Review of Halloween (2018) by Bertysimplezz47 — 01 Nov 2018

Halloween, by no means, is exceptional or lifechanging, but it doesn't have to be. The newest Halloween is one of the best in the series, and with no surprise. This is a true slasher, with even some extra things on top.

The kills in this are gruesome, accompanied by some very brutal imagery. One in particular including a police officers head being turned into a literal jack-o-lantern. Yeah...Rob Zombies got some non-cringy competition (lmao).

The kills in this were very creative and are satisfying. Most are quite realistic and shown on screen, and most of the ones that aren't have a beautifully gory aftermath. Along with that, this feels like a horror slasher.

The way its lit and shot show that they cared about explaining a visual story and communicating to the audience, rather than having a TV-sitcom-type lit movie with static normal shots. Alot of the shots have movement and certain angles or depth to them to fit the mood of the scene, along with the lighting.

I also foud myself enjoying the struggle Laurie has in keeping a grounded relationship with her family. We can see both sides and it allows for empathy and understanding of the characters. However, there is one flaw among all the characters.

Most of them are very stupid. Alot of the decisions made had me screaming in my head at the characters and some of the decisions even straight up took me out of the movie, wondering if anyone logical would really actually make these decisions based on 4-year-old logic and intuition.

This little kid literally sees Michael, runs to the babysitter, and is somehow convinced that he's not there???? And he's not freaking out??? What the **** Or someone seeing Michael and jumping on a fence, panicking, just screaming for help, and not running around the house or something.

Dumbass... There are also some unnecessary characters, such as a sheriff who could've served for a badass fight between him and Michael, but its as if, like, they forgot about him? Until the end and then they just shot some extra things and added a line of dialogue for him in the script? I don't know, but he was useless.

And Michaels ethics weren't consistent at times. He kills a kid and then lets others go. Ok... Along with that, there were some stock sound effects and eh music (including a guitar cover of the Halloween theme) which ruined the simple but very disturbing footsteps and breathing of Michael.

Other than that, this is probably one of the best horror movies I've seen in a while, along with Hereditary. Its effective at being disturbing, its shot very well, has awesome kills, and just understands what its supposed to be doing.

Besides its stupid characters, at times unnecessary music and some other things, I'd say a solid 7/10.