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Yeah this movie proves why this should NEVER have been a trilogy in the first place... Kills was a letdown and this was the final nail in the coffin!

This movie introduces an entirely new storyline and character, which is not the way you close off a trilogy! The concept around this is interesting enough, but as a conclusion to a long running franchise, it could not have been more bafflingly misplaced!

Micheal Myers is reduced to a cameo and the final confrontation comes out of nowhere, with NO build up or satisfaction! The confrontation in 2018 was better than this! It is clear that there were not material enough for a trilogy so why? Oh Yeah.... money.

Another failed sequel of a classic horror flick. There was no Micheal Myers anywhere for most of the movie! That shouldn't be the final movie of a legendary horror movie character. We focused way too much on side characters, wasting so much time of the movie and taking away screen time from Michael for no reason. Laurie was once again the best in the movie. The actress played her role really well and I enjoyed seeing her probably for the last time. Her granddaughter as a character was annoying, like those straight to VHS Disney movies where the kid wod turn against their parents for stupid reasons, that was her in the entire movie... It was disappointing but I'm glad I watched it because it ends a huge franchise I've been watching since middle school. It was a pop corn movie and nothing more, but still an okay pop corn movie.

Halloween Ends is a total shambles. An absolute joke of a movie. I thought Halloween Kills was bad...this makes Kills look like a masterpiece.

The name Corey Cunningham will forever be a black mark on the Halloween series. Like seriously, why would they do this? This is up there with "do your thing cuz" from the Texas Chainsaw 3D.

The Allyson character is such a non character that it never makes sense why she even would go near Corey in the first place. She is basically just whatever the script calls for at any particular moment.

Jamie Lee is given little to do as in the previous film, she is pretty much a non-entity for the majority of the movie despite being the face of the franchise.

The other face of the franchise, Michael, is done such a disservice it's hard to even call this a Halloween movie. It's mad to think Malek Akkad let them run with this kind of story with so little Michael.

Is Halloween Ends the worst movie ever made? Perhaps not. Is Halloween Ends the worst Halloween movie they could possibly have made? Definitely.

John Carpenter and Debra Hill produced a very quirky and punky horror movie in 1978. It has its flaws but it remains one of the most effective slasher movies ever made.

It did not warrant a sequel let alone a franchise all of its own and with each and every sequel comes diminishing returns which comes as no surprise to me since there is no story left to tell.

Blumhouse are no longer a credible film studio they are simply eking out as much cash as possible and exploiting a gullible fan base who hang to the absurd notion that 'this one will be better than the last'. Dreadful uninspiring nonsense.

I've had mixed expectations about this movie, and it feels important at the outset to delineate why. John Carpenter's 1978 original is an essential classic, built on strong atmosphere; the first 1981 sequel is blustery, boorish nonsense (which Carpenter himself seems to agree with, and he wrote it). I've long avoided the rest of the franchise assuming standard bland slasher fare, a feeling reinforced by 'Halloween II.' 2018's direct sequel, meanwhile, I personally loved, as it felt like a great amalgamation of Carpenter's atmosphere and grisly slasher violence. However, my hopes for this latest run of pictures was brought low with last year's 'Halloween kills,' as some scenes and story beats were unnecessary, the pace was unfavorably brisk, and it too often sidelined plot and some genuinely great ideas for wanton slasher brutality. So here we are: October 2022, the theoretical (never actual, surely) end of 'Halloween,' and THE promised showdown between Michael Myers and Laurie Strode. How does it stack up? Long story short, I like it.

It quickly becomes apparent that this feature is not the same 'Halloween' any of its predecessors have been, and it emphatically tries to be something else. To the extent that 'Halloween kills' incorporated some Big Brain ideas in what was ultimately a bit of a mess, it seems to me like this goes further still and works backward from larger notions that are at its core, beyond violence for the sake of violence, to then swing back to that violence after all. I don't know how completely successful the result is, but I deeply admire the effort: a town recovering from trauma, descending into blame and fear; trying (and failing) to reason through the How and Why by blaming the victim instead of the culprit; demonization manifesting a self-fulfilling prophecy; and more. Moreover, to the credit of the writers, the concepts at play here dovetail into substantial dialogue that closed the 2021 film, and cast it in a new and more favorable light.

