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Meant to post this the other day, but here are some HALLOWEEN & #39;18 thoughts, one year later. https://twitter.com/brettgallman/status/1190074188452769793">https://twitter.com/brettgall...
First of all: I still really like it. It gets more right than it gets wrong, especially in terms of pure aesthetics. Carpenter& #39;s score is sublime, and Michael& #39;s suburban massacre is awesome.
That said, still not a fan of having Myers incarcerated for 40 years, then escaping. Wish the story had been that he simply vanished from Haddonfield in & #39;78 and wasn& #39;t seen again.
To me, that is much more in keeping with what Carpenter envisioned for Myers: an inexplicable phantom that defies explanation.
Ultimately, this is what David Gordon Green & Danny McBride believe too because the entire story with Sartain, the podcasters, & even Laurie involves characters learning that Myers can& #39;t be reckoned with.
So why make him seem mortal, right down to making him an old man with a bald spot? Lose all of that, & the movie is leaner, too. Not to mention the original film& #39;s ending retains its power this way. Kind of lame to think Myers was simply apprehended after vanishing from the lawn.
