3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Halloween Kills’:

1. If I had to hear “evil dies tonight” or one of the many other melodramatic one-liners again, I was going to scream. This film tried wayyy too hard — and it failed, miserably. Awful writing. I believe this is the worst contribution to the franchise and, considering a few of them, that’s saying a lot.

2. Intro and score aside, this didn’t feel like a _Halloween_ film by any means. The theater was constantly laughing — and not in a good way. Michael Myers took on characteristics and acted in ways that were very unlike him. For example, our classic Michael was always super stealth. Barely ever seen. _That_ was what was creepy about him. Frankly, we saw way too much of him here.

3. I hated how “deep” they tried to take this incredibly-jumbled plot. Insinuating that Michael was ultimately out to turn the town against each other, bringing out _their_ evil. No. That’s not Michael. It’s quite a stretch. And the side plot of the escaped patient was random and ridiculous.

Bonus Thought: I’m honestly not at all a fan of this timeline. I think their biggest mistake was taking the connection away that Michael and Laurie were siblings. It provided motive and stakes and the family element that was always a part of the mythology.