Poll: Halloween III: The only good sequel to the series??

[Stingy Jack]

Okay, I just watched this again.

Vod: The reason why that girl is an android is because the Silver Shamrock company turned her into one when they kidnapped her from the hotel room. If you'll notice, when she is rescued by the Doctor, she never says a word to him. Just follows him around. Of course, why she waits to attack him until they're in the car is beyond me.

DirT: According to the movie, Cochran is a modern day witch (or warlock, I should say), who is using a combination of modern technology and ancient power to perform a mass sacrifice on the feast of Samhain. The chips in the mask are embedded with a fleck of stone from one of the stones from Stonehenge. These stones, even a particle of them, contain "devastating" power. Which is how I suppose all those snakes and bugs are summoned into the masks.

I actually enjoyed watching this. True, the "technology" in the film is laughable (big, metal boxes with blinking white lights), and the masks look pretty dumb (I'm surprised they were such a great seller), but I have to say there are some things about it that makes me wonder what Braunbeck was talking about.

1. It DOES leave stuff for the imagination. The ending, in particular, is very chilling and effective. Also, when the nurse gets the drill to the head, they don't show it.

2. Braunbeck says "crushed skulls and splattered brains galore." I didn't see one crushed skull, or a splattered brain. What movie was he watching?? Although, the "misfire" victim was pretty gruesome! I loved that one.

3. The child dying wasn't as bad as he made it sound. The kid never utters so much as a squeak (it would have been worse if he started screaming), and he's wearing the mask, so you don't actually see what happens to him. All you see is him grabbing at the mask, then falling over as bugs and snakes pour out from under the mask.

4. I saw no Druid cult. I saw one witch (warlock), who had built himself an army of androids. That's it. Why he went from innocent toy-making to mass murder is never explained, though.

I DID like O'Herlihy's performance. I agree with Braunbeck on that one.

Overall, it's not a bad film. You have to give some credit for poor effects ... I mean, it was made in '82.

[bwind22]

I think it is a pretty good movie, but very out of place in the Halloween series. If it came out and was just called 'Season of the Witch' I bet the majority of haters would think it's a cool movie. People didn't like it when it came out because they were expecting Michael Myers and he wasn't in it. People are still doing the same thing today.

I think it was a pretty entertaining movie, but it's just out of place, IMO.

[bloodrayne]

I actually really liked Season Of The Witch...But, I personally feel that it should not have been tied to the other Halloween movies, as it had absolutely nothing to do with them...It should have stood on its own and possibly even had its own sequels...especially since they picked back up with the Michael Myers story from part 4 on...That's just like throwing "13 Ghosts" into the middle of the Friday The Thirteenth movies and calling it Friday the thirteenth Part 3...Or it would be like Dream Warriors having absolutely nothing to do with Freddy, or Elm Street...It just really made no sense that way, and that might be the REAL reason that so many people failed to appreciate it based on its own merit...Just my opinion:)

[bloodrayne]

LOL...Bwind...We apparently have the same opinion on this...unfortunately, you must have posted while I was sitting idle on this page, and then started typing (which I do very slowly, btw), and I didn't see it...Oh well, I guess I don't have to say that I agree with you:D

[zwoti]

Originally posted by bloodrayne
I actually really liked Season Of The Witch...But, I personally feel that it should not have been tied to the other Halloween movies, as it had absolutely nothing to do with them...It should have stood on its own and possibly even had its own sequels...especially since they picked back up with the Michael Myers story from part 4 on...That's just like throwing "13 Ghosts" into the middle of the Friday The Thirteenth movies and calling it Friday the thirteenth Part 3...Or it would be like Dream Warriors having absolutely nothing to do with Freddy, or Elm Street...It just really made no sense that way, and that might be the REAL reason that so many people failed to appreciate it based on its own merit...Just my opinion:)

well we all know the story behind this...............don't we?


and it is an enjoyable film, certainly better than some of the other sequels.

[KRUGERKID13]

imo this is a very under rated film i think it would be a more popular film if not given the title of a halloween movie. If this had been a film not involved with any franchises it would have been more successfull.

[jay o2 waster]

it wouldn't be so hated if it didn't have Halloween in the title. But that frickin silver schamrock somng omg it is a frickin disease like aids, herpes, or...a spraind ankle

[mothermold]

silver shamrock my balls!!! :(

[jay o2 waster]

lol

[KRUGERKID13]

yeah i like it