Critics are hacking and slashing away at the long-awaited horror sequelHalloween Kills.
“Halloween Killsis a darker, meaner, more disturbing entry in the franchise.
“It was great seeing old characters again, and there is a flashback that blew my mind.
Michael Myers returns in ‘Halloween Kills.'.Ryan Green/Universal Pictures
Sadly, this is 100% half a film.”
“It’s about the generational trauma bestowed upon Haddonfield.
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It’s genuinely striking how few fake-outs or red herrings or surprises there are.
Whenever someone hears a floorboard creak, Michael’s in the house.
No matter which car they get into, Michael’s in the back seat.
The shadow at the window?
That’ll be Michael.
Every door that’s mysteriously ajar?
Why, hey there, Michael.
Of all the thingsHalloween Killshad to kill, why that?”
She gets to spout some wobblyHalloweenlore, about Michael transcending mortality to become a superhuman disseminator of fear.
But mostly she’s just killing time waiting for the inevitable showdown in the closing chapter.”
Ben Rolph (Discussing Film)“Halloween Killsis a non-stop, blood-rushing blast.
There are some absolutely gnarly kills that will become ingrained in spectators’ minds.
It’s shocking to the highest degree.
In terms of the film’s scare factor, audiences will be undoubtedly biting their nails in anxiety.
That would be purity of purpose, mind you, and not quite of theme.
Or should we say, ‘only Laurie’, or ‘only Michael’?”
Halloween Killspremieres Oct. 15.
