Halloween (2018) - Review!
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- Roth Cornet and Dan Murrell review the latest story of Michael Myers and the Halloween franchise in the appropriately titled 'Halloween'
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Halloween - Review!
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Are you excited for the next Halloween movie? Would YOU want Dan to do that mask bit for every review even the ones that aren't about this movie? Let us know in the comments below and please say yes to the second question! Thanks for watching!
I like to see Dan doing pranks and scared all screen junkies members 😆
The face Roth is making though! Delightful. But you can’t cover the loveliness that Dan Murrell.
ScreenJunkies News The original Halloween was a new standard in film making, however in this era, I need a movie that’s thought provoking and rich in plot detail not the same ole slasher with no logic. I’ll pass
Yes fun
I wish he would have kept it on for the whole review
Sooooo *that* started off terrifying
Your not supposed to know anything about why Michael does what he does its supposed to be random acts of violence the sequels messed the whole franchise up
craig werkheiser exactly my man
craig werkheiser Halloween 2 it still fit to me Because it was the same night. That’s just me
I agree bud that's why I say this movie is better then 3,4 and beyond
Yeah film 2 was a direct follow on in continuity. Shame they're ignoring it as it was a good sequel.
The reason why they did that is because carpenter didnt want to give him a motive for killing the other writer stuck that in at that point carpenter said fuck it
Michael Murrell
Donald Pleasance is so missed, he added the “psychological suspense” an mystic to Myers that no one can replicate ... The films were just as much Dr. Loomis story as it is Myers.
Its just not the same without Donald Pleasance
This is very, very true.
Spot On Correct!I'm sure Donald Pleasance sends his love from Heaven!:)
Pretty sweet they dedicated Halloween 6 to Donald Pleasance,&Heaven is real just like the Devil.The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was making people think he doesn't exist.He's got America under a Silicon Trance(with electronics&phones)That's why the forecast for USA is morning shootings in Miami,evening shootings in Maryland,followed by Volcanic Ash&Anderson Cooper's vapid,hollow"thoughts&prayers"Signs of the Times:)&Yeah I'm a Sentimental guy:)
Ryan Gettig i would think that the devil’s influence is more subtle. Since he’s a being beyond our own perceptive realm/universe, He can possibly influence us psychologically without us even knowing it. Like with Michael Myers.
Agreed on the Subtlety angle:)....
I miss the days when there could be a film review (by good critics like Dan & Roth) that didn't feel the need to keep saying "but these are just our opinions, don't be angry with us." But i guess that's just the sorry state of the internet these days :( :( lol.
People will either hear an opinion and shit all over it, or hear an opinion and take it cold hard fact. Then take that opinion and take it to a whole other extreme.
It's pretty ridiculous how much they have to clarify that. It should be obvious and implicit just by being a review. Video Game TH-camrs have the same problem, they tend to spend a full minute reminding the audience that it's just their opinion.
I feel like the word "opinion" has a predominantly negative connotation now.
@@alexmott507 its no longer thought of as opinion. Its now thought of as personal facts.
Opinions are no longer just opinions. If theres a opinions that differs than ones own, they feel as if its a personal attack against them and respond by lashing out.
Or the world. Everybody is too sensitive. People need to toughen up.
Dan and Roth, you’re probably the critics I most respect. I just saw the film today and really loved it. I see the flaws you point out, guess they just didn’t bother me as much. It sucks that you didn’t enjoy it as you both wanted to.
Keep up the great work. I always appreciate an honest review, even if I don’t agree with it.
Gerardo Villafañe Exactly! I thought I was the only one to actually feel bad when people didn’t like movies that I and a lot of people enjoyed!
Having seen the film, I completely disagree but respect his opinion. Really surprised by his opinion.
Wait so you disagree with him yet you are not shouting down his throat. That's unexpected but welcome.
Yeah it's weird because I saw Venom and thought he would hate it because I don't think Venom is a good movie at all, I enjoyed it but it's a bad movie
I wish Roth had gotten the same amount of respect for not liking Venom when that review was posted last week.
Jimir, having seen the movie, can you tell me if they try to slip in any pc political commentary, ie "metoo", guns are evil, etc? Every time Jamie Lee Curtis opens her mouth in interviews, she can't shut up with this stuff, and I'm nervous that it makes its way into the movie.
