Rotten Halloween Part 5
It’s that time of year again when the leaves change color, pumpkin spice is everywhere, and a Rotten Halloween awaits. Once more, each of our panelists has chosen a film that Rotten Tomatoes scores low but that they personally admire. Those films are:
30 Days of Night
Phantoms
Cooties
Thirteen Ghosts
Halloween H20
Is Ben Affleck truly the bomb? Are you hankering for some Halloween water? Let’s get freaky with ghosts and vampires, and – most importantly – talk about movies!
BRAD’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: 30 Barrow, Alaska
Best Character: Phantoms Ancient earth based life form
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: H20 Michael Myers getting his head chopped off
Best Score or Soundtrack: H20 John Carpenter’s Halloween theme
Best Screenplay: Cooties Ian Brennan & Leigh Whannell
Best Special Achievement: Thirteen Makeup & Prosthetics
Best Scene: TIE Cooties & H20 Wade and Clint arguing & Michael Myers getting his head chopped off
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: H20 Michael Myers getting his head chopped off
Best Director: TIE Cooties & H20 Jonathan Milott/Cary Murnion & Steve Miner
Wildcard: H20 Best Cameo
WTF: Thirteen Ghosts Black maid DJ’ing the ghosts away
Worst Picture: Thirteen Ghosts
Best Picture: Cooties
Total after deductions:
Phantoms: 1
30 Days of Night: 1
Cooties: 4
Halloween H20: 6
Thirteen Ghosts: 0
APRIL’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: 30 Barrow, Alaska
Best Character: H20 Laurie Strode
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: H20 Michael Myers getting his head chopped off
Best Score or Soundtrack: H20 John Carpenter’s Halloween theme
Best Screenplay: Cooties Ian Brennan & Leigh Whannell
Best Special Achievement: Thirteen Makeup & Prosthetics
Best Scene: H20 Michael Myers getting his head chopped off
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Phantoms Peter O’Toole was da’ bomb
Best Director: H20 Steve Miner
Wildcard: Cooties Best Horror Comedy
WTF: H20 Why CGI mask? just why?
Worst Picture: Phantoms
Best Picture: H20
Total after deductions:
Phantoms: 0
30 Days of Night: 1
Cooties: 2
Halloween H20: 8
Thirteen Ghosts: 1
NATHAN’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Thirteen Kriticos Glass Mansion
Best Character: H20 Laurie Strode
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: Thirteen Lawyer gets sliced in half
Best Score or Soundtrack: RUBBER CHICKEN
Best Screenplay: Cooties Ian Brennan & Leigh Whannell
Best Special Achievement: Cooties It only made 581k worldwide
Best Scene: Phantoms Timothy Flyte draws out the ancient enemy
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: TIE 30 & H20 Josh Hartnett
Best Director: Cooties Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion
Wildcard: Thirteen The Thirteen Ghost Award
WTF: H20 Josh Hartnett still has the stupid haircut from Faculty
Worst Picture: 30 Days of Night
Best Picture: Cooties
Total after deductions:
Phantoms: 1
30 Days of Night: 0
Cooties: 4
Halloween H20: 2
Thirteen Ghosts: 3
RACHAEL’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Cooties Fort Chicken Elementary
Best Character: Cooties Doug Davis
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: Thirteen Lawyer gets sliced in half
Best Score or Soundtrack: RUBBER CHICKEN
Best Screenplay: Cooties Ian Brennan & Leigh Whannell
Best Special Achievement: Thirteen Makeup & Prosthetics
Best Scene: Cooties Coach Wade weaponizing a baseball machine and fighting zombie kids
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Phantoms The definition of a Rotten movie
Best Director: Cooties Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion
Wildcard: Phantoms Why is Liev Schreiber always an asshole award
WTF: Cooties It only made 581k worldwide
Worst Picture: 30 Days of Night
Best Picture: Cooties
Total after deductions:
Phantoms: 2
30 Days of Night: 0
Cooties: 3
Halloween H20: 0
Thirteen Ghosts: 9