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It leads to a much more convoluted plot in both films, where characters act in weird ways just to make the movie happen. Meanwhile, all of it isn't necessary since Laurie still lives in Haddonfield, already defeated Myers (at least temporarily), and permanently disfigured him. He would surely have at least a passing interest in her. No need for Dr. Sartain to go insane or have Corey who is the new vessel for evil start dating Laurie's granddaughter.
Yes, strange choices in both films that just overcomplicated things to an absurd degree. When I meant he showed humanity in 2018, I was really just referring to the one scene where he toys with the babysitter before killing her.
It was meant to be ambiguous. Just like with many things in that movie. Everything up until that point suggests that he is human. Although, he never gets shot in the face so you could still potentially argue that he's not supernatural, just very powerful.
I've seen others compare him to Batman who took far worse punishment and managed to survive despite being just a man in a suit.
Actually these fights helped elevate the movie. It's also very topical. The issues they disagreed about are at the forefront of our public debate on a surprising number of issues. How much rights should violent criminals have if they are likely to kill again? Which method of interrogation is most effective? What purpose does the international order have when the overwhelming majority of people within nation states choose uprising? In addition to tackling all these interesting social issues, the film also delves deep into Black Adam's origin, constantly reframing his actions in interesting ways. All within an entertaining superhero movie.
The movie didn't need a great villain. There is literally no one who is his match, The psychological battle and internal struggle were far more interesting but the action was pretty good too.
I think Michael targets Laurie because he sees her drop the keys in the mailbox. However, the Judith headstone which could be argued was meant for Laurie was probably the inspiration for the sibling development even though it wasn't made explicit in the first film. It's also worth noting that Laurie and her friends physically resemble the murdered sister in the opening. So a lot if it is left for interpretation, but what made Michael so memorable is that despite everything, he still acted human. This is made apparent time and again in the first film. The version we get in the DGG trilogy does not for the most part. He shows shades of his former self in 2018, but not in Kills or Ends.
It's currently 5.1 on IMDb which is where I would rate it. It's not awful but not the unsung classic people are making it out to be. I watched it awhile ago and didn't care for it. When fans kept name dropping it, I figured I'd give it another chance. It's perfectly average if you're into B horror or cheesy sci fi.
I don't think it would have made much of an impression as a stand alone film. Part of the interest is from fans trying to tie it into the whole Halloween universe.
I wasn't crazy about the movie but that seems awfully low. We're talking straight to video quality here. Ends was competently made and had a decent conclusion.
Wow, Scout is still very beautiful but she doesn't look much like she did in those movies. I don't think I would have recognized her and I saw those movies several times.
It's nice to see Heather in there. Halloween and NOES are my favorite horror franchises.
The fact is that they didn't even need the sibling connection to make Michael stalking Laurie make sense. in DGG's timeline, he already faced Laurie once before and in this movie, twice, so why wouldn't he go after her? However, DGG went the weirder route of making Michael a man child, which is why he needed Dr. Sartain in 2018 and Corey in Ends to make the meeting happen (and I still don't know what Laurie's plan was by pretending to commit suicide). However, the original already establishes that Michael knows how to drive and set up traps and is clearly stalking his victims while biding his time on Halloween night (He even lets Tommy go). Not exactly the behavior of a man child. I personally didn't mind the sibling connection, but how hard could it have been to come up with another reason for Michael to stalk Laurie? I don't know what DGG was thinking.
I guess he bought into all the nonsense from hack reviewers that Michael is just an "idea" and took that literally. Either that, or he was so desperate to separate himself from the other sequels that he ended up losing his way.
You could literally make that argument against anyone who claims to be oppressed in society. Just because you view white men as being inherently privileged doesn't mean that their lives are without struggle or without search for meaning. When dealing with such a large group of people, it will hold true that for every person you can't help, there are plenty more "spoiled" or "entitled" ones you could by treating them or just showing a tiny bit of empathy.
It's odd how many people who pretend to be advocates for victims and their trauma tend to be the least empathetic people around when confronted by other peoples' struggles.
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