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  1. Scott Weinberg

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan

    Aw, poor little Halloween 2 never gets any love...but I think it's quite good! I always liked the idea that Pt. 2 picks up immediately after Pt. 1 and that the late-night hospital setting was pretty darn creepy. Rosenthal doesn't even come close to copying the style and tension of Carpenter's...
  2. Scott Weinberg

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan

    The girls are different and the kills are different. And for the fans who know precisely what to expect - that's enough. :) I grew a bit disillusioned with the Halloween movies from Part 4 on. It seemed like each new director would try to take Michael in a specific direction - only to have...
  3. Scott Weinberg

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan

    :laugh: Sequel screenwriters are kinda damned if they do/damned if they don't. Tread the same ground too obviously and the fans get antsy; deviate too far from the established formula and then things just get silly. I grew up devouring these movies, so obviously I'm looking forward to...
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