Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)'s comments

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DisneyStitch

The first film in what might have been the start of an anthology of films surrounding the Halloween holiday but it never took off. I found it rather entertaining and it's obvious that Carpenter went completely all out with the plot despite how zany it is. Manages to catch that folk horror vibe with the town rather well, I thought. It also is buoyed by the clear take on commercialism which means it only gets more relevant as time goes on.

After finishing the entire run of the Halloween franchise this one really sticks out for the different direction it took. Despite having no Myers it still blows some of the other entries out of the water.

9 months 3 weeks ago

shitmovies

Amazing flick. I don't even like horror but I loved this.

1 year 7 months ago

imokaylarry

A fun and silly throwback to paranoia horror sci-fi like Bodysnatchers and Quatermass. In my mind both Halloween 2 & 3 succeed for completely different reasons. 2 has absolutely no plot of its own, simply extending the plot of the first film by a few hours - but it does it with panache, and there’s a real command over the filmmaking. Yes it’s sometimes clumsy, but so’s the first one. It gets away with this clumsiness better however because of a radically different tone that takes itself less seriously, clearly influenced by giallo, and frankly nailing it, though some of the deaths could do with being a bit more grizzly. If only there was a little more substance to it, or at least a plot. That’s where Halloween 3 comes in: it’s all plot, and makes a good fist of it too. It may lack the intoxicating style of 2 and the characters and iconography from the rest of the series, but it’s a memorable stand alone film that’s iconic in its own right. Again, it’s very silly and not to be taken seriously, but that’s perfect for Halloween viewing.

2 years 5 months ago

Siskoid

An artifact from when the Halloween films were supposed to be a thematic anthology, Halloween III: Season of the Witch probably gets ignored or trashed because it isn't a Michael Myers flick. Or maybe audiences find the awkward mix of science-fiction and horror tropes not to their liking. But I tend to give films extra points if they're a little bit bonkers. I think this fits the bill (but look away now lest you be spoiled every surprise)... spoiler

A couple of quality gory moments along the way, and Carpenter synths accompanying the action, plus a covert cameo from the Halloween Queen herself, Jamie Lee Curtis. Better than its reputation.

2 years 11 months ago

On cinema at the cinema

Absolutely boring. -6 bags of popcorn

3 years 11 months ago

danisanna

I'd like the last 2 hours of my life back, please.

4 years 5 months ago

saudade

Happy, happy Halloween
Halloween, Halloween
Happy, happy Halloween
Silver Shamrock!

5 years 2 months ago

Torgo

The biggest problem with the film is not that it doesn't feature Michael Myers or hasn't got anything to do with the Halloween franchise, but rather that it's a shitty movie which is neither scary, thrilling, entertaining or anything. Hard to the say what's more ridiculous: our charmless protagonist, the goofy plot or that annoything jingle. Cinematography, music and that Carpenter vibe weren't bad, though.

How this is getting some kind of positive cult reexamination is mysterious to me.

8 years 10 months ago

popfactor

I'm surprised that the majority of comments are negative. I thought this film was really entertaining! After seeing this I'm glad I persevered through Halloween II (which I found pretty lacklustre).

9 years 3 months ago

Larusso

Fun and entertaining. And it has some cool effects. I wish people would get the fuck over its name and appreciate it as a stand alone movie.

9 years 5 months ago

AfterTheParade

People, could you eventually forget about the title of this movie? Yes we know there's no Michael Myers in it and that's probably the reason why this is quite an intelligent little horror flick about mass media, commodity fetishism and how people in the 20s and even more in the 21st century are affected by its manipulative character.

10 years 1 month ago