Halloween III Season of the witch
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:34 am
This is an example of how a good story/movie can be ruined by its title.
It's a fun Halloween tale. Had it been named All Hallows Eve, Night of the masks, or simply Season of The Witch, anything really; fans might have given it a chance. Sure it would not be liked by all. Negative reviews would still exist. But I think much less if it had a different title because the majority of hard feelings comes from the film being attached to the same series as the much beloved movie maniac Michael Myers.
It has been said that John Carpenter's original intention was that each movie would be a different horror story centered around Halloween. But fans clamored for more Michael Myers, so the night the shape returned to Haddonfield continued into Halloween II. You would think at that point John Carpenter would understand that his Halloween series now belonged to Michael. Instead he tried to implement his original plan by making Halloween III be a different story centered around Halloween and Myers fans angrily never gave it a chance.
I personally cherish Halloween III as a movie I must watch every October. The master plan behind the silver shamrock company. The absolute evil behind killing millions of children in a hideous fashion as sacrifice. An unsuspecting hero drawn into the madness. As a film set apart from Michael's story, it's a fun tradition for me each year.
All I suggest is, when you watch it, think of it as a stand alone horror movie about Halloween; not the 3rd installment of THE Halloween saga.
It's a fun Halloween tale. Had it been named All Hallows Eve, Night of the masks, or simply Season of The Witch, anything really; fans might have given it a chance. Sure it would not be liked by all. Negative reviews would still exist. But I think much less if it had a different title because the majority of hard feelings comes from the film being attached to the same series as the much beloved movie maniac Michael Myers.
It has been said that John Carpenter's original intention was that each movie would be a different horror story centered around Halloween. But fans clamored for more Michael Myers, so the night the shape returned to Haddonfield continued into Halloween II. You would think at that point John Carpenter would understand that his Halloween series now belonged to Michael. Instead he tried to implement his original plan by making Halloween III be a different story centered around Halloween and Myers fans angrily never gave it a chance.
I personally cherish Halloween III as a movie I must watch every October. The master plan behind the silver shamrock company. The absolute evil behind killing millions of children in a hideous fashion as sacrifice. An unsuspecting hero drawn into the madness. As a film set apart from Michael's story, it's a fun tradition for me each year.
All I suggest is, when you watch it, think of it as a stand alone horror movie about Halloween; not the 3rd installment of THE Halloween saga.