Product: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: 4.0
an underrated gem
Way back in the mists of time,June of 1983 to be exact (and the day before my 'o' level Biology exam if my memory serves me correctly-not that it probably bothers you!)i saw this film at the now defunct ABC cinema in Turnpike Lane in North London.And i feel the same way about it now as i did then.This is a very good,if not great horror film!OK.so Michael Myers isn't in it,but so what?Judge this film on its own merits.A very clever story (i believe the original screenplay was written by no less a personage than Nigel Kneale) and wonderful direction and cinematography by John Carpenter stalwarts Tommy Lee Wallace and Dean Cundey.Add to that some great performances by the very underrated Tom Atkins,Stacey Nelkin and Dan o'Herlihy and you have a very watchable experience.The picture quality is very good,certainly better than my old DVD copy,and a fairly decent sound(2.1 DTS i believe).Some informative extras-a documentary about the making of the film,and a revisit to the original localities.The outtakes at the end of this made me titter!In my personal opinion this is the second best film in the 'Halloween' franchise,obviously next to JC's 1978 classic.Oh,and Stacey Nelkin is a fox!