HALLOWEEN Ends

The horror slasher movie Halloween, the eleventh entry in the Halloween franchise and a direct sequel to the original 1978 picture, was released in 2018 by Universal Pictures and Bughouse Productions. The movie, which was directed by David Gordon Green and starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and Andi Matiches, takes place 40 years after the events of the first one.

 It centres on Laurie Strode, who is paranoid that Michael Meyers will return as a result of a post-traumatic experience, while her estranged daughter and granddaughter get ready for Halloween. When Michael escapes from captivity and goes on a murderous killing spree, Laurie decides to take up arms.

Halloween Kills garnered mixed reviews from reviewers and consumers alike when it was released in theatres and on the Peacock streaming service platform, and it made less money ($131 million) at the box office.

In the movie Halloween Ends, which comes out a year after Halloween Kills, evil returns to Haddonfield and gets ready for one last clash with Laurie Strode. Jeremy Allen (Jaxon Goldenberg), an annoying child from an affluent family, is the subject of the third and final installment of Green's trilogy. Will Michael and Laure get a good send-off in this film, or will it be a confusing and poor conclusion to this new Halloween saga?

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The incident turns out to be fatal as the boy locks Corey in a room, leading the adult to break down the door without understanding the youngster is right behind it, seeing the boy fall to his death. In the year 2022, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is attempting to escape the pain of her past by writing a book about her encounters with Michael Myers in an effort to find some emotional closure while she rebuilds her life with her lonely granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak). After seeing how cruelly the neighbourhood bullies were treating Corey, Laurie decides to play matchmaker and introduce the misfit to Allyson in the hopes that they will click right away.

 The demands on their partnership are problematic.Corey also has an unexpected encounter with Michael Myers, who has been hiding out in the town's sewers for many years, when he is once more made fun of by troublemakers in Haddonfield. Corey is shaken by his first encounter with Haddonfield's "boogeyman," but as something starts to happen to the young man, Laurie notices it right away and becomes concerned for Allyson and the community as a whole. 

The Michael Myers Halloween films never really appealed to me since I found the entire masked slasher serial killer thing to be a bit tiresome. I enjoyed the 1978 original, but the later sequels were clumsy, ridiculous, and a little boring; they recycled various ideas and came up with concepts that felt so strange.But I really like this straight sequel to the first Halloween movie. 

The story seemed more developed and gave this franchise a "back to basics" slogan, which ultimately worked in the films' favour. Certainly, it had its flaws and was still a "slasher" venture, but I think that the story seemed more refined. In addition, it shifted the narrative of the film back to Curtis's Laurie Strode, focusing on her connection with her daughter, her alienation from her granddaughter, and how fate brought her and Michael back together for a fateful meeting. It's a story point with a lot of predictable characters who serve as Michael's supporting cast in classic horror films.

When the 2018 film Halloween's sequel, Halloween Kills, was released in 2021, it received a mixed reception. Personally, I liked how it carried on the story from the 2018 movie by launching right into the action (Halloween Kills takes place shortly after Halloween) and continuing to highlight Michael's brutal killing spree, which is arguably the best in the series and shows the craziness of what evil can do. 

Despite this, the film itself had a number of issues, including Curtis' portrayal of Laurie Strode being largely absent. Moreover, the sequel is hampered by silly sequences, corny dialogue, and ludicrous story ideas that cause it to stumble rather than take off.This gets me back to the topic at hand, which is Halloween Ends, a 2022 horror film that serves as both the conclusion to Green's new Halloween trilogy and the follow-up to Halloween Kills.

 It was debatable if a third installment in this new Halloween story would address the flaws in how Halloween Kills handled the story of the Strode family and the residents of Haddonfield given how the 2021 sequel was welcomed by many. As a result, I was rather interested to see how Green's trilogy's third film, Halloween Ends, would pan out when it was revealed that it would be released. How do Laurie and Allyson plan to move over their difficult pasts? How will Michael Myers appear again in the film?. 

The preceding few months saw the publication of a few movie trailers, but the majority of them were brief and served as nothing more than TV commercials for the film. Hey, when I went to the theatres during the "coming attractions" previews, I genuinely didn't notice any of them. Perhaps this was a good thing in some ways as I wouldn't have known anything about the movie's standout parts before watching it. I therefore took the decision to visit the film on its opening weekend (opening night) to see whether this particular horror sequel will be required to explain the errors committed in Halloween Kills and bring the Myers / Stroud rivalry to a close.

