Michael
Myers (George P. Wilbur) has been in a
coma for 10 years ever since that
incident that he tried to kill his
biological sister Laurie.
He nearly died in a gas explosion at the
Haddonfield Hospital and now he is being
sent to a maximum security prison for the
criminally insane.
Laurie died in a car crash all those
years later but has a daughter named
Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris) who is now
being raised by a foster family down in
Haddonfield.
After finding out about this, Michael
awakens, kills the transfer crew in the
ambulance he lied in and returns to
Haddonfield on Halloween night to try and
kill his niece.
Jamie is having nightmares about her
uncle. Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance)
travels down to Haddonfield hitching to
any transportation there and tries to
reach the centre before it's too late.
He tries to
contact Sherrif Brackett but he has
retired and has the aid of a new head lawman
named Ben Meeker (Beau Starr) who tries to help him out find Michael before he goes on another killing spree in Haddonfield.
Loomis helps Jamie out by staying in
Meeker's house while a pack of redneck
hunters are trying to track him down but
Michael makes his way in killing everyone
in his way.
This film return
to the roots of the Michael Myers films
and a good thing it does. There's a nice beginning in the film showing a farm road area saying the year as well as showing Michael's burned body in sheets with some attendendants moving his body into an ambulance and then the terror starts when Michael arises finding out that he has a niece which was well put in for the story making an excuse at to why he will rise once again. It also explains to how Dr. Loomis survives the explosiopn too showing burned scars on his face and using a cane to keep his balance.
The story looks interesting with Loomis checking out a crashed ambulance in the river and getting obsessed worrying about Michael returning to his home in Haddonfield
even if the surroundings with all of this looked a bit cheesy.
What also was exciting to watch is when Loomis tries to confront Michael at a gas station after he killed the employees there taking a jumpsuit and his face is all bandaged up which is such a bummer since we all want to know what he totally looks like. It shows a nice temptation to the story with Loomis pleadaing him not to go back to Haddonfield and taking him instead. Then afterwards the film shows some great actions with certain things blowing up proving some good effects to the film.
While Loomis' car has exploded he is in the middle of nowhere walking to Haddonfield which is miles away leaving a painful feeling while watching this wondering if he will suffer walking all that way while trying to get a lift but with luck he gets a life from a drunken religious nutcase preacher making you ownder if he will cause him any danger. But at the same time Loomis is having enough trouble already and things couldn't get worst anyways. The scene written in was nice and effective to the story.
Of course we have poor little orphan Jamie Lloyd who is trobuled since her parents deadly car accident which also looks quite hearwarming when she tries to be close to her foster family. There's also great nightmare and hallucination sequences on Michael trying to kill and attack her which will make you jump at times when things are silent and suddenly BOOM! He's out to get her. There's even some neat hallucination sequences when she sees a clown costume (Which Michael wore as a child when he killed his sister which looked cheesy but fun to watch too.
Plus there's mean school kids picking on her due to her family background which can be disturbing to watch that they do it so much to make her cry and try to get away from this. You just feel like slapping these kids for being so cruel since kids are naturally mean.
The story gets going good when Loomis enters the sheriff's office asking for Leigh Brackett from the first two films as I wondered whatever happened to him since he lost his mind after finding out that his bitchy daughter was killed. But of course it's under a new lawman named Ben Meeker due to retirement years ago which you can understand after not able to handle his job since that awful incident.
There's also the hearthrob in the film Brady who is the typical boy next door teen dating Jamie's older foster sister Rachel but then it;s jeapardised when he catches him with the popular highschool bitch
Kelly while Rachel takes Jamie trick or treating and she is in a nightgown and Brady coming down the stairs of her house. This seemed to work very well for one of those slasher films hoping that Michael will do her in for being such a homewrecker as well as acting stuck up towards others.
Plus there's redneck hunters looking for Michael which works incredibly well since we've seen these types in other slasher flicks too when the killer is famous for terrorising a small town. There's some dark humor involved with what they do especially killing the wrong resident since during this time period alot of dark comedy was used in slasher films.
