Review of Halloween (2018) by Scooter P — 18 Oct 2018

Michael Meyers was the thing I was most scared of growing up, other than the Unsolved Mysteries theme song. I spent literal YEARS hiding under my blankets in Santa Cruz, completely afraid of The Shape, staying up all night fearful that I would one day hear that iconic breathing through the white mask.

I can still remember it to this day. This movie continues the story of what I consider the scariest movie of all time. The reason why I think Halloween (1978) is the all time greatest is simple: it's a basic story that "could" be wrapped in reality.

Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, those are all based in fantasy worlds where unbelievable super-villains roam the world killing random horny teenagers. Michael Myers was immediately given a back story (murders his sister and parents, locked up and escapes, etc.

), which made his story rooted in REALITY. To me, that was something that drove fear into my heart as a child. This movie was an excellent continuation of the original story, with plenty of homages to the original script.

Jamie Lee Curtis does such a commendable job as a damaged and grisled PTSD vitcim, preparing for 40 years for her nightmare to return. It was so nice to see Nick Castle reprise his role as Michael, and his tall and lean frame exuding the haunting depth that really struck a nerve in me as a kid.

While a few sub-plots didn't work, and I wasn't necessarily "scared" by this movie, I felt like this was a chapter that needed to happen. I was able to completely forget about all of the (lame) sequels and just focus on the here and now -- and to me, this makes this movie a success in my book.

I loved it. Happy Halloween, Michael.