Product: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rating: 4.0
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHY HORROR SEQUELS ARE SO IRRESISTIBLE?
Halloween III has been beaten up pretty bad by reviewers and fans of the Halloween genre for years now. Mainly in part for it's lack of the pasty-faced, masked killer, the Halloween theme song, and the support of it's two main characters Dr. Sam Loomis & Laurie Strode. Despite it's lack of intensity (and it really does pale in comparison to it's predecessors: Halloween & Halloween II) this film does manage to captivate the viewer in a different way.Before I even bought this film I knew (from word of mouth) that the infamous, fictional serial killer, Michael Myers wasn't even in this film, but I bought it anyway. After viewing the film in it's entirety I wasn't disappointed. The storyline (although a little cheesy) managed to keep me interested, and the actors do a pretty good job as well (considering what they had to work with). This film wasn't as bad as all the negative hype surrounding it.This film had the "creepy vibe" that I was hoping for and although I wasn't exactly on the edge of my seat, I did wonder what was going to happen next. For those who are unsure, rent it first. Or if you can find it cheap (and you can...very easily) I would give it a chance. Just remember it's not really a sequel at all, but more of a "new Halloween tale".