Halloween Kills (2021) - Spoiler Review

[@CodyLeachYT]

If you enjoyed this spoiler review, check out how I rank the whole Halloween franchise! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnXViYt6oZ1lsLM

[@TheShape.]

Look at your hashtags below title.

[@theterriblegolfer24]

Already did really liked it. RZH2 falls in the same spot for me.

[@TheVizions]

ESCAPED DANNY DeVITO! 😩😂😆😆😆😆😩😂😂😂😩

[@randallburden7122]

I much prefer these longer reviews, thank u for everything u do.

[@cyrus2546]

This movie sucked dick. I invited 7 friends to see it together & I was embarrassed. The first time I go to the theater in more than a year, what a disappointment.

[@patrickthomas8890]

One nitpick: no hospital would ever keep the morgue on a floor accessible to the public, and definitely would not have open blinds with dead bodies on display. That was silly.

[@patrickthomas8890]

Ah…I see you mentioned that too haha

[@cazeycroland4]

it’s a horror movie…..name a horror one that doesn’t have silly stuff.

[@jasonvoorhees310]

@@cazeycroland4 thats not the point

[@patrickthomas8890]

@@cazeycroland4 You’re not wrong. Still silly though

[@coillest8628]

Yeah most morgues are in the basement. 🙄

[@whodatking26]

The Loomis character is so important because the characters around him are pretty grounded, there for it makes him seem crazy, but when Michael Myers comes out Loomis isnt the crazy one anymore. It gives so much depth when he speaks those lines of dialogue about blackness and evil. When everyone is saying it the meaning kinda dies.

[@dylandavidson7831]

Few things. 1. I think the whole thing with the 2nd mental patient not looking like Michael at all is supposed to show how blind the mob was even to the obvious. I totally agree with you and that’s the only way I could justify the decision. 2. I like that they are keeping Michael in tact as a character, that he is just a mindless shark moving from kill to kill. Makes me wonder if Michael would have just remained in his house for the rest of his life and not killed anyone. 3. Michael carved up the cops head outside Lori’s house in the last movie so Michael did display victims in that movie. 4. Tommy Doyle literally lookin like Elmer Fudd walking through Haddonfield. “Oooooo I’m gonna get dat kiwwer!”

[@lpquagmire3621]

I applaud the decision to give Michael a perm.

[@davidai9024]

Elmer Fud 😅😅😅

[@libradawg9]

Funniest thing is the dudes living in the Myers house were watching Looney Tunes. Or someone was.

[@kennel878Xx]

Well if you look back in the 78 film Michael is already in his house and that's when Laurie strode came up and then he followed her . I think the premise is that he kills always on Halloween night in tribute or in a remeberence to what he did that night too Judith myers.

[@mynameisNeo369]

The actor who played Michael did fantastic when staring down the mob. Whipping his head like an animal, observing them and defiantly putting his Face back on. Truly getting across the point that even though Michael has a human face, that and his body are just the vessel for him being truly a fiend without a face.

[@benwhittingtonmusic]

I just saw it tonight and despite a few stupid characters traits, I actually really enjoyed it for what it was... A 'filler' between the beginning and the end. It was actually nice to see the reactions of the towns people to the murder spree of the previous film, instead of usually ignoring them. Like seeing Oscars Mum react in the hospital. I know that it was extremely scarce on a plot, but I understood that going in and treated it like a continuation of the 2018 night... Which is exactly what it was meant to be! I also did enjoy that they side-lined the main three for this film too. It made it different, otherwise it would've just been a repeat of the 2018 film. It wasn't amazing by any means, but I'm definitely looking forward to the finale. Ps... the 1978 scene was unreal and by far the best part of the film!

[@benwhittingtonmusic]

Ok yeah.. I would've MUCH preferred that original ending coming back to Laurie! Gotta say, even though I did enjoy this film, I do agree with everything you've said.

[@d3l3tes00n]

More like every single character being stupid. Couldn't stand it.

[@GingerZombie29]

If nothing else, the 1978 flashback is great. I agree with you on that.

[@申月営無営月無営有申]

@Jkong Hong not that stupid. Common now. That's such a redundant excuse

[@williamcarswell3012]

Literally my thoughts

[@DeJesusCustomFootwear]

What the actual fuck, that original ending sounds phenomenal

[@christerry1611]

Yeah Michael breathing into Karen's phone would have echoed back to 78 when Michael was breathing into the Wallace phone when Laurie thought she was calling Annie

[@ReignofIndepence]

But then it would credit Michael as to giving a fuck about Laurie. I hate the connection idea

[@DeJesusCustomFootwear]

@@ReignofIndepence not if he just decides to kill Karen since she took his mask, then just decides to pick up a phone that happens to be ringing

[@ReignofIndepence]

@@DeJesusCustomFootwear Ah see I read that he CALLED laurie. That's much better

[@TheRaidernation33]

@@ReignofIndepence I don’t think Myers cares one or the other In 78 he just picks the phone up like oh what’s this breathing heavy he didn’t kill Karen cuz she’s Laurie’s daughter he kills because she’s in his home

[@samuelludke1420]

I saw it and literally couldn't keep my jaw up off the floor! John Carpenter's music gave me chills!

[@therealmccoyruf]

Superrrrr fun theater experience

[@jaykekeola]

That's really dumb

[@thefilmeffect6089]

One of the problems I have with this movie and the 2018 film is the lack of stalking. In the original film, he chooses his victims carefully and then waits till the time is right to kill them. He slowly picks them off one by one and doesn't just kill them at the first opportunity. There is a method to his madness. That's a part of his character that was missing in these new films.