You also see a power worker as a hydro place being electroctued to death caused a power outage in the small town which also gives the film a great feel on the killer roaming around and can't get caught cause it's too dark to see.
There's a nice bonus plotline with a group of teenagers circling around Loomis and Ben Meeker wearing Michael Myers mask to pull a prank since lots of kids like to pull jokes on Halloween night if if the case is extremely serious. I got a kick out of watching this.
Of course there's nice one liners with Ben Meeker giving Brady an idle threat if he ever laid his hands on his daughter which seemes to blend in well with a head lawman in the county making anyone scared to fool around with a daughter of his by getting overly protective.
Yet Brady tries to be a hero using a shotgun but trying to load the rifle while Michael is slowly walking up the stairs and he is standing still while doing this which is a big no no in order to survive a slasher or any other horror flick. Which shows that these types are never meant to make wise decisions.
There's a near suicide stunt trip with Rachel and Jamie climbing up a roof in order to get away from Michael which seems to be the traditional escape in a film while trapped in a house with a killer as this was a nice dark and suspenseful touch to the story.
Bottom line is that the film was an improvement to the
triteful part 2 even if it was a bit cheesier with alot of scene's jumpinjg from one suspenseful moment to the other and I enjoyed quite a few
scenes of the film as well as the end of this film
which really begs you for another sequel
too.
However, it's nowhere near as exciting or
entertaining as the first one but again
sequels rarely ever are.
The acting is
fairly well done but sometimes it is
stale with certain cast members. Lead actress Ellie Cornell (Rachel Carruthers) really got into her role as the understanding and likeable teenager in the film. She brings out alot of her characteristics and showing some good energy as well as making her part believeable too. Especially when she doesn't act impressed with certain negativities towards others and gets a snappy attitude which was strongly done. She was also good at telling an onscreen bitch off and showing nice blocking by spilling coffee on her. She shows full force swinging a fire hydrant towards the Michael character in a school.
Donald Pleasance (Dr. Samuel Loomis) of course is
wonderful as always playing Michael's
shrink Dr. Loomis bringing out alot more intensity in his role as well as his low speaking on situations about Michael Myers. He was believeably outrageous and obsessive about the whole scenario not dropping any ounce of energy at all. He offers a good serious discussion approaching the onscreen head sheriff about Michael Myers which seemed quite imressive as well as having a gloomy voice about who he is which was also well performed on his behalf. He showed great insane and raging attitude at the end of his performance.
Young Danielle Harris (Jamie Lloyd) really
does well in her role as Michael's niece
in which she really portrays a total likeable and sensitive type of character that you'd really want to protect from danger. She brings out all sorts of nice and innocent characteristics too. Sometimes she's a little too over the top with her intense crying though but at the same time she really brings it out. She quite well in a scene after she eavesdrops on a situation and gives a defensive response towards her onscreen foster sister after she complains about babysitting her on Halloween. There's a nice emotional crying moment with her trying to talk to her onscren foster sister unconcious. She looked great running around
the neighborhood screaming for help and
trying to get away from Michael Myers. There's great intense sobbing with her towardsthe main actor panicking and telling her she wants to go home which looked impressive.
Beau Starr (Sherrif Ben Meeker) brings out a great seriousness into his role as the head of the county law in Haddonfield. He's also terrific by acting strict that he could be intimidating when he wants to if it has anything to do with his daughter especially. He brought everything together and was no disappointment at all.
Sasha Jenson (Brady) is a good actor
regardless ever since I saw him in my
favourite film Dazed &
Confused. He brings on a nice charm to his role as well as acting quite outgoing along with comin g across as someone who is unfiathful too. All in all he came across perfectly as one of those typical teenagers who is part of a popular crowd. Kind of a hearthtrob to the story in the film if you know what I mean.
