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Comment on Halloween III – Season Of The Witch by Floridaguy178 "Ben"

Floridaguy178 "Ben" — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:26:02 +0000

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The third Halloween installment was terrifying!!, March 10, 2005

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This review is from: Halloween III - Season Of The Witch (DVD)

This is in my opinion one of the most terrifying films I have ever seen, the whole premise of this film is enough to frighten hell the out of anybody. The story for the film was written by Nigel "Quatermass" Kneale, and British highly acclaimed science fiction/horror writer. Nigel "Quartermass" Kneale was so overwhelmed and disgusted by the gruesomeness(blood and gore) of this picture, so he sued the producers of this film to have his name removed from the credits. The film has a deeper meaning to it. Many Americans don't realize the hedonism of Halloween or their not concerned with it. Thousands of young children in North America go trick or treating every year on Halloween, yet they don't realize what their celebrating. The film involves a Celtic warlock disguised as a CEO of large company called Silver Shamrock, who is getting ready for a Halloween like no other. Meanwhile somewhere in the rural outskirts of Northern California an old man is getting chased by a group of assilants in charcoal colored business-suits. The assilants appear to have to have no remorse, and no feelings as well. He gets wounded by the assilants in an industrial parking lot. And ends up the hospital, he is treated at the local hospital by Dr. Challis, Mr. Grimbridge tries to warn everyone about the masks by saying their going to kill us all. Dr. Challis thinks that Mr. Grimbridge is hallucinating so decides that he should be put on some drugs to calm him down. Eventually he calms down but at night time one of the assilants steathly comes into the hospital and goes to Mr. Grimbridge' room, he cuts off his life support and then he squeezes his head until his brains burst. Mr. Grimbridge dies and he walks out of the hospital and gets in his car, the car explodes. Dr. Challis doesn't understand why the mysterious man killed himself, and wants figure out why he murdered Grimbridge so he teams up with his Grimbridge' daughter to try solve this mystery.

Their search leads them to a company town called Santa Mira in Northern California, where Silver Shamrock Novelties is located, what they eventually discover is terrifying. A man named Conal Cochran is selling Silver Shamrock masks to millions of young american boys and girls. What the children and their parents don't realize is what's inside the logo of the mask. Their is a piece of stonehedge fragment hidden inside the back logo of every single mask. When the silver shamrock commercial is aired on Halloween night, the stonehedge inside the mask will be activated and melt the viewer's head who is wearing the mask. Dr Challis discovers that Cochran is interested in taking the world back to ancient Druid times when human sacrifices were made and as he says, "the hills ran red with the blood of animals and children". Indeed, this is what Cochran wants and to achieve this goal, Cochran uses witchcraft and an ancient power to achieve his evil goal. A trick on the children is what Cochran wants, but this is no ordinary trick...this trick will kill millions and set the world back thousands of years into a time of evil and treachery, all of this which is supposed to happen on Halloween night of course. I saw this film on the sci-fi channel and I have also watched in on video. Overall even though this film did break away from the Michael Myers story, it is a terrifying installment to Halloween I and II.

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Comment on Halloween III – Season Of The Witch by Stanley Runk "Runkdapunk"

Stanley Runk "Runkdapunk" — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:08:48 +0000

42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

Watch The Magic Pumpkin, October 28, 2006

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This review is from: Halloween III - Season Of The Witch (DVD)

