Director David Gordon Green
Starring Judy Greer, Nick Castle, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards, Anthony Michael Hall, Andi Matichak
Rated MA
Score 3/6 (A forgettable entry into the Halloween Franchise)
Minutes after Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen and granddaughter Allyson left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor. But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie’s trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. As Laurie fights her pain and prepares to defend herself against him, she inspires all of Haddonfield to rise up against their unstoppable monster.
Okay slight spoiler warning, headed into this one I was aware that Halloween Kills had met a small amount of ‘controversy’ as there where news articles labelling the character of Michael Myers as homophobic for killing a couple who happen to be gay. On a semantic level I kind of understand this argument though I believe this ‘controversy’ is more of a ‘nontroversy’ and more of a marketing ploy to get more bums on seats considering that at best Halloween Kills is an average movie, because it really has not done anything to reinvent the slasher flick. The section of the movie in question struck me more as something more of a Real Estate dispute over the ownership of the Myers family home rather then an actual hate crime. Now I suppose if there was anything that was ‘controversial’ about Halloween Kills it is probably the ‘Evil dies tonight’ plot and how it comes across as a commentary on the negativity of Herd Mentality.
Watching the previous movie really is not necessary, though I suppose it could be a fun thing to do if you’re looking for a horror movie to watch (though I do have memories of watching the previous movie it seems after looking through my files I forgot to post a review about it). I have said it before, but I’ll say it again I’ve never been much of a fan of horror movies. I’ve been aware of characters like Michael and Jason and have watched some of their movies over the years but never really felt the need to watch their franchises in their entirety. Considering that I wasn’t overly I enjoyed the flashback sequences throughout the movie helped me understand the story better Thomas Mann gave a good performance as young Hawkins. I enjoyed the soundtrack and Laurie’s monologue at the end of the movie had a couple of good points. But as horror movies go, Halloween Kills didn’t strike me as much of a horror movie because sitting here writing this I can’t shake the feeling that I should have gone and watched Shang-Chi instead.