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Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?

As you probably know, musician-director Rob Zombie, has made a remake/prequel to the horror classic Halloween. Starring former WWE wrestler Tyler Mane, this version will feature how Michael Myers came to be the terror of Haddonfield, Illinois.

Now this movie has gotten a lot of slack for its reinterpretation of Myers appearance and the demystification of the character. But it also has received kudos in casting Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Loomis. Who by the way is the only reason I'm choosing to see this movie.

But the real gripe I have with this film is its release date, August 31st. A movie called Halloween is released two months before its namesake holiday. Crowding a season has never been a problem to Hollywood before, why worry now? It's only real competition in the genre would be Saw IV and 30 Days of night. And it wouldn't take a genuis to realize that even the most tepid of remakes would beat out a series that even the most stalwart of fans say should've ended last year. Also putting it out on Labor Day weekend makes it reek of August dumping ground fodder. Movies that weren't good enough to make it anywhere else during the summer.

So what do you have to say to this odd scheduling of events. Brilliant strategy, massive mistake, or just a harmless choice of the only weekend left open?