Halloween screened at the Toronto International Film Festival recently, and the reviews are in. Find out what we thought in our review below, and then check out a behind-the-scenes look at the movie--plus more fall 2018 movies you won`t want to miss. Does the new Halloween hold a candle to the original? Read on.Remember when fans were worried that Danny McBride and David Gordon Green--the guys behind HBO comedy series Eastbound & Down--would ruin the Halloween franchise by trying to make it funny? Well, the newest chapter in the Michael Myers saga--which is technically only the second, since it ignores all other sequels--is definitely the funniest film in the franchise. But surprisingly, it`s also the perfect continuation to the story begun in the original Halloween 40 years ago.Yes, itīs been 40 years since Michael Myers put on a mask and terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois as `The Shape,` and he hasnīt done much since then. Played by the original actor Nick Castle, as well as newcomer James Jude Courtney, Myers hasnīt spoken a word in the 40 years he`s apparently been incarcerated at the movie`s start. Not even when two podcasters--or `investigative journalists,` as they refer to themselves--present him with the iconic mask in an attempt to get a reaction does Michael stir. This is a return to form (or shape) for Michael. No longer the brother of Laurie Strode, as was established in sequels to the original, he is back to being a force of pure evil who commits random acts of violence with no cause or reason. Green, who directs with co-writer McBride, treats the character with utmost respect, like a larger-than-life force that deserves your complete attention and fear.Castle and Courtney, who seamlessly share the role of The Shape, donīt miss a beat with their performances, as this is the most terrifying Michael has been since 1978. It helps that Green and McBride have made this one mean and nasty Halloween movie. It surpasses the body count of John Car ...
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