The Michael Myers Halloween films never really appealed to me since I found the entire masked slasher serial killer thing to be a bit tiresome. I enjoyed the 1978 original, but the later sequels were clumsy, ridiculous, and a little boring; they recycled various ideas and came up with concepts that felt so strange. As a result, I was a little hesitant to see Halloween (2018), but I ended up really enjoying this straight sequel to the first Halloween movie.

 True, it had flaws and was still a "slasher" film, but I believe the plot is more sophisticated and gave this franchise a "back to basics" ethos, which eventually benefited the movie.This naturally raises the subject of the movie's thematic themes, which revolve around evil itself—those who harbour it, are born from it, or are formed from it. Through the course of Green's Halloween trilogy, which demonstrates several dimensions of a single power, this poignant exploration of the nature of evil is presented. 

This has been effectively explained in each part, demonstrating how evil may endure, not be easily vanquished, and how fear of evil can be used to control people's behaviour. So, it is not surprising that Halloween Ends maintains that pattern, with Green showing the nature of evil within the frail state that is applied to the character of Corey Cunningham.Regrettably, the film has a number of evident flaws that prevent it from being particularly spectacular or even memorable. The general narrative structure that Halloween Ends goes through may be the film's biggest flaw. Why do I say that? As was already said, the film does throw an intriguing curveball into this classic horror slasher by introducing Corey Cunningham as a new primary character. Even while it's fascinating, the story of the movie really suffers from it because his character is given more screen time and is given precedence over more established characters. Of course, I can see some of the logic behind it, especially in light of the nature of evil.As a result, Halloween Ends deviates from the movie's primary plot much more and goes off on more of a tangent. It almost seems like the tale surrounding Corey, with the Halloween idea being forced in, could have been the subject of a whole different movie with all the time spent on one particular new character. This results in a very unbalanced plot that only concentrates on a "new form of evil," which again fits Green's concept for his Halloween trilogy, but by the time it appears in this film, it feels a touch "too little, too late." Also, this gives the movie's big plot twist a very artificial and somewhat lame vibe. I kind of felt cheated since it shouldn't have happened when it did.Although there are certain moments in this part of the film that are undoubtedly good, it still feels a little tedious (almost like a slog) to watch and lacks any enthusiasm. Sure, it aids in the development of both new and old characters for the film, but it feels, to put it mildly, tedious. Halloween Ends is a slasher film (and one of the more well-known examples of that particular subgenre) that leans more towards the psychological thriller with a dash of the macabre. This tone is most apparent in the first half of the film, as Green gives characters some contentious moments and sets up the second half, which undoubtedly feels more like a Halloween movie.

 Having said that, Halloween's tempoThe movie's climax, in my opinion, was a little underwhelming. Given that this film is meant to wrap off the infamous fight between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, it seemed a little incomplete and ended this cherished horror slasher genre on a rather "meh" note

. Perhaps a few extra scenes here and there, with character or narrative elements, would have been sufficient to wrap up this story for the franchise. But, the material that was delivered fell flat and didn't inspire contentment.

 The cast in Halloween Ends is still, in my perspective, a mix of decent and "meh," as I noted in my review of Halloween Kills.In the film Halloween Ends,

 evil returns when Laurie Strode's former foe reappears for one last showdown, bringing something new and old to the village of Haddonfield. The most recent film from director David Gordon Green picks up where the story left off in 2018, building on what was seen in the previous two movies and concluding with this depiction of a masked serial murderer and the difficulties of various people who are involved in "The Shape's" nightmare. 

Sadly, the picture struggles to strike the right balance, especially when tossing a curve ball, while having a strong presentation, some nice character-building moments, and a persistent thread of investigating the essence of evil.Admittedly, I was a little underwhelmed by this film.

 Certainly, the movie's themes regarding evil are still extremely fascinating, and the showdown between Michael and Laurie at the end is exhilarating (along with a few other nuances), but the balance of the film still feels off, and it could've been so much more than what was depicted. What started out wonderful and exciting in 2018 has faded, becoming more of a drag. 

Nonetheless, I still appreciate this particular trilogy far better than the other Halloween sequels, with a more "back to basics" essence of what made Carpenter's classic a classic. As a result, I regrettably advise you to "skip it" since the movie doesn't really offer much after the last 20 minutes.