[@EnchantedTooWell]

Exactly he was more of a Jason type killer in these movies, he was creepy or stalker-ish enough

[@Abrakadabro666]

​@@EnchantedTooWellYou must have missed Rob Zombies Halloween then ...

[@HotspurHero]

I agree with everything Cody said, having said that, I still enjoyed Halloween kills. I just take it for what it is and have fun with it.

[@robertcain5930]

Which means it’s not amazing

[@HotspurHero]

@@robertcain5930 I never said it was amazing.

[@kennybeans6115]

@@HotspurHero Yeah, it’s crap. More like “Halloween Fills”, am I right? This entire trilogy was pointless and unnecessary fro the beginning.

[@minervaverdant1380]

Hi Kris . I am with you . I took the movie for what it is too.I am a fan of Halloween so I don’t have anything negative to say.

[@riccardo8158]

I 100% agree with everything you said, I find it hilarious how they wanted to reset the franchise with the 2018 movie only to make even dumber and more annoying mistakes

[@roberthenrypoet]

Lori Strode: " The more at the box office that Micheal racks in the more that he transcends..."

[@shanefoster333]

Dude, I've watched dozens of reviews on Halloween Kills. This is by far the best I've seen, and I agree with just about everything. First video of yours I have seen, and now I'm gonna check out your other work. Well done, homie.

[@JayBeast-Boston]

Hopefully by now you’ve seen more of Cody’s work. His franchise reviews and rankings are pure gold. He states his real opinions regardless of the backlash some people give him. His Nightmare on elm streets reviews are some of my favorites

[@BraxtonWages]

Yeah, Michael makes his kills decorations. That’s why he stabbed all those knives into the old man’s back. I personally really liked that. I think all those decorations are his ‘art’ and make sense to him.

[@justforkicks2169]

Bold and brash

[@slimbrady6691]

@@justforkicks2169 More like belongs in the trash.

[@abgdayday]

He’s a serial killer lmao. That’s what they do

[@justforkicks2169]

@@slimbrady6691 yes 👏🏼

[@Gabagool4Christ]

And he did it in the original with his sisters grave stone. And when the guy was hanging in the closet in the same scene when Laurie was discovering the bodies

[@fennec7906]

The way they did the 70's Halloween shoots was awesome. I wish the entire movie was like that.

[@sarcasticslowking9149]

As somebody who DOES accept other people’s opinions even if they’re different than mine… I agree with pretty much everything you said lol

[@7deadlysloths]

Okay, I doubt he even cares lol

[@ZaveAres]

Um okay

[@foshizzle9458]

As a massive Halloween fan , I whole heartedly agree with you About most of the cringe dialogue. It didn’t seem real, what I did love was almost all of the micheal Myers scenes. They showed just how pure evil he is, especially in the scene where he makes sure lauries granddaughter watches her boyfriend brutally die. The flashback scene with micheal was amazing also. All in all atm I just don’t know where I’d fit this one in my top list of Halloween’s because the micheal stuff is great but most of the rest of movie isn’t. Great review man

[@daviddahlin3521]

With the exception of the 70’s flashback scene, which I thought was also one of the best parts of this new movie, the rest of the movie was pretty much given away in the trailer. This one was ok, but I liked the 2018 movie WAY better.

[@Deadpool784]

I disagree. The 2018 movie was filled with a bunch of useless boring stuff. This movie got straight to the point and in my opinion is much more entertaining

[@anthonylakich1727]

How about a cool after Halloween End after ends Movie idea...here's my idea with music. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6HbgYmhiNqrqcU

[@cameronhalmans3781]

Hey Cody, I love this format for spoiler reviews. I think when discussing spoilers this is the best way to do it. Great video!

[@dillon311]

I am a die hard Halloween fanboy and enjoyed the movie but I completely agree with everything you've said in this review. As much as I would like to say I loved H-Kills there were a lot of problems that the kills just couldn't make up for.

[@unbound1995]

I think you’re basically the only reviewer that (I feel) gives the most honest analysis of how this movie (and Kills) are. I really enjoy that you have this take because I share the same as you. These movies weren’t too great and it’s just harder to get excited for Ends after what we’ve got.

[@JaceDeanLove]

This aged very well. Ends was butt

[@smol-one]

Hmm. Do you find him to be the most honest because you agree with him? I've seen several people review this movie. At no point did I think they were lying about their opinions. It's sort of odd just to assume a stranger is lying about an opinion, honestly.

[@matthewperris]

I love this franchise, but this film was such a strange experience for me. It LOOKED like a Halloween film, it SOUNDED like a Halloween film. But it didn't FEEL like a Halloween film.

[@sammullett17]

When I left the cinema, that's exactly what I thought lol, didn't feel nothing like a Halloween movie ha-ha, maybe just the 70's flashback that was cool.....

[@billsimms2511]

I know and I said the same thing about 2018. Neither of these movies feel like a Halloween movie. They completely Lack atmosphere and tension

[@alltheinnocence]

I don't know how to explain it, but you're completely right. All the pieces are there, everything should be falling into place, but something just seems slightly off when it comes to the execution. Entertaining movies, but they just come off as very high budget fan films rather than "real" Halloween movies.

[@Spideygavin]

Yea idk how but this somehow feels empty almost the most empty of any Halloween sequel

[@concretespecial9953]

That's because this was a Friday the 13th film disguised as a Halloween film. Kill count was where they put all their marbles. This has NEVER been what this franchise was about. Halloween is about atmosphere and mounting tension for insane suspense. Quality over quantity!!!!

