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In this blog post, I'll be ranting and raving about a video made by a YouTuber named Paul Zamarelli, or Horror Is Dead, as he goes by on YouTube. This was originally supposed to be a comment on the video itself, but ended up writing a long-ass rant over this crap, because I can't stand the type of toxic fan that this video represents, so I figured I'd post here as a blog post instead. If you want to watch the video for yourself, just search up "(Documentary) How Rob Zombie Destroyed the Halloween Franchise" on YouTube.
Look, I can understand thinking Rob Zombie is a hypocrite, or even a sell-out, for dissing remakes of classic horror movies, and then deciding to remake a classic horror movie like Halloween. What I don't understand, is how, not only does this man, who, for the sake of simplicity, I'll call Paul from here on out, paint Zombie as a bad person, or, as he calls him, a "trader," but also call his remake of Halloween a "crime," an "abomination," and that his remake "desecrated" the original and "destroyed a classic horror franchise."
What Paul doesn't understand is the fact Rob Zombie simply made a remake that he didn't like. That's it. Rob Zombie didn't start a race war. Rob Zombie didn't nuke the holy land. Rob Zombie didn't break into Paul's house so he can personally bully and insult him. He just made a bad remake. But for some reason, toxic members of the cinephile community like Paul treat, not just Rob Zombie, but also Micheal Bay, or Zack Synder, or whatever directer they have hate-boner for, these dweebs treat those directors making bad re-imaginings of media they like as some kind of personal insult, and think that them making bad movies is a valid way of judging the character of these dudes.
On top of that, Paul pretty much admits to having sense of entitlement just because he likes the Halloween franchise. Paul says that Rob Zombie should've ask the fans for advice, (which doesn't make any sense, by the way, not every Halloween fan has experience with making movies, (and 90% of note-worthy directors and companies don't listen to fan suggestions)) that "the fans are the ones who've keeped the franchise alive for so long," and that the Halloween movies "belong to the fans."
No. Just no. Firstly, it's not just fans who fund these movies by watching them in theaters and buying the home media releases. It's the general movie-going public. That's why these movies get mainstream releases and mainstream attention. If these were made just for fans, they wouldn't get those things or make nearly as much money as they do. Heck, Paul says that Rob Zombie's remake had the brand-recognition of his name and the Halloween name, and this was at one point the highest grossing Halloween movie, so clearly, it was the general movie going public, (and, probably also nerds who saw it because it was Halloween, even though thought it was going to be bad, but I'm getting a head of myself,) who payed for this movie, and made Rob Zombie and The Weinstein Company a lot of money.
And, speaking of The Weinstein Company, this brings me to my next point. The fans do not own these movies. I hate to break it to you, Paul, but it's greedy companies who own your favorite Hollywood movies. And, like it or not, these companies can do whatever they want with these franchises. And if people like Paul really think that whatever Hollywood does with their favorite franchises isn't of quality, then don't watch such films. It's like that one scene in The Critic, "if the movie stinks, just don't go." Paul claims that the people who liked this remake don't "understand the importance of [...] preservation," but he always has the original movie and it's sequels to go back to. Rob Zombie didn't magically wipe every copy of John Carpenter's Halloween from existence with his remake. The original Halloween isn't suddenly lost media now, nor is it in danger of becoming lost media. If Hollywood is gonna continue to make bad remakes and sequels of good movies, which they probably will, and said remakes and sequels look bad, just go back to the originals.
To close, let me say this. Someone's probably gonna say I'm some kind of Rob Zombie fanboy. My response to that is this... Firstly, while I enjoy a few of his songs, I'm a not huge fan of Rob Zombie's music, nor have I seen any of his movies. Secondly, aside from watching reviews of these movies from Dr. Wolfula, a YouTuber I like, my only experience with the Halloween series proper comes from watching the original for Halloween this year, and I'm not in a hurry to watch the other movies. And lastly, this dude is clearly the fanboy. He's the one who got offended over Rob Zombie remaking Halloween, and has a sense of entitlement just because he likes the Halloween franchise.
What Paul doesn't understand is the fact Rob Zombie simply made a remake that he didn't like. That's it. Rob Zombie didn't start a race war. Rob Zombie didn't nuke the holy land. Rob Zombie didn't break into Paul's house so he can personally bully and insult him. He just made a bad remake. But for some reason, toxic members of the cinephile community like Paul treat, not just Rob Zombie, but also Micheal Bay, or Zack Synder, or whatever directer they have hate-boner for, these dweebs treat those directors making bad re-imaginings of media they like as some kind of personal insult, and think that them making bad movies is a valid way of judging the character of these dudes.
On top of that, Paul pretty much admits to having sense of entitlement just because he likes the Halloween franchise. Paul says that Rob Zombie should've ask the fans for advice, (which doesn't make any sense, by the way, not every Halloween fan has experience with making movies, (and 90% of note-worthy directors and companies don't listen to fan suggestions)) that "the fans are the ones who've keeped the franchise alive for so long," and that the Halloween movies "belong to the fans."
No. Just no. Firstly, it's not just fans who fund these movies by watching them in theaters and buying the home media releases. It's the general movie-going public. That's why these movies get mainstream releases and mainstream attention. If these were made just for fans, they wouldn't get those things or make nearly as much money as they do. Heck, Paul says that Rob Zombie's remake had the brand-recognition of his name and the Halloween name, and this was at one point the highest grossing Halloween movie, so clearly, it was the general movie going public, (and, probably also nerds who saw it because it was Halloween, even though thought it was going to be bad, but I'm getting a head of myself,) who payed for this movie, and made Rob Zombie and The Weinstein Company a lot of money.
And, speaking of The Weinstein Company, this brings me to my next point. The fans do not own these movies. I hate to break it to you, Paul, but it's greedy companies who own your favorite Hollywood movies. And, like it or not, these companies can do whatever they want with these franchises. And if people like Paul really think that whatever Hollywood does with their favorite franchises isn't of quality, then don't watch such films. It's like that one scene in The Critic, "if the movie stinks, just don't go." Paul claims that the people who liked this remake don't "understand the importance of [...] preservation," but he always has the original movie and it's sequels to go back to. Rob Zombie didn't magically wipe every copy of John Carpenter's Halloween from existence with his remake. The original Halloween isn't suddenly lost media now, nor is it in danger of becoming lost media. If Hollywood is gonna continue to make bad remakes and sequels of good movies, which they probably will, and said remakes and sequels look bad, just go back to the originals.
To close, let me say this. Someone's probably gonna say I'm some kind of Rob Zombie fanboy. My response to that is this... Firstly, while I enjoy a few of his songs, I'm a not huge fan of Rob Zombie's music, nor have I seen any of his movies. Secondly, aside from watching reviews of these movies from Dr. Wolfula, a YouTuber I like, my only experience with the Halloween series proper comes from watching the original for Halloween this year, and I'm not in a hurry to watch the other movies. And lastly, this dude is clearly the fanboy. He's the one who got offended over Rob Zombie remaking Halloween, and has a sense of entitlement just because he likes the Halloween franchise.
Like I said, the reason I wrote all of this is because I hate this type of toxicity in the cinephile community.
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