Product: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: 4.0
Collector's Edition
I have to say that the first time I saw this film I hated it. I expected another Michael Myer's film, and was extremely disappointed at what I was watching, so I completely understand all the hate that comes with this film. It is not a slasher, so if that is what you are expecting, this might not be the film for you. I purchased the Halloween II/Halloween III combo set a few years ago because it was the same price at the store as the single film Halloween II and thought why not, and never took the time to watch Halloween III. I had my gf purchase this with Halloween II in the new Collector's set, so I decided to give the film a second thought, and I'm really glad that I did. I first want to point out the the cinematography is amazing. I had to go back to see the other disc, and though it isn't advertised on the box, this definitely looks remastered, even more so than Halloween II did in this edition. The story itself is a little weird, but what really makes this film work is Tom Atkins' role as the cheating husband who seems to fall into this adventure just as much for a piece of tale as for wanting to stop the corporation. This is pure B movie brilliance made by Tommy Lee Wallace, director of Stephen King's IT. I find his films so watchable for inexplicable reasons. I am not sure if this is a true Halloween film, though part of me wishes they let Michael Myers die in the previous film and that the franchise was more of an anthology than a direct franchise. This film is more in the line of 1950's B movies.