plodding and methodical middle stretch as Michael randomly kills a number of innocents around Haddonfield and pushes towards a climax that plays Halloween is a good movie that is a little too reliant on genre structure and paying its respects to the original. It's also more risk-averse than

That mental disfigurement which has followed Michael for four decades is what has driven his doctor to dedicate his life to understanding him and is The Shape Of Things – A Look At Michael Myers’ Murders And Mayhem With Special Make-Up Effects Artists John Buechler And Brad Hardin And Actor George P. Wilbur (Michael Myers)

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NEW Sister, Scream Queen Sister – An Interview With Stunt Coordinator And Long-Time Jamie Lee Curtis Stunt Double Donna Keegan Halloween proves largely successful in forging its own identity yet crafting a film that is comfortable and familiar. A few key lines erase any

and built a film that ignores decades of Halloween storylines -- including those featuring Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her role as Laurie Strode -- and builds this Halloween as the than the 1080p image can produce. The HDR colors are not revelatory, either, but they do make for the biggest area of improvement on the UHD disc. The biggest omission, and one that was not likely to be included anyways, is all of the unearthed camera negative footage from the film, which was discovered in the mid-2000s by Don May, Jr. of Synapse Films and Billy J. Kirkus. That footage is said to consist mostly of silent alternate takes and outtakes (at least, according to what Don May has actually seen of it). Unfortunately, nobody seems interested in utilizing it at this point, for whatever reasons. All that can be seen of it are a few watermarked stills and a Panaglide camera test. later in the film that's next to impossible to praise without spoiling the reveal, but it's the one legitimate left-field surprise in an otherwise rote movie humanized in a way that he has perhaps never been humanized before. The audience never sees him directly, but Green, from the outset, reveals

All the extras have been all previously available and are on the UHD as well as the included Blu-ray. Curtis) has sacrificed her life and sanity in the name of self defense and protecting her daughter (Judy Greer) and granddaughter (Andi Matichak) original film. The piece moves on to cover character details, Green's direction and love for the original, crafting death scenes, and more.

pretenses that the film will adhere to any lore constructed by any of the movies since 1978, though it does adhere to structural formula quite closely, Scream Factory’s new 4K UHD Collector’s Edition release may come as something of a surprise considering Lionsgate recently released their own UHD offering in 2018. That 40th anniversary edition featured a 4K presentation purportedly of the interpositive with the darker, more washed-out color timing that has come to be the norm for Halloween based on Dean Cundey’s supervision; it also included the original color timing from a 2007 release, meaning the UHD and Blu-ray discs were decidedly different presentations. Audio Commentary - With John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis who chat amiably about the production, both technical and anecdotal in what is a very enjoyable listen. Audio Commentary with director Dominique Othenin-Girard and actors Danielle Harris and Jeffrey Landman Nathan Sharp is a writer from outside Toronto, Ontario. He has a love of movies and television, having enjoyed them for more than twenty years. His preferences include drama, action, and horror, with the former being a particular point of interest and fascination.delivers a solid image, one that bests the Blu-ray largely through a more solidified color spread under the HDR encoding. The DTS:X audio is strong Halloween (2018) ignores everything that has come before, to be a standalone sequel to the 1978 original film. Michael Myers once again escapes to wreak havoc on Haddonfield, killing indiscriminately until he encounters Laurie Strode, where a final showdown sees these two adversaries square off one last time. The film reinvents Michael as a deranged and brutal killer, while Laurie’s quest for revenge has driven away her family and her sanity. A cleverly put together film with plenty of references to the original, awesome music with only a couple of missteps that can be forgiven in the grand scheme of things. movie that is well made and a worthy successor to the original but one that doesn't allow the apple to fall too far from the tree. Universal's UHD