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 date; UK critics are listed first)
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03/26/09
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
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
07/27/08
Has little connection with first two "Halloweens," including true terror.
02/19/08
Though the film certainly isn't awful, the filmmakers couldn't decide on their focus.
08/27/07
Top CriticNo review available.
10/01/05
No review available.
09/25/05
This is one of those Identikit movies, assembled out of familiar parts from other, better movies.
10/23/04
Top CriticMr. Wallace clearly has a fondness for the cliches he is parodying and he does it with style.
08/30/04
Top CriticWere 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
Very peculiar variant on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Connected to the Halloween series in name only.
04/21/03
Points for trying something new, but the results are more laughable than terrifying.
07/26/02
No review available.
07/26/02
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