John Carpenter returns as composer alongside recent collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, and as with 2018's picture (and less so the 2021 movie), they again turn in a slew of themes that are utterly outstanding. Building off Carpenter's original 1978 music, the score readily creates strong, uneasy atmosphere from start to finish with wide-ranging dynamics - complementing able tension and a measure of atmosphere that the film can claim of its own accord. As 'Halloween ends' goes a slightly different direction it more capably engages viewers as we anxiously wait to see just where it's going to go, and where these characters will end up. It even creates an air of ambiguity about its characters, such that any one might be headed on a dark path and become another bleak mark on Haddonfield's legacy. Rest assured that we still get plenty of gruesome violence, at once even more gnarly than what we saw in the immediate predecessor (almost excessively so), but also less frequent and more calculated (and all the better for it). And: while the climax and especially the ending are unquestionably too On The Nose, I'd be lying if I said they weren't nonetheless very satisfying such as they are.

To be honest, this is much better than I expected. 'Kills' dampened my anticipation, but I still hoped 'Ends' might eke out a victory, and I think it succeeds. It's certainly not perfect, though. Clocking in at almost two hours, that length is a double-edged sword. There's a lot of ideas that the feature tries to include, and it maintains a fairly quick gait to be able to do so. There are also, arguably, too many ideas herein, and not all are tackled completely; some might not have even been necessary, which means the length is more than it needed to be. The climax in particular, and the scenes leading up to it, seem like they're smashing together too much all at once, and the result is a tad inelegant. The arc of one specific character - you'll know the one - is obviously integral to the movie as it presents, but comes across like that progress bar on software installation that always hovers at 99% but never hits 100%. Some scenes, especially earlier in the runtime, feel a little too common, while some of the violence is so nasty that it reminds (in a bad way) of tawdry gorefests like 'Hostel.'

And it should be said, too, that the confluence of some of the Big Ideas here impress as a perversion of some real-life issues that have been of heated debate in the last several years especially. We, the audience, know that despite the reputation Laurie has acquired over the years in-universe, she isn't wrong, she is a victim, and Michael is a monster. The way these emphatic points are played with in 'Ends' questionably mirrors bad faith arguments in real life about people with repugnant beliefs being held accountable for them, only to double-down, and the victims then being wrongfully taken to task for daring to speak out. In the fictional universe of 'Halloween' this is a grey area; in real life, it's black and white - and the inclusion here just feels Off in a way that's hard to pin down.

Yes, 'Halloween ends' is imperfect. But I think it's much stronger than not, especially coming off the sadly middling middle child that was 'Halloween kills.' Of course David Gordon Green's direction is superb, and the screenplay is tight in every individual way. The cast is excellent, Jamie Lee Curtis and Andi Matichak especially, and all the contributions of those behind the scenes are unimpeachable, including the effects artists. All this is well and good; the heart of the matter is the story that is told. It's not all that it could have been, but as far as I'm concerned, this is engrossing, entertaining, and ultimately fulfilling for (ostensibly) bringing the saga to an end. In the days to follow its release opinions will vary, yet for my part I'm quite pleased with 'Halloween ends,' flaws and all, and find it to be a worthy finale.

Didn't think it was possible but Halloween Ends was actually a million times worse than Halloween Kills. Yikes. This one was just plain out DUMB. It was pointless and a waste of time and money. Bad acting, pointless weird love story during most of it. Michael only made a couple cameos and we didn't see him for at least 45 minutes. The main male character was just weird. Most important of all, for a Halloween movie, this one absolutely lacked the Halloween "feel" of the other franchises. No trick or treat or scary halloween vibes here. I feel so bad for JLC for getting wrapped up in this garbage. Despite the bad reviews, I still watched it just for nostalgia's sake and to be my own judge of the film but they are all absolutely correct in saying this was the worst Halloween movie ever made. The ending was just as bad as the middle and the beginning. The writers and directors, even the casting directors should all retire.

