Exploring Halloween 3

[AoTFan]

So, it's the "odd man out" of the Halloween series, but if you examine it on it's own merits, it's a pretty decent horror film.

Cecil from Good Bad Flicks does a pretty neat "exploring" video here, giving some interesting trivia and background info.

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[Archivist]

Isn't this the unconnected movie which has the exploding Halloween masks? That was more disturbing than the other Halloween movies as it was less predictable than a lumbering maniac who was going to whittle down a group of teens.

[Alex]

The idea behind the Halloween movies was that they would be a series of unconnected horror movies (other than that they were set around Halloween obviously), sort of like a feature length Twilight Zone. The idea was abandoned however after the third movie tanked and they went back to Michael Myers.

[RCMerchant]

The idea behind the Halloween movies was that they would be a series of unconnected horror movies (other than that they were set around Halloween obviously), sort of like a feature length Twilight Zone. The idea was abandoned however after the third movie tanked and they went back to Michael Myers.

Which really sucks because HALLOWEEN 3 was the only good movie beyond the first that was worth a f**k.
I thought it was a great film and yeah, the Twilight Zone concept would have been an interesting path to go down.
Instead of the repetitive crap sequels we got.

[FatFreddysCat]

I really, genuinely like Halloween III a lot, and have since I first saw it on TV in the mid 80s. In fact, it's just about the only Halloween movie that I'm not terminally sick of.

[WingedSerpent]

Love Good Bad Flicks.  He's one of the few internet film reviews I can stand now a days. 


I think in order for the Halloween series to be the anthology series it was intended to be, Season of the Witch needed to be the second  movie in the franchise-not the third.  Having the sequel still be a Michael Meyers story probably solidified in people's minds that this was his series.  (Even though Halloween 2 ended with what seemed a definitive death for the character)

Halloween could have been the Michael Myers movie.  Halloween 2 should have been Season of the Witch  , Halloween 3 could have been something completely different, like say Attack of the Killer Jack o' Lanterns. 

[claws]

I always liked Halloween III, even though it has its share of flaws and weaknesses I would still rate it "good".