We thought the 2018 film’s ending would be the end of all nightmare of Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), her daughter, Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter, Allyson (Andi Matichak). Little did anyone know, not even a fire could end the curse of Michael Myers. The film will surprise you because it seems that Laurie Strode is sidelined for the majority of it, but perhaps it’s to build up her character for the next installment.
Halloween Kills is definitely a filler film, setting us up for the following film, while leaving us in limbo of what’s going to happen in the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois. The town has had enough with the chaos, grief and horror of being traumatized by the crazed murderer. There were some parts in the film that seemed unnecessary and didn’t go with the flow of the film, seemed more as a ‘filler’ scenes.
Despite the extra filler scenes, this film definitely did have more goriness to it and is perhaps the bloodiest of all the films. Get ready to squirm a bit, because Michael Myers is even more so of a relentless villain in this film; in one scene he murder commits a murder along a staircase, leaving the victim lifeless and bloodied only to return and snap their neck. A significant approach the film embraced was to cut back to dead bodies, more details went into the deaths and were actually shown on camera. So again… get ready, you may squirm a little.
Halloween fans will be pleased to see the reunion of some of the iconic characters that have built up the franchise; obviously they’re older but hey why not take a trip down memory lane. You do experience the past and the present, while learning more about the roles each of these characters played in the life of Michael Myers. It’s hard to believe this is the 12th installment to the popular Halloween thriller and it plays it’s part to continue the franchise. It is a must see if you obviously are a fan of the masked murderer and want to see the following film. It is one you want to see on the big screen with surround sound, just to add the extra spook. You might want to sleep with the light on! 🙂
The film will hit theaters on October 15, 2021.
Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, grisly images, language, and some drug use.
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