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Disappointed was my reaction upon first seeing Season of the Witch. Just as everyone says: no Michael Myers.
As part of the Halloween series, it certainly sticks out like a sore thumb. I could agree that it doesn't really belong there. Michael Myers is what the series has established after the first Halloween. And this is what the audience expects...no, demands.
As a stand-alone with a title completely far away from Halloween, it could have stood a better chance. From what I can remember, it wasn't that bad. People were just too busy bickering about where Michael Myers is to give the film a chance.
John Carpenter once said in an interview that he'd never consumed that many beers when he had to write Halloween 2. He didn't think there was anything else to add to it. On that note, I don't know what all the commotion is about Michael Myers this or that. As far as "Halloween" goes, there is nothing left.
There is only the first. Halloween.
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