Product: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: 3.0
Season of the Witch
This is the Halloween sequel that gets no respect. Yes, we were tricked back in Oct. 1982 and thought that Micheal Myers would be back for more gory revenge. The trailer was misleading, too. On its own, it is really not that bad of a movie. The fine actor, Tom Atkins, plays Dr. Challis. He falls into a sadistic plot to punish all of the children who love Halloween and 'beg for candy.' The evil, but charming Conal Cochran, played by Dan O'Herily, almosts succeeds in his diabolical Halloween joke. The love interest,Ellie, played by the goregous Stacey Nelkin ( whose scenes in 'Blade Runner' were left on the cutting room floor by Ridley Scott-shame on you , Ridley!) falls for the Dr. and they try to unravel why her father was murdered. The clever Stonehenge twist and suspense keep the film going in a murderous pace. Of course, John Carpenter returned to produce and score all the music( which by itself is a masterful score) The original ideas he had, along with producer Debra Hill, were to leave Micheal Myers dead and buried and invent a brand new 'Halloween'. As a sequel, it doesn't work, but as a separate horror film from the masters who invented the modern scary movie, it scores big. As for the film's blood and gore, it's more like blood and insects...Lots of insects! If you're afraid of bugs at all, stay away from this film! Definately not for the squeamish.It's not for little kids, either. Overall a roller coaster ride worth taking. It's far better than the other awful, insulting Halloween sequels that almost killed the franchise for good.