Nayan Gough
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Jonah Abbott
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Caryl
It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
Mark Cerulli's "'Halloween' Unmasked 2000" is a 26-minute documentary from 2000 that takes behind the scenes into the making-of of the American cult classic Halloween that is producing sequels and spin-offs until this very day. You get to see director John Carpenter, some cast members and others elaborating on the production of the movie that always gains a lot of extra traction in late October, but is also pretty famous during the rest of the year. I personally haven't seen Halloween yet (I think), so it's really bound to happen soon I think, but admittedly this documentary here does not get me much more curious about it. We hear some solid references and information about the actual shooting of the film, also in terms of make-up and costumes including a little William Shatner reference, but the focus is mostly on the Michael Myers character. Also we hear some anecdotes from the cast what it was like to see the film themselves. Some of the anecdotes may be on a level where one does not need to be famous or associated with the project to tell such story, but it adds an element of normalcy and that makes it worth again. Many making-of documentaries do basically nothing but glorify their product (*cough*Game of Thrones*cough*), but not so this one here. It was the decent watch I expected and I give it a thumbs-up. Especially worth seeing for big Halloween fans (the film(s), not the event), but I suppose they probably did so anyway.
Michael_Elliott
'Halloween' Unmasked (1999) *** 1/2John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Tommy Lee Wallace, Dean Cundy, P.J. Soles, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Irwin Yablans and Moustapha Akkad are all interviewed for this thirty-minute documentary that takes a look at the making of HALLOWEEN. It's important not to be too hard on this documentary because since it was made there have been a couple others that contain even more details. The longer options are certainly the way to go but at the same time this here was a well-produced film for its time and there's no question that these interviews were terrific especially when you first saw them. Even though the running time is rather short there's a lot of great details on here about the production, the casting and of course the reaction to the movie once it was released. If you're a fan of HALLOWEEN then this is still worth watching.
Movie Nuttball
This special program is located on the special Restored edition of Halloween after the excellent movie starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis! Featuring in interviews in this brief making of the film Halloween are Dee Snider, Debra Hill, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, P.J. Soles, Tommy Lee Wallace, Dean Cundey, Irwin Yablans, Joseph Wolf, Brian Andrews, and Moustapha Akkad. There are some amazing parts and facts of this feature. The Director and Composer John Carpenter and Co-Producer Debra Hill has a good amount of screen time on this feature so if you are one of their fans then this'll be good for you to check out! I thought that this was a great feature I strongly recommend the classic and thrilling film!
uds3
For close to a quarter of a century I have held HALLOWEEN dear to my heart. A shining beacon of innovation in the horror genre. Recently acquiring a dvd of HALLOWEEN, I ignored my better judgment and watched HALLOWEEN UNMASKED 2000, included under "extras'.....BIG mistake!John Carpenter looked like a parody of himself...the "Mae West" of the director's chair! I don't think he uttered a single word had the slightest relevance to anything. I don't WANT to remember John Carpenter as a 140 year old caricature of himself....now I'm stuck with the image. Debra Hill struck me as an affable but total moron. How, pray tell, does it further the mystique of HALLOWEEN to know that she played Michael Myers at various stages? Speaking of which...... Nick Castle? Never again can I watch HALLOWEEN without seeing that goofball under his latex mask. And Moustapha Akaad? he should be selling souvenirs in the bazaar in Cairo.Thanks guys...you totally wrecked a piece of magic!
