Comments on: The witching hour (and 38 minutes) https://idlermag.com/2010/10/08/the-witching-hour-and-38-minutes/ A U.S. Webzine: 2010-2013 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Adam https://idlermag.com/2010/10/08/the-witching-hour-and-38-minutes/#comment-340 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:45:01 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1066#comment-340 In reply to Lindsey.

I definitely don’t think the franchise would’ve become what it is today. In-name-only sequels are perplexing to people and a bit of a cheat so I don’t think “Season of the Witch” would’ve done any better. Especially in the era of Jason, Freddy, and Pinhead, having Michael Myers to compete was a given. Another cool Halloween-themed movie is “Trick R Treat” which came out in 2006. I should’ve mentioned that one too.

]]> By: Lindsey https://idlermag.com/2010/10/08/the-witching-hour-and-38-minutes/#comment-339 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:10:37 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1066#comment-339 I’ve only seen the first two Halloween movies (I’m sure some part of me is ashamed) and I’m wondering, Adam: Do you think if they hadn’t put Michael Myers in the second movie and gone in a different direction with it that the idea of “sequel in name only” would have made for a franchise just as successful as what currently exists? Or would the exact same thing have happened and The Return of Michael Myers would have been a movie earlier?

]]> By: Jason McCaffrey https://idlermag.com/2010/10/08/the-witching-hour-and-38-minutes/#comment-336 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:31:44 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=1066#comment-336 I worked at Blockbuster when I was 17. I took full advantage of the free rent policy that October and had an audience of one Halloween marathon viewing in my bedroom. I had no idea what I was in for when I got to Halloween III. Now, for the last 13 years I have vehemently stated that it was the worst of the Halloween franchise. But your article and the link to the silver shamrock commercial reminds me that I didn’t hate it as I was watching it–I just had a really hard time getting over my confusion after the screening was over. I’ll give it another shot.

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