[@castortroy1853]

Part of me is hoping that Halloween Ends reveals that everything after the mob beating was all in Michael's head. As he's being beaten to near death, his synapses are firing, and he's just having what amounts to, essentially, a dying dream, and he manufactures this scenario where he magically stands up, kills everyone, then teleports back to his sister's room and kills Karen.

[@85retnuh]

I like this a lot because I like the more he's just a man approach but then Karen would still be alive and I kind of like her dead. Hmmmm

[@hcaz5818]

That would be terrible...

[@tydune2631]

That doesn’t make any sense. How would there a 3rd movie if Michael really is dead?

[@85retnuh]

Yeah I like the fact that she is dead as well. Michael wouldn't be dead but in a coma maybe. I do know there is a time jump 4 years for the next one. It will take place in 2022 not 2018 so maybe that's when he wakes up from his coma. Who knows super interested to see where they go with it.

[@sirmang9032]

I'm just hoping the Halloween Ends officially ends the entire Michael Myers story at this point. This series just gets worse and worse as times goes on and should have ended back in 1981, if not 1978.

[@AmericanGadfly]

Yeah the tropes overused, but the way michael cocked his head at hearing the click was genuinely funny to me (speaking of Marion)

[@TheDBZEDITOR]

The sound she made was funny to me, her OhhHhHh.

[@honno111x]

@@TheDBZEDITOR gurl she was about to die i wouldn’t give af what sound i made 😭 but the fact they died so easily kinda got me feeling some type of way

[@Emerald501st]

Would've been pretty cool if just after Michael does the head tilt, Marion just shoves the gun barrel at his face, hitting him in his left eye yet again lmao

[@sebastianemond5313]

I immediately thought of Elmer Fudd's "No more buwetts!" Or even Dumb and Dumber with Lloyd, "You're a horrible shot!" If she hadn't wasted her bullets on wildly shooting the windows, maybe Marion's death wouldn't have felt so comedic.

[@nicholebegbie-os9jt]

I love it when you are up front and truthful about a movie

[@danjacques77]

I'm pretty sure Myers killed the father and his kid son at the start of the 2018 movie, with all the mental patients walking around after the bus crashed.

[@julianmitchell5776]

Yep he did . Forgot about that

[@diavolothegod6282]

@@julianmitchell5776 he did?

[@TheAverageGamer1]

@@diavolothegod6282 yep. Kid got back in the car and mikey boy was chillin in the back

[@RunninChic620]

Good point

[@AAllen-br8it]

Something else I absolutely adored about the scene where he's testing knives is a detail that not only communicates his childlike fascination, but also highlights how evil he is, is that he turns back to look at her while he's doing it as if he wants to make sure she's still watching him do this to her husband. So much about the inner workings of Michael's mind are portrayed through the mannerisms in that bit of screentime. JJC is the freaking man.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Glad they explained to Laurie that Micheal isnt obsessed with her… & my mans Mike really just wanna stare at his reflection in Judith room peacefully 🤣🐐 lmaoo funny

[@skullknightsfanboy8991]

Terrible ass story writing

[@AliFrankTheTank]

@@skullknightsfanboy8991 no, good. it’s the “evil cant see evil” reversed. They just needa let em chill and eat his animals

[@LSUfan]

@@skullknightsfanboy8991 Why do they allow the awful writing, again and again, in this series?

[@skullknightsfanboy8991]

@@LSUfan ig money even then i could make a better story then that with a 10$ budget

[@Lordamraphel]

@@skullknightsfanboy8991 🤣 I love how that one guy continually incites a mob in the hospital to run after a 5 foot obese man that he claims is Michael Myers. Meets the real deal then dies instantly. 🤣 this new movie was a comedy.

[@bryant5233]

I have been following for almost a year and just now your sub count and can’t believe you aren’t in the millions. You are by far my favorite KZbinr when it comes to horror content and reviews . Keep it up!

[@FilmFlam-8008]

Worst part for me was the public in the movie not knowing who Mike Myers is or what he looks like. He would be a real living legend with visible photos (they even showed a blurry photo of him on the news). As soon as there was an escape of a known, multiple time murderer, it would have been everywhere with cops actually locking the place down.

[@cristagalli96]

I thought this exactly. I loved how they kept his appearance secret from us, the audience, but they showed his picture on the news to the characters! His murders and arrest would have been HUGE news in 1978! Everyone would know what he looked like!!!

[@FilmFlam-8008]

@@cristagalli96 Bingo. He would be like John Wayne Gacy. There is no way everyone wouldn’t recognize his face. Both with and without the mask.

[@Lordamraphel]

@@FilmFlam-8008 The one guy who continually incited a mob in the hospital supposedly thinks a 5 foot obese man is Michael Myers. 🤣 Writing is hilariously bad. 😂

[@capitalcitygoofball1987]

I think they actually did show his current photo on the news toward the beginning at the bar, but it was slightly blurred so we couldn't see his face clearly. So yeah, the town should know what he looks like. Plus the asylum would have current picture of Michael for security purposes. If they had to go with a mob lesson, it should have featured an escaped mental patient that at least had the same build as Myers, and it should have been much less Haddonfield meets The Crazies. imo

[@natsohigh5552]

You have to bear in mind any film after Halloween 1978 does not exist. So Myers killed 4 people in the original. He's not becoming a local legend for that 😂 So it's definitely understandable for a lot of people to not know who he is.

