...what did I just watch? Halloween (2018) was a very solid addition to Halloween canon. Halloween Kills, though flawed, was an average to good addition. But, as in past iterations of this franchise, each subsequent film was worse than its predecessor. To say that I have never been more disappointed in a movie, is an understatement. We get virtually zero Michael Myers here. The focus of the film is on this new character of Corey. Why do we spend the entire film following Corey when he just becomes another casualty at the end. I thought perhaps they were setting him up to 'take over' for Michael. Corey is an incredibly uninteresting character from the beginning. We are not rooting for him, we are not connected to him, we have no feeling toward Corey whatsoever. Yet he is our main character. Allison is completely lost in this film. I understand both her parents are dead, and she is a shell of her former self. But there is no growth for Allison. She loves her grandmother, meets a guy, somehow instantly falls for him, hates her grandmother, goes back to save her grandmother, and then we get a line at the end of film that Laurie was right about Corey? Everything with her character felt rushed and had no clear path.
Laurie, as always is great. I have no issue whatsoever with her story. She's trying to be everything to Allison. She's also trying to keep her own stuff together as to not completely lose her mind again. Jamie Lee Curtis is so good as Laurie Strode.
As I said earlier, virtually no Michael in this film. When we do see him he's weak. Then strong again. Then he's beaten up by a 70 year old woman. Again, no clear path. I hate seeing the character of Michael Myers die. I love the character. But that is not the reason for the negative review. He is just completely wasted.
Also, some of the dialogue in the film was incredibly hard to hear. There were several scenes where the music playing on screen was louder than the dialogue. This film was just a huge misfire overall. I thought after viewing Halloween (2018) that this trilogy was in safe hands. Turns out another group of people not named John Carpenter can't handle this material. This movie is dreadful. It may be the new low for the franchise. And yes, i am including Halloween: Resurrection and Halloween 6. I am so utterly disappointed.
Laurie, as always is great. I have no issue whatsoever with her story. She's trying to be everything to Allison. She's also trying to keep her own stuff together as to not completely lose her mind again. Jamie Lee Curtis is so good as Laurie Strode.
As I said earlier, virtually no Michael in this film. When we do see him he's weak. Then strong again. Then he's beaten up by a 70 year old woman. Again, no clear path. I hate seeing the character of Michael Myers die. I love the character. But that is not the reason for the negative review. He is just completely wasted.
Also, some of the dialogue in the film was incredibly hard to hear. There were several scenes where the music playing on screen was louder than the dialogue. This film was just a huge misfire overall. I thought after viewing Halloween (2018) that this trilogy was in safe hands. Turns out another group of people not named John Carpenter can't handle this material. This movie is dreadful. It may be the new low for the franchise. And yes, i am including Halloween: Resurrection and Halloween 6. I am so utterly disappointed.