Surprised at how much I enjoyed this entry, considering many people are saying it's the worst one. I actually quite liked this movie. I was kind of meh on the first Halloween and Halloween Kills just felt to me like filler with kills after kills lacking anything of interest. This seemed more focused on characters and consequences rather than just kill counts.

This movie is very different from the previous two. It doesn't focus on loads of kills and I could see that being divisive with people being disappointed on the lack of Michael Myers and deaths. This time it focuses on a new character that ends up being tied to everything with how people end up turning evil on how they are treated. There's also a good conclusion to the Michael Myers stuff, albeit rushed but decent.

6.5/10.

I don't know what this movie was but I am still waiting on the real final movie in the trilogy to be released. This was just a bad joke right? I kept watching hoping that it would get better and it just didn't I had heard the final act was good and I was lied to. Then I am not sure what message they were trying to send with their wacky symbolism they do but it went over my head. When it was over me and the girlfriend just felt crushed that it was such a bad movie. 2018 was great and kills was ok but this makes me angry and sad at how disappointing it was.

This wasn't a Halloween movie. It takes place on halloween and Michael and Laurie cameo in it but that's it. Every time I look at the rating I am giving it I lower the score because I feel I am being too generous.

I won't say anything that happens in the movie, I'll just complain and start with-If you absolutely have to see this movie watch it on a streaming service. But it's not even worth that. A 20 minute short film of just the ending would have been the only way this movie would have been good.. Absolutely NO WAY they didn't screw this up on purpose. A 4 year old with no concept of the series and possibly not even potty trained could have made a better film. Why they would end it with this? Honestly an insult to fans, past writers and everyone and thing involved. I think it's time the series ends. Will always love the original. Heck, I loved 2018. How they started it back up with 2018 and ended it with horrible slap in the face is astonishing..

I'm not sure who thought this script was a good idea because it's not. If there is a film in film school called "How to ruin a franchise" this would be it. As a lifelong die hard Halloween fan I have a love for the good ones and the bad but this along with Halloween Kills is just a no. So much potential was wasted and im not even going to mention the plot or any details. Halloween Ends is an insult to the characters, the ideas and the franchise. It borders offensive. While Halloween Kills has redeeming values Ends just screws it all to high heaven. The final insult is that Michael Myers has been reduced to a couple cameos in his own film. Watch it on a streaming service or somewhere else for free and give it a try just for nostalgias sake but you have been warned. I gave it a 5 because the Halloween franchise has a soft spot with me and I can't bear to give it a lower score.

If this was a comeback or standalone film it'd be very good. But after a brutal, frightening first 2 films this is very unsatisfying as the end of an otherwise great trilogy.

It lacks scares. It lacks tension. It lacks horror. It lacks Michael Myers!

Starting off with a seemingly unrelated story with different characters (almost a homage to the original Scream film, which itself is a homage to Halloween), it becomes a slow-burn story. Viewers are left wondering when Michael will appear, but when he does it abruptly ends.

There are some unresolved issues. There were missed opportunities to bring back legacy characters or Easter Eggs. It simply feels disconnected to the Halloween and Halloween Kills.

Yep. There was nothing wrong with Halloween Ends. Just because it's not the story people expected or maybe wanted doesn't make it bad. Was it my favorite of the the Halloweens ?, no of course not. I did like the story premise and thought it was executed well. I would have liked more Halloween night atmosphere though, that's my personal preference and favorite part of the original. I wish some producers, somewhere, would put in a serious effort to increase the atmosphere of the next Halloween installment. I would definitely rank this higher in my Halloween list if there was some real creepy Halloween night buildup. I completely understand the movie taking a different direction/approach. I mean seriously they have to change up the story or we'd end up with the same movie repeatedly. The home critics on here definitely think they could create a better installment, as always. I'm glad I don't watch movies based on other's opinions. I will always support filmmakers trying to give the fans more of the movies we love.