[@jeremyv3010]

Cody - I’m a lifelong Halloween (series) fan and even have fun watching the “bad” ones like Resurrection. I COMPLETELY agree with everything you said in this hour long spoiler review. My thoughts on Halloween 2018 are nearly identical to yours too and like you, I was still pumped for this one. Super let down by this movie. Like 2018, there’s moments of Halloween brilliance but that’s very much outweighed by poor decisions. I’ll watch Halloween Ends of course but I’m not excited in the slightest, which might be the first time I’m saying that for all the new Halloween that have come out in my lifetime.

[@akelly4207]

I’ve always liked the Loomis speeches in Halloween because it’s from him that we learn Michael is evil, not just a killer, but a dark force. But you are right, it doesn’t sit well when we hear it from anyone else. I think it was the juxtaposition of him being a professional in the field to treat people like Michael and yet he’s so adamant that can’t be done and they need to kill him. It still blows my mind. Either he’s right or he is a terrible doctor who has lost it big time.

[@sts25186055]

@@themeangene He loses it, but it’s because of the weight of fighting a seemingly immortal and unstoppable evil, not because he was mistaken about that evil’s existence. Dr. Loomis is the most iconic non-slasher character in the entire universe of horror films because of his eloquent, ballsy and all-out uncompromising approach to eradicating evil no matter the cost. Here’s to you, Doc.

[@matthewharrison2971]

Based on your spoiler discussion the other day Cody, I feel the alternate ending is so much better than what we got

[@videojuegos3dlocurasextrem949]

Yeah, I think the alternate ending is when Laurie take the knife and says: I'm coming for you Michael. Because that was an importante scene in the trailer and it didn't was in the movie. I think Laurie calls Karen or something and she hears Michael's breathing and then, pum the end.

[@erikinhd13]

I bet that’s how Halloween Ends starts. Then Michael disappears and then they jump 4 years into the future

[@andrewmoseley4029]

@@videojuegos3dlocurasextrem949 That would’ve saved the whole damn movie! Ugh!

[@saraboo7798]

Whenever I watch your reviews I’m thinking damn I should really pay more attention 😂 your attention to detail is phenomenal

[@deepsmoviereviews3212]

Karen goes to Judith's bedroom after seeing the young Michael in the window. She was checking to see if someone was there. I also didn't like the hospital mob attacking the other mentally ill patient. Good review!

[@ladyscarfaceangel4616]

That part lost my husband too. I can see where you guys are coming from but I took it as just showing the consequences of an angry chaotic mob. I didn't see it the way he did. We both really enjoyed this movie though! I hate that it missed the mark for some, but I think there will be a little something for every kind of Halloween fan in all 3 films. We do have to remember that there are different kinds of Halloween fans but at the end of the day we are still Halloween fans. 🎃🔪 Hope the next one hits it for you guys who didn't like this one! 🖤🧡🖤🧡

[@razzprince2877]

I felt like it was social commentary towards the angry twitter mob who shoot first and ask questions later which also brings many people to suicide in todays world.

[@deepsmoviereviews3212]

@@ladyscarfaceangel4616 I liked the movie, but there were some flaws which they could improve on.

[@deepsmoviereviews3212]

@@razzprince2877 You might be correct.

[@carlnixon5141]

, the idea of the mob thinking the escaped patient was Michael, That goes back to the original movie when Loomis told Brackett not to alert the town because it would cause a panic. People would see Michael on every street corner....Etc. That's exactly what happened in that hospital with an angry mob out for blood. So I don't have a problem with that scene. As for saying that the people should've been able to recognize Michael because his face was probably shown all over the news after the 1978 murders? That was 40 years ago, Michael is now gray and balding with a mustache and beard. He would look nothing like Tony Moran (Who played Michael in that one scene) did in 1978 when Laurie pulled his mask off.

[@VtriggerElite]

Kills helped me appreciate 2018 a tad more. due to little details like the woman stabbed in the neck with the light tube was in the cemetery in Halloween 2018 when the podcasters visited Judith’s grave. Same with the “Doctor and Nurse” couple, they were briefly seen in the awesome “one shot” scene of Michael during Halloween 2018.

[@AngelaHalo1307]

I would have enjoyed the movie more if the mob scenes were cut back a bit so we could find out what happened to Lindsey at the playground. I absolutely love the flash back scene, it could be pregnant hormones but I got really choked up seeing Dr. Loomis. Great review! 🎃👻

[@sandragill9916]

The guy with bat annoyed me so much i had to turn it off

[@sts25186055]

Dr. Loomis is the heart and soul of this franchise. I got choked up myself.

[@MegaSting1981]

I agree pretty much everything what you said. The main positives were; Michael. James Jude Courtney once again nailed the character imo. He's up there with Castle as THE Michael Myers. The fire scene was pretty well done and Michael emerging from the flaming house looked badass. The mask. Once again, it looked fantastic imo. Esp with the burnt half in some shots. The flashback sequence. They did a great job of recreating that. The part with Loomis was well done. They did the best they could with the mask. The bit where Myets walks out and just stands there was excellent. Some of the lighting and cinematography once again was spot on in this. Just like with H2018. That they got right. As well as most of the score. Although I wasn't a fan of the techno bit when allyson falls down the stairs and Michael walks down. The kills were brutal and varied. Myers was very angry in this one that's for sure. The main negatives; Pretty much everything else. The OG characters were so underused and/or used incorrectly. Tommy Doyle being the most frustrating. The whole mental patient thing was just ridiculous and made no sense to me. I was watching it like "Why is this a thing and why is it still going on" The ending I'm not a big fan of either. They should have went with the other ending of Laurie phoning Karen but Myers picking the phone up and you just hear breathing. There were other negatives too, like the stupid choices constantly being made by characters and some of the dialogue once again making no sense. 'EVIL DIES TONIGHT' Please don't say that again! I find this new trilogy so frustrating as thry do some great things right. But seen to get a lot of importance things wrong and those negatives overshadow the films for me.

