Why Halloween: Complete Collection Lacks Rob Zombie's Theatrical Cuts
Halloween: The Complete Collection from 2014 gathered every entry in the franchise up to that point, but why are the theatrical cuts of Rob Zombie's Halloween 2007 and Halloween 2 absent? While 2002's Halloween: Resurrection was a modest hit, it was poorly received among critics and fans and its gross was noticeably down compared to the previous entry. After a few years of developing various takes for a ninth movie, it was decided to reboot the whole saga, as horror remakes were big business during the 2000s. Thus, Rob Zombie was hired to bring a very different take to the entire saga with 2007's Halloween.
Halloween 2007 gave Michael Myers — who may be human or supernatural — a backstory, explaining his upbringing in an abusive home is what led him to kill. The 2007 movie is cleanly split in two, with the first half following young Michael Myers becoming a killer and evolving into «The Shape,» while the second part is a remake of the original Halloween. Reviews were sharply divided but it was a major success, and while Zombie swore not to make a sequel, he was soon convinced to return for 2009's Halloween 2. This sequel divided followers of the series even more and featured major departures from past movies, including Michael's face being fully revealed.
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Rob Zombie's Halloween films continue to inspire debate; there are those who love their many departures from the formula, while others despise them for the very same. Zombie has been honest about his many clashes with Miramax while making the movies and would release director's cuts of both when they hit DVD and Blu-ray. Far from just reinserting deleted scenes, Zombie's director cuts would reimagine
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