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Halloween Kills Review

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4.4640 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2021

⏱️ 100 minutes

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We went and saw Halloween Kills and i was shocked by the insanity of the violence at the start and end of the movie, and bored to literal tears by the squishy, awkward middle.  @dgoebel00 on Instagram provided this amazing artwork. Follow him and check out his website. https://youtu.be/OUwVHX3242M Synopsis Halloween Kills picks up directly where Halloween 2018 left off. Spoilers, he makes it through the fire, and goes on a murderous rampage through his hometown of Haddonfield.  https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2018/10/24/halloween-2018-review/ While the residents decide to make their own stand against his evil, they do their best to try to find and kill Michael in a mob justice style coup.  Michael creeps through the town brutally killing random bystanders and homeowners.  Eventually, everyone ends up with more Michael Meyers than they bargained for. Review Halloween Kills is a cool concept that is hampered by slow-witted dialog and an unneeded morality appeal.  Who was the person clamoring for a barebones morality tale in a Halloween movie? I feel like I understand the Halloween fanbase pretty well. I respect them, and I know I’m an outsider looking in, but none of them are asking for this. The entire second and third acts of Halloween Kills are bogged down by inane dialog, cameos, and homages to previous films.  I will say this - the violence is pretty incredible. Some of the kills are so brutal and disgusting that I was impressed. I don’t think I’ve seen such incredible brutality done so well since Possessor Uncut from 2020. The kills were done so well that I actually got into them to a degree.  Watch Halloween KillsWatch on AmazonClick here to Buy or Rent Instead of a dialog driven homage-fest, why not do what Michael actually does best? Creep around the town of Haddonfield with Michael, stalking and killing his victims. Sparse music or silence accompaniment to pair with the gurgling, gasping, and screaming of defenseless townsfolk, just trying to get away. Show how evil Michael is, don’t tell us - WE KNOW! Make us gasp in awe. Make us fearful of walking through the parking lot at night to get back to our cars and drive home. It bums me out that Halloween 2018 didn’t get a hardcore follow-up, because I feel like if they had gone swung for the fence with the brutality, they could have made a movie that people spoke about in hushed tones.  Score 5/10 Get 13% Off your order at NightChannels.com when you use code HMT at checkout.

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by the Haddonfield Public Service Announcement Council.

0:05.3

You may remember certain indiscretions from Haddonfield's past involving Michael Myers,

0:10.1

the infamous masked killer.

0:12.0

We all have reason to fear Michael.

0:14.0

He kills at random and with the hate of a thousand devils.

0:17.6

For this reason, we suggest that you leave.

0:19.9

That's right.

0:20.8

Just leave. Michael is like a

0:22.4

localized weather event. He strikes relentlessly, but predictably, within the same vicinity of

0:28.0

Haddonfield. So just leave. Don't be like that trailer park that gets leveled every year in

0:32.7

Tornado Alley, where the residents vow to carry on and rebuild. Michael will find you in Haddonfield and kill you eventually.

0:40.6

So leave.

0:41.7

Just leave.

0:43.8

Hello and welcome to horror movie talk.

0:48.4

An opinionated and accidentally funny horror movie review show.

0:52.9

Go.

0:53.2

Go.

0:53.6

Go. Go. Go.

0:54.2

Go.

0:55.0

Go.

0:56.0

Horror. Horror! Sabrina, don't just stare at it, eat it.

1:13.3

The new theatrical releases always get priority.

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