[@arielperez3613]

I really hope the directors take these reviews into consideration and don’t make the same mistakes in ends

[@ArthurVega1992]

@@arielperez3613 Hopefully they do see these reviews !

[@juliangarcia5730]

Just wanna say I really like this style of in depth review and think you should definitely stick to it. Love your channel and love seeing you always improve the quality

[@kathywhite9411]

Omg, thank you for acknowledging how insanely stupid it was for ANYONE to think that poor guy could be Michael. The physical stature is a dead giveaway!!!🤬

[@mrhorrorjunkie7873]

Michael actually displayed his dead victims in 2018, like the cop with the severed head and flashlight shining up his neck to give it a Jack o lantern effect.

[@Yeshayshu]

Even tho we didn’t get to see that kill, it’s easily top 10 myers kills

[@knoble1985]

I love when that awesome music kicks in as Michael goes to pick up his mask & face the mob that was the highlight for me!

[@HEYitzED]

Lmfao I almost forgot that Sartain ran over Hawkins after stabbing him multiple times. All I remembered was the one stab to the neck. Guess the movie just completely retconned that.

[@kenXtripleI]

Are we to assume that the Sheriff car just missed Hawkins as it drove off?

[@HEYitzED]

@@kenXtripleI The thing is that in 2018 you can clearly see the car runs over Hawkins.

[@SegaGentleman]

@@HEYitzED maybe it was just his ankles loo

[@billsimms2511]

I’m thinking that the writers had no original storyline for the 3 films. They seem to keep making shut up in the fly .

[@HEYitzED]

@@billsimms2511 Yeah they keep changing their minds constantly. The screening for Kills a year ago had a completely different opening and ending than what we got. And now Ends will have a time jump of 4 years when originally they were all supposed to take place on the same night. Very obvious they keep writing themselves into corners.

[@JAWNIESTORM]

AAAH YES! I’m so happy you mentioned the end when they’re jumping him how NO ONE in that big ass mob thought to go for the head!!! I was sitting there like “…so no ones gonna try to decapitate him?” Your points were so spot on.

[@TheBigScreenPictures]

The movie acted like they were gonna kill Michael, but we already knew another sequel was coming out so I thought that scene was pretty pointless other than to give michael a whole bunch of easy kills

[@BioAssassin135]

I was mad no one tried to run him over with the multiple trucks they had

[@scribble71891]

It was pure idiocy. They literally shot Michael numerous times in the torso, watch him turn over and try to reach for his knife without any indication he was dying. Once they grounded him, they should've gone for the head. It also didn't make sense how he took stabbings to the stomach by Allyson with no problem but gets stunned by her mother using a rake, and later after being beaten by the mob. It's kinda inconsistent with the kind of damage he can take before being downed or stunned. Either that, or Michael likes to lure people into a false sense of security.

[@thatfishguy4991]

@@scribble71891 also the whole thing Karen did where she stabbed him with the pitchfork and had him on the ground, and then instead of stabbing him multiple times while he’s down and vulnerable she decides to run and bring him to the mob. Like there were so many unnecessary risks taken there. He could’ve easily just went and murdered Allyson and then pursued Karen. The whole movie was way too reliant on every single character making the dumbest decision despite being educated on the threat that Michael poses.

[@scribble71891]

That's what really brought the movie down; the idiocy of all the other characters. It also annoyed me how no one thought to consult Laurie or her family before going after Michael since they have the most experience combating him. It makes her character under utilized somewhat.

[@mikehelmer7574]

The way I took the "where ever you are" line was that Lori was supposed to be there but didn't show up. I believe the bar tender even mentioned it.

[@thatsmorbid7871]

i had covid and was bedridden for 2 weeks, your channel helped me not lose my mind and i’m forever a huge fan.

[@gavinwolves2528]

Been waiting for this Cody and have to say I totally agree with you. I had low expectations and unfortunately the plot was weak, the returned characters didn't have much to do. The kills were good but that couldn't save this for me.

[@dustinlouis1543]

He did kill a kid in the 2018 film when he escaped from the bus and I think he displayed the babysitter with the sheet over her head , awesome video ! I loved the movie except for the ending didn’t make sense to me but I’m looking forward to Halloween ends .

[@rickw1066]

The two biggest cringe moments for me were absolutely Marion’s evil dies tonight and allysons line about he’s haunted this town for 40 years tonight we hunt him down 🤢

[@connor9829]

The two worst for me came from tommy "The boogeyman has emerged" and "He will be executed and it won't go without witness" Seriously who talks like that? Other than the cringy dialogue I thought it was a pretty entertaining movie

[@GingerZombie29]

Yeah. The trailer lines were awful.

[@dank_p1geon509]

the way marion says it in the bar is so bad 🤣

[@Luke101]

If you took a shot every time a character said “evil” in this movie… you’d be fucking dead

[@kadeemjones30]

Yeah I thought that was weird when they said that I’m like he was locked up in a asylum for 40 years nobody was thinking about him (except Laurie) till he escaped

[@JermaineEvent]

I think you have a great knack for timing in your videos. I thought this was perfect for going through each scene of the film and expressing how effective it was. I say keep it up. If a person has a problem with it, they don’t have to watch it.

[@dannygagne4693]

That opening flashback is so good. I love Loomis even more after this. I like the fact that he knows Michael so much that he never doubts the fact that he needs to be killed no matter what. What a great character. Their interpretation of the ending of Halloween 1978 is just perfect. Not a big fan of the movie, but those 15 minutes were awesome. EVIL DIES TONIGHT 🤭

[@GingerZombie29]

That Loomis make up deserves every award there is. It's uncanny how it looks just like Donald Pleasance.