Mikes my boy im a fan, what did u like about this movie. Its just not the same, when laurie knows hes alive and ready for him, now if they get a real horror director to direct it, it could be a classic
Dan's saying all the stuff Stuckmann was saying. Unfortunate.
Stars Die Stickman's review was shit
Yeah and they are both spot on
I just saw the movie and I also agree with Dan and Chris.
Stars Die this movie was disappointing af
HE’S EVIL... Not charming...
Who would have thought that Dan would be more positive about Venom than Halloween?
Not me, that's for sure! - Dan
I know....bizarre.
I think it's expectations. When you are sure, something is bad you search something good in it and vice versa.
Lol while havent seen Halloween. I think I'll definitely like it more then Vemon. I was really surprised with the positive reaction vemon got since like how Dan feels with Halloween I felt it was a movie with cool moments but a weak plot and cardboard characters (except the Vemon who was funny). But with movies like Vemon or Halloween at the end its popcorn flicks you either enjoy or dont.
I Went into this movie happy and ready....walked out,shook my head and said "it's new age,trendy,jumpscaring horseshit.
I'm with you guys. It just didn't work which broke my heart. It's bloated with too many ideas that go nowhere. Dan was right in saying there are maybe 3 or 4 scenes that if they were cut from the movie it wouldn't matter. In the end I mostly left feeling underwhelmed and disappointed.
Totally disagree with the sentiments expressed here. I thought this movie killed it!!! It was fantastic. What else could you have wanted? Look at how shitty Rob Zombie's versions were. This film set it right!!
I can't wait to watch this on Friday😀😎
Who else going?!!
Me and I'll get to see it this Thursday!😉
Me!
Me Monday ☺
Saturday night, my ass will be in a seat, in a theater watching it!!
I saw it last night was great don't listen to these knock heads
0:23 I'd just like to acknowledge the fantastic reference.
I actually agree with him. It was completely devoid of atmosphere and tension. It was just one convenient murder to the next.
Scoops McGee v Spooky Murrell!
Having just seen this a few hours ago i agree with dan's point that i was waiting for it to hook me in but didn't. It's a solid sequel with good homages to the first, but what really weighed it down was introducing so many characters and not really seeing it through. They could've made it more a revenge type horror b/t Laurie & Michael, and maybe establish more of the relationship between the granddaughter and Laurie, to really tighten it up. As best summed up, the best horror movies are character driven and which sum up my favorite horrors.
Couldn’t these pointless jump scares be compared to many of the scares in the original like where Laurie bumps into the sheriff and screams or when Loomis gets scared by the police officer?
I would counterargue - Loomis getting startled by the sheriff wasn't a jump scare to anyone but Loomis (there's no sting or anything to make the audience jump, we see the sheriff's hand land on his shoulder). Same with Laurie - she bumps into Brackett, but there's no 'sting' to scare the audience though that one may be a bit startling to a crowd. I think both scares were instances where the film was allowing us to see the characters being startled in the moment, whereas I felt many of the jumps in this movie made no sense other than a cheap, instinctive jolt that didn't pay off anything. - Dan
ScreenJunkies News fair points. And to clarify, I haven’t seen the new film so I can’t speak to how cheap the scares in the new one are. But 100% of the time I value your reviews, and you’ve gotten me to see some great movies like You Were Never Really Here and MI Fallout so I trust your opinions but I’ll definitely still be seeing this one for myself as a lover of the franchise. Thank you for your thoughts
As a fan of the franchise, it's very possible that you'll come out of this liking it more than I did. As a Halloween fan myself, I hope that you do! - Dan
I feel like there was so much more suspense and build up to the jump scares in the original. I wasn't terrified... But I was surprised lol I love the original for that...it didn't rely on gore like most movies... Strictly suspense and that's what I'm hoping for in this... But I've also heard he kills a kid in this one so I'm excited 😂
@@fandomentertainment I don't get why people can't understand that Dan, who has said this time and time again, dislikes jump-scares. I think he finds them to be a quick way to get the audience to feel something... (when a director has failed to do so with subtlety.) I think the fact that it had these elements and the others pointed out in the review is the fact HE can't be 100% behind it. I'm sorry you couldn't enjoy the movie to its fullest... but just as you guys in S.J. have taught us...It could have been worse. XD
The pace of the movie is all over the place. The only positives for me are new music from John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis playing Lori Strode again. They're selling this as a direct sequel to Halloween '78 yet they spent a lot of time paying homage to the entire franchise? I wanted to love this movie but I'm very disappointed.