People loathed Rob Zombie's Halloween for spending an hour showing you his childhood.

Then Halloween Ends said "hold my beer..."

This new trilogy literally took the story of one movie and stretched it out into three. This is how you end up with pointless drama and random new characters.

The people behind these should be ashamed of themselves. They were not made by true Halloween fans and were not made for true Halloween fans.

These filmmakers had far too much freedom with a franchise with a rich history...and it shows.

What a sad way to see an empty, lifeless and meaningless end to such a character.

I can't even begin to convey how insanely inept it is to see the "emotional" climax with booming John Carpenter music and its the first glimpse of an actual Halloween movie but there's only 3 minutes of movie left.

They forgot to build up to the climax...the climax they wanted to move you with yet not guide you to.

Stupid stupid stupid writing and directing.

The dialogue was cringy and nothing that any self-respecting humans would ever say out loud. There are moments when we should just be shown emphasis on something when imstead we get spoon-fed awful words to make certain our dumb brains know what's going on. The characters go against their nature just to make the story move, the story that seems to have been written the day before shooting. And they forgot that the last movie of a trilogy should sum up the characters from the previous installments and not resemble the first movie of a new trilogy.

OH, and they forgot this movie is about Michael Myers too. I know, I know. Easy mistake right...

My god, the fact that these exist just crushes my heart and any remaining faith in Hollywood as competent storytellers.

I just can't.

From the opening scene you can tell this is not going to be like any Halloween movie before it, and as the movie goes on you wonder if this is part of the same trilogy, considering how different it feels.

That's not a bad thing though - this finally treads new ground in the series that has been around for over 40 years, and you truly don't know how it's going to play out over the course of its runtime. It's nice to see a Halloween movie that isn't just a set up for most of the characters to be murdered - while there is still some of that here it's not the focus.

While the story is compelling and the acting excellent, the direction feels...off. It's like an inexperienced film student has put it together, such is the random execution of the scenes and story, and some of the characters actions just don't ring true as a result.

When the ending comes around it's done well and is very visceral, but it feels somewhat of an anticlimax after the journey we've gone through in this movie alone, to say nothing about all the movies that came before it.

While this is easily the best of this new trilogy, it's a shame it couldn't have been executed better, but it is a somewhat satisfying end to this chapter in the Halloween saga.

Not what anyone would expect in a Halloween film at all. A u-turn from the previous two movies in this trilogy.. that's for darn sure.

Honestly, we've had Michael stalking around through eleven films at this point. Stalk, slash, kill, rinse, and repeat.

I was hoping for a finale movie that was so off the rails... something so far out there... a Halloween movie that would give me something drastically different than what came before it. And man... I certainly got what I wanted.

The tone of this movie is so depraved. It's like a dark Stephen King adaptation with a little splash of Rob Zombies Halloween II thrown in. I'm totally not kidding.

Watch this movie without ANY preconceived notions. About it.

David Gordon Greens direction is superb. I wasn't as taken with Halloween 2018 like some people. It was borderline generic in my opinion... but this movie. Wow.

The kills are less frequent than in the last movie but the overall violence here is cranked up to an eleven.

Jamie Lee Curtis said this would be a decisive Halloween movie and she was right. There are "purests" out there who will dislike the change of pace, but for me... it was a welcome departure from the same old formula. The twist in this movie was reminiscent of Halloweens past and I totally enjoyed it.

Like the first two movies it was certainly a slow burn and kinda long... but it gave me what I was hoping for and then some.

I'm hard to surprise and shock when it comes to horror films. Been watching them all my life. Bravo Blumhouse. Bravo.