Review of Halloween (2018) by Robertoiglesias — 14 Nov 2018

Halloween (2018) brings back Laurie Strode,introduces lots of new characters, ignores the events of every Halloween movie except for the original, and takes place 40 years later after Halloween (1978).

I like how this film has Laurie and doesn't have the Thorn cult, the man in black, Dangertainment, or any Rob Zombie elements. However, I would believe Laurie would have PTSD after encountering Michael Myers twice more (Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween H20) than having PTSD after encountering him once (Halloween, Halloween 2018). I also don't like how this one ignores Halloween II, yet borrows elements from Halloween II and Halloween H20. (because Michael and Laurie aren't siblings in this movie unlike the other films).

Another problem is that some of the new characters are "important" even though they are just killed off or aren't in the rest of the film. But some of them are enjoyable.

In the end I really like Halloween 2018 for being an improvement, but it doesn't have a completely original story. It's good, but I would rather watch Halloween II (1981) and Halloween H20 (no Halloween: Resurrection) with the original Halloween.