When talking about the Halloween series, you'll always get the schmuck who says, "oh yeah, then there was that one that didn't even have Michael Myers in it. That was stupid". Yup, I've heard it time and time again. Most of the time this statement comes from someone who hasn't actually seen the film or is just a victim of the general consensus that says this is a terrible film coz it's not a legitimate sequel. Sure there are people out there that honestly just don't like the film, and that's cool coz there isn't a single film that everyone agrees is good. If they have reasons for not liking the film other than the lack of Myers, that's A-OK with me. Here's a little backstory. Halloween 3 was the first and only film in an experiment of John Carpenter's. Carpenter went to great lengths to show the audience at the end of Halloween 2 that Myers is dead, terminated, gone forevermore. Carpenter hated the idea of a second Myers film, but was pressured to write a second(with the help of alot of Budweiser according to Carpenter in a Halloween documentary). He left the directing to someone else coz he felt he'd already made this film before(which he did). After part 2, Carpenter decided to start an entire series of "Halloween" films, each with a different theme. One would be made each year, and come out in theaters around Halloween. If you ask me, that's a pretty cool idea. Halloween 3 was the first film in this new direction. Carpenter producing and Tommy Lee Wallace directing. However, everybody bitched about it and the idea was dead in the water. Carpenter was screwed and abandoned Halloween altogether, then Halloween producer, Akkad, saw dollar signs and brought Myers back with no more association with Carpenter. So that's it. This was a film that coulda been the start of a cool concept, but nooooooooooooooooo. Michael's not even in it, damn it! So, Halloween 3 is forever labelled as that rotten movie to avoid like the plague. So, what about the movie itself? Well, it's no masterpiece of modern cinema, but this movie deserves more attention than it gets. It certainly deserves a cult following if it hasn't got one already. It's actually quite bizarre. It's got a helluva concept that actually uses the druid roots of halloween for it's villains' motives. These points were briefly hinted at by Dr. Loomis in Halloween 2. It revolves around the pagan aspects of the holiday. There's some flat out crazy stuff in this movie. Plus it has Tom Atkins which is worth two stars right off the bat. You get orange blooded homicidal androids, an evil toymaking company that rules and terrorizes a town in Orwellian fashion, and some crazy friggin halloween masks. Tell me that scene where they "test run" one of the evil masks on an unsuspecting family isn't totally demented and %#$!ed up! That scene scared the hell out of me as a kid. Who can forget the Silver Shamrock song? The band Helloween sample it on one of their songs so I know at least someone out there likes this film. How bout that lady getting blasted in the mouth with the laser, and later has bugs crawling in her mouth? Wacky! And how about that ending? That's one of the coolest endings I've seen in a horror film. You certainly don't see endings like that in this day and age. Everyone wants closure, everyone wants a nice ending. Halloween 3 ain't got no nice ending. But Michael Myers isn't even in it!!! It's impossible to ignore this film's reputation, but if you dig horror films that are definitely out-there, try overcoming prejudice and check this movie out. Then if you dig it, you can proudly flip off the rest of the world for tarnishing this movie's reputation and keeping you away from it for so many years. The hell with Michael Myers I say. And don't forget to watch the big giveaway at 9!!

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Comment on Super Mario Brothers, Mario Costume, Medium by S. Bower

S. Bower — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:30:45 +0000

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Mario Costumes, March 5, 2010

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This review is from: Deluxe Super Mario Children's Costume Size: Medium (Toy)

Our son desperately wanted these costumes. The Seller (Toynk Toys) was excellent. Items were shipped and arrived in a timely manner. My issue with the costumes is that they are made from flimsy nylon, the gloves are too big for adults, the moustache covered almost the entire face and the blow up belly was just annoying. Quality of the costume material is definitely not worth the price...BUT, our son does love them. If I had it to do over, I wouldn't have bothered to get the "deluxe" version.

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Comment on Super Mario Brothers, Mario Costume, Medium by SoapyHollow

SoapyHollow — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:25:58 +0000

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Not the Deluxe costume, September 22, 2010

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This review is from: Super Mario Brothers, Mario Costume, Large (Toy)

This is not the deluxe costume, as it was being advertised when I ordered it, what is shipped is the "standard" costume. Nor does it include the gloves as listed in the description. And granted, one doesn't expect a $[...] kids costume to be high quality costume, the jagged cuts, and loose thread make this a less than worthwhile purchase.

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Comment on Super Mario Brothers, Mario Costume, Medium by Christine K. Shay

Christine K. Shay — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:25:52 +0000

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

A lot of fun, November 4, 2009

Christine K. Shay (Blandon PA) -

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This review is from: Mario - Small (Toy)

My 5 year old really wanted to be Mario this Halloween and this was the only place I could find it where it wasn't sold out. A lot of fun, easy to wear. My son doesn't like big bulky costumes that cover his head, so just having a hat was perfect. The mustache was a little big so we needed to trim it a bit. I think it ran a little small. I purchased the small, which basesd on the description should have been fine, esp since my son is slim for his age. It was a little short in the sleeves and legs. He was able to wear a LS shirt and sweats underneath, but just barely. I might suggest ordering a size up.

