10/8/2024
Synopsis: A plot to take over the minds of American children through mystical means is about to unfold on Halloween.
The Good: It has a unique storyline at least for the time period. Aside from having absolutely nothing to do with the Halloween franchise it was fair as a mediocre horror film with kind of a sci-fi edge.
The Bad: It….has nothing at all to do with Halloween and it feels like a cop precedural from the 80s. With just a little bit of TV Soap Opera thrown in for flare.
Best Line: What was that?’
‘Who cares?’
Fun Fact: The movie’s novelization was published in 1982 by science-fiction writer Dennis Etchison under the pseudonym Jack Martin. Despite the movie’s critical failure, the book became a best-seller and was even reissued two years after the movie’s release, in 1984.
Verdict:
Technical: 6.7
Entertainment Value: 6.8
Genre Rating: 6.7
IMDb Score: 5.2
Total: 6.75
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