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Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

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Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:5

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In the third HALLOWEEN installment (which has nothing to do with the first two films), a mad warlock hatches an evil plot to enact bloody mass murder. He creates creepy masks which force the wearer... In the third HALLOWEEN installment (which has nothing to do with the first two films), a mad warlock hatches an evil plot to enact bloody mass murder. He creates creepy masks which force the wearer to commit violent acts of assassination on the night of Halloween. [More]

Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Ralph Strait

Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Ralph Strait

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Screenwriter: Tommy Lee Wallace
Producer: Debra Hill, John Carpenter
Composer: John Carpenter, Alan Howarth

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Sep 29, 1998

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Reviews for Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

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Oh boy, this is a howler, justly ranked as one of the worst films in history and shocking in that it didn't kill Carpenter's career outright.

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09/30/03
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The end result is a bit of a mess but hugely enjoyable, and often (thanks to Dean Cundey's camerawork and John Carpenter's close supervision as producer) as striking visually as its predecessors.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

Though the film certainly isn't awful, the filmmakers couldn't decide on their focus.

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08/27/07
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03/26/09
Variety

Something stinks!

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03/11/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

No review available.

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07/26/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

It is high time for viewers with a hang-up to reevaluate the pleasures that Halloween III: Season of the Witch has to offer.

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10/29/08
Dustin Putman
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No review available.

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10/01/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Were it not for the middle 30 minutes, which take approximately 73,000 hours to watch, forgetting it would be easy.

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11/29/03
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Very peculiar variant on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Connected to the Halloween series in name only.

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04/21/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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09/25/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy

This is one of those Identikit movies, assembled out of familiar parts from other, better movies.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Points for trying something new, but the results are more laughable than terrifying.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Has little connection with first two "Halloweens," including true terror.

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02/19/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

There are more than enough giant logic holes, stilted characters and idiotic developments to make sure that it is bad for reasons transcending its simple poorness as a sequel

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07/27/08
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Mr. Wallace clearly has a fondness for the cliches he is parodying and he does it with style.

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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
 
 
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