Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006)

How sad is this?

best movie i've ever seen.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

This documentary exhaustively examines the "Halloween" franchise, with interviews with creators John Carpenter & Debra Hill, along with actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Charles Cyphers, P.J. Soles, Tom Atkins, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, and archival footage with the late(and much missed) Donald Pleasance, among many other actors, directors, and writers involved. Takes a look at how and why the first film was made, following its production and release, where Carpenter thought it had failed, only to discover to his surprise that it was a big critical and commercial success. Also goes into the formation of the many sequels, the ups and downs of their production, and then the possible future of the franchise.Made before the two(needless) remakes and tragic death of owner Moustapha Akkad, this film was quite an interesting look at the franchise, now 35 years, rather than 25!

Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask will be solved with this DVD issue. It's in the same way as the documentary of Jason Voorhees but it's in some way better, I mean, when some actors refer to a scene you actually see the scene. Some interviews are a bit too deep in explaining things but I guess if you are really a Halloween geek you will love it. For me it was very interesting to hear why some editions failed and why for example part 6 has two different versions, one that's out on DVD and strangely a more bloodier part that is called the 'producer's cut'. Also nice to hear what happened to the original Myers house, you will see all the locations that still exist and others that are gone or completely changed. A must have for the Halloween geeks.

The Documentary itself is worth the price of admission, but the hours and hours of amazing extras are just a bonus. I've loved anything to do with the Halloween franchise for so many years, even bought some of the crappy sequels, I'm a die-hard fanatic and a proud one at that.Horror's Hallowed Grounds. P.J Soles is with our tour guide. The tour of the filming locations is a nice watch, it has some cool insight into what happened and P.J looked to be having fun.Halloween 2 and 3 extended interviews. Didn't really pay much attention to the interviews from 3, sorry not a fan of the film what so ever, but I did enjoy Tom Atkins jokes about being a ladies man.Pamela Susan Shoop|The infamous nurse who was drowned viciously in the hot tub| claims Carpenter and Rosenthal didn't get along, and Carpenter was more into the gore, doesn't seem right to me, considering Carpenter had a brilliant script with Halloween.Tawny Moyer|Jill| claims Dick Warlock was very gentle and caring and says Jamie Lee Curtis was great to work with.Gloria Gifford|Mrs Alves| Says they wouldn't let her off the gurney to even eat or go to the bathroom, because they didn't wanna disturb the blood.Rick Rosenthal says Halloween 2 was supposed to be more suspense orientated, while Tommy Lee Wallace declined to direct Halloween 2 due to too much stress. Extended Celebrity interviewsIncludes a funny interview with Charles Cyphers, while Dick Warlock reveals he wasn't even aware of these conventions until a few years ago. P.J Soles thinks the success of Halloween is amazing. While other famous people like Kathleen Kimont, Danielle Harris recall famous memories along with the cast of Resurrection. Ellie Cornell is displeased about how she was dispatched so quickly in Halloween 5|Don't blame her| Nancy Kyes explains how she was surprised she was able to scream on cue.There is some On-Set footage from Halloween 5, some Halloween convention montage, fan collections of memorabilia.Panel Discussions.Halloween IIThis one was pretty fun, a lot. Pamela Susan Shoop seemed a bit full of herself at times, Tawny Moyer seemed chipper and cheerful, while I was happy to hear that Gloria Gifford and Cliff Emmerich|security guard| liked working with Jamie Lee. But I wish Jamie Lee herself along with Leo Rossi and Lance Guest were there as well.Halloween. Various cast members are missing, Jamie Lee once again. But seeing Brian Andrews recall some memories was great and the lively P.J Soles was great, while I enjoyed watching Charles Cyphers recite his "You let him out" line. Halloween 4 and 5 Discussions. This was pretty good, with of course Ellie and Danielle peaking my interest the most.Halloween 6. Half of them seemed clueless to the success I must say, especially Kim Darby who looked nervous and kinda awkward to be there. Paul Rudd obviously is too big a star, but Braford English, Janice Knickerhm and Marianne Hagan were having fun, and I enjoyed listening to them. Janice can still recite her Halloween story from Halloween 6 as the baby-sitter with perfection.The Myers Gang had an entertaining panel discussion, it was usually lively.If your into it, The Producers and Dean Cundley have one too. Bottom line. Simply a dream come true for me, so many wonderful extras. My only complaint is that I didn't get to see my beloved Jamie Lee Curtis, but there is more than enough here to satisfy, I just want to go to one of these in person!10/10

This insightful, well made documentary is about the groundbreaking horror classic "Halloween" and its seven sequels. Which this feature has interesting interviews with several of the cast and crew of each "Halloween" movie, including Michael Myers less sequel "Halloween 3:Season of the Witch". This is a true story of what went great and the controversies, they had with these pictures. This DVD also has interviews with the die hard fans of the original like Rob Zombie (The Devil's Rejects), Clive Barker (Hellraiser) and Edgar Whight (Shaun of the Dead).DVD has an sharp full frame (1.33:1) presentation and an fine-Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Sound. Beside the very good documentary, this 2-disc set is packed with extended interviews with the well respected sequel to "Halloween" and the oddball third film, extended celebrity interviews, several behind the scenes footage of the Halloween movies, terrific Panel discussions and a whole lot more.What makes this DVD special is genuinely feel that this documentary is certainly made with care. It is also surprisingly funny to see the real fans of these movies (Which it was filmed in California at the "Return to Haddonfield Convention" back in 2003). Which makes you realize how special the Halloween movies are. DVD also included a collector's booklet and a bonus comic book. Since the late executive producer of the series:Moustapha Akkad (Who passed away in 2005) managed to succeed to keep the franchise alive and had every reason to be proud. Even from non-fans of the series will certainly enjoy it. (****/*****).