picture. Laurie naturally has no idea what Michael is trying to say; all she knows is this pyscho killed her friend, brutalized her other friend, and has her in his cluthes. She then distracts him by telling him to take off his mask, stabs him, and tries to get out of the house.

* TooDumbToLive: And the [[Website/DarwinAwards Darwin Award]] for "Practically Suicide" goes to the orderly Noel and his cousin Kendall who, upon finding a female inmate to gangrape, put their two collective neurons together and decide to do it in Michael's room ''...with Michael himself still inside''. And to top it off, they mess with his masks which they've been clearly told is his biggest no-no. Drinking on the job where you constantly deal with mentally unstable people one-on-one is no excuse.