I was hoping that I could get the same thrill for the previous two but, boy, was I wrong. I mean what the heck is this movie? A soap? It's tagged as horror/thriller when there's not even a worthy scene of suspence in it. It felt like David Gordon Green put the the audience on a wild goose chase on a merry-go-round.
I was waiting for some kind of "horror"-worthy moment in the movie but it just got dragged on and on about the angst of some young love. I mean fine, you could have that in this one but if they're making another film in the Halloween franchise then they better have some horror elements to it; or at least some suspence.
But sadly, Halloween Ends fell short and it felt tired. Sitting in the theater I was like waiting throughout the movie when anything Halloween-ish scenario going to happen but nothing.
I read that many people prefer this one than the last one, Halloween Kills, but that's their preference and can't argue with their tastes. But personally, at least "Kills" (and the 2018 one) had more impact than this one.
I mean for a movie that had the definitive word "Ends" in it, it lacks any form of resolution to the supposedly the last movie of the franchise. Instead, the momentum of the movie right from the start was like a gradual fade into the sunset. It was as if Halloween Kills was the ending dramatic end and "Ends" was like a 2 hour plus epilogue to "Kills". It was such a waste of time.
Right from the start of "Ends", it felt like it's as if it's suggesting that Halloween Ends is a 'legacy' to the Michael Myers' story. As if Michael Myers was passing his torch or sceptre of murderous rampage to this young guy. As if transcending the young man's inner soul with his killing impulses. I mean Michael Myers spared the kid's life? What the heck was that? Err, hello! Michael Myers kills indiscriminately for goodness' sakes. And Myers passed his legacy to that kid?
And as if that's not enough, we've got to have blossoming romance between Laurie Strode's granddaughter with this potential serial killer just so the spirit of Michael Myers would get to Laurie? How convenient is that?
The bottom line is Halloween Kills served as a better conclusion to the whole franshise even thought Michael Myers was nowhere to be found afterwards. But no, they just have to keep the franchise going on and on.
By the way, I don't know if the filmmakers were trying to make the opening titles with that Jack-o-Lantern as a homage to the original but with the cheap-looking transitions between one Jack-o-Lantern to the next, it's just insulting.
I was waiting for some kind of "horror"-worthy moment in the movie but it just got dragged on and on about the angst of some young love. I mean fine, you could have that in this one but if they're making another film in the Halloween franchise then they better have some horror elements to it; or at least some suspence.
But sadly, Halloween Ends fell short and it felt tired. Sitting in the theater I was like waiting throughout the movie when anything Halloween-ish scenario going to happen but nothing.
I read that many people prefer this one than the last one, Halloween Kills, but that's their preference and can't argue with their tastes. But personally, at least "Kills" (and the 2018 one) had more impact than this one.
I mean for a movie that had the definitive word "Ends" in it, it lacks any form of resolution to the supposedly the last movie of the franchise. Instead, the momentum of the movie right from the start was like a gradual fade into the sunset. It was as if Halloween Kills was the ending dramatic end and "Ends" was like a 2 hour plus epilogue to "Kills". It was such a waste of time.
Right from the start of "Ends", it felt like it's as if it's suggesting that Halloween Ends is a 'legacy' to the Michael Myers' story. As if Michael Myers was passing his torch or sceptre of murderous rampage to this young guy. As if transcending the young man's inner soul with his killing impulses. I mean Michael Myers spared the kid's life? What the heck was that? Err, hello! Michael Myers kills indiscriminately for goodness' sakes. And Myers passed his legacy to that kid?
And as if that's not enough, we've got to have blossoming romance between Laurie Strode's granddaughter with this potential serial killer just so the spirit of Michael Myers would get to Laurie? How convenient is that?
The bottom line is Halloween Kills served as a better conclusion to the whole franshise even thought Michael Myers was nowhere to be found afterwards. But no, they just have to keep the franchise going on and on.
By the way, I don't know if the filmmakers were trying to make the opening titles with that Jack-o-Lantern as a homage to the original but with the cheap-looking transitions between one Jack-o-Lantern to the next, it's just insulting.