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Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

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Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)

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Reviews Counted: 14

Fresh: 4

Rotten:10

Average Rating: 3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In the third HALLOWEEN installment (which has nothing to do with the first two films), a mad warlock hatches an evil plot to enact bloody mass murder. He creates creepy masks which force the wearer to commit violent acts of assassination on... In the third HALLOWEEN installment (which has nothing to do with the first two films), a mad warlock hatches an evil plot to enact bloody mass murder. He creates creepy masks which force the wearer to commit violent acts of assassination on the night of Halloween. [More]

Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Ralph Strait

Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Ralph Strait

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Screenwriter: Tommy Lee Wallace
Producer: Debra Hill, John Carpenter
Composer: John Carpenter, Alan Howarth

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The end result is a bit of a mess but hugely enjoyable, and often (thanks to Dean Cundey's camerawork and John Carpenter's close supervision as producer) as striking visually as its predecessors.

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06/24/06
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There are more than enough giant logic holes, stilted characters and idiotic developments to make sure that it is bad for reasons transcending its simple poorness as a sequel

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07/27/08
Tim Brayton
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Has little connection with first two "Halloweens," including true terror.

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02/19/08
Steve Crum
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Though the film certainly isn't awful, the filmmakers couldn't decide on their focus.

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08/27/07
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09/25/05
Michael Szymanski
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Something stinks!

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03/11/05
Clint Morris
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This is one of those Identikit movies, assembled out of familiar parts from other, better movies.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
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Mr. Wallace clearly has a fondness for the cliches he is parodying and he does it with style.

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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
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Were it not for the middle 30 minutes, which take approximately 73,000 hours to watch, forgetting it would be easy.

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11/29/03
Eric D. Snider
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Oh boy, this is a howler, justly ranked as one of the worst films in history and shocking in that it didn't kill Carpenter's career outright.

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09/30/03
Christopher Null
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Very peculiar variant on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Connected to the Halloween series in name only.

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04/21/03
Ken Hanke
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Points for trying something new, but the results are more laughable than terrifying.

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07/26/02
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Latest News for Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

June 05, 2006: Get Ready for a Very Zombie "Halloween"
If you love the original "Halloween," but have grown a little weary with the endless sequels, it looks like shock-maker Rob Zombie might have just the answer: He'll be... More...

November 11, 2005: In Other News..."Halloween" Producer Dies in Bomb Attack
Moustapha Akkad, producer of the cult "Halloween" slasher series and the director of three of his own religious-themed films, died Friday after suffering injuries from... More...

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