Review of Halloween (2018) by Jluis_001 — 24 Oct 2018

Needless to say I was quite excited to see this film. I cannot call myself a true fan of the franchise but the original film is one of my biggest favorites in the horror genre.

David Gordon Green's Halloween is the sequel we always wanted for this saga and it's hilarious that it took so long to make it and although I must mention that I don't think it's a wonder, this Halloween is worthy of the name it bears.

This film goes back to that tone of the original and is violent and dark when it needs to be and Michael Myers becomes once again that mythical and terrifying figure, completely erasing the simplistic monster it became.

If there's something I really liked about this entrie, it's its atmosphere. The atmosphere puts you in the place and the environment becomes another character. The film starts quite well and has a nice enough rhythm, it shows that this time there was more effort and work in the script, also has a solid performance of Jamie Lee Curtis, returning to the role that made her a mythical scream queen.

Certainly we must give credit to the franchise because they have already undone twice their own narrative and stories but at least this time it feels that this is the right path and the most important thing is that it doesn't go to unwanted ways nor tries to give it a different meaning as they did in the fourth, fifth and especially the sixth film. Halloween goes back to basics and it works great. Was that so hard?

But I also have to mention the flaws and this film has enough, especially because it carries old vices of previous films.

One. The huge passivity they have for Michael is incredible. A dangerous insane killer is loose in the same town where he committed his terrible murders and only 3 policemen are hunting him?.

Two, the damn streets completely deserted. On Halloween, seriously?

Three, Doctor Sartain's decision is simply ridiculous and feels stupid and artificial.

Please, this film is set in 2018, you can only relay a bit on the naivete of the viewer. The film also loses a bit of pace towards the ending especially because it's incredible that Laurie Strode prepared herself for 40 years and in just a few minutes Michael completely destroyed all her preparation with the exception of her trap cage.

But the film recovers, it's quite entertaining and satisfying. The music is a crucial element and John Carpenter achieves an excellent score with his collaborators and frankly I came out quite happy from the theater.

It's evident that there will be a sequel and I'm open and eager to see it if they continue with this rhythm and tone.

It's incredibly ironic that for a franchise that spawned seven sequels and a remake with its respective sequel never had a real quality continuation. It only took 37 years to get it but finally Halloween has a sequel worthy of its name and legacy.