Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
In case you haven’t been paying attention in the horror movie world on the huge release coming this year, I will catch you up. The new “Halloween” takes place 40 years after the events of the first movie, it is a direct sequel to the original, ignoring the storylines from all the other “Halloween” sequels and re-makes. Once again, we follow Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), now with her daughter Karen (Judy Greer), and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) as they all live out Halloween night being terrorized by Michael Myers once more.
I’ll say it right out of the gate as someone who was waiting so long for this. Being beyond excited and hyped, this is amazing in every way I hoped it would be. From the moment the film started to the opening title coming on the screen with that classic Carpenter score hitting hard, to the end credits. I was in a constant state of elation with this, I hadn’t felt this way since I was a kid watching and discovering horror films for the first time. It was really something special.
Laurie Strode is now an aged tough woman that holds her own better than any other person in cinema. She is no longer a bright-eyed teenager looking forward to the world. She is the survivor of a horrific tragedy, constantly looking over her shoulder. This mentality does not sit well with the rest of her family, not understanding her paranoia fully. They just write it off as her not letting go until Michael Myers escapes after a bus crash, leading to a night full of murder just like 40 years ago.
I don’t want to say too much more about the film beyond, I want you to walk in virtually blind, aside from the general plot because it will be much more enjoyable that way for you. That being said, I truly loved this film, as soon as it ended I wanted to watch it all over again. I cannot wait for October 19th to roll around so I can see this again right before Halloween arrives. If you liked the original and are okay with forgetting the other films that happened, I think you will be happy with the new “Halloween.”
“Halloween” recently premiered at Fantastic Fest and will hit theaters Oct. 19th
