Written and Directed by: Tommy Lee Wallace (IT)
Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin

Alright, let me first say: what is the fuss about? Sure, it isn't the greatest movie ever made, but what do you expect from something with 'Halloween' and 'Witch' both in the same title?

The original idea behind 'Halloween' was that each Halloween (thus) a new movie with the Halloween name would be released, each with a different Halloween-themed story. The people wanted new, they got new, they got different, and they didn't like it. I liked it, it was a good attempt at taking the series in a different direction, whereas now it's just the same thing over and over again. They missed their chance with this, if they had just left Myers out of it and kept doing original stuff.

Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace (which I instantly didn't like, as he was responsible for the horrible Stephen King adaptation IT, which was so boring I couldn't even manage to vomit) and starring Carpenter regular Tom Atkins, there's not much to it other than the bad guy wants to use masks and a stone from stone henge to wipe out people for some reason. . . yeah.

It's got good acting, it's produced and scored by the maestro himself, and it's actually pretty gory. Heads explode, are pulled apart, people are crushed, and there's the scene where the boy's head implodes and bugs and snakes emerge in the hundreds. Pretty nasty.

Sure, it isn't the best movie ever made, but it does beat some of the later Halloween movies. And the ending is great. 'STOP IT! PLEASE! STOP IIIIIIIIIIIIIT!'

*** out of ****

While I liked the idea that they did in fact try something new rather than the same old, same old "There's [INSERT KILLER'S NAME]!  Run!," I still think that this one was just a little too ridiculous.  The most dissapointing aspect is that perhaps this could have been a great paranoia/horror flick.  The story is good and there are a few moments of genuine creepiness (I love when the kid's head implodes), but still, the cheese was just layed on a bit too thick.

Perhaps if John Carpenter had directed, this could of been a solid fright film.

In my opinion, HALLOWEEN 3 is horrible...so horrible it's funny.

The first is the best. no doubts.

Halloween 3 (and all the Halloweens besides the first one for that matter) Blow like a korean whore...

Sucky sucky, five dorrars. Me ruv roo rong time soldier boy.

Yeah. Which one was it when Sheriff Meeker died?

Part 4.

isnt part 3 the one with Michaels neice that is psychic, well which ever one that is terrible

Part three has nothing to do with Myers, your thinking of part five.
All of the Halloweens besides the first one are pretty lame. Part three was a standout in the bad movie factor.

What the fuck is the point in making a Halloween movie without the appearance of Michael Meyers, it makes no sense. It's like making Scream 4:

SCREAM 4 PLOT:
All the Ghostface masks come to smothering anyone who wears them. And it has no Neve Campbell, Dave Arquette or Courtney Cox.

This was complete balls and should never have been part of the Halloween series.

Halloween (197 and Halloween: H20 (199 are the best.

Has anyone heard that they're making another (it's getting waaay farfetched now tho!). But I dont see the point in making another one when Laurie Strode is dead and Jamie Lee-Curtis has retired from acting.

I LOVE THIS FILM!

Sorry for the caps, but I have admired this one since I was seven years old and this was the first horror film I ever saw.

This film has the same atmosphere as the original two, and the cinematography is again outstanding .

The storyline is fine to me, and the villain conol cochran was played excellently, I love that little speech he makes at the end of the film about witchcraft.

This has more right to the title of "Halloween" then any of the others as it actually has something to do with the season itself, rather then Michael Myers doing his thing again.

I'm a massive fan of the Halloween series, own them all on dvd and video and have a daft ammount of alternative cuts (which is very little).

But it always upsets me slightly when Halloween 3 gets so much critism, often just for being different to the Myers escapades.

The first three Halloween films are the best in my opinion thanks to John Carpenter , Debra Hill and a few others that seemed to have a real family vibe going back then in the early 80s, and although this is a different story, the feeling and mood remains similar.

The series was dead for a good few years after this bombed at the box office however until 1988 when part 4 brought back Mr. Myers again, whereas I love the masked psycho, maybe a different Halloween tale every so often ain't such a bad idea.

Especially after the last one.

Cheers, take it easy

I kinda have to agree with SCOOB here... it's a stand out in the series.  I don't love it, not like he does, but it is a different take and one that is rather interesting to watch.

Michael Myers is just a means to an end and I thought the end of part 2 was brilliant in it, we weren't given even a glimmer of hope he'd return.  I love Halloween 1 and 2, I feel they are 1 long movie as they were filmed so close together and it shows... I just feel that Halloween 3 had more to offer than any Halloween.

This is just my opinion, however...

Also, the story behind the making of Halloween 3 is interesting aswell... I can't remember it now, but I do remember they had a really good reason as to why it didn't include Myers and the whole Strode saga.

I'll dig that up and post it for you all.

C.K.

Good thoughts~

From what I have gathered over the years, John Carpenter didn't even want to do Halloween 2 (in fact he has stated he wrote it in one night with a six pack of beer) and was therefore staggered to be asked to make a third one a year later.

I think the conditions Carpenter laid out was that he would do it as long as the previous two films were completly forgotten, and as R.E. Freak posted at the top, they would bring out a new Halloween with a fresh script each time.

There is loads on this on the actual website, which is surprisingly pretty popular.
http://www.halloweenmovies.com

Cheers

I absolutely hated Halloween 3. Strangely enough, it's got a cult following though.