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It seemed downright proper that the company that more or less revived the horror film for 90s audiences with "Scream" would brave the task of paying tribute to what is probably the most enduring, influential horror film of the last 20 years. Besides, the folks at Miramax/Dimension had a lot to atone for by having released "The Curse Of Michael Myers" previously, easily the worst horror film of the decade (no, Myers-cronies. I haven't seen the allegedy "brilliant" director's cut bootleg).
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While fan-boys squabbled over the rumored title "H20" (in a hearty warm up for "The Phantom Menace", I suppose), I scored a copy of the second draft screenplay by Robert Zappia and found it to be irredeemably awful. Based on an outline by Kevin Williamson, the shoddy, derivative marathon of cliches was no better than the lame "Halloween"s 4, 5, or 6 and featured elements that were ludicrous when not simply uninspired: the Shape knowing how to access the Internet. The requisite useless detective on his trail. The climactic pool party, where the masked one dispatched students via various stupid techniques like a cafeteria meat slicer.
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