Halloween (2018)

[CavebobSpongeman]

I really liked the film, I thought it was a hell of a fun ride. I do reckon when I watch it again I'll find more problems with it though.
The tracking shot was so awesome and when what happened to the doctor happened, everyone let out an audible cheer and I went "haha YES!". I do think it probably works better with an audience mind.

[Geoff D]

The doctor is part of the reason why I'm kinda meh on it, even just his name signposts his fascination with Myers waaaaaay in advance (Sartain / Samhain) and as said his performance is like he's been parachuted in from a completely different film. Far too much of the running time is given over to the killings instead of putting together any kind of coherent narrative, and although the movie delights in pointing out that Myers 'only' killed like four people in the original film those deaths are all the more powerful for it. When he slices, dices and head-stomps what seems like half the population of Haddonfield in gloriously detailed close-up then it loses that effectiveness and just becomes yet more horror porn for the sake of horror porn.

[rip63]

I enjoyed it. It's nicely made and (for me) far and away better than all the garbage cash-grab sequels put together. Well, except maybe for Halloween II. I wasn't looking for anything more than what it really is; a decent slasher movie.

[Martoto]

Ach it wasnae bad. But it sure seemed shy of doing anything particularly well.

In fact it missed several open goals.

- Why did they chuck out the journalist in the mask scene? It would have been a perfect set up for a reversal later on when Michael catches up with them. Instead we get an, admittedly tense and brutal gas station cat and mouse scene, but it could have been a great switcheroo to have the journalist walk in behind Michael when you thought it was him in the mask the whole time.

- They got one aspect right by having Michael recoil in pain whenever he takes a hit. But it could have been exploited a bit more IMO. HE could have gone down one or two more times before almost immediately getting up. I would have loved to see the Shape freaking out because he was trapped and burning. At least initially.

- The idea of the Doctor switcheroo was fine. But the actor was miscast. He attempted to be as unassuming (uninteresting) as possible in the first act. So when he started being talked about as an asset/liability during the hunt it just started to whiff badly. And the whiff has been correctly identified as zombie-esque. And what about the guy in the cowboy hat?

[Mambo]

I’m imagining this was pretty close to the actual pitch for this movie

https://youtu.be/eLKreAVmcRw

[Martoto]

Originally Posted by Mambo

I’m imagining this was pretty close to the actual pitch for this movie

Very poor. Like most take down videos, to be fair.

[Bumblefeet]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

The doctor is part of the reason why I'm kinda meh on it, even just his name signposts his fascination with Myers waaaaaay in advance (Sartain / Samhain) and as said his performance is like he's been parachuted in from a completely different film. Far too much of the running time is given over to the killings instead of putting together any kind of coherent narrative, and although the movie delights in pointing out that Myers 'only' killed like four people in the original film those deaths are all the more powerful for it. When he slices, dices and head-stomps what seems like half the population of Haddonfield in gloriously detailed close-up then it loses that effectiveness and just becomes yet more horror porn for the sake of horror porn.

To be fair, he kinda has a reputation to hold up. I always felt the sequels had him hiding too much in the shadows and stalking people. I applauded the 2018 version for setting him loose and showing his killing spree in all its glory.

The parts I didn't care for were the Strode family and as you pointed out, the completely unnecessary spin on the doctor. But still, the movie was very entertaining to me, mainly for its great visuals and soundtrack but also the way it ties in and references the original.

I think the last slasher movie I saw in the theatre prior to Halloween 2018 was Freddy vs Jason. When I left the theatre after Freddy vs Jason, I felt like I had been given crabs by a cheap prostitute. In the case of Halloween 2018, I got my money's worth.

[Geoff D]

Keeping his reputation is fine, it's them feeling that they need to stay relevant within the realms of modern horror that annoys me, hence them taking the piss out of the way people were killed in the original. In this one Michael can't just kill, he has to grotesquely mutilate people making them look like they've been in a car crash. I'm not a squeamish person so it's not the grue itself that's bothersome, it's that it doesn't serve a greater purpose IMO, which is what ticks me off.

It's just not a very well edited film either, they'd rather keep in something like the two cops arguing over a ****ing sandwich than provide some more beats for the main characters, something the original film wasn't guilty of. It's a shorter film, there's barely an ounce of fat on it, and yet it still has a more coherent narrative than its latest offspring.

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by Bumblefeet

When I left the theatre after Freddy vs Jason, I felt like I had been given crabs by a cheap prostitute. In the case of Halloween 2018, I got my money's worth.

When a horror film is called Freddy vs Jason, you get a rough idea of what you'll end up seeing! I wouldn't expect anything too highbrow. btw I actually own that but sold Halloween 2018 to Cex.

[Martoto]

I have to say, Laurie trying to calm her nerves and give herself courage with her little miniature of whisky was cute as hell. Then when she appears tipsy in the next scene. That cracked me up.

[Brightstar]

Is Halloween (2018) blu ray out off print ?

[OceanBlue]

Loved last year's new Halloween film, but decided not to get the Blu-ray release. Why? When I saw the BBFC listings for the extras, I was disappointed by the running time of the featurettes and deleted scenes, especially the featurettes (they were around two to three minutes long each). I thought the film deserved a feature-length documentary (Rob Zombie's first Halloween film got a four-hour documentary. There wasn't much I liked about his two Halloween films). I'm hoping there is a re-release with more substantial extras, or substantial extras when it,

[Show spoiler]Halloween Kills

and

[Show spoiler]Halloween Ends

are hopefully released together as a trilogy boxset.

[pferreira]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

I'm hoping there is a re-release with more substantial extras, or substantial extras when it,

[Show spoiler]Halloween Kills

and

[Show spoiler]Halloween Ends

are hopefully released together as a trilogy boxset.

It's very likely that will happen.