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"It's Time, It's Time." Not.
When I first saw this movie about ten years ago, it gave me nightmares because of the scene where the kids face melts due to the Silver Shamrock mask he is wearing. That and the crazy jingle that perforates the film are the only things that stuck with me. There is a reason why I didn't remember anything else. This movie is so bad, I couldn't remember anything else.

The dialogue is terrible. The acting of the main performers is okay, considering what they have to work with (at one point the main character has to fight off a robotic arm broken off from an android), but outside of the leads, the acting stinks. The plot is rather far fetched for a horror film, teetering on the edge of sci-fi.

It didn't bother me that the film had little to do with Michael Myers (he has a cameo on the television screen in a bar). I think the idea of having a bunch of Halloween movies about different aspects of the holiday is great. However, it was poorly executed and that is why it failed.

The only reason for watching this film is for the "Silver Shamrock" song set to the tune of London Bridge. I sing that song every once in awhile and when someone recognizes it, an instant bond is formed because we have both set through the "horror" that is HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH.

Killer Masks and Scary Irishmen
Well here we have the dreaded Halloween III, the movie that Halloween fans hate. I rented it a while back since I hadn't seen it in 15 years, and I must say that I really didn't think it was that bad. It was certainly better than Halloween 5 or 6. People get so upset at this movie because they claim false advertising (using the Halloween name and not delivering Michael Myers). Well Michael Myers DIED at the end of the second movie, he perished in flames...... so yes it was misleading, but the story is still about Halloween. You do at least get a nice little Halloween television cameo in the film. Tom Atkins really does a good job I thought, even if the story wasn't up to par. The idea behind the movie is creepy, and John Carpenter's synthesizer score really makes up for the story's shortcomings. The music is actually the reason I bought this movie, because it is unlike any of the other Halloween movies. Sure, Tommy Lee Wallace didn't do that great a job with this, but it really isn't as bad as most people say. It's got that early 80's horror style to it, and even has cinematography by Dean Cundey. It's an effective movie for the most part, you just have to go into it knowing it will be much different.

The DVD from Goodtimes is now out of print thanks to their rights ownership now being up. Universal now has the rights to it again, and I've already confirmed through e-mail that they have no intention of releasing this anytime soon. So try to track down the Goodtimes version if you can find it...... I found mine in the back of the horror rack at Circuit City. The video is not bad, despite not being anamorphic. Where the video falters is that the black level is more like gray (the letterbox bars as well), and the picture is lacking in detail since it seems little work was done to restore the print. The audio is only in 2 channel mono. The music in the film is amazing, and while a 5.1 mix would have been nice, the mono does the job well enough. As for extras, well, sorry. Not a bad disc though for a bargain bin title...... and since Universal won't re-release it, get the Goodtimes one before they're all gone. Halloween III may not be a great movie, but I've seen far worse.

It's a different and (somewhat) original Halloween flick.
Now the original "Halloween" is my favorite film of all time. "Halloween II" was crafty as it picked up the instant the original left off. In John Carpenter and Debra Hill's eyes, Michael Myers was left burning in Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, so they tried something different. "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" would be considered an in-name-only sequel. It really has nothing to do with the other films in the series. A somewhat original film, it deals with manic mask manufacturer Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy) who plans to kill millions of innocent children on Halloween with the help of his Stonehedge-rigged masks. You see, when the kids watch a special subliminal commercial, a signal is sent to the mask, which turns the kiddies heads into a whole shabang of snakes, bugs and other nasties. It's up to a Doctor (Tom Atkins) and a woman (Stacey Nelkin) to stop his plan. Throw in some robots, a ripped off head and a woman whose face explodes and you get SEASON OF THE WITCH! This is not the worst film of the series, but it is not the best either. Most of the characters I could care less about and the music is extremely annoying. Some nifty effects though! For die-hard Halloween fans only.

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