Halloween III - Season Of The Witch |  | Actors: Tom Atkins, Jadeen Barbor, Al Berry, Loyd Catlett, Michael Currie
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  402 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD3606D
ISBN: 0783292139
UPC: 025192360626
EAN: 9780783292137
Theatrical Release Date: October 22, 1982
Release Date: October 7, 2003
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Product Description
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.
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The one Halloween sequel in which He doesn't come home, Halloween III: Season of the Witch was producer John Carpenter's attempt to get the series away from the original's psycho-on-the-loose story line and turn it into a vehicle for more far-fetched Halloween-themed horror tales. Incredibly, the fans voted for more of the same and Carpenter walked away for others to rehash the Michael Myers plot line in a succession of look-alike movies that are still turning up every few years. After the mysterious death of a toyshop owner, a doctor (Tom Atkins) and the man's daughter (Stacy Nelkin) investigate the Irish-dominated Northern California community of Santa Mira, a company town owned by the Silver Shamrock Novelty corporation. Atkins and Nelkin are typical low-rent horror movie protagonists, dim bulbs who discover an Invasion of the Body Snatchers-style conspiracy involving sharp-suited corporate robots. But guest star Dan O'Herlihy steals the film as a Celtic joke tycoon who hates the way American kids are despoiling the religious spirit of Samhain and decides to teach them a nasty lesson. His scheme, which involves a stolen Stonehenge megalith and a techno-magic spell that turns the heads of TV watchers into writhing masses of snakes and insects, is value for money, and O'Herlihy mixes enough serious malice into the charm to come across as a great screen bad guy. --Kim Newman
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 One of THE most underrated horror movies of all time. November 13, 2009
Daniel Geer (Lansing, Michigan United States)
I reluctantly popped this into my DVD player not expecting much. I knew going in that it would not have Michael Myers as the villain and would be a completely new story that doesn't have anything to do with the first two films. At one point it was even sold on a "Double Feature" DVD with "Halloween II," which made me think that they weren't selling enough copies of "Halloween III" by itself because it was a terrible movie - kind of like how "Poltergeist III" was grouped as a double feature with "Poltergeist II" on DVD.
I was pleasantly surprised at just how well done this movie is! It's actually pretty darn horrifying! After seeing this movie, it makes me wish that they continued on this route of making different horror stories in subsequent sequels that perhaps take place on Halloween but don't involve Myers.
This movie stands on its own and can perhaps be thought of as a "spin-off" of the other Halloween movies - since we actually see characters in this movie watching the original "Halloween" film on TV a couple different times. It doesn't quite exist in the same universe. But that does not make it any less of a good horror story. If you simply judge it on its own merits and quit being disappointed that Michael Myers isn't in it, you might actually love this movie if you're a fan of classic horror movies.
Freddy vs. J...Michael? November 9, 2009
M. Germany (Las Cruces, NM)
I'm more of a Freddy Krueger fan myself, not much for Michael Meyers (love the theme music - it's right up there with the Exorcist theme) this Halloween movie was the only one that I liked.
What ever happened to the real monsters in horror movies, Freddy was evil, died, came back....more evil and a monster, Mikey was just a guy who never dies and stalks people/family members in his pajama suit, aside from the freakin' mask, what's so scary about that.
Hmmm...dying in your sleep, a most gruesome death from dreaming or just having really great sex and getting hacked to death.....
 Good Movie! November 8, 2009
Marvin Jenkins (Bonifay,Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a really good, solid horror movie. If it had been title something else, like Masks, or just Season of the Witch, it probably wouldn't get trashed so much. But it will live in infamy because it carries the Halloween title, without Michael Myers. If I was John Carpenter, I would go back and shoot a couple of insert shots of Michael Myers skulking down a street and insert it back into the film,and call it a SPECIAL EDITION. "HERE's YOUR FREAKIN MICHAEL MYERS!, you Brats!
Underrated... November 5, 2009
Moviefanatic12 (Florida, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Halloween 3 is the only film in the series I hadn't seen until recently. Being a horror fan - and being on a rip of seeing TONS of horror movies these days - I decided to finally ignore the naysayers and pick up a copy. If one can get over the disappointment of a "shapeless" entry, there is a good deal of novelty to be had. Tommy Lee Wallace's entry stands out as a nihilistic riff on Invasion of the Body Snatchers, blending elements of science fiction, horror, and cult legends. Genre stalwart Tom Atkins is perfect as the doomed Challis, as is Dan O'Herlihy as the diabolical mask-maker.
The story, which involves cursed microchips implanted in masks that cause all sorts of supernatural destruction when activated by a tv signal, is a brilliant, brutal metaphor for the downward spiral of a society obsessed with television. The set-pieces are sharp, and the film possesses an overall feeling of dread and unease the later sequels failed to replicate. The plot is unspooled with remarkable dexterity, and the ending is on par with the best of the Halloween films.
Watch It Again. . . Or For The 1st Time October 16, 2009
russianimp (Colorado)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
99% of people you talk to would say they don't enjoy this movie. The funny thing though, is that most of those people have never seen the movie. Ask them what it is about and they will give you the generic cable tv description "a tale about exploding Halloween masks". Wrong!
I know, this movie does not conatin Michael Myers, but so what? Was that stiff slasher character ever really that awesome or fun? This third installment of the Halloween series is both of those things, especially fun. Yes, the plot involving Stonehenge and Halloween masks is goofy and rather nonsensical, but that's part of the enjoyment. It's amazing that people can suspend disbelief and think that an invincible, walking faster than you run, Michael or Jason are stars of great horror flicks and yet still hate this movie. I like Michael Myers, but the fact that he's not here only adds to the depth of this movie since it is not just another slasher film titled Halloween. This movie does have some of the similar evil overtones of the first Halloween movie though. Seeing a kid wearing a mask that turns into snakes, bugs, etc. is pretty mean spirited, as is the fact that these plans of revenge from Cochran (the mad scientistesque bad guy)are basically being put to use against children who ignore the Samhain holiday. An evil movie, a funny movie and an exciting movie. To boot, check out John Carpenter's soundtrack to this movie as it is perhaps the best of the series.
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