Extended stay in Haddonfield IL.

No need for introductions. For the next 31 days, my ass belongs to my couch. The bestest of all seasons is upon us, and I'm diving right in with the my pick for this years sequel marathon:

Helloween


I've always considered this franchise to be the last in the 'Big Three'.  We've all seen endless sequels become stagnant, but this one always gave me the feeling that it was just one long stalker film. As of today, there's 8 total, with a 9th on the way. I've only seen one, so I hope this marathon knocks out my preconceived notions of a monotonous string of movies and a rather dull antagonist.

        We begin with the murder that started it all. Poor young Michael Meyers (for reasons unknown) stabs the hell out of his sister, and the rest is (mostly) history...sort of. 15 years later, he breaks out of an insane asylum, and things get REALLY stabby. But despite the random killings, he does have one solid target: Laurie Strode, played by a very young (but still too old to pull off a 17 year old teen) Jamie Lee Curtis. Unbeknownst to Laurie, she's Michael's younger sister. Oh, but Michael knows, and for some reason he needs to eliminate the last of his family.

Also featured is Donald Pleasence, who plays Dr. Loomis (Michael's shrink). He knows what Michael is capable of, and heads to Haddonfield to stop him. He does this walking around. I'm not making that up. He's just walking up and down the streets till Michael jumps out of the shrubs. The next thing we know, horny teens are dropping like flies because Michael has the worst aim.  By the time we get to the climax, we're worn out and just want this slow burn of a film to end. Despite the 90 minute run time, this feels more like 2 full hours of nothing happening, then 10 minutes of action/suspense to end it. I'm really not sure how this became a popular enough movie to warrant a sequel, but the 8TH sequel is set to hit the theaters in October 2018.


        Something to consider:  It's mostly common knowledge that Michael's mask was actually a James T. Kirk Halloween mask painted white. So that essentially means that you're watching Kirk go on a murder spree.

Monday: It's Bud's time to shine!