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Halloween 2018
Well...Didn't hate it.

Preferred it to most other of the numbered sequels, though I probably still have a spot in my heart for H20 (just not what came after).

I get what people say when they talk about it being a bit heavy on the comedy...most of that felt pretty pointless, and didn't add much to the film, though I have to say it didn't hugely take away from it either - the atmosphere and sense of urgency was there when it needed to be.

I feel like proper respect was given here.
There was homage throughout but it never really felt "on the nose".

Quite similar to the first one actually, and I feel like maybe that was intentional. They kept it largely in the same tone, and "not much happened", it was just the story of an(other) escape by a single minded enigmatic inhuman predator that was just drawn to kill...almost like he was just on "pause" until the events of this installment, and he did show that he was capable of forethought and planning, and of course...human but not.
I prefer this version of "invincible", in which he just doesn't really acknowledge pain and damage.

I felt quite sympathetic to this version of Laurie...who'd become both stronger and weaker at the same time...lost basically everything, her family, much of a "real life" due to the damage done by the events of the first film.

The showdown it all lead to, like the first one was wrapped up fairly quickly but made for an interesting watch.
How it ended was unexpected...not sure if or how they could follow that.

It was a competent follow up, and I feel like anyone who enjoyed the style of the original film, may like this one better than the original sequels too.