Kathleen Kinmont (Kelly Meeker) really knew on how to play a bitch of a role since she was a nice key role to the story since we need one of those stuck up skanky homewrecking types. She brings it all to life by trying to act innocent but yet having a cocky behavior and being offensive too especially getting fresh to her fellow actress as this looked believeable. Two thumbs up for this gal.
Kelly
Kilmont's character as the stuck up
teen Kelly Meeker has a brief breast shot
as well as a butt shot.
A teenage girl is
impaled on a shotgun
Stuffs his thumb in a guy's head
Some skulls are crushed
A guys head is ripped off
A mans face while driving is being
scrunched up.
We of course have Carpenter's theme music as usual since it works for
every Halloween film
but there's been different touches added to some of the theme to keep it updated for that time period.
Alan Howarth is
good with his composition as he composed
music for all the sequels until H20 saw the light of day. There's many good screeching sounds for the quiet and intense moments when Michael Myers is silently approaching or ready to kill. There's also high ptiched mellow synthesizer sounds along with high pitched intense noises too. To top it off there's a brief haunting like organ music for when the terror already happened in a house that Michael did people in. Plus there's odd metallic rusty and bonging sounds too with heavy echoey slamming sounds and heavy drum beats too. Howarth is
the man for this regardless.
Jack
Sayer: You're huntin' it, ain't ya?
Yeah, you're huntin' it alright, just
like me!
Dr. Samuel Loomis: What are you
hunting, Mr. Sayer?
Jack Sayer: Apocalypse, End of the
World, Armageddon. It always has a face
and a name. I've been huntin' the bastard
for 30 years, give or take. Came real
close a time or two. Too damn close! You
can't kill damnation, Mister. It don't
die like a man dies!
Dr.
Samuel Loomis: You talk about him as
if he were a human being. That part of
him died years ago.
Dr.
Samuel Loomis: The state police will
be here soon.
Jamie: And then we'll be safe?
Dr. Samuel Loomis: Yes.
Jamie: You don't believe that, do
you?
[checks door, then pauses]
Dr. Samuel Loomis: No...
[after
all the cops at the station are
slaughtered]
Sheriff Ben Meeker: How could a
man do this, Loomis? Tell me.
Dr. Samuel Loomis: This isn't a
man.
Sheriff Ben Meeker: Then what is
he? Tell me! What the hell are we dealing
with here?
Dr. Samuel Loomis: Evil.
Sheriff
Ben Meeker: I got a town full of beer
bellies running around in the dark with
shot guns! Who's gonna be next?
Dr.
Samuel Loomis: We're not talking
about any ordinary prisoner, Hoffman! We
are talking about evil on two legs.
Sheriff
Ben Meeker: I got a town full of beer
bellies running around in the dark with
shot guns! Who's gonna be next?
Dr.
Samuel Loomis: We're not talking
about any ordinary prisoner, Hoffman! We
are talking about evil on two legs.
Dr.
Samuel Loomis: Maybe nobody knows how
to stop him.
Sheriff
Ben Meeker: Oh, yeah... I catch you
groping my daughter, I'll use that
shotgun on you. Understand?
Security
Guard: You never get used to the
faces. Never!
Sam
Loomis: I need to speak with Sheriff
Brackett.
Deputy Pierce: Well, then you'll
have to travel about three-thousand miles
south of here.
Sam Loomis: What?
Deputy Pierce: Brackett retired in
'81. He went to St. Petersburg.
[Wade
is waiting to approach Kelly]
Brady: Hey, Wade, why don't you go
ahead and make your move?
Wade: Don't rush me, Brady.
Timing's got to be primo.
Brady: Yeah, well, money talks and
bullshit walks. Know what I mean?
[the
power worker sees Michael Myers]
Power Worker: Hey, you. This is
city property. No trespassing. What are
you, deaf? Don't try that Halloween shit
with me.
