Halloween 2025

I somehow only saw this for the first time in 2025. I loved the style and the music, and I thought the performances were great. And the zombies were genuinely scary. Really liked this all around.

It's crazy this was made in 1979. There's only two shots that don't look amazing: the ship explosion, and the full body alien at the end. Otherwise everything looks absolutely incredible, and it's genuinely scary.

I mean, the transformation scene. Come on. So good. And the makeup on dead Jack, holy cow. Amazing! Overall I really enjoyed the tone. It was funnier than I expected. 

Very appreciative of the practical effects. Not the most interesting movie, but a solid sequel, and the weird Tim Burton aesthetic actually feels very genuine in a way that modern movies usually don't.

I can't really even think of anything good to say about it. Just kinda dumb. Not the least bit scary. Totally flat, uninteresting characters, and terrible music.

In general, not a fantastic movie, and pretty dated, but all things considered, a pretty dang good sequel, and learning that the outrageous kills were mostly done practically definitaly adds a level of appreciation.

I'm still impressed with how good some of the convoluted kill setups look, but this was a very "meh" movie.

A huge improvement from 4, but I still thought this one was pretty lame. Let's hope Bloodlines bucks the trend!

This was a much better movie in general than all of the previous sequels for sure. Tying things back to the first and others was nice, and of course Tony Todd was a delight (rest in peace). Found myself a little unconvinced and retreading old plots a bit, but all of the death sequences were pretty great.

Surprisingly good

Pretty bad. (Spoiler) I guess it was clever to have a third killer we didn't know revealed first, but the other two were easy to spot, and it was just pretty bad. I get that it was supposed to be like a cheesy Romcom plus a horror, but it just wasn't that interesting. It felt like a bad Scream ripoff.

Great cast, very entertaining, and effectively unsettling, but like, still in a fun way.

It's pretty hard to come up with a new and original take on anything under the Horror umbrella, but this sure is that. A bit on the dull side, but very sweet and still compelling.

I'm shocked at how much I enjoyed a shot-for-shot remake of such a pivotal classic. I feel like I should hate this on principal alone, but I actually loved it. I knew every beat because I've seen the original so many times, but I still loved it. Fantastic cinemetography, and how does Vince Vaughan work so well as Norman Bates? I don't know! But he does!

I felt thoroughly disgusted and queasy at several points, and there is practically zero gore in the whole movie. Very effectively unsettling, and the main character is disturbing, fascinating, and very well acted. I really dug this one.

Holy shit. So. Good. The cinematography, the music, the acting, the whole freaking thing. Everything was fantastic. Absolutely loved it. I used to tell myself I wasn't really into vampire movies, but here I am again, feeling like a vampire movie I just watched was absolutely fantastic. Just watch it.

Wow. One of the scarier movies I've seen in a while. Great acting, very effective (and not cheap) jump scares, and some really cool scenes. It really had me jumpy. Loved it.

Loved it. Cheesy? Yep. Dated? Oh yeah. But it hits all the notes. Funny, entertaining, poignant, and too relevant for a 30-year-old movie. I guess it doesn't really hit the scary note, but still really enjoyed it.

Really dang solid. I was very surprised this was the filmmakers' first movie. It was really well done, a bit disturbing, and kind of a bummer, but done so well, and a great concept. 

Holy shit, Brad Dourif's performance was amazing. Love the tone, and that jump scare...fantastic! 

Dear god this was awful. Unless you feel some silly need to complete the franchise, like I do, don't waste your time.

Definitely very funny, and I generally really liked the whole thing, but where it falls short for me are the effects for a lot of the deaths. They just looked digital and sloppy. They were super over the top, but I think that actually plays better when done practically, even when you can see the seams.

I appreciate it for its significance in the genre, and really enjoyed elements of it, but dang this movie's rough. Still, love Toxie, the sweetness, and of course a good vigilante in probably the shittiest city I've ever seen depicted. 

I very much enjoyed this for Debbie Harry, and for the bonkers effects. Seriously, how did they do the stomach thing? The movie as a whole, was just okay.

I thought this was super original, and very compelling in just about every way. A few great scares, creepy, and also down right funny at times. Excellent acting, excellent score. Loved it.

Daaaaamn, that possessed guy. This was eerie, thoroughly disturbing at times, and generally very interesting. Not the strongest ending, but overall a really great movie.

I loved all of the cameos, and Andrew Divoff was fantastic, but that's about it for what I liked. Otherwise it was kinda lame, very cheesy, and very dated in a bad way.

Just bad. Still love Andrew Divoff, but this was just bad. It made no sense, and many of the kills were super lame. Oh, and it had essentially the exact same ending as the first. I guess most franchise horror movies do, but this feels worse somehow.