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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

Wow. A good Michael Myers movie not directed by John Carpenter? Did not expect that at all! I really liked seeing Jamie Lee Curtis back in the role of Laurie Strode, and she did a really good job. I also liked seeing her finally get her revenge against Michael at the end. All the other characters were good in the film, like Laurie’s son John, and Ronny, the security guard played by LL Cool J, who did a (very) surprising good job in the role. I liked the more restrained approach to the death scenes, and how the film makers didn’t go overboard with gore. The suspense was also good in the film, like the scene with the teenagers trapped behind a gate. There were things that didn’t work, like the excessive jump scares, Michael Myers’ ever changing mask, and the extremely short length, which made the film feel rushed at times. But I really liked the film regardless, and it ranks second in the series for me.

7/10

Lord Haseo said:

The twist definitely paled in comparison.

Especially since the actual killer was barely in the film.

Scream 2 (1997)

I don’t really have much to say about this film. For the most part it’s good, but the whole time watching it I just wished I was watching the first one. It certainly paled in comparison to that film.

6/10

Tobar said:

Uh…all of it?

Sarcasm is a wonderful thing. I’m fully aware that that idea is goofy, but it would still be awesome to see implemented (at least for me).

Also, don’t take my 6.5 rating as meaning I didn’t like it. On the contrary, I thought it was quite good.

ray_afraid said:

Why do you always mention “dated” as a negative? Shouldn’t a film look and feel like the era it was made/set in? Makes you seem very young. Not meaning this as an insult, just wondering.
Halloween III is the only film in the franchise I like other than the original. It’s an absurd October must-watch for me.

I meant that it hasn’t aged particularly well. The original Halloween still holds up today because the story could still happen in the modern day, but Season of the Witch’s plot would not happen in this day and age.

What part of that possibly sounds goofy?

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

The plot was ridiculous, it was riddled with holes and extremely dated at times, but overall the movie wasn’t bad. Tom Atkins and Stacy Nelkin were pretty good as the leads, and I thought it was nice not to have teenagers as the main characters in a Halloween movie. I did wonder what the villains plan was though. What if the kids forgot to watch the “giveaway”? What if their TV was broken? What if people found out it was the commercial doing this? What would the villain do then? Though, the villain himself was extremely fun to watch, and played excellently by Dan O’Herlihy. It was cool to see actors from previous Halloween movies appear, like Nancy Kyes and Dick Warlock, and I loved how the original movie was playing on the TV. It was like the movies way of saying “nope, Michael Myers definitely isn’t appearing.” I thought it was a welcome divergence from the main story, and I wish they’d done more. Oh well…

6.5/10 (I don’t usually give .5 ratings, but in this case I feel that giving the film a six is doing it a disservice, and giving it a seven is overrating it)

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Pretty mediocre, but honestly, better than I expected it to be. It was nice seeing Donald Pleasence back in the role of Dr Loomis, and Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell were also welcome additions to the series. The cinematography was a lot blander than in the first two, I missed the use of long, steady shots, in favour of set shots. Michael Myers looked like a bad cos-player, with his cheap looking mask and hockey padded coveralls, and he wasn’t as threatening as in the first one (and even the second). The plot was okay, nothing special, it felt as if they were just tweaking elements of the first one at times, and the characters were a mixed bag. Some were realistically portrayed, while others came off as stereotypes. I enjoyed it a little bit more than Halloween II, because of the more nuanced approach. The film didn’t rely to much on gore, and went back to the suspense route that the original took (even if it wasn’t as well executed).

5/10

I want Infinity War to start with Tony Stark and Vision walking along a street, discussing something (don’t care what, maybe something about the Infinity Stones), before Thanos abruptly lands in the middle of the street, quickly ripping off the Stone from Visions head, which fills the screen with blood that trickles down to reveal the Avengers: Infinity War logo with the Ash vs. Evil Dead theme tune playing. If that happened, the movie would be an easy ten out of ten. But it won’t, because Marvel has no balls.

Lord Haseo said:

Barely. He still broke the Bat and he still planned literally every phase of the plan even down to the time in which the bomb was going to explode. That’s like saying Vader is totally undermined by Palpatine. Just because both take orders from someone else doesn’t negate their accomplishments.

Finally, someone says it how it is. I find The Dark Knight Rises to be pretty much on par with The Dark Knight. They both have problems, which are far outweighed by the positives.

Scream (1996)

Brilliant concept, and great execution. The acting was all pretty good, I thought Skeet Ulrich was the clear standout. The characters were fun and likable. I liked the meta humour, which had me laughing at many points (though I did think they went overboard at times by just listing films), and the unconventional slasher movie plot was great. It was a little too silly at times, and some parts felt dated, but I loved it nonetheless.

8/10

darthrush said:

Sing Street

Grade: A-

Such a good time watching this flick. Really hit me in the feels along with some good tunes. It was just very real to me and captured some serious raw emotion between the two brothers.

If anyone else has seen this what are your thoughts?

I really want to see that, but no theaters near me are playing it.

Raising Arizona (1987)

I freaking adored this film. Great performances all around, I especially loved John Goodman and William Forsythe as the dimwitted criminal brothers. The story was silly but enjoyable, and my god if that baby wasn’t the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. Loved it.

9/10

Lord Haseo said:

Cade Skywalker was a lucky bastard

Who?

I’ve never watched a Fast and Furious movie. I think I’m the only modern day fourteen year old who can say that.

It’s okay, but your dialogue pales in comparison to BillionaireHobo’s.

Obviously, I’m kidding.

Imagine if all the active members of this website went to a party together. How weird would that be?

What the hell happened to these types of gifs? I see them all the time on old interenet pages from circa 2005.

Jeebus said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

I don’t know how I feel about that. Seems kinda fanservice-y

Kinda?

yhwx said:

Nevermind.

This is why you have so many freaking posts. How many of them are pointless one word answers?

God, yhwx posts a lot. I’ve been here for 13 months, and he’s been here for about four, and he has more than double the amount of posts. We need an intervention.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Watched this film again, and I must say, the problems I had with it bothered me a lot less this time. The characters are all well rounded and realistically portrayed, and I really like the protagonist Nancy, who’s played pretty well by Heather Langenkamp. The very concept of the film is solid gold, extremely creative. The direction is excellent, Wes Craven manages to make even a scene outdoors in the middle of the day scary. Freddy Krueger is just fantastic. I love how he’s clearly having fun, but not stooping down to full on comedian like in later sequels, and the makeup used is great. The music is creepy and sets the tone very well. The kills in the film are creative and brutal, way more fun to watch than people just being hacked open with a knife. There are some things that still bother me, like the nonsensical ending, and other minor things, but mostly, I love this film.

8/10

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)

I fully expected to hate this film, but… I actually didn’t mind it. It had a creative concept (even if it completely contradicted the first film), a good story and alright characters. The protagonist, Jesse wasn’t a bad one, and played pretty well by Mark Patton. He did a good job conveying what I think would be a horrible situation. The love interest, Lisa was also pretty good, and acted well. She wasn’t just a stereotypical bimbo, and did things to advance the plot. Freddy once again shined, and is it just me, or does his makeup make him look heaps angrier now? A far cry from bubblegum Freddy of part six, or plastic Freddy of Freddy vs. Jason. So, yeah, even though it had some stupid moments (the parakeet scene, the gym teacher making Jesse run laps in the middle of the night, that pool party massacre), I actually didn’t think the film was that bad.

6/10

I watched the original Halloween again, but this time with RedLetterMedia commentary. Made the film even more enjoyable.

Here we go again…