Gosh, Dan always misses all the strange studio guests.
I watched the first Halloween movie today and it was incredible. I saw the new one tonight, and it’s not good. Jamie Lee Curtis was great, but they didn’t use her nearly enough. It felt like the director copied scenes from the original and marketed it as a love letter to the franchise. It’s more of a 2000’s generic jump scare horror movie, and I didn’t have fun with it. The final conflict was the best part, and the movie should’ve stuck with that approach.
The movie was great. It was exactly what I wanted. Would highly reccommend!!!! Its perfect really!!!
I have to disagree with Roth... the first Halloween has no "comedy" in Michael. (I'd argue even the later movies didn't go down that road). Freddy also was serious initially... it wasn't until the later movies that the comedy really started seeping in... Which goes to Dan's point about how it's more of a slasher film that Halloween (1978) spawned instead of being like it.
I think he does have comedic elements, but they're subdued enough to keep in tone with the movie. That little head tilt of his after he pins the teenage boy to the wall with his knife got a little chuckle out of me. Don't know of Carpenter intended folks like me to respond that way, but ey that's individuality.
Well Carpenter thought the sheet over Michael was funny and meant to be played as absurd. Like a child still playing dress up. Its not HAHAHA funny, but its meant to get the reaction of, "well that's just silly" and then you're menaced by his brutality.
Most good films have a sense of humor
Agreed as well. The head tilt Michael does is a gesture of admiration in a sick way. I don't think of it like a comical way.
"I would argue that even later movies didn't go down that road"
Did you miss those two cops in 5 and Busta Rhyme in Resurrection?
Nah cause freddy was a clown in the first one,remember when he cut off his fingers, and when she grabbed his face and that laugh was crazy
I’ve seen the movie, I respect your review but you are crazy! Halloween is amazing!
Thank you man.
mcjunebug2 nothing crazy about it. This film has a ton of problems people will glance over. The pacing is wayyyy to fast. Too many boring characters that took screen time from Michael and Laurie.
LOL. I've observed over a period that Deadpool fanboys have shit taste in movies
@@NoirFan84 I would shit all over you if I saw your Netflix account
@@cjfrost1441 Haha. I don't even have won, toughguy.
Dan you're crazy, Roth you're crazy! lol I loved this movie and think horror needs to come back to the slasher and stop with the Nuns and all the really lazy and cheap films that we've been getting. Laurie Strode has way more going on as a character than she did in the original let's be honest.
I agree with alot if their points. The movie was fine but I like a little more schlock, memorable characters and fun in my slasher films. I wanted to like the film alot more
Okay, this film was amazing. Perfect hell no, but amazing none the less
Hey guys. Good review. I think a point that is not made though (and hardly ever anymore) is that we need to be able to have fun again at the movies. We need movies like the Halloweens of the world to also suspend belief for a little while. The Dr. Loomis character has been a walking, talking, shootin, rootin-tootin joke of a character since moment zero in 1978's original. "Hey Lonnie, Get Your Ass Away from There !" The wild-eyed monologues, the one-liners - a messenger of doom to set the tone - a total plot device. I had the opposite reaction of you to the new doctor - that disturbed the hell out of me, which is to me what Halloween is all about. No time wasted on exposition, no background, just "What the hell just happpened, why would he do that? What are his motivations?" The unknown and letting the audience fill in the blanks, and switching back and forth from comedic moments (thinking of Laurie's friends, even Macready in The Thing) is very Carpenter like. All that said, don't apologize or preface your opinions - you two are great!
Thank you for watching and writing this! We appreciate it and read them!
I'm so glad someone else thought the same way I did about this movie.
THAT was quite terrifying, Michael Murrell. Don't hurt Roth. ScreenJunkies falls apart without her.
it's a damn shame y'all didn't enjoy it 😑
This movie didn’t understand the original, in which Laurie’s fear pulled Michael towards her. In this new film, Laurie is a badass. So WHY is Michael coming towards her? This movie has no concept of subtext.
I saw it a second time and loved it. Michael has no interest in revenge from 40 years ago. He's "pure evil" and basically kills at random. The doctor set him free, the doctor puts him in Laurie's path again. It's a great film. It lets Michael be The Shape, and it gives people something to see and grasp onto with Laurie's story.
I would definitely recommend Halloween 2018.
