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
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:5
Rotten:10
Average Rating:4.2/10
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... [More]
Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Ralph Strait
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Reviews for Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
1 - 16 (sorted by source; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticThere 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
07/27/08
This is one of those Identikit movies, assembled out of familiar parts from other, better movies.
10/23/04
Top CriticIt is high time for viewers with a hang-up to reevaluate the pleasures that Halloween III: Season of the Witch has to offer.
10/29/08
Points for trying something new, but the results are more laughable than terrifying.
07/26/02
No review available.
10/01/05
Were it not for the middle 30 minutes, which take approximately 73,000 hours to watch, forgetting it would be easy.
11/29/03
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.
09/30/03
No review available.
07/26/02
No review available.
09/25/05
Very peculiar variant on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Connected to the Halloween series in name only.
04/21/03
Mr. Wallace clearly has a fondness for the cliches he is parodying and he does it with style.
08/30/04
Top CriticThough the film certainly isn't awful, the filmmakers couldn't decide on their focus.
08/27/07
Top CriticClick to read the article
03/26/09
Top CriticHas little connection with first two "Halloweens," including true terror.
02/19/08
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