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about Halloween 2018 like um is this
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at the mostly positive critical
reception surrounding 2018 s entry in
the Halloween franchise team lieutenant
I pray every night that he would escape
hey Belle did you do that for so I can
kill him number 10 it’s the best
Halloween sequel Michael
although Halloween is one of the most
well known horror franchises the 1978
original classic was for a long time the
only entry from it that held a certified
fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes
Halloween h2o fell just short and
weirdly enough the next Best Score
belongs to Halloween 3 season of the
witch which was universally hated by
fans upon release due to the lack of
Michael Myers but later developed a cult
following after premiering at the
Toronto International Film Festival 2018
Halloween broke the losing streak with a
plethora of enthusiastic reviews well it
doesn’t surpass the original the film is
being deemed the best Halloween sequel
by a wide margin who’s waited for me
waited for me number 9 it’s surprisingly
relevant 40 years ago on Halloween night
Michael Myers murdered three people at
first you wouldn’t think a Halloween
movie would ever be considered relevant
but this film has more real-world
parallels than one might assume for
starters it centers on a woman living
with PTSD after nearly being murdered
forty years earlier as a result our
heroine has become a trigger-happy
shut-in with a large supply of firearms
at her disposal considering that gun
violence and assault are still two of
the most hot-button issues in America
Laurie Strode ‘he’s paranoia and trauma
make leeway for some surprisingly timely
commentary Joshua Rothkopf of timeout
noted in his review that the film quote
has a sad symmetry to it and that’s a
great reason to remake Halloween but he
will be killed tonight
number eight the cinematography is
impressive whereas the original
Halloween was shot by John Carpenter’s
longtime collaborator Dean Cundy this
follow-up passes the torch to
cinematographer Michael Simmons to
recapture the look and feel of the first
film Simmons reportedly employed the
same anamorphic aspect ratio that Cundy
used Simmons does still leave his own
unique mark on the project though Josh
Lewis addressed Simmons cinematography
in his review for the film stage
complimenting the movie’s use of quote
background foreground tricks as well as
reflections and shadows Louis also
highlighted quote an inspired motion
sensor sequence and a tracking shot
sequence that follows Michael through
several homes the camera practically
felt like a character in the original
Halloween and this sequel pulls off
something similar number 7 it’s funny
somewhere down the line the Halloween
series went from being scary to just
plain silly although this sequel is a
horror movie at its core the filmmakers
are not afraid to incorporate a
self-aware sense of humor Halloween yeah
the one with the guy in the white mask
could walks around in stocks babysitters
trying comparisons to scream the film
has been described as a meta movie that
embraces its roots while still poking
fun at itself this isn’t surprising
since director David Gordon Green has
worked with co-writer Danny McBride on a
few comedies while Jamie Lee Curtis got
her start as a scream queen she has also
demonstrated serious comedic chops a
central message of Buddhism is not every
man for himself you a London Underground
is not a political movement Halloween
seems to strike a balance of humour and
horror with Entertainment Weekly’s Leah
Greenblatt calling it quote fundamental
and funny to number 6
it’s terrifyingly intense yet still
there’s no denying that the original
Halloween is a masterpiece of horror
Peter debruge a variety brought up
something interesting in his review
though the first film only has a kill
count of five
well technically seven if you include
those two dogs either way that’s a
pretty small number for a slasher flick
at least by modern standards according
to to Bruges this follow-up ups the ante
by tripling the casualties of course
more violence and gore doesn’t
necessarily equal a good movie has
proven by some of the other Halloween
sequels the violence here however has
been applauded for being stylish and
effective while still leaving room for
scares based on subtle slow building
tension number five it will appeal to
hardcore fans many critics agree that
the latest Halloween is accessible to
newcomers but it’s also for audiences
who’ve been following this series over
the years working in more than enough
fanservice
the return of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie
Strode and Nick Castle as Michael Myers
already had us hooked although this
movie retcons everything that happened
after the original the filmmakers still
have fun with some of the ideas
introduced in the sequels for example
it’s established upfront that Laurie and
Michael are not brother and sister this
time around was neither brother who
murdered all those babysitter’s yeah it
was not her brother that’s the main that
people made up the movie also dishes out
plenty of Easter eggs and in jokes that
fans will recognize including the silver
shamrock masks from Halloween three
number four David Gordon Green does a
great job David Gordon greens
filmography has had an interesting
trajectory to say the least he started
his career mainly directing indie dramas
like George Washington and snow angels
eventually he started to shake things up
with comedic projects in film and
television including pineapple Express
and in another unexpected move it was
announced that green would direct
co-write and executive produced the
eleventh installment in the Halloween
series while horror is somewhat new