The one film I would never recommend: “The Last Jedi”.
I finally finished watching Halloween (2018) and man I have so many emotions right now.
I probably found my new favorite Halloween Sequel.
It's not perfect but very enjoyable.
I sort of agree with them. I didn't hate the movie, it was just 'meh'.
It felt like there were three horror movie styles through the movie, and it never found it's place.
I loved the references they made in the movie to previous Halloween movies. I can't wait for a video later that compares all those scenes.
I preferred the Rob Zombie remake more than this movie.
How is this movie not character driven? This movie goes out of its way to develop all the major characters, those being the 3 Strode women. They even develop Michael more.
This movie was really bad...I rate it like a 5 out of 10...theres...alot of horseshit...people are gonna praise this movie cause it just came out...but it really isnt that good. It's ok.
Sad how this once great franchise has turned to crap first with h20 trash then robs films garbage but this 2018 film is the worst of all!
I dont agree that Laurie is made unlikable. I found her scenes to be very emotional because of what she has gone through and her desperate need to keep her family safe.
I got to see this at a late night showing on Thursday. Highly enjoyed the movie, but got stuck next tot he married couple that if there was one minor thing in the movie they didn't like, they made sure to make every single person in the theater know they didn't like it. And also apparently every single character is a "retarded f***tard" (their words not mine) from their viewpoint, which they loudly stated repeatedly. needless to say, I'll be seeing the movie a second time. (And did I also mention that apparently neither of them had either seen a single Halloween movie, and were consistently complaining about not knowing who any characters were?)
Just saw it. Slick storytelling but misses the heart, soul, and brains of the original.
For me this is the Last Jedi of the Halloween Franchise
so...the second best one for the critics, but it will devide fans with a Scary Movie Civil War !
I think that the fact that they removed the idea of Laurie & Michael being brother and sister did hurt this film in a way. Think about it, how many other horror film have the element of the killer being RELATED to the central protagonist!? The idea of you not being able to trust a member of *YOUR OWN FAMILY* cause they might become a psychopathic serial killer is scary and I'm positive that a lot of audience members can relate to that. Add on top that they're psychopathic serial killer sibling is literally the embodiment of evil and chaos who can't be killed and won't stop until your dead for absolute terror.
Jackson Roze Reviews nah. The sibling connection that started in HII always made it far less scary for me.
I’m bummed you both didn’t like it as much as you had hoped! But I am so glad you both were honest with your review. Keep up the amazing work!
Christ Dan, that like the longest disclaimer I have ever seen just to say thumbs down. It's ok not to like a movie.
I thought it was very strong, and that it lived up to my expectations. It definitely helps seeing it at Midnight Madness at TIFF which I was lucky to. I would agree that some of the kills were uninspired, with a few cutting away before the dread is allowed to set in.
Best intro!
I liked the whole idea of lori being his younger sister. Sucks that they took that out.
I can't handle this any longer. The screen junkies logo sign in the background is crooked. It is about 1-2 degrees slanted going "down hill" from left to right and I would really appreciate if you'd fix this small but infuriating flaw in your set.
Thank you.
lololol
I respect your honesty :'j Thank you for your point of view :'1
Its okay its just not a good movie...plain and simple
I love you guys!
You liked Venom and not Halloween?
Agreed
You two gave an HONEST, detailed, and outright compelling review of this film from both a fan and a professional vantage point. I have finally managed to see the film now and I can definitely relate to the sentiments expressed here.
Halloween 2018 was not a "bad" film... but it is "debatable" when it comes to addressing whether it delivers on its marketed "promises" or not. The abrasive changes in tone were also indeed a bit jarring at times.
Gonna marinate a bit more on this one, but I could immediately tell it just wasn't gonna hold a candle to the original or its underrated direct sequel (Halloween II '81).
Thank you so much for the high quality review!!!
Exactly i gave it a b plus cause mikes my boy, its just something missing the actors and script and if a real horror directed this and i know im 36 and not suppose to be scared, but when i watch horror movies i put my mind as if i was 6 or 8, and it just didnt hit me
It's clearly the best sequel in the franchise.
Disagree. I loved it!
Should've been Halloween H40: The Revenge of Laurie Strode
I’m just glad to know this is no Alien Covenant great review
Roth’s face in the opening 😂😂👍
Yes! It was as if she was saying, “Well ... this is awkward ...”
Dr Loomis wasn't likable?