Security
Guard: Yeah, the one you're picking
up, just thinkin' about him gives me the
'willies.' A decade ago-Halloween
night-he murdered sixteen people, maybe
more, trying to get to his sister. Nearly
got her, too. But his doctor, of all
people, shot him six times, then set him
on fire. Both of them nearly burned to
death. Yeah, I'll be glad to see this one
gone. Yes, indeed-dee!
[at
Ridgemont; a loud, distant shriek]
Man Attendant: Jesus!
Security Guard: Jesus ain't got
nothin' to do with this place!
Dr.
Samuel Loomis: Ten years ago, he
tried to kill Laurie Strode. Now he wants
her daughter.
Dr.
Samuel Loomis: Wherever she is, that
little child is in mortal danger.
Dr.
Samuel Loomis: Six bodies, Sherrif,
that's what I have seen! Between here and
Ridgemont. An entire filling station in
flames! I'm telling you Michael Myers is
here, in this town! He's here to kill
that little girl and anybody who gets in
his way!
Jamie:
Oh come alive, Rachel. Please come alive!
Don't be dead. You can't be dead. Come
alive, Rachel!
Dr.
Samuel Loomis: [encounters the
Shape in gas station] Michael? Why
now? You've waited ten years. Why come
back now? I knew this day would come.
Don't go to Haddonfield. If you want
another victim, take me. But leave those
people in peace. Please, Michael?
[pause]
Dr. Samuel Loomis: Goddamn you.
[Loomis shoots at Michael]
Man
Attendant: I'd assume Dr. Loomis
would be here. Michael Myers is still his
patient.
Dr. Hoffman: If Loomis read memos
he'd be here. Fortunately, his position
is more ceremonial than medical. And with
Myers gone, my hope is that he'll either
transfer, retire... or die.
Kelly
Meeker: I didn't know you and Brady
had anything, okay?
Rachel Carruthers: You knew. You
just didn't care.
Kelly Meeker: He's not married.
Besides, I've got a right to do what's
best for me.
Rachel Carruthers: Don't you mean
what you do best?
Kelly Meeker: Wise up to what men
want, Rachel... or Brady won't be the
last man you lose to another woman.
Deputy
Logan: What are we doing?
Sheriff Ben Meeker: Making sure no
one can get in here.
Deputy Logan: Isn't all this a
little paranoid?
Sheriff Ben Meeker: If you'd seen
that police station, you wouldn't even
ask.
[Rachel
catches Brady with Kelly]
Brady: I mean, you blow off our
date at the last minute...
Rachel Carruthers: So you hop on
to the next best thing? I thought you
were different from other guys.
Brady: Oh, I'm different, it's
just that... I just got pissed off,
that's all.
Rachel Carruthers: Oh really?
Well, I'll just let you get back to Miss
Hot Panties.
Dr.
Samuel Loomis: Why wasn't I notified?
Dr. Hoffman: About what?
Dr. Samuel Loomis: You know damn
well about what! You let them take it out
of here!
Dr.
Hoffman: Now where are you going?
Dr. Samuel Loomis: Haddonfield.
It's a four hour drive. You can reach me
through the local police. If you don't
find him in four hours, I'm sure I will.
Sheriff
Ben Meeker: Let it be, Earl. Let the
police handle it.
Earl: Like the last time? How many
people killed back then? How many kids?
Darlene
Carruthers: We'll be at the
Fallbrooks. The number's next to the
phone.
Rachel Carruthers: I know, and
next to that is police, hospital, fire,
and probably the National Guard.
Richard
Carruthers: I want Jamie to be in bed
by 9:30.
Rachel Carruthers: You're gonna be
late. You don't want to blow your
promotion.
Darlene Carruthers: Don't make
fun. Tonight is the difference between
vacations in Bermuda, and spending
another two weeks with your grandmother
in Cleveland.
Jamie:
Whoever you are, I've got a big dog with
me, and he bites!
Sheriff
Ben Meeker: This starts to spook me
here, doctor.
Dr. Samuel Loomis: Well, at least
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