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Comment on Halloween III – Season Of The Witch by T. M Rogers "tommy1138"

T. M Rogers "tommy1138" — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:14:03 +0000

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Open your mind.....Halloween III is a classic!, July 4, 2002

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This review is from: Halloween III - Season of the Witch (DVD)

Let me start out by saying that I love Halloween 1 & 2. When it was time for Johm Carpenter and Debra Hill to make another Halloween film, they decided that the Michael Myers character was tired and played out. So they tried something new and fresh with Halloween 3: Season Of The Witch. Being a fan of horror, Carpenter's original idea was to release a new Halloween film every few years, each one with a totally new plot and original characters. His idea was to bring in new directors and serve as a producer for these original scary tales. Well the close-minded public couldn't accept a film with the Halloween heading and no Michael Myers, so the idea was scrapped. Well I used to ditch school to watch this on The Movie Channel in the 80's, so I guess you could say I like it. A sinister warlock that wants to kill thousands of children on Halloween night. Robotic killers that can pull your head right off your shoulders. Masks that use the power of Stonehenge and ancient witchcraft to turn brains into snakes, beetles and millipedes. No way a movie like this would be made today! It almost became "trendy" to bash this film when I was in high school. Now I find more and more people defending it, especially with all the REALLY bad horror sequels that are coming out these days. I'm off to pick up my Silver Shamrock mask...Later!

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Comment on How to Haunt a House for Halloween (Halloween Book) by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:34:23 +0000

Magic and Haunted House Tips, October 7, 2011

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This review is from: How to Haunt a House for Halloween (Halloween Book) (Paperback)

The book is designed for kids wanting to build a haunted house for a private party, school carnival, or similar event. Because it is designed for kids, some of the tricks are pretty simple, but there is still a lot of good material here. Also, because the author is a magician, some of the tricks are really more magic tricks than haunted house tricks, like card tricks, cutting a string or piece of paper and restoring it to one piece again, and the ball that apparently moves across a table by itself. Cute, but not scary. More useful tricks for a haunted house are the talking severed head trick, the headless person, the hand reaching out of a box to grab things, and tips for faking a seance. The tricks are described in two sections, one telling what the audience will see and the other discussing the preparation and method for pulling it off. The illustrations are also very useful for understanding the set-up. It also has a few tips on makeup, such as making fake blood and scars. It's an imaginative book, good for anyone planning a Halloween party, especially one for kids.

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Comment on How to Haunt a House for Halloween (Halloween Book) by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:02:13 +0000

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

How to Haunt a House for holloween, October 12, 2000

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This review is from: How to Haunt a House for Halloween (Halloween Book) (Paperback)

Great ideas to make your own Haunted Houses. I used ideas from this book for my own haunted house. We really scared people I doing it again this year.

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Comment on How to Haunt a House for Halloween (Halloween Book) by Thornton "thorbob"

Thornton "thorbob" — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:47:03 +0000

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NOT about haunted Houses!!!, November 9, 2003

Thornton "thorbob" (SMITHVILLE, TN, United States) -

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This review is from: How to Haunt a House for Halloween (Halloween Book) (Paperback)

BEWARE! This is about being a GEEK, not designing, setting up, or haunting a house. If you want to stick needles through your skin, get this book. If you want to build a headless statue or some other haunted house prop (like ME) then DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! It's fine for what it is; title should be: "dress up and do creepy tricks" not how to haunt a house.

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Comment on FUNTASMA by Pleaser Gogo-300 Womens Halloween Costume Sixties 60′s Dancer Disco Boots Shoes Hot Pink Critiques by N. Bolson

N. Bolson — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:18:06 +0000

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

Fair for the Price, November 9, 2006

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These boots look good on the first wear. I bought the black patent boots and after one, not so wild night, they scuffed and had sveral little tears in the material. If you need boots for one night, for that perfect outfit, these will suffice.

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