Did he seriously say that in this here video ? As in... About sir Pleasance's Loomis ? Am I getting this correct...?
No accounting for good taste on this channel.
I am worried about Dan. He liked Venom and didn't care for this. Dan.. are you ok buddy? Please don't turn into to that terrible Grace girl..she is the worst.
Zachery Rodgers Well, Grayce also didn’t like the script of the film but thought it was shot very good. I saw the spoilers & I guess I get what they’re disappointed about
@@radah25 Whatever she says.. it is wrong. She is is just terrible.
Zachery Rodgers It’s the script, lack of logic and motive ... which is some people’s complaint & I figured it would be.
What is the point of watching reviews if you only want a reviewer who agrees with you? You're clearly not interested in discourse. You're interested in categorizing GOOD THING and BAD THING. This channel isn't for you.
Zachery Rodgers
Blasphemy! Are you referring to Grace Randolph from Beyond the Trailer? She doesn’t make reviews that fall within mainstream opinion. Often I don’t agree with her, but I find her arguments compelling. She also didn’t give this Halloween film a glowing review either, FYI.
Upvoting just cuz I really like Team Roth & Dan and will watch/listen to any movie they review, even one I'm not really interested in (love horror movies, just not really the slasher subgroup). Loved Roth's expression in the opening and felt really bad for them at the end cuz they both looked so crestfallen about not loving the new Halloween. They needed a hug.
Although the first film was a masterpiece, this movie has the same feels and chills as the first with more kills and slasher scenes added with awesome callbacks to the original and even Jamie lee Curtis getting her sweet revenge ever since the first! I just don’t understand when people say they’re disappointed. *WHAT DID YOU EXPECT*
People are going into this expecting this film to live up to the hype of the first film. Just because we see John Carpenters name tied into this movie in some aspects people need to realize that no Halloween movie will ever live up to the original classic. People need to lower their expectations just a tad and go into this movie with a open mind. If you go into this movie with that kind of attitude I think people will enjoy this film for what it is. If people go into this movie thinking they are gonna relive the 78 classic all over again then of course you are gonna be disappointed. I am curious to see how many people who hate this film after watching it the first time will end up enjoying the movie once they have seen it a second or third time after the hype has worn off.. I honestly didn't think it was a bad film at all. There were a few parts of the movie that I didn't care for but I thought it was a solid Halloween movie. I would probably rate this film as the 3rd best in the series right behind the Original Halloween II..
@@travisscott9057 Agreed. I know the atmosphere and the tension that people wanted....but I feel like if they would have done it, so many would have said it feels unrealistic in 2018.
Halloween is one of my favorite films of all time and I can't count how many times I've seen the sequels (minus Zombies which I hated). I completely get where they're coming from as far as getting Michael to Laurie and agree that it could have been done a lot better. But if you view this film as an insane asylum patient escaping again on Halloween, it mostly worked for me. He has no motive and just goes after whoever he feels like. I think that's what's throwing people off. And I can buy Michael being that because he is obviously insane and he has been locked up for 40 years.
This reminded me of IT which I went into with massive expectations that could never be lived up to. Like that, I think I'll appreciate it even more with a second viewing.
Yes I wanted more scenes of Michael watching his victims from out of the frame but this seemed like a far less patient guy. And the fact that he targeted random people made him unpredictable and nasty which is something he has not been in a long time. There is not supposed to be a reason for his actions and the character has always been better off unexplained.
Like you, I really liked it outside of that stupid doctor scene. I never felt the tonal shift that Dan did. Seemed to stay with the theme of trauma from beginning to end.
Sorry you guys didn't enjoy it and also sorry you have to be so nervous about expressing it! I thought it was good, but nothing calling me back for a rewatch any time soon
Just seen it and I so wanted to be able to write how wrong Dan and Roth were. But they were more or less bang on the money in my opinion. Three different writers and it showed.
When Dan likes the Venom movie and recommends that but not the Halloween movie you know it was bad
A quick reminder for everyone: It's OK not to like a movie.
You guys made good points but I enjoyed it 🎃 thanks for the review nonetheless
You should post time stamps on the description when you switch to other parts of the discussion.
Is worse than Halloween Resurrection bad? No? Then it's good Yes? Damn...
Perspective is such an interesting thing. Both of you didn't seem to like it, but there were more times than not during this review while you were discussing it and it still sounds kinda great? Very excited to see this one.
