Things like this are the reason why I never watched the sequels from the big horror franchises >_>... They should never have released this under the Halloween banner, would have helped already. It is rather boring and I've seen variants of this story before by things that came after it. Better watch the Goosebumps Mask episode (http://trakt.tv/show/goosebumps/season/1/episode/1) while being for kids it's still has more tension...
I knew this film's story had nothing to do with the first 2 installments ages before I even saw it so I won't hold that against it. But despite that fact I found this be an incredibly boring movie, I had to really force myself to keep watching it. It just wasn't interesting in my opinion.
Halloween 3 is like a bad Goosebumps episode. The beginning grabbed my attention but I didn't like how the story went. The song from the commercial is very catchy and memorable. The scene with the pumpkin mask was very creepy and well-executed. I didn't like the last 20 minutes - it was very unbelievable for me, Challis was walking around the factory as it was his own and no one noticed it and the way he killed everyone is ridiculous. Also, Stonehenge and robots don't mix well. The final scene was a good way of ending the movie.
It is not the worst horror movie ever, but very different from the first two. I know that the initial intention for the franchise was to be anthology series, but even without comparing it with the first two, it is not my cup of tea.
“You should see all Halloween movies, they are good” do yourself a favor and skip this one...
Not at all for Michael Myers fans. Avoidable for hardcore Halloween franchise fans although the presentation is not too bad. My one and a half stars for the Myers miss in the plot by its makers. A big mistake making the Halloween hilariously gory than a frightful one.
Started off promising, and then dissolved (quite literally at times) into something like a sleepy carnival ride you expected to shake you up but instead revolves so slowly that you're counting down the time with vague interest until it ends.
Better than the second one.
Full of interesting ideas but not always well executed.
Halloween day of my 31 Days Of Horror rolls on with this annual re-watch! Love it! And I've loved it for the longest time, all you Johnny-Come-Latelys! But it's nice everyone is finally getting on board.
Best Halloween movie. Don't argue with me.
This isn't even a sequel, this is pure crap!!!
Whilst the film is not without merit, such as it's fun soundtrack and some interesting ideas, it ends up being a convoluted and silly film with a goofy villain that doesn't fit into the franchise at all. Why is it even called season of the witch when it has nothing to do with witches?? Fans were surely left begging for Michael Myers to return
Tom Atkins plays pretend James Bond and battles charismatic villain Conal Cochran, who's plotting an evil plan sure to wreak havoc on the planet. Stacey Nelkin co-stars as Bond Girl Ellie Grimbridge.
If they had just called this "Season of the Witch" and dropped the Halloween branding, this would have gone down as one of the better horror films of the 80s.
One of the most ill-conceived films in movie history, Halloween III: Season of the Witch is incredibly awful. Instead of continuing the Michael Myers saga, the series veers off into an unrelated story about robots and magic. It’s the most convoluted and idiotic plot imaginable. The acting is just terrible, and the special effects are cheesy. Full of all kinds of craziness, Halloween III: Season of the Witch isn’t so much a film as it’s a steaming pile of crap.
This was just dumb. I understand what it's supposed to be but even then this just felt like an outdrawn episode of a "spooky" TV series. And was there any reason for the two main characters to hook up? There was a 24 year age gap. Kinda weird.
It would have been interesting to see the Halloween franchise take an anthology approach and this seems to be the intent here, with little connection to the previous films. It starts intriguingly enough and there is the kernel of a good idea here, but unfortunately it is poorly executed and once it becomes clear what is going on, most of the tension is lost and it becomes a little too ridiculous. Still, it's more watchable then some of the later entries.
Not like the other two before it,.. but who cares .. it’s fun/ ridiculous
Pleasance is amazing as the Doctor
I hated this in 1982. I tave it space and watched it again this year. Maybe not hating it as much but it's still a rather slow movie.
The sole link between this film and the Myers storyline is word "sanhain," but as a standalone plot, this was an enjoyable movie that often felt more gruesome and scary than Halloween I and II. Also, you kind of have to turn off your brain to overlook many of the nonsensical elements. For instance, automaton no. 1 had what felt like an eternity to hear the car slowly rolling downhill toward him and to move out of the way, but he just stays kneeled there and let's the car crush him. Also, can a car that's going less than 5 miles an hour down a very small slope actually crush a person? I'm not sure. I'm also not sure what was up with the insects and snakes. ... Because they're creepy? I was also surprised by the giant blue beams that torched all of the remaining automatons at the end.. We're just supposed to accept that the Stonehenge relic has untold and mysterious powers, I suppose. Other than that, I liked some of the cinematics and camera work. The cover artwork of the masked children silhouetted against the October sunset was particularly memorable. For a movie that is named "Season of the Witch," did we actually see a witch?? If Cochran is supposed to be a warlock, he just came off as a madman obsessed with pagan rituals who had no real power. I realize modern "witches" have no real power, but in a movie that presents all manner of supernatural activity, one expects to see some traditional witchy activity. shrugs
Pro:
-Good halloween atmosphere
-the 3 iconic masks and the unforgettable Silver Shamrock commercial
-Very good soundtrack and effects
-Charismatic protagonist and villain
-Critic to consumerism
Cons:
-The title (this should have been a standalone movie or the beginning of a new antologic saga)
-The Plot. The fundamental idea is good but the story is full of plot holes and wtf moments (Robots and snakes, come on...)