territory for Greene various outlets
have singled out his direction as a
prime reason for the film’s success John
2:4 of The Hollywood Reporter notably
endorsed Greene for delivering quote
both fanservice & honest-to-god movie
making of the sort rarely seen in horror
spin-offs it’s been a while since we saw
a movie about a bad guy with a knife in
your
number three this sequel balances old
and new we need to investigate a patient
that killed three innocent teenagers on
Halloween in 1978 in an era dominated by
remakes reboots reimagining ‘s prequels
and sequels it’s easy for filmmakers to
rely on nostalgia alone while 2018 s
Halloween has its fair share of
references to the first film it also
offers enough new elements to stand on
its own
Clayton Davis of award circuit writes
that the movie quote pays homage to 1978
original while still taking risks to
reinvent the franchise for a new
generation of admirers while it remains
true to its predecessor critics have
additionally praised the sequel for not
just repeating the same exact formula
according to Perry Nemerov of Collider
quote we finally have a new Halloween
movie that moves the franchise forward
and respects its legacy my car is here
after several failed attempts to breathe
new life into the franchise fans assumed
they’d never get a worthy successor well
it might have taken 40 years but the
consensus is that this direct follow-up
has finally done the original justice on
Twitter critic emma Stefanski compares
the old meets new remixed approach of
this Halloween to that of Star Wars The
Force awakens II Oliver Whitney for
screen crush notes that Green quote
doesn’t try to mimic carpenters film but
affectionately pays tribute to it with
buckets of grisly violence prickly
tension and snarky humor the film also
comes with a seal of approval from
carpenter who returns as a producer and
helped compose the music this is as good
as I’ve seen since we’ve did the first
movie number 1 Jamie Lee Curtis knocks
this film really would not work without
Jamie Lee Curtis who not only broke out
into stardom as Laurie Strode but also
largely popularized the final girl trope
the sequel does something we’ve never
really seen in a horror movie before
exploring what happens to the final girl
years after surviving such a
traumatizing ordeal you miss in Laurie’s
case she’s become much like a soldier
who returns from war and can no longer
function in society I need to protect my
family his approach to the iconic
character has been met with acclaim from
critics with Andre Todd of polygon
stating that Curtis quote gives an
emotionally raw performance that makes
Laurie the heart of the film you don’t
you should do you agree with our pics
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe and
ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
screaming about welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 things critics are saying
about Halloween 2018 like um is this
game you return to having filled his
home before we begin we publish new
content every day so be sure to
subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’re taking a look
at the mostly positive critical
reception surrounding 2018 s entry in
the Halloween franchise team lieutenant
I pray every night that he would escape
hey Belle did you do that for so I can
kill him number 10 it’s the best
Halloween sequel Michael
although Halloween is one of the most
well known horror franchises the 1978
original classic was for a long time the
only entry from it that held a certified
fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes
Halloween h2o fell just short and
weirdly enough the next Best Score
belongs to Halloween 3 season of the
witch which was universally hated by
fans upon release due to the lack of
Michael Myers but later developed a cult
following after premiering at the
Toronto International Film Festival 2018
Halloween broke the losing streak with a
plethora of enthusiastic reviews well it
doesn’t surpass the original the film is
being deemed the best Halloween sequel
by a wide margin who’s waited for me
waited for me number 9 it’s surprisingly
relevant 40 years ago on Halloween night
Michael Myers murdered three people at
first you wouldn’t think a Halloween
movie would ever be considered relevant
but this film has more real-world
parallels than one might assume for
starters it centers on a woman living
with PTSD after nearly being murdered
forty years earlier as a result our
heroine has become a trigger-happy
shut-in with a large supply of firearms
at her disposal considering that gun
violence and assault are still two of
the most hot-button issues in America
Laurie Strode ‘he’s paranoia and trauma
make leeway for some surprisingly timely
commentary Joshua Rothkopf of timeout
noted in his review that the film quote
has a sad symmetry to it and that’s a
great reason to remake Halloween but he
will be killed tonight
number eight the cinematography is
impressive whereas the original
Halloween was shot by John Carpenter’s
longtime collaborator Dean Cundy this
follow-up passes the torch to
cinematographer Michael Simmons to
recapture the look and feel of the first
film Simmons reportedly employed the
same anamorphic aspect ratio that Cundy
used Simmons does still leave his own
unique mark on the project though Josh
Lewis addressed Simmons cinematography
in his review for the film stage
complimenting the movie’s use of quote
background foreground tricks as well as
reflections and shadows Louis also
highlighted quote an inspired motion
sensor sequence and a tracking shot
sequence that follows Michael through
several homes the camera practically
felt like a character in the original
Halloween and this sequel pulls off
something similar number 7 it’s funny
somewhere down the line the Halloween
