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“HALLOWEEN” RETROSPECTIVE- 40 Years of Terror This an an abbreviated version of a piece I wrote five years ago. With the release of the new Halloween and its 40th anniversary, I thought I’d re-share it and add in the new one among my ranking of the entire franchise. Please note, I review the movies going in reverse order starting with the newest one and ending with the original. HALLOWEEN (2018) Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Nick Castle, James Jude Courtney, Rhian Rees, Jefferson Hall It’s been forty years since serial killer Michael Myers stalked and killedRead More →

27 October
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HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1995)Director: Joe ChapelleStarring: Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd, Marianne Hagan, Bradford English, Mitchell Ryan, J.C. Brandy, George P. Wilbur Michael Myers and his niece Jamie Lloyd (now played by J.C. Brandy) have disappeared after the events that ended the fifth film. She has been captured and impregnated by the Man in the Black and is being kept underground in his cultish layer. After giving birth, the baby is marked with the Thorn symbol that Michael and the Man in Black had on them. She is able to escape with her baby, and calls in to the radio station to getRead More →

26 October
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HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1989)Director: Dominique Othenin-GirardStarring: Donald Pleasance, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Beau Starr, Wendy Kaplan “I prayed that he would burn in hell, but I knew that hell would not have him.”Much like how Halloween II picked up with the ending of the first one, the fifth entry in the series picks up toward the end of the fourth film as we see Michael Myers being shot down a mine shaft. Despite Dr. Loomis (Pleasance) telling everyone he was dead, we should all know better than that. He slips out another exit of the shaft and floats down the creek. One yearRead More →

25 October
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HALLOWEEN 4 THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS (1988)Director: Dwight H. LittleStarring: Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, Donald Pleasance, Michael Patki, George P. Wilbur, Kathleen Kinmont “Jesus ain’t got nothing to do with this place.”Michael Myers has survived the explosion that happened ten years ago. As he is being transferred back to Smith’s Grove, he kills the medical personnel in the ambulance and escapes. Michael’s old psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis (Pleasance), is made aware of his escape and tries to warn the police of his return to Haddonfield. Why would they believe him? Michael’s been in a coma for years and Dr. Loomis is just a crazy oldRead More →

23 October
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HALLOWEEN IIDirector: Rick RosenthalWritten by John Carpenter and Debra HillStarring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, Charles Cyphers, Pamela Susan Shoop, Dick Warlock Even though it was released three years after the first film, the story picks up toward the ending of the first film when Laurie Strode tells Lindsay and Tommy to go get help at the McKenzie’s house. Despite being shot numerous times by Dr. Sam Loomis (Pleasance), Michael Myers (Warlock) has survived and is “on the loose”. The infamous John Carpenter score takes over as the opening credits roll. Laurie has survived the horror after being stabbed in the chest by Michael andRead More →

22 October
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This review was originally posted October 2012, but I have added some updates regarding the 2013 35th Anniversary Blu-Ray releaseHALLOWEEN (1978)Director: John CarpenterStarring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, Nick Castle “I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face and, the blackest eyes… the devil’s eyes.”A simple score of just a couple of notes plays as the opening credits roll.  The audience can start to feel the tension for the movie that is about the start.  Don’t let a simple score fool you.  The John Carpenter penned theme perfectly sets the mood for the openingRead More →

01 October
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HALLOWEEN (1978) Director: John Carpenter Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, Nick Castle Paul’s Trip to the Movies: October 2012 “I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face and, the blackest eyes… the devil’s eyes.” A simple score of just a couple of notes plays as the opening credits roll. The audience can start to feel the tension for the movie that is about the start. Don’t let a simple score fool you. The John Carpenter penned theme perfectly sets the mood for the opening sequence. The camera is eye level for someone’s pointRead More →