Halloween 3 – Die Nacht der Entscheidung (1982)

Halloween 3 – Die Nacht der Entscheidung: Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. With Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy, Michael Currie. Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.

“Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin) teams up with Dr. Dan Challis (Tom Atkins) to investigate the mysterious death of her father. Their investigation leads them to the Silver Shamrock novelty-making company, owned by Conal Cochran (Dan Ou0026#39;Herlihy). Silver Shamrock is selling Halloween masks and advertising a big giveaway on television on Halloween night. But what Cochran really has planned is much more sinister and bizarre.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of the most underrated movies on IMDb. The score is ridiculously wrong. The primary complaint many seem to have is just that it doesnu0026#39;t have Michael Myers in it. Who cares?!? I can see being upset when it first came out that it used the Halloween brand to sell the movie yet didnu0026#39;t have any connection with the rest of the series. But that doesnu0026#39;t have squat to do with objectively judging the filmu0026#39;s quality. Itu0026#39;s been over thirty years so why canu0026#39;t it be judged on its own merits and not for the flimsy reason that it says Halloween III and doesnu0026#39;t have Michael? Besides, most of the Halloween sequels that did have Michael sucked balls so itu0026#39;s not like this marred some perfect series or something. I understand that, besides the Myers complaints, it is not a flawless film. But it is good with an interesting plot, effective suspense, and some cool death scenes. If youu0026#39;re a John Carpenter fan, you should enjoy this as it has many of his touches all over it, including the great score. The cast is mixed, with Dan Ou0026#39;Herlihy doing a great job as the villain and Tom Atkins being a likable and somewhat cheesy Carpenter-style protagonist. Stacey Nelkin is cute but offers little to the film other than fleeting teases of nudity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you hate this film because it doesnu0026#39;t feature Michael Myers, then I have no words for you because youu0026#39;re hopeless. But for those who are debating whether or not to try it out, please do so because this is infinitely more unique and interesting than another repetitive sequel about a guy stabbing people to death. Donu0026#39;t get me wrong — I enjoy a lot of slashers, particularly from the u0026#39;80s, for their entertainment value. They can be very good popcorn movies. But most of the genre is full of garbage rip-offs and retreads. This movie is at least original and clever.”