WHAT’S IT ABOUT
Forty years ago, Michael Myers (Nick Castle) murdered three teenagers on a Halloween night in 1978. Forty years later, Michael (James Jude Courtney and Nick Castle) returned and began a storm of horror in Haddonfield. Halloween Kills takes place on the same night as Halloween (2018).
MOVIESinMO REVIEW
Halloween Kills picks up right after the events of Halloween (2018), with the fire department rushing to the home of Laurie Strode. That’s not a spoiler since anyone that has seen the trailer knows this. What you might not know is the attempt to reboot the franchise by completely ignoring every film after the original. So there’s no need to see the other nine films. Like Halloween (2018), this sequel has plenty of kills and the usual amounts of stupid people. You know, the ones that stand there and scream, or the ones that run and fall every five steps – the classic stuff. Michael seems to have become a bit more cold-blooded when killing his victims now. There are several scenes where he administers overkills when he knows someone is watching. It’s gruesome, a bit shocking, and funny all at the same time. As for the story, it’s mainly a retelling of the whole Halloween lore, starting with the original 1978 film. You find out what happened, who was there, and who’s to blame for Michael’s continued killing spree. Besides being the second part of a trilogy (Halloween Ends will be in theaters in October 2022), they tried to add new elements. One of those changes would be the angry and scared mob determined to hunt down and kill Michael once and for all. Meanwhile, Laurie Strode is in a hospital, giving very convenient expositions about Michael Myers. Needless to say, Halloween Kills may not be as good as its predecessor, as they appeared to have run out of ideas near the end. But in retrospect, I’m sure they had to cut it short to have something for the final movie. It’s part of a trilogy, and just like most other trilogies (Back to the Future, The Hobbit, The Dark Knight), the middle film always feels incomplete. If things go as planned, Halloween Kills will seemingly become a better movie once the last part is released.
OUR RATING – HE’S NOT DEAD YET 7
MEDIA
- Genre – Horror
- Street date
- Digital – December 14th, 2021
- DVD/Blu-Ray – January 11th, 2022
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 2.39:1
- Sound – English: Dolby Atmos, English Dolby 2.0, French: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 7.1
- Subtitles – English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras
- GAG REEL
- DELETED/EXTENDED SCENES
- HADDONFIELD’S OPEN WOUNDS – Those who die at the hands of Michael Myers are not his only victims. We look at some of the returning characters, and why their past traumatic encounters with The Shape made them natural candidates to try and defend Haddonfield against him.
- THE KILL TEAM – It takes a big team to create a film the scale of HALLOWEEN KILLS, especially when part of the task is raising the bar for Michael’s gruesome kills. We hear the people behind the mayhem discuss how they continue to push the franchise to new heights.
- STRODE FAMILY VALUES – Filmmakers and cast discuss the three generations of Strode women that have been terrorized by The Shape, and the roles Laurie, Karen and Allyson play in trying to vanquish his evil.
- 1978 TRANSFORMATIONS – Shooting new footage that matches the feel of the iconic 1978 footage is no easy task, and even takes a little bit of luck. We reveal some of the secrets of how filmmakers achieved these stunning sequences.
- THE POWER OF FEAR – The impact of Michael Myers’ pure evil extends far beyond his victims. We examine how fear of The Shape changed the psychology of the people of Haddonfield.
- KILL COUNT
- FEATURE COMMENTARY – Director/co-writer David Gordon Green and stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer