Halloween 2018 was...exactly what you would expect out of slasher movie sequel...more so in a series with too many to count. Overall...it's just okay. It's a one time deal for me. There was a lot of nice stuff in here. Jamie Lee Curtis gives a great performance, Michael is portrayed perfectly... probably the best since the original Halloween II, the rest of the cast does a fairly good job, the soundtrack done by John Carpenter himself was FANTASTIC (true Carpenter music at its best), there are some cool camera directions with some good long shots that give you the feel of the first two movies, the gore effects were top notch, and aspects of the Michael vs Laurie finale were pretty cool. All this makes for an entertaining time. BUT...all of this is equaled by many issues that keep this from being anything other than okay. First, every death in the film is completely predictable . Same old formula: character gets left alone, does something stupid, jump scare, and their dead. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. This formula needs to stop already. By the third act, I was literally rolling my eyes at every character being a complete idiot for the sake of having somebody die. But hey, if you enjoy that sorta predictability...Halloween 2018 has you covered for sure. Just don't plan on remembering the teen cast. Heck one character just disappeared from the movie completely. Speaking of stupid decisions, around the start of the third act...a character does something beyond idiotic. It is probably the stupidest thing I have seen this year...and I saw "The Predator" this year for crying out loud. And to make matters worse...it correlates with the elements that set the whole film's plot in motion. So the whole plot happens because of the lowest of low in stupidity. Then there is that fact that the film just can't stop knocking on the other films' doors. Too many forced references to the superior classic and heck even the whole Michael vs Laurie thing was ripped from Halloween H20! Only this time rather than her progression feeling logical, she is now basically Sarah Conner from "Terminator" mixed with Kevin McCallister from "Home Alone". It's a bit over the top but hey Curtis makes the most of it. Finally, the modern trend of forced comedy continues. Just because Marvel does it, doesn't mean everyone has too! Outside one little kid with a foul language problem...the humor just didn't work and distracted from the horror. Thus this movie is not remotely scary beyond those "good" old jump scares. (Sarcasm) Still, I was fairly entertained believe it or not and this is certainly better than 4-6 and Resurrection. But to me, Halloween II (1982) is still the proper sequel and I would probably put H20 above it too. This to me is just mildly entertaining fan fiction.
Review of Halloween
