Product: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: 5.0
Part Of "Halloween" In Name Only, But Excellent Nonetheless
In "Halloween III: Season Of The Witch", October 31 is coming again, not just to Haddonfield but all over the world wherever the night of pumpkins and trick-or-treating is celebrated. This year, a red-hot fad of masks put out by the 'Silver Shamrock' company is gripping the imagination of youngsters everywhere. But there's something wrong with Silver Shamrock, and there is most definately something very, Very wrong with the masks.The first and only of the "Halloween" line not to feature legendary boogeyman Michael Myers, the "Season Of The Witch" is only connected to the rest of the series by name and, very vaguely, by theme. Its reputation suffered greatly for its abscence of Michael, who fans understandably wanted to see, but I think if this had been released under a different, non "Halloween" title it would have been far better received, because this is a dark, freaky, disturbing, original and brilliant movie by itself. The horrifying revelations awaiting the people who discover the secrets of Silver Shamrock equal the imposing specter of the unkillable Michael Myers in a one-of-a-kind movie that, ironically enough, set itself up to suffer from its originality by trying to be part of a great series that it really doesn't fit with. Scary, sexy, highly bizarre, and possessed of one of the best and most distinctive musical scores John Carpenter ever composed, Halloween III shouldn't be missed just because it's different. After all, we know (unlike fans who first saw this in 1982) that we Do get to return to Haddonfield in Part 4 (and further sequels), when 'He' once again Comes Home.