Review of Halloween (2018) by Jdscigano666 — 22 Dec 2018

Whoever gave this good reviews must've caught the original 1978 movie instead. Think about it; they're both named exactly the same thing. That's the only explanation I got as the 2018 'reboot' or whatever label they slapped on it is a turkey.

0 scores always feel a tad reactionary but I usually sit and think of one positive then another and even crap movies can tick a few boxes. The 1 is for the music. There is nothing else positive. They completely stripped away the air of invincibility Michael Myers carried whilst finding absolutely zero motivation for his insatiable killing sprees - something even the inferior sequels managed to come up with.

The cast isn't stellar but both female leads are capable of so much more than what was on display here. The one interesting character, Hawkins, is brushed aside much too easily to even merit more than this mention and honestly, the audience is supposed to feel connected to the characters in these movies especially - not wish them dead.

Halloween 2 (1981) is one of the best slasher movies ever made and perfectly complimented the original. Resurrection aside the others were serviceable and did not deserve to be retconned for a mediocre hypejob like this.