6/10
Halloween III
Uncut
Would have been a really good movie are at least better received if not for Universal wanting to make an ever lasting Anthology series with a different story
every Halloween.
Now that sound great on paper but what a huge error in judgement not realising just how Much
Michael had connected with audiences.
If you would have just called it
"Season Of The Witch"
are any other title this movie would have
been so much better received.
3 rewrites of this movie didn't help either.
Look Tom Atkins is and always will be
the man and one of my favourite actors,
But he ain't no
Michael Myers, and then no Jamie Lee Curtis, well this was never going to sit right with audiences anyway.
X FINAL THOUGHT:
Look I really enjoy this movie but everyone involved including Universal has admitted that they should have done a marketing campaign to make it clear
"Michael' was not in this movie,
I mean using not just Halloween as a title but
Halloween "3"
(what are you going to think).
Everyone involved realised this was an absolute terrible decision to go any other way with the
Halloween Franchise,
But I will say I am pleased that after 40 years
Halloween III has found an audience and gained a
cult following and much love.
But as future Halloween Movies came out the production studios made damn sure that the following
3 direct sequels from
Season Of The Witch
Had "MICHAELS" name
in the title.
Let me preface my comment by stating that, in the late 70's, early 80's when the teen slashers started hitting the big screen ( Halloween , Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th , et al) I was in a very conservative atmosphere and did not watch TV or movies. Fast forward a few years, I'm on my own, I discover "video stores" where you can rent these movies that all my high school friends had been talking about, and I was suddenly in "horror heaven". I quickly became a fan of Jason, and even Freddy Kreuger was interesting, but I watched one Halloween movie and was thoroughly bored. So I know next to nothing about the franchise.
Fast-forward 40+ years and I'm deciding I want to watch the entire Halloween franchise, so I watch Halloween and Halloween II and they were interesting enough. Now I watch something called Halloween III: Season of the Witch and I sit here before you now doing a slow blink and thinking I should be angry, but honestly wanting to just laugh hysterically at what I've just witnessed.
First, I don't understand how they got away with calling this Halloween III because it is in no way whatsoever associated with the first two Michael Myers storyline films. Jamie Lee Curtis (as has been pointed out already) is nowhere in this film, and the ONLY association with the first two movies is a very brief cameo of the original Halloween movie being advertised for the upcoming "Horrorthon". Apart from that oh-so-miniscule nod, there is NOTHING to tie these movies together.
All that aside, however, this movie IMO definitely falls into the "so bad, it's good" category. The acting, the scares, the horrible horrible effects...all so incredibly bad that it was just fun to watch. I've watched my share of bad movies here lately, so when I spot something low-quality early on, I'll either stop it (the movie), or at least pause it long enough to go read a few reviews and maybe save myself a couple of wasted hours. This time, as awful as it was almost from the beginning, I couldn't help myself; it was so amusing that I had to keep going. It was not a waste of time....as long as you look at this as a campy cheesefest and not a genuine "horror" movie, nor as part of the actual Halloween franchise. There is no Michael Myers, there are no witches, and the only thing that gave this a "3" instead of a "2" (or worse) was the very first .... I don't even know what you would call it. The complaining old crow that got zapped in the motel room; the effects on her were...well, yeah, they were dated, but they were still pretty gruesome. I did find it interesting that in the one scene, what was undoubtedly supposed to have been cockroaches coming out of the guy's face, they used crickets instead.
I don't know...maybe I missed something. Maybe I should be angry that this wasn't an actual Halloween film, but seriously, this harks back to my days in the Army when my buddies and I would sit around playing pinochle on Saturday nights and watching USA's "Up All Night" B-movie horror flicks. If you don't mind sitting through an hour-and-a-half watching something that's incredibly lame - to the point of being laughable - then I would recommend this. Just don't go into it expecting scares, Jamie Lee Curtis, or the silent, faceless Michael Myers. Expect a horribly cheesy film with horrible effects, horrible dialogue, horrible romance scenes, and a horrible conclusion, and you can laugh at this one start-to-finish.
This is such a wonderfully weird but amazing seasonal horror film. What starts as a slow burn mystery builds up into something totally schlocky and full of charm. It's so creative, fun and unique in its own way. It really takes its exploration of Halloween terror to new places. I thought the company with hidden agenda plot was fantastic and the TV commercial song is super addictive. The characters are all fun to watch, especially the leading man and the villain. There are also some truly disturbing and graphic kills in this, combined with the score that genuinely make me uneasy during the whole thing. I can see why some people hate this film because there's no Michael Myers in it. But watching it now knowing it has a large cult following, really makes sense because this film is easily my favorite of the franchise so far. I haven't seen the other Halloween sequels, but I have a strong feeling that I'd still prefer this one. It's a shame that the anthology direction got scrapped because it received such a poor reception when it came out. I personally love this film and it comes highly recommended.
