What made the original Halloween great was something very much akin to what made Alien great.... a slow burning, get to know the characters, limited exposure to the monster until the end kind of pace. Though we have already been introduced to Michael and the need to build up to that is not necessarily present any longer the need for suspense still is and this film throws in so many kills that it loses that suspense very early on. This coupled with the fact that characters we know from so many years ago are now unlikeable and afflicted with some of the worse decision making skills you've ever seen and you also end up wanting Michael to win. This one is simply too busy and not only fails to take the baton and run from the very solid 2018 film but also revisits the one failure of that movie in the ridiculous doctor subplot. There are some brutal kills so fans of Michael might rejoice in that a little but the rest of this movie doesn't quite know what it wants to be. Is it a sermon on the dangers of mob mentality, an exposition on mental health awareness, a slasher flick in which people make decisions which practically allow Michael to kill them with no effort whatsoever, a head scratcher which makes us wonder about a scenario where you flee from Michael and after looking back and confirming you have a good lead and he is still just walking you decide that instead of running you'll find a nice hiding spot behind a tree or is this simply a cash grab middle tier setup for the final entry? In closing I'll leave with something I am still completely confused by as to whether it was supposed to be funny or not.....
Big John?
Little John?
Hey Big John Yes Little John Where are you Big John?
Over here Little John You ok Little John?
Yes Big John BIG JOHN, LITTLE JOHN, BIG JOHN, LITTLE JOHN
Ugh - giving this three stars only for some brutal kills but frankly I'd rather watch almost any entry in the franchise except for number 8 (NOT COUNTING ZOMBIE'S TRASH FILMS!) than this one again...
Big John?
Little John?
Hey Big John Yes Little John Where are you Big John?
Over here Little John You ok Little John?
Yes Big John BIG JOHN, LITTLE JOHN, BIG JOHN, LITTLE JOHN
Ugh - giving this three stars only for some brutal kills but frankly I'd rather watch almost any entry in the franchise except for number 8 (NOT COUNTING ZOMBIE'S TRASH FILMS!) than this one again...