Yeah. So "Halloween Kills" was 2020, "Halloween Ends" for 2021, but obviously pushed back due to COVID. Jason Blum now says he is open to making more Halloween films. I'm assuming a new story because this is supposed to be a trilogy of sorts.
Thinking about it over, I guess it makes sense a lot didn't happen since this is part 2 of the trilogy. Takes place same night as 2018 so I guess I can understand why a whole buch of crazy stuff didnt happen. Similar to how Friday the 13th part 3 was technically the middle of a trilogy with part 2 and 4 (though I think they did a better job with part 3 then they did with Halloween Kills)
I believe the Carpenter version was created as a sequel to the original. And, yeah, it pushed Horror to another level. I didn’t realize how much until I saw the making of doc.
we're still in lockdown so...... Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - 5/5 Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1995) - 2/5 Creepshow Series (2020) - 1/5 The Conjuring 2 (2016) - 2/5 The Beach House (2019) - 3/5 The Thing (1982) - 5/5 American Werewolf in London (1981) - 5/5 Midnight Mass Series (2020) - 3/5 Dr Jeckyl & Mr Hyde - Spencer Tracey (1941) - 5/5
Nah it was created as something of a remake but it’s not really. It goes directly back to the source novella.
Watched Halloween Kills (thanks Peacock!) I'm totally on the fence...not sure if I loved it or hated it. I'll have to watch it again and I certainly don't want to spoil it for anyone... But it almost felt like a Twilight Zone version of Halloween. And it is--I'd say by far--the goriest Halloween flick.
No have not watched it before. I bought because I read a lot of positive reviews, and I'm into old school horror movies. Maybe I should start with watching The Haunted (Alternate Cut)
Oh yeah, I remember Carpenter talking about returning to certain aspects of the story - except eliminating all the women.
There are no female characters in John W. Campbell's novella, which Carpenter's film follows relatively closely.
Alone In The Dark (1982, Jack Sholder) Back when every other Horror film was about an escaped murderer from a lunatic asylum, this one fatures four. New to me but what I've seen looks like a hoot. Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence and Martin Landau star.
Of course. Might worth a perusal. The journalist in the '51 version seemed inplausible and rather irritating. He keeps interrupting the search/investigation with remarks like But the world needs to know what's going on! and the like. Kills the mood. I don't remember Carpenter repeating this in his version. But I am curious to see how Campbell handled it.
I think he was talking about the prequel. He indicated his mistake was NOT putting any women in it although I disagree. I think men tend to mistrust men when it’s just them.
So far, House of Wax, with Vincent Price Malignant Midnight Mass Doctor Sleep TV series, Salem's Lot Halloween 4, The Return of Michael Myers (doesn't he always?) Brand New Cherry Flavor
Rosemary's Baby (1968, Roman Polanski) A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn’t safe around their strange neighbors. Mia Farrow sounds a bit baked on the "making of Rosemary's Baby" above. I keep forgetting that it's now part of the Criterion Collection, though I've never seen it streaming on their channel. Here's a nice streamer. The exterior shots, of course, were of the Dakota builing in NYC, the same building where John Lennon was gunned down. The overall genuine creepiness still holds up thanks to Polanski and the (then) 62 years old Ruth Gordon who was in her movie prime (and won an Oscar for her part).
Dr. Orlof's Monster The Erotic Rites Of Frankenstein Requiem For A Vampire The Devil's Wedding Night The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad Some episodes of Dark Shadows
Theater of Blood (1972, Douglas Hickox) A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition. Great review above. Nice streamer.
I kind of feel some franchise are unnecessary. Like Halloween. The first one and the last one with Jamie Lee Curtis was all I need. All the rest are unnecessary