[@sts25186055]

Dr. Loomis is the motherfucking man. For all this movie’s faults, it paid him the respect he deserves. God bless Donald Pleasance.

[@jerryhensley6255]

Evil dies tonight... I f****** loved it. It's not the first time the town stood up but it shows how badass they are even though there's a lot of social commentary in it but whatever ((evil dies tonight)) love it love it love it

[@adambryan5088]

I also like how the flashback did the freeze thing like in the original when Michael’s parents took his clown mask off

[@skribbleink83]

Great review man. I really liked the movie alot better than 2018 but I do agree %100 with all your critiques

[@lionelwilliams1646]

I’m not going to lie I loved the callback of him forgetting his stethoscope once again lol

[@aaronlark294]

This was awesome man. My girlfriend loves Judy Greer and always gets mad when I say how abysmal she is in these two movies lol. I loved this extended take on it where you just sit and talk about every point in the movie, turns it almost into a podcast. Love it

[@Reset_Law_Official]

There was a small indication that Karen was gonna help her daughter at the house with the pitchfork when she said “I need a car” in the hospital parking lot.

[@FluXMonky]

PLEASE do more reviews like this one. It was almost an hour long and it flew by. You’re definitely a great content creator along with Lee. Thanks to both of you for reinvigorating my love for horror films. 🤙

[@I_Like_Horror_Movies22]

I feel like Karen’s death was a dream sequence because a lot of people were around the house, and he is really tall so I feel like someone would have seen him, or we the audience would have.

[@JakeMcVie22]

I hope this is the case cause if not, to me, that sucks

[@CeleryStalk1]

Same here

[@nexus7528]

Remember the back door was left open

[@I_Like_Horror_Movies22]

@@nexus7528 but it’s a crime scene so there would be people all around and in the house

[@DGodwithaplan2]

I dont think she died

[@MrTLaine]

This review is much better after you have seen the movie. The way that you dwell into the pacific plot points and gave us your view of Halloween Kills was great. I liked the kills in the movie and I had a fun time at the movies with Halloween Kills.

[@xengar]

Here’s my nitpick: Two movies and everyone more or less knows that Myers is about. Why did no one tell the couple to leave the Myers house? No call? No police visit? Nothing? I guess everyone just kind of forgot.

[@andyholland2130]

Who was around to alert the couple living in the Myers house that Michael goes home after he kills? The sheriff in the original movie is in his 70s and busy with the scene at the hospital, Hawkins is in the hospital, nearly dead and everyone else who knows that is dead. No one else on the police force more or less even know anything about Michael and the sheriff completely blew off the big deal of him being loose in the 2018 movie. Everyone in this universe has been running on the assumption of Michael’s motivations from Loomis and Laurie. In this timeline, only Hawkins seems to know Michael just wants to go home and just kills whoever is in his way or comes to his house. Hawkins didn’t even make that conclusion until the end of the movie.

[@xengar]

@@andyholland2130 The couple isn't killed off until past the midpoint. By then, everyone knows. The townspeople have time to make posses, patrol streets, cause riots but no one thought to check the one house that Michael will inevitably return to? Just like before? In a world of unlimited texting no less.

[@andyholland2130]

@@xengar So in this timeline, Micheal has been unleashed in Haddonfield on two nights. The first being obviously in 1978 and the second being in 2018 and this movie. Michael went home only one time before. Everyone involved with the first night is either retired, dead, hospitalized (Hawkins), Brackett. Hawkins didn’t even put it together until towards the climax and only came to that conclusion because of his mother forcing him to play with Michael as a child. Lonnie figured it out while mapping out reported sighting of Michael. No one else has put that together yet that his motivation is to just go home. One of the biggest points that was driven home with the mob riot was most of the town doesn’t even know what Michael looks like let alone where he’s headed.

[@xengar]

@@andyholland2130Every time a Halloween film takes place in Haddonfield, Michael always returns to his house. Sometimes it’s early, sometimes it’s late; but when this movie puts such a heavy emphasis on the community of Haddonfield, it’s odd that nobody thought to let the couple know. Myers’ motivation aside, Tommy never thought to check? Marion? Hell, Laurie is so safety obsessed, you’d think she’d kept an eye on the Myers house all these years.

[@andyholland2130]

@@xengar And in this timeline it’s only the second time it’s happened. None of those characters are even aware of this behavior. You’re confusing information that the audience has for information the characters have.

[@Dacrick331]

Cody these long detailed reviews are perfect. I listen to all of your reviews and videos while I'm working and walking so it keeps busy entertained while doing so keep it up brother. You've come a long way....

[@darksided6527]

I’m sorry but your description of the attack in the car is just hilarious to me, I love your delivery 😂 Oh and I agree completely about the no bullet in the gun trope, rolled my eyes so hard 😁

[@StoneColt45]

"She stomps his head with her weak ass legs". Oh, how I felt that while watching.

[@everythingweather]

I can't wait to watch your Halloween Kills watch party tomorrow Cody! Super excited! Halloween Kills was definitely what I wanted. It's definitely my 2nd favorite Halloween movie. Not much really bugged me about the film, though I do still have 1 or 2 things I didn't totally love.

[@jayge17]

I've seen it twice, and am kind of still processing.. I get the feeling the flaws in the script and the character choices will stand out more with every rewatch, but I'm still on Cloud 9 about H Kills. I guess after the boring H5, the confusing H6, the disrespectful Resurrection, and the unpleasant dialogue and brutality of the Rob Zombie remakes, this new timeline of Halloween films feels like they're getting more right than they have in a long time. But I guess time, and next year's conclusion, will eventually tell..

