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After Laurie Strode, her daughter and granddaughter survive an attack from killer Michael Myers, they thought they killed him. However, when the masked man returns the Haddonfield community are pushed to the limits and try to take matters into their own hands.
Oozing with atmosphere and suspense director David Gordon Green follows Halloween (2018) giving us another well-deserved horror follow up to the 1978 original. It is very bloody with more graphic creative kills, stabbings, neck-snapping and foot-stomping head breaking to name a few. While all this plays out Green even manages to echo some of the best elements from the disregarded sequels. The humour (thankfully limited) is dark and done just right.
Donald Pleasence as Loomis is respectfully (with special effects wizardry) brought back in a '78 flashback that reminds us how great he was, while also expanding on the original film. There's also usage of clips from the Carpenter classic. Writers Green, Danny McBride, Scott Teems and Green echo some of the story beats and setups in previous outings, the local mob, the hospital, a twist on someone being mistaken for Michael. The icing on the cake is the return of a handful of original actors, including Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace, Nancy Stephens as Marion Chambers, Charles Cyphers as Leigh Brackett, it's a fan dream. Some characters also return, even if played by different actors, they're welcomed, effective additions. Notably Anthony Michael Hall as Tommy Doyle.
It's played terrifyingly straight without cheap self-referentiality, the surprise ending offers weight. Although a little choppy and Michael's injuries are a little over the top, it still is a sequel in the trustest sense with continuity joy to Halloween (2018), that coupled with the original is sure to satisfy fans.
Highly recommended.
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