Halloween Kills

Is it so much to ask for a slasher film to have at least a basic plot, character interaction and a touch of logic? Nothing big, just basic elements that won't make you tap your forehead every five minutes wondering what the hell those smart guys have come up with. The same old song, Myers, who dodges bullets, who doesn't get burned by fire and who miraculously manages to survive his death by stabbing, burning and shooting for the umpteenth time, wanders from house to house, killing whoever comes his way. Isn't that exactly what we saw in the last episode? Yes, it is! This one is exactly the same without the slightest innovation or addition! The stupidity of the characters knows no bounds and I can safely say that I have never seen a worse film in terms of character behaviour, and the dialogue is absolutely stupid and appalling. Die-hard fans of the franchise and slasher aficionados will gush about how awesome Halloween Kills is, but aside from the occasional juicy gore (which, by the way, could have been a class better and more original) and John Carpenter's soundtrack, there's nothing worth mentioning. You can polish a turd, but it’s still a turd, there's no better way to sum up this film, and I'm sick of what filmmakers are able to unleash on the world and what some viewers are able to eat up. Huge disappointment, awful and I'd rather throw my money out the window than go to the cinema to see this. I don't think I'll be watching the next one. (2021-10-15)

The worst Terminator sequel ever. Slashers have always flirted with a certain supernaturalness to their evil, and Carpenter's first Halloween was a pioneer in this regard. But he used the apparent inscrutability of Myers as a mysterious framework to which he cleverly subordinated the style, staging and behaviour of the desperate characters. In Halloween Kills, everything is turned upside down, the mysterious killer becomes nothing but a ripoff of Terminator, the focus is on brutality instead of atmosphere, and the story of vulnerable teenage girls is turned into a community-wide uprising, ending with a twist straight out of old sci-fi. If you don't look at it as just another Halloween, you're at least left with a fairly brisk and bloody slasher that occasionally tries to stylistically reference the classics, but even then it's no picnic. Laurie is just a number and the attempt to spread attention among a dozen characters fails miserably. 45 (2021-10-19)

A film as pointless as Mynář's press conference. It doesn't bring anything new to the genre, a soup reheated so many times that it’s inedible, and when it does come up with something unusual, which I consider to be the "popular uprising" of Haddonfield residents, it's as silly as Ovčáček's tweets. And Michael Myers here strikes me as an immortal cyber version of the T-1000 from Terminator and not a flesh-and-blood creature. (2021-10-19)

Halloween Kills is a problematic movie, which suffers from the second-movie-in-a-trilogy syndrome (it lacks a beginning and an end). It also suffers from the chosen scenario, where the plot is spread too thin because of having a lot of newly introduced supporting characters. It also looks slightly "padded out" with too much filler. Plus, with the enormous fan service and countless (and unnecessary) flashbacks, the movie’s makers overdid it. In other words, it is a bit chaotic. I do not mean to be horrible about it at all, I had a good time watching this movie, however, I have some concerns as to whether the creative team around David Gordon Green actually knows in which direction the whole trilogy is heading (other than simply making more money go to their own wallets). (2021-10-19)

Evil is not dying Tonight. I'm not as pissed off as others, but I definitely expected more. The Halloween from 2018 was a level above in almost every way. When Michael Myers is on set the film is an effective horror slasher with cool kills and decent gore, a 4 star flick, but when he's not on set, which unfortunately is most of the time, it's pretty boring for and 2-star worthy. There are lots of uninteresting and weird characters dealing with some kind of urban trauma which I was absolutely not interested in, I'd rather watch young teenagers going house to house and Myers killing them one by one than watching this bunch of grown ups dealing with boring adult stuff, oh yeah drama is already here too! We've known for 40 years that, Myers comes back to life and it's a wonder anyone is surprised about it today, it's like walking into a strip club and being surprised there are strippers. Also illogical character behaviour has always been a part of slashers. The original movie from 1978 wasn't some deep story mindfuck with philosophical overtones and abstract thinking either, after all there's a woman screaming before Michael even pulls a knife out of his pocket, so Jokes on you Bitches! I, on the other hand, will complain about the lack of murders and Myers, who spends maybe 30 minutes on his rampage, and the downright unsatisfying finale that lacks atmosphere and suspense. I can still remember the atmospheric finale in the house. Ironically the best gore scene of the film is from a dude who jumps out the window by himself, and the firemen had bigger balls in the trailer. So Malignant is unthreatened so far this year, maybe Antlers or Last Night in Soho? Story 2/5, Action 3/5, Humour 2/5, Violence 4/5, Fun 3/5 Music 4/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 3/5, Emotion 1/5, Actors 2/5. 6/10. (2021-10-16)