Product: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: 3.0
It's a different and (somewhat) original Halloween flick.
Now the original "Halloween" is my favorite film of all time. "Halloween II" was crafty as it picked up the instant the original left off. In John Carpenter and Debra Hill's eyes, Michael Myers was left burning in Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, so they tried something different. "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" would be considered an in-name-only sequel. It really has nothing to do with the other films in the series. A somewhat original film, it deals with manic mask manufacturer Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy) who plans to kill millions of innocent children on Halloween with the help of his Stonehedge-rigged masks. You see, when the kids watch a special subliminal commercial, a signal is sent to the mask, which turns the kiddies heads into a whole shabang of snakes, bugs and other nasties. It's up to a Doctor (Tom Atkins) and a woman (Stacey Nelkin) to stop his plan. Throw in some robots, a ripped off head and a woman whose face explodes and you get SEASON OF THE WITCH! This is not the worst film of the series, but it is not the best either. Most of the characters I could care less about and the music is extremely annoying. Some nifty effects though! For die-hard Halloween fans only.