Well that wasn't scary at all.
Tom Atkins plays James Bond and battles charismatic villain Conal Cochran, who's plotting an evil plan sure to wreak havoc on the planet. Stacey Nelkin co-stars as Bond Girl Ellie Grimbridge.
I wish the Halloween series had continued with this anthology format. Michael Myers was already a worn out idea at this point.
"I do love a good joke and this is the best ever: a joke on the children."
Wow. Where to begin... I know John Carpenter and Debra Hill wanted to make this into an anthology series, but I was not expecting this. Not really my cup of tea when expecting some more Michael Myers. Maybe it is a breath of fresh air, but I just wasn't that into it.
This movie gets such a bad wrap for dumb reasons. It would be cool to see different events happen around Halloween. Kinda like an anthology series.
But no, lets have more terrible Halloween sequels that kills the mystery of Michael Myers. Audience members can suck sometimes.
This is probably my favorite film in the Halloween series. It has some catchy songs, a great soundtrack and an interesting story. However, the title doesn't fit the film since there is no witch in it, nevertheless a great horror film to watch around halloween.
Dr Daniel Challis as a Blade Runner… You can't unseen it, after you saw it! ;>
The history, the deaths, even the characters were good. The only problem is his name. It's a Halloween movie without Micheal Myers and that's fine, because on Halloween you could die in different ways and not just for a slayer. This is the best part of the movie, but it's not about witches at all, so the bad opinions were blamed for whom chose the name, because the public expected something else for the third part of the franchise. So, I think it could have been a good project, but they did not know how to sell it.
Although this Sequel is the only Halloween without Michael Myers featured, as a huge
fan of the franchise, I'm giving Halloween
III the benefit of the doubt.
What a load of crap! Has NOTHING to do with the real Halloween movies. Calling this Halloween 3 is nothing but false marketing.
Needs more Michael Myers. The best thing about this movie is they show Jamie Lee Curtis in the first movie on the tv. Otherwise it is just a boring film. It shouldn't of been called a Halloween movie.
I'm here because screenjunkies last week movie fight lol
watching HIII right now
Review by David GilleandVIP 7BlockedParent2016-11-04T15:42:01Z
Talk about a movie giving you mixed feelings. Before seeing Halloween III, I knew one thing…neither Michael Myers or Jamie Lee Curtis was going to be in it…so the real question was…how was it even a Halloween movie? Doing a little research, I discovered the creator of Halloween thought it would be a wise choice to do the same thing as American Horror Story and switch up the stories. A new Halloween tale every year. Well, you know the problem with that right? It’s not even the fact that people love Michael Myers, it’s the fact that you had two movies with him back to back…and then this. I have extremely mixed feelings about Season of the Witch – so let’s get into it.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch is not about Michael Myers, nor is it really about any witches…it’s really about androids. I’m talking full on cybernetic organisms. A doctor ties the death of a patient to a factory that produces popular Halloween masks. As they look to uncover that death, more deaths occur, and they are all seemingly linked to this factory and company Silver Shamrock – and the mystery of what this company is trying to do is unpredictable, believe me.
I think I have a handle on what went wrong here – and the fault lies exclusively with pre-production. First of all, you shouldn’t call this a Halloween movie, and if you do, you can’t say it’s Halloween 3, because people are expecting Michael Myers and Jamie Lee Curtis. All you’re doing there is making people mad when they see the movie. Second of all, you shouldn’t call this Season of the Witch either, because witches play no part in this film . There is magic, but it’s magic taken from a Stonehedge rock. The rest of the movie is strange, creepy, mysterious android humanoids. Which, by the way, aren’t bad. Not at all.
If you went to a friend’s house and they made you watch this movie but didn’t tell you what it was called, there’s a good chance you’ll love it. In fact, if they released this under a different name altogether, it might be its own classic horror film. As it is now, it’s ruined expectations and false advertisement. That’s where my mixed feelings come from, because as a movie on its own without any labels, this is a fine horror film that had me invested from the get go. The only actual complaints I have about it is the decision to have the lead play a doctor instead of the obvious – a cop. He looks and plays the part, a doctor doesn’t make a ton of sense, nor furthers the story. I would also say the film lacked certain motive towards the end, but that’s not a deal-breaker, either.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch is incredibly creepy and disturbing – facts that nestle since the beginning and flourish as the film goes on. It’s creative gore was unique and never overdone. Just the sight of these android humanoids chills you to the bone, and the end game teased throughout the movie is brave and bold – altogether creating a horror flick that would be remembered for a long time if it weren’t for its poor, poor foundation and promotion practices. It’s not a movie that should be a part of the Michael Myers collection, nor should anyone say it’s a witch movie either. It’s simply a decent movie that has no real title in my books. Check it out and let me know what you think!