[@_victaris_8581]

I feel like Karen would have been able to save the patient if she had locked herself in there with him. Like wait for everyone to show up, stand next to him, hug him, SOMETHING to show that he was harmless. I have no idea why she left him in there by himself.

[@Catchmarley]

That part was really dumb on her part she had time to put him in a hiding spot

[@Raidan21]

That mob was extremely bloodthirsty, they were carelessly pushing innocent people down the stairs so it’s not unlikely they would have killed her too.

[@HoffyRS]

Hes the same patient that was yelling in h40 when the podcasters were talking to michael and showing him the mask. Didnt catch that until i watched h40 again

[@sammy1552]

@@Raidan21 That makes sense. One doctor really didn’t give a damn and just pushed Karen as hard as he could on the stairs.

[@SpencerLSimmons]

I agree with this ENTIRE spoiler review. Cant believe they can do Micheal so damn well but fumble the ball entirely on their own story. I like this style of spoiler reviews! I think the spoiler free should stick to the 20 minute or so green screen review with pros and cons and mixed, and then the spoiler review just like this, explaining exactly which parts worked and what didn’t for you! Much love Cody!

[@paulklein2940]

First of all, GREAT analysis and despite a few items that you openly admit were nitpicky, I feel that you're watchable because it's obvious that it comes from a place of love. You want the movie to blow you away and anything short of that will be taken to task Secondly, I saw it last night and couldn't stop smiling because the one thing you touched on but didn't drive home was how BRUTAL the kills were. Cameron's kill was legit hard to watch, not to the mention the older couple, Big John which you touched on and the spoiled by every trailer fire fighter kill orgy. Michael was in the warpath and from a "I'm here for gruesome kills" perspective, this movie ranks #1 in the franchise and its not close. Even the RZ satellite movies weren't this brutal and in your face Courtney is the best MM and yes that's ahead of Nick Castle as well, who I know everyone loves and rightfully so. If Halloween was just a book series and your mind had to invent what Michael looks like and feels like when you see him, Courtney IS Michael Myers in my mind Great stuff and would love to buy you a beer and talk more about it with you, if that opportunity randomly presented itself...lol

[@marcedgar9641]

I really enjoyed the way you did this spoiler review! Its a nice change of pace to get more in depth on some of these big hype movies.

[@ljjuan6627]

On the “To Laurie, wherever you are” line question, isn’t Laurie an alcoholic or at least has a drinking problem? It kind of makes sense why she wouldn’t be at the bar if that’s the case. Maybe 🤷

[@juliajones2318]

Well she was basically an agoraphobic. I doubt she would have been out, especially on halloween night.

[@dkres82]

I figured normally she was with them but that night she wasn’t.

[@JaSoNfAn222]

@@dkres82 that's what they allude to in the film . I took it that Laurie would usually be with them at the bar on Halloween 🎃.

[@azmosis8959]

Love this format for a Spoiler Review! Gettin spoiled with all the Cody content now that you're full-time! Keep rocking awesome shit & ALWAYS remaining true to your opinions no matter how many people may get their feelings hurt because you don't blow a movie that doesn't deserve it! 🤘🤘

[@SinisterOfficial]

I personally LOVED this damn movie, and I’m starting to think I’m the only one who did lmao

[@7deadlysloths]

What made you have such low standards for characters?

[@njdevil1525]

You’re not the only one I loved it as well

[@jamesg8175]

Me too dude

[@xipetotek8216]

@@7deadlysloths I lowered my standards for characters in movies because I’ve had to lower my standards for people in real life. People like you exist so we kind of have to…

[@7deadlysloths]

@@xipetotek8216 Wow that's sad. It's just a movie. I don't treat people in real life the way I would in a movie. You have one of those smooth brains. I've heard of them but never actually communicated with someone who has one until now lol.

[@JD_ATX]

I'm probably reading way too much into it, but ... now that we know that Laurie and Hawkins shared a kiss 30+ year prior, could this be a subtle clue that it might have resulted in an encounter that produced Karen?

[@misscryptoria]

No. He said he wanted more but knew she was sweet on Ben Tramer.

[@JD_ATX]

@@misscryptoria True, I caught that part as well. But just wondering aloud if it could be retconned in the next film (daytime soaps do it all the time). Perhaps in H: ENDS they could clarify that during that night 30+ years ago, all Laurie remembered was the kiss but that she was so Inebriated that she had no memory that she and Hawkins actually had a one night stand. When he realized how out of is she was, he told her it only amounted to a kiss.

[@shavonneholmes5203]

I thought that to.

[@BertonMelch]

This man needs to direct his own Halloween movie... dude you know what’s up... that part where he was walking in the shadows... YES he should’ve stayed in the shadows... like the shape should. You know your shit bro! I’m subbed

[@joshuanelson6795]

I completely understand the criticisms that this movie is getting, particularly with the meandering, but I still really enjoyed it and am excited for the conclusion (even though we know it won't be the end).

[@danjacques77]

I found it funny that the only character that made any kind of sense in their dialogue/action was a Karen 😀

[@robinandrews676]

I love the scene of how Michael tested his knives on his victim.

[@damonmcfarland9364]

Michael walking out of the house was to me like him walking out of hell to continue his evil rampage.

[@tardhappy]

I think it’d have been cool if they could’ve used Nick Castle as the other escaped mental patient. Not sure how his acting chops are but that would’ve been cool if he could pull it off.