series went from being scary to just
plain silly although this sequel is a
horror movie at its core the filmmakers
are not afraid to incorporate a
self-aware sense of humor Halloween yeah
the one with the guy in the white mask
could walks around in stocks babysitters
trying comparisons to scream the film
has been described as a meta movie that
embraces its roots while still poking
fun at itself this isn’t surprising
since director David Gordon Green has
worked with co-writer Danny McBride on a
few comedies while Jamie Lee Curtis got
her start as a scream queen she has also
demonstrated serious comedic chops a
central message of Buddhism is not every
man for himself you a London Underground
is not a political movement Halloween
seems to strike a balance of humour and
horror with Entertainment Weekly’s Leah
Greenblatt calling it quote fundamental
and funny to number 6
it’s terrifyingly intense yet still
there’s no denying that the original
Halloween is a masterpiece of horror
Peter debruge a variety brought up
something interesting in his review
though the first film only has a kill
count of five
well technically seven if you include
those two dogs either way that’s a
pretty small number for a slasher flick
at least by modern standards according
to to Bruges this follow-up ups the ante
by tripling the casualties of course
more violence and gore doesn’t
necessarily equal a good movie has
proven by some of the other Halloween
sequels the violence here however has
been applauded for being stylish and
effective while still leaving room for
scares based on subtle slow building
tension number five it will appeal to
hardcore fans many critics agree that
the latest Halloween is accessible to
newcomers but it’s also for audiences
who’ve been following this series over
the years working in more than enough
fanservice
the return of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie
Strode and Nick Castle as Michael Myers
already had us hooked although this
movie retcons everything that happened
after the original the filmmakers still
have fun with some of the ideas
introduced in the sequels for example
it’s established upfront that Laurie and
Michael are not brother and sister this
time around was neither brother who
murdered all those babysitter’s yeah it
was not her brother that’s the main that
people made up the movie also dishes out
plenty of Easter eggs and in jokes that
fans will recognize including the silver
shamrock masks from Halloween three
number four David Gordon Green does a
great job David Gordon greens
filmography has had an interesting
trajectory to say the least he started
his career mainly directing indie dramas
like George Washington and snow angels
eventually he started to shake things up
with comedic projects in film and
television including pineapple Express
and in another unexpected move it was
announced that green would direct
co-write and executive produced the
eleventh installment in the Halloween
series while horror is somewhat new
territory for Greene various outlets
have singled out his direction as a
prime reason for the film’s success John
2:4 of The Hollywood Reporter notably
endorsed Greene for delivering quote
both fanservice & honest-to-god movie
making of the sort rarely seen in horror
spin-offs it’s been a while since we saw
a movie about a bad guy with a knife in
your
number three this sequel balances old
and new we need to investigate a patient
that killed three innocent teenagers on
Halloween in 1978 in an era dominated by
remakes reboots reimagining ‘s prequels
and sequels it’s easy for filmmakers to
rely on nostalgia alone while 2018 s
Halloween has its fair share of
references to the first film it also
offers enough new elements to stand on
its own
Clayton Davis of award circuit writes
that the movie quote pays homage to 1978
original while still taking risks to
reinvent the franchise for a new
generation of admirers while it remains
true to its predecessor critics have
additionally praised the sequel for not
just repeating the same exact formula
according to Perry Nemerov of Collider
quote we finally have a new Halloween
movie that moves the franchise forward
and respects its legacy my car is here
after several failed attempts to breathe
new life into the franchise fans assumed
they’d never get a worthy successor well
it might have taken 40 years but the
consensus is that this direct follow-up
has finally done the original justice on
Twitter critic emma Stefanski compares
the old meets new remixed approach of
this Halloween to that of Star Wars The
Force awakens II Oliver Whitney for
screen crush notes that Green quote
doesn’t try to mimic carpenters film but
affectionately pays tribute to it with
buckets of grisly violence prickly
tension and snarky humor the film also
comes with a seal of approval from
carpenter who returns as a producer and
helped compose the music this is as good
as I’ve seen since we’ve did the first
movie number 1 Jamie Lee Curtis knocks
this film really would not work without
Jamie Lee Curtis who not only broke out
into stardom as Laurie Strode but also
largely popularized the final girl trope
the sequel does something we’ve never
really seen in a horror movie before
exploring what happens to the final girl
years after surviving such a
traumatizing ordeal you miss in Laurie’s
case she’s become much like a soldier
who returns from war and can no longer
function in society I need to protect my
family his approach to the iconic
character has been met with acclaim from
critics with Andre Todd of polygon
stating that Curtis quote gives an
emotionally raw performance that makes
Laurie the heart of the film you don’t
you should do you agree with our pics
check out these other great clips from
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