You expressed exactly how I felt after watching the movie. Good AND Bad.
chris stuckmann also said that it was unfocused and humour did not land and their was not enough of jamie lee curtis they had a good concept but did not live up to the hype
it cant be worse then mr pimp my ride kickboxing michael out of the windows
or the rob zombie vol 2. effort
I'm extremely proud to be a fan of you two and the show.
I always appreciate your honest opinions and views on films.
Never apologize for YOUR views on this show as I'm sure yall do your research and are the professionals. Great job on this review!!
Okay, I’ve never thought of Michael Myers as funny...what is she talking about? Freddy Kruger, yes! Of course! That’s his shtick! But Michael Myers, funny? He wears an emotionless mask....what?
That intro is legendary lol
The Ending Of Resurrection Is A Great Ending For The Whole Halloween Series.
Think About It. Micheal's Eyes Open, Then Goes To The Credits.
A Quote From Wes Cravens New Nightmare: I Guess Evil Never Dies.
If I may (and please don't take this as an attack on any of you guys, I think you're super cool, BUT..) it would seem to me that way too often, and more and more, we're getting the concept of "subverting genres" / "subverting expectations" as a sort of "educated excuse" for failed execution in films. In this case, I'd have to agree with most, if not all, of Roth's comments on this movie, and a few of Dan's as well, but the idea of how the movie "turns the genre on its head" and such... and presenting that as a good thing all by itself is.. well, kind of misleading. And it's not just Dan saying it, of course ; all the time you get critics presenting that same argument (Dan does acknowledge that it's been done before within the horror genre, though, which is correct). Pretty much what happened, for an example, with The Last Jedi; its defenders use the "subversion of fans' expectations" as the cornerstone of their arguments. But you can turn things on their heads with style and good taste and expertise and thus achieve a win, or, you can get it wrong; I'd say this movie fails at it. It IS a work of love by the people behind it, but it just doesn't quite seem to work. I'd dare say the (original) Halloween 2 was actually a better sequel to Halloween.
Great discussion, btw! Cheers!
Just saw this movie and i had to side with Dan on this one.. Here's my review of it..
Well, I just saw the new 2018 Halloween Movie (Which I still think they should of renamed it to something better lol) and here's my review:
Well, I had to make this review cause I've seen a lot of mixed reviews about this film. And I was really excited for this movie going in as well. And overall, this movie was decent. I felt like this movie wasn't sure what it wanted to be. I felt like it had 2 complete different directors. A true classic horror director and a modern comedy director. It just didn't mesh right in my opinion. I felt like it was a roller coaster of scary and then stupid funny emotions throughout the entire film. The character's were forgettable, which was expected. But the thing that was great was Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Myers. That was the best part of the film. Period. I just wished it had more of them and less of the other people you don't give 2 shits about lol. The theme throughout the film was on point though. It had the slow version and all at some scenes which was a nice treat. I left the theater not 100% satisfied and thought it could of been better, but still an enjoyable film. Overall, I'd give it a C+.
I am glad I don't listen to all the reviews all the time. This movie gave me back the old feeling of how dangerous Michael is. The problems that Dan has with the movie are not important to me. Was Micheal great when on screen? Yes. Was Jamie Lee Curtis perfect? Yes. Was the movie perfect? No.The supporting acting was mediocre, and movie suffered when Michael or Jamie were not on screen.That being said, Michael felt unstoppable the whole movie. Not in a supernatural way, but a true monster sort of way.
This review reminded me of Double toasted review if "It". They were pointing out flaws that don't matter. If this movie didn't have a strong 3rd act, I would agree with some of the review. I loved this movie and strongly recommend it.
So here's my opinion on this......if John carpenter himself loved it and said it was a true sequel to the original...that's who the fuck I'm gonna trust....not trusting anyone else's opinion on this matter 👏👏 straight the fuck up!!! I've already fell in love with this movie and I haven't seen it yet... But I have such a good feeling about this since day one of production. My body is ready for this 👏😂🎃🔪
Totally agree with your comments. This was an interesting and honest discussion. This film felt like The Force Awakens of the Halloween franchise. Lazy and predictable.
Wow surprised by this review. I looooooved this grounded more modernized realistic film that gave me all the old feels throughout the movie. Michael was thee shit! 💇🏻♂️😈👌 overall great movie
can't believe there are so many people critisizing DAN. I am also very doubtful of the hype for this movie. The trailers look so fucking generic. And also ignoring awesome parts of the franchise? So lame. Everything the trailer shows has been done in the past sequels.
