69los Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 It was just pointed out to me the nod to Halloween III. That was pretty cool I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/14/2021 at 3:45 PM, Komusha said: Halloween II (2009) I made it about 20 minutes into this before I stopped. By this point I already know that Rob Zombie's direction just isn't for me, and what I saw up front just confirmed it was gonna be more of what I disliked about the first remake. I know I originally set out to finish every single movie, but I gotta take care of my mental health too. Watching both of these was super draining. I haven't seen that movie since it came out. I've kind of wanted to go back and watch it but am unsure. I still remember coming out of the theater thinking it was pushing the limits for me. Very brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 15 hours ago, 69los said: Streaming on Peacock Thanks for mentioning this! I have Peacock but haven't used it lately and had no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 the problem in this movie to me is the characters. since it’s a sequel they decide to introduce all these people just to be killed. none of them are important. some of the kills are decent but i don’t think they’re that great to make me feel anything about characters i don’t care about. laurie can’t do anything since she had just been stabbed. the characters that matter don’t do anything until the end of the movie. i don’t think the writing is good either but i don’t think that’s as big of a deal in a slasher movie. i guess i don’t dislike it. it just exists and is incredibly forgetful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 This movie is very brutal. It won’t be for everyone. Those who thought the trailers showed too many kills shouldn’t worry. That is just a small fraction of the kills you’ll get to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Komusha said: This movie is very brutal. It won’t be for everyone. Those who thought the trailers showed too many kills shouldn’t worry. That is just a small fraction of the kills you’ll get to see. I was one of those that thought the trailer showed way too much, but must say I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Just finished watching it. Definitly agree with what @johnnysaid but it was still a fun ride. The end left me with a lot of questions until I looked it up and there is still a movie after this (Halloween Ends). So we'll have to wait until next year to see how it wraps up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Box Office: ‘Halloween Kills’ Heads for Killer $50M Opening Despite Dual Peacock Launch WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM The slasher film had no trouble defeating James Bond pic 'No Time to Die' while Ridley Scott's historical epic 'The Last Duel' bombed in its debut. Astros bombed so Halloween can kill. @sblfilms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I was thinking the same thing. Halloween 2018 is good but it’s very beholden to the original. Halloween Kills is very much doing its own thing. There isn’t another film in the franchise quite like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/3/2021 at 10:35 AM, Komusha said: Halloween-O-Thon pt 2 Halloween II I had a lot of fun. The decision to have this take place on the same night as the first movie gives this a sense of propulsion from the very start but also takes away the ambiguity of the classic ending from the original. So I’m conflicted on that alone. But if my head canon tells myself that this is an alternate timeline, which I’m sure I’ll have to do several times throughout my Halloween-O-Thon, it keeps the first intact enough for me to enjoy this as its own thing. And as an alternate what if, I had a lot of fun with this. It is indeed interesting to see how characters respond to the aftermath of the attack. I didn’t NEED to see what happens next, but it’s out there, sure, I’ll watch. The 1st act begins with the tension already riding high but unfortunately dips a decent bit in the 2nd act, before picking up in what is a truly frightening final 20 minutes of the movie. If the first movie transcends the slasher genre, this one is very much in the slasher family and isn’t trying to be more. But as a slasher goes this is a decent one and you could do much worse as far as sequels to classic movies go. I actually really like Halloween II but mostly for the atmosphere and setting. There's something inherently eerie about that hospital at night and there are many really shadowy shots with long dark hallways and so on. It's very different and not GREAT per say but I always thought it's really the only cool sequel. Halloween III is fun but...I mean yeah. I just don't care for any other Halloween movie I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 19 hours ago, Bloodporne said: I actually really like Halloween II but mostly for the atmosphere and setting. There's something inherently eerie about that hospital at night and there are many really shadowy shots with long dark hallways and so on. It's very different and not GREAT per say but I always thought it's really the only cool sequel. Halloween III is fun but...I mean yeah. I just don't care for any other Halloween movie I've ever seen. Yup It feels like a modern take on older hammer films. Where the location is very much a character of its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 29 minutes ago, SimpleG said: Yup It feels like a modern take on older hammer films. Where the location is very much a character of its own. I actually almost called it Gothic Horror-ish, especially compared to the relatively 'modern' first film. Actually gonna revisit it next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 9:13 AM, johnny said: the problem in this movie to me is the characters. since it’s a sequel they decide to introduce all these people just to be killed. none of them are important. some of the kills are decent but i don’t think they’re that great to make me feel anything about characters i don’t care about. laurie can’t do anything since she had just been stabbed. the characters that matter don’t do anything until the end of the movie. i don’t think the writing is good either but i don’t think that’s as big of a deal in a slasher movie. i guess i don’t dislike it. it just exists and is incredibly forgetful. I watched it last night and agree. So many curious choices in this and honestly it felt like a lot of the movie is padded to extend the run time. I don't feel like they really had enough story to fill a whole second movie and because of the padding and scenes that went on longer than they should have, the movie just felt longer than its actual run time. Also the kills just felt boring. Nothing made me whince or go "eeeeew". Movie was just ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShreddieMercury Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Overall I liked it, and the comical and bizarre tone feels much closer to David Gordon Green's work than Halloween 2018. I loved Jim Cummings as one of the police officers at the beginning, and if you haven't seen his other movies (Thunder Road and Wolf of Snow Hollow), definitely seek them out. He's extremely talented. I found this to be more interesting than anything in the franchise outside of Halloween III, mostly because it went a completely different direction than I expected. It wasn't amazing, but I was pleasantly surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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