Rob Zombie: Dirty Cartoons and Leaked Horror Remakes

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on August 28, 2007

Perusing the web today I found all kinds of things Rob Zombie. Go figure, the guy’s latest flick, the series reboot of Halloween drops in theaters on Friday. First up, in regards to the flick, some unfortunate circumstances have occurred in that an unfinished workprint (pre-reshoots, I’m sure) has been leaked on several bit torrent sites. As Peter from /Film reports, the film could possibly suffer just like Eli Roth’s Hostel II did earlier in the year.

The problem that arose with Hostel II is that once folks online got a hold of the film, they realized that there was no need to go see it in theaters. Could Halloween be the next victim of sliding box office numbers at the hands of bootleggers? My theory is that no matter what, fans will go see a quality product no matter what. Disney’s Ratatouille was leaked online in the week leading up to the release yet still rolled to over $350 million in receipts. The real question is whether or not Zombie can deliver a quality product.

Speaking of a quality product from Mr. Zombie, he told the MTV Movie Blog that he is working on a new project. It will be an animated flick that he describes as “a superhero monster sex comedy” featuring the voices of anyone from Paul Giamatti to Danny Trejo. It is based on Zombie’s comic book, “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto”. “People are just not going to believe this movie exists. It’s so strange,” Zombie told MTV. “[It's a] filthy adult movie.” I’m down.

As for Halloween , it slashes its way into theaters this Friday.

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Robert

A lot of people don't know the truth about Hostel II. I'll let you know it and why it didn't do well. The movie was leaked. Two years ago. It was called Hostel.

Hostel II brought nothing new to the table. Eli Roth gabbered his jabberjaw and talked the talk, but despite the hype Quentin Tarantino blows up his anus, Roth just hasn't proved himself. He hasn't fleshed out a story yet. Cabin Fever fell apart in the third act. Hostel was really weak in the opening and closing. Hostel II, well, no one managed to see that one.

Rob Zombie, however, is proving himself. He is one of the rare directors that actually improves from film to film. Yes, lots of people get better, but rarely in such leaps and bounds. Zombie continually climbs higher with each project. Halloween will not suffer the Hostel II fate. The only thing holding it back is the release date it lost to Saw IV.

Kevin

Everyone should keep in mind that the workprint available online is a very different film from the theatrical release. Many scenes are completely different, and they change the audience's attitude toward Michael Myers. I would personally recommend seeing the disappointing theatrical release first so you get the gist of the lines that are spoken (the audio is a bit punchy in the workprint), then watch the workprint which is a hell of a lot better, imo.

Rob Zombie: Dirty Cartoons and Leaked Horror Remakes

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