This was was amazing!: Low IQ
This film SUCKED: Lower IQ
Those who agree with this review: High IQ
What movie did you watch?? No disrespect, but I really felt this episode was on the same level as the original. Considering, this makes this one better. It’s supposed to be a slasher film!??? But a good story too?? My kid came out and could not stop talking out how good this was....
I had high hopes with this film but honestly felt disappointed, as an old school halloween fan, it was a let down, i'm with Dan on his review
Few things i'd might rescue are James Jude Courtney's portrayal of the shape, The music by John Carpenter, twas great to see Jamie Lee Curtis back as Laurie Strode, now let us add few cons which in my humble opinion flopped the movie for me, like the lack of atmosphere, it didn't feel like Haddonfield for me, did not liked that Sarah Connor approach they put Laurie in, script flawed, and guess what? they left the Ben Trammer character out of the story!! after all they said, maybe for the newcomer this film was great, but for us that grew with the original i felt it just didn't cut it, my daughter enjoyed it though lol!
I enjoyed the movie up until the end. It was pretty bad tho in retrospect, having a solid 30-45 mins mixed in with an hour or so of just bad writing and unlikely plot devices. I love the 'mixed bag' description. Sadly I won't be buying this on Blu Ray, but really only because of the way it ended. I would still recommend that any fan at least check it out, whether in the theater or for rent later. On a side note, I'd love to see the Easter eggs that this movie points to in all the others. That would be sweet, and would actually make me want to watch it again :D
Edit: Oops, I take everything back about the ending and it not being Blu Ray worthy. I didn't know that it didn't end the way I thought it ended!
Well I've never watched any of your guy's videos and from what I'm reading in the comment section you ENJOYED Venvom which just shows how good at reviewing movies you actually are😒
Why did you find it unfocused? Was it the soundtrack being used poorly at times, was it the comedy breaking any tension, or sloppy editing? Thanks! I've heard the same thing from a few others. Out of 10, what you rate it?
Dan should have put the hat and glasses on over the mask
We are all Roth at the beginning of the video. You all are awesome! :D
I was really disappointed with the movie. It is not a bad movie but they did not do a "horror movie" it is so dang soft in my opinion, also adding comedy on the wrong times plus way to much social chat, I just felt like it wasn't a "michael myers" movie, its a good movie but I even felt like Michael wasnt that of a person. They couldve done a way better job, I saw people even falling asleep(not joking)
(Spoilers ahead): they’re right on some things. It was strong and u like it after u leave (cuz the final act) but when u have time to reflect back on it, it had a lot of pointless scenes that could’ve been cut for other better filmed set ups or atmospheric help that they 100% failed on as they didn’t make sense (I.e the doctor part). Certain failed scenes just felt forced so it could help drive certain parts (granddaughter losing her phone, most of her friends deaths, and the random way Laurie meets Michael via doctors actions). If they were hinting the granddaughter could become unhinged at the end, they could’ve done much more interactions w her and Michael to actually get there; she could’ve actually fought alongside her friends to survive only to eventually witness their deaths, or even witness it fully but unable to help. That would’ve helped the overall missing atmosphere and tension we really only get in the finale. Even the doctors effects on her were failed to be seen bcuz he’s written in randomly, despite it as a good side plot. She gets no real interaction w Michael until the end end. It’s good but they could’ve done 60% better setting a lot up of things that eventually became the end results to certain characters and certain scenes that would eventually come to pass throughout the film. The kills & fight scenes we do get are however excellent at being intense, just misused in the overall perspective of the film’s story. I also don’t like the editing placement of certain scenes, her shooting the mannequins and cleaning her guns would’ve been much more effective being placed at the beginning w/ her interview (would’ve shown she’s a bad ass but plagued emotionally as well).
So far Dan, Roth, and Chris Stuckmann didn’t like it while Jeremy did like It. Just waiting on campea (for me) to give his opinion which I’m really curious about since he doesn’t like the original.
You wanna know how I enjoyed this movie and you can too? I pulled my head out of my own ass and enjoyed this as a mindless slasher. John Carpenter never had a reason for why Michael kills, he just did. The ONLY thing I agree with you clowns is about the new Dr. Loomis. That shit sucked.