Back to the Halloween franchise…..sigh. Fortunately, this is one of, if not the best of the original franchise, not including Rob Zombie’s work. Here’s the problem, this also starts what is sometimes called the “Thorn trilogy” which I didn’t know was a thing until researching how the hell they explain H2O. I’ll get to that later. Just know this, 4,5, & 6 are all direct continuations of each other following part 2. Continuity is good. you see, the original came in 78, part 2 was in 81. In 82, they thought, let’s make a movie with the Halloween name, but not the Michael Meyers storyline. Technically, it was financially successful based on profit, quite successful. This also left a terribly bitter taste in most fan’s mouth. They didn’t dare bring back another one until 88, but when they did, they did some good work.
The idea is after the events of parts 1 & 2, Micheal is in a coma and has been transferred from Richmond Mental Hospital to Smith’s Grove. He wakes up to learn that he has a niece. Well fucking A, it’s time to go on a mini rampage. The niece, Jamie, has been adopted by the Carruthers family. She has lots of nightmares about Michael without knowing who he is. Jamie is a pretty good child actress. Of course Dr Loomis isn’t far behind trying to save the mother fucking day. Rachel is Jamie’s step sister, she’s good looking and is very nice and protective, another good character. I liked a lot of the characters in this movie.
This movie plays out exactly as you would expect. Lots of people die trying to protect Jamie and Rachel. Oh and you may be wondering how Dr Loomis and Michael survived the explosion in part 2. Most people wonder that too, and there’s no great explanation, but Loomis has some burn marks on his face, so there’s that. Oh, the opening dream sequence is very awesome too. I am gonna steal from a person’s review on IMDB as they did a great paragraph synopsis. If you don’t care, skip the next paragraph.
“Michael Myers breaks out of Ridgemont Psychiatric Hospital and heading off to Haddonfield, where his target now is Laurie Strode’s daughter, Jaime (Danielle Harris) is now living with the Corruther’s, Mom (Karen Alston), Dad (Jeff Olson) and daughter Rachel (Ellie Cornel). Jaime is plagued by nightmares of her uncle, Michael Myers, despite constant reminders that he is dead. When Myers escapes, Dr. Loomis goes out on the hunt and nearly gets fried by Myers at a rural gas station. Back in Haddonfield, Jaime is out trick-or-treating when suddenly Myers attacks, forcing Loomis and the police, led by Sheriff Meeker (Beau Starr), to intervene. They back to the sheriff’s house, where his daughter Kelly, (Kathleen Kinmont) is getting it on with Rachel’s boyfriend, Brady (Sasha Jenson). With Loomis out searching the neighborhood and Meeker investigating a local posse report, the rest turn the house in a fortress and prepare to defend it against Myers. He still breaks into the house and kills all but Rachel and Jaime. They escape, but Rachel is seriously hurt in the process. Loomis returns and finds Jaime running alone from Myers. They go to her school, where now Loomis is hurt by the invading Myers. Rachel returns and halts Myers momentarily and escapes with the posse. Heading out of town, Myers returns and kills the posse, and is then blown into a mineshaft by the police at the last minute. They return home, and meet with a striking case of déjà vu.” – slayrrr666 of IMDB
Anyway, this to me is such a great start of a comeback. We will see where it goes from here in the next blog entry. This gets a 7.2, very enjoyable movie.
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