Halloween III Season of the Witch (1982) - Retrospective

Hurry Home, Kids, and don't forget the big giveaway at 9!

Two Michael Myers films were enough, surely?

Well, as it turns out, it wasn't, with critics and audiences initially boycotting this unrelated and oddball entry to the Halloween franchise, which eschews its main villain in favour of androids, killer masks, Stonehenge, and Tom Atkins turning on the charm with young Stacey Nelkin.

Let's deep dive into the story behind the film that gives us the most memorable commercial theme song ever!
HAPPY HAPPY HALLOWEEN SILVER SHAMROCK!

Starring Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Currie, Ralph Strait, Jadeen Barbor, Brad Schacter, Garn Stephens.

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MY RANKINGS FOR ALL 13 HALLOWEEN FILMS (WORST TO BEST)

HALLOWEEN 5 (Borderline Unwatchable)
HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (Same, but a little better, considering how batshit crazy it is)
HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION (Full Disclosure, I don’t hate this film, it's bad, but nowhere near as bad as 5)
ROB ZOMBIE'S HALLOWEEN II (Again, better than the hate it gets, but then I’m quite forgiving)
HALLOWEEN ENDS (A massive disappointment, I have a feeling it will grow on me over time, though.)
ROB ZOMBIE'S HALLOWEEN (I could write an essay on why I don’t hate this film.)
HALLOWEEN KILLS (Saved by its awesome flashback at the start and no holds barred brutality, then tapers into silliness that takes itself way too seriously.)
HALLOWEEN 4 (I like this the more I watch it. Danielle Harris was an amazing child actress, but Michael looks just wrong in this film; he looks like a child tried to draw him from memory.)
HALLOWEEN II (I know in my retrospective I said I liked it, but I am so on the fence with this film, I like it, don’t get me wrong, and MM looks his absolute best in this film, but it does plod along a bit.)
HALLOWEEN H20 (Slightly overrated but a great, solid return to the series, welcome back Jamie Lee!)
HALLOWEEN 2018 (Soiled by its silly twist at the end, but I love the new timeline and direction it took, David Gordon Green should have stopped here, though.)
HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (My nostalgia for this film overshadows my knowledge of how ludicrous it is, but I will watch the hell out of this again and again, Happy Happy Halloween Silver Shamrock!)
HALLOWEEN (Untouchable classic, the best horror film committed to celluloid, or any other medium, I love this film so much, thank you, John Carpenter and Debra Hill, for this simple but effective masterpiece.)

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