Halloween

6/10

source: Halloween

source: Halloween

This is unfortunately the really final proof: Hollywood is only - only - about the bucks. No one can be proud of this disaster. John Carpenter has sold what he had left of his soul. And the movie turned out even worse than The Nun. I really had high hopes on Halloween, esp. after hearing about good reception at the Toronto film festival. But nothing is good about this film. And the only reason for Mr. Carpenter to put his name onto this, as Executive Producer and Composer, must be the money. Even the iconic intro score (with the piano, as in the 1978 original) is ruined by supplying it with an additional drum machine. He ought to be ashamed of himself. But most of all - and once again - a really bad script and storyline ruin what potentially could have been a good sequel. Nothing, really nothing fits; there is no logic or credibility whatsoever in what happens as the story goes by. If you have seen the trailers, there is no secret that the bus with Michael Myers crashes and that he flees. This part is without any credibility whatsoever. And what then happens in Haddonfield - I guess everyone of us could have written a better script than this misery. And the perhaps biggest disappointment of all is the home fortress that Laurie Strode has had many years to prepare. This is really, really bad and doesn't work at all; say goodbye to all logic. And where is the police when you need it? And I am not going to give away any spoiler about Myer's doctor, but what he ends up doing - that is the lowest of all points in the film. Hollywood, please give us a break!! It will be a long time until the next possibility that I will give a Hollywood sequel. They should be ashamed of themselves and how us cinema fans are exploited. My tip: do NOT see this film. Do not support this garbage. PS: I was 15 when the original Halloween film came and I have loved that ever since (of course, it is no longer that scary, compared to watching it as a teen). I just wish I didn't watch the 2018 debacle ...