Slumpy - Right-On Film Reviews

Monday 24 October 2011

Halloween III - Season of the Witch (1982)

In 7 words or less: America loses track of Halloween. Kids Die.

Best bits? Although a stinker of epic proportions (I've read that it has Cult status, but I think that may have been a type-o) this film has a couple of interesting moments. When the first kid's mask disintegrates around his head and snakes and bugs start crawling out it's pretty harrowing and inspired. Actually, that's it for best bits...

Did it make you think thoughts? Yes, that if this film wasn't so hammily acted and badly shot, it might have something. Pagans getting their revenge on America by killing their kids on the commercialised Halloween Night using cursed masks is a far out idea and should be more fun than this. It's quite a confusing move to not just call this 'Season of the Witch' and not call it Halloween 3. It's a different film! But that doesn't bother me too much. The braindead commercial is so irritating (as it's meant to be) that it becomes great! Enjoy this montage:


Would you watch it again? Actually, writing this, it's growing on me. I might watch it drunk.

Rating (out of 100%): 20% I feel mean, but this is one Halloween outing that actually needs a remake.
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