[@wastedyouth55]

A ranking of all the Halloween film soundtracks may be an interesting video too

[@PittsburghSportsFan43]

Good catch with the change at the end. I read the script before I watched the movie and completely forgot about Laurie and Karen being on the phone when Michael kills Karen. It's a shame they changed it, honestly. When I read that scene I really liked what Laurie said.

[@christopherbuckley5929]

16:49 he killed a kid in the last movie when he first broke out of the bus

[@ignacioalejandre7320]

My new favorite reviewer 💯

[@ColeslawVariant]

Short review : Insane super human kills in world's dumbest town. Long review : A town that never recieved the proper help to overcome a tragedy and move on becomes a vengence-minded mob at the mere idea that the terror has returned. Poor choices are made while reveling in the glory of that moment of revenge. If this gets a directors cut or has beneficial deleted scenes this could be a way deeper film than I expected. It's also very violent, somewhat silly fun.

[@jakewheeler6014]

The director confirmed blu ray will have a directors cut with alternate ending.

[@robertnguyen9493]

Big fan of the Halloween franchise, and I may not agree with absolutely all of your critiques, I appreciate them and can see where you’re coming from, great video my hats off to you!

[@TheDomesticatedone]

I honestly believe in Halloween Ends, that Hawkins and Laurie team up to find Michael.

[@LSUfan]

I hope so too.

[@Luke101]

Though they’re 60 year olds in no condition to go out after him. Laurie’s stomach was completely sliced open and Hawkins’ neck is chopped meat not to mention he got run over

[@billsimms2511]

@@Luke101 Halloween Ends jumps ahead 4 years though.

[@hesjuststandingthere...men8913]

We usually have at least slightly different opinions (which I think is a good thing) but I believe I agree with you on mostly everything. Loved James Jude Courtney, maybe an unpopular opinion but he’s my favorite portrayal of Michael Myers but I just don’t know if I liked this movie or not. There’s many parts I did enjoy but most of if not all of it were just Michael doing his thing. Anyways, I see you’re doing the KZbin thing full time now, good luck my friend! I always loved your content and loved your personality, you’re one of the realest people on this platform, your videos have seriously helped me through some hard times over the last couple of years and I truly appreciate it. Again, thank you for the awesome content brother.

[@spideyfan1990]

The scene with Mr. Travoli almost made me cry, and then the shot of his body immediately took me out. Then seeing Sheriff Brackett made me go “aww. Damn.” But Tommy’s death literally made me feel nothing. Karen’s death felt weird. Like it’s not “real”. I don’t know. It’s odd.

[@MagikarpMaestro]

@@willdallas53 Tommy's character was the most annoying in the movie. I was happy to see him die which Ironically wasn't what the film was trying to portray

[@000015324]

Your Danny Devito line cracked me up 😂

[@JDubs9999]

16:45 Myers did kill that one kid in the last movie. The one who wanted to dance. And I guess if you wanted to count Oscar as well. Agreed with everything you said here. Not a great movie. Also loved the more casual approach with the chair. 👍🏻

[@TheSoulWithin7]

I like the long form spoiler reviews cody!

[@tylertheguy3160]

When the old dude said "There's a big guy in a monster mask out there!" I laughed my ass off.

[@RebecaLawrence-w6e]

Halloween Kills is a alright movie. Yes! It could be better. All in all. It ain't bad. Cody man! I like your way of explain this movie. It was good to see Tommy, Lonny and Lindsey again. Sorry that Annie and Lynda died back in 1978. Haddonfield is forever scarred. By Michael Myers. Gave Halloween a new meaning. 🎃

[@auctionman707]

Remember when Karen saw child Michael in the window? What if they reveal that once you look into the eyes of Michael, you see him everywhere? Like your cursed? That would explain all the cheesy dialog and actions of all the characters 🤷‍♂️

[@connor9829]

That would explain why Laurie saw him out the window in the 1st movie then he just disappears into thin air

[@auctionman707]

Well remember all the reaction of the other patients in the beginning of 2018, Tommy, Laurie, both doctors, ect, ect. You look into the eyes of evil and you go insane.

[@hcaz5818]

Pretty sure she just imagined that

[@sirmang9032]

Oh good, we can push this into similar territory as the Thorn trilogy then. Then again this movie is as bad as Halloween 6 anyway.

[@jackmckee9327]

@@sirmang9032 this movie is light years ahead of 6

[@kdt272]

How I feel about your review of Halloween Kills, 👏👏👏👏👏👏 thank you for taking the time to go through the movie, because I definitely wanted to hear from someone that wanted to unpack the shenanigans known as Halloween Kills. Don't get me wrong there were some good parts but they were overshadowed by so many other things.

[@scottdyer1172]

Hey Cody! I think it was odd that that the police didn’t go to the Myers house to save Big John and Little John. They had plenty of time before Michael got to them.

[@Andromedon777]

What evidence did they have he was heading there?

[@markgreene1162]

Like the long format here. More please.

[@Alec11_43]

There’s great kills, but overall, it seems like they’re just trying to find ways to pass the time in a messy assortment of scenes since they appear content not to do anything all that substantial until Halloween Ends, leaving it a pretty hollow bridge film.

[@saintscrib380]

I mean that was kinda the point of this film😂.

[@Alec11_43]

@@saintscrib380 I can respect that.

[@davidgilland8631]

Of all the reviews you have done over the years this is my favourite, I do hope you continue with this format for your spoiler reviews. You've pointed out somethings I never even noticed the first time watching Kills and the ending they cut would have been much better although I've only seen Kills the once. I still prefer 2018 over this just feels like a better structured movie. Great content as always mate.