'Halloween III' was the so called 'black sheep' of the infamous franchise though it has since gained a much larger following since its original release, especially in the wake of later sequels such as 'Resurrection' and even Rob Zombie's films and I am here to also recommend it for you. This film stands alone in its story, about a doctor and the daughter of his recent patient who has been murdered by a mysterious assailant. They're detective work leads them to a small village run by Conal Cochran who happens to be the owner of the most popular Halloween masks in the world. The conspiracies go deep and down a path of disturbing global domination and its up to the couple to stop it all.
The first thing most people tell me about 'Season of the Witch' every time is A.) The obnoxious TV diddy for the Silver Shamrock commercial and B.) Michael Myers is missing here and these are just two of the excuses I hear as to why this film is bad, which its not even close to terrible in fact this is probably the best sequel in the whole damn thing (Halloween II is still nice though). The whole backstory is this: 'Halloween II' was the last film that would have Michael Myers and if you watch it again, you can see this being the case as he was BURNED ALIVE! I don't care what you say, neither he nor Loomis a regular mortal could survive that.
Michael Myers was DEAD and John Carpenter and Debra Hill wished to move on and use the holiday as a breeding ground for various new stories themed after the title 'Halloween'. The problem is honestly not so much on the audience but rather the studio Universal Pictures. The marketing on the film has little footage from the actual movie and instead has new material to hide the fact that Michael Myers would not be returning and in fact the film is really not a true sequel. Universal bait-and-switched the audience and it really is the reason it failed but now thanks to the home video format people have come to be a bit more warmed up.
So, after all that what do I think of the movie? I enjoy it fine, but its not perfect. I will admit when I was young I was a hater until I grew up and rented the film one day. What I love the most about it is the atmosphere which in all honesty captures the feeling of Halloween more than any of the other sequels. The lighting, the eerie mood during the horror scenes, and even the synth music by John Carpenter works really well and creeps me out. I love John Carpenter as a director because he is so versatile. He can write music, he can write screenplays, he can direct, and he is a film history buff a great filmmaker all around. Tommy Lee Wallace is a very underrated director, and this is possibly his best work. I do love 'Stephen King's IT' and many other films he's worked on over the years, this one never loses its luster.
So what are the negatives? Well, the acting can be a bit over the top, the film's plot is pretty silly, and a lot of things needed to be explained a little better. The best character is the villain who plays the 'mustache twirling' type very well. Oddly enough, I would say this film feels much more like a Sci-Fi flick rather than straight up horror with evil humanoid robots, a mysterious town of overly happy villagers, and Halloween masks melt children's heads...This is a really bizarre movie isn't it?
But It's at least worth a viewing this Halloween. I know it won't appeal to everyone, not by a long shot but it deserves to stand alone from the franchise and have it's day in the sun. Check it out.
By the way, check out the link to the trailer below. This is the creepiest movie trailer I have ever seen.
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