Halloween Ends KILLED the Franchise... Movie Night! 

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Myers made a cameo in this movie lol

Halloween Kills is a masterpiece compared to this. I feel like people were too hard on it last year when it came out.

Imagine the theater reaction of people who didn't have peacock and paid for this

Michael & Laurie’s conclusion seemed like such an afterthought. They didn’t even have Laurie react with a facial expression when she realized someone else was in the house after Allyson left. And I can’t believe how underused both Frank and Lindsey were, especially her since she’s the original actress and character from 1978. I was so hoping for a huge, MASSIVE, long chase & fight scene with Michael vs. Laurie, Lindsey and Allyson at the end throughout the whole house AND that abandoned house next door with all three women surviving. I think it would have been a very powerful ending for the three of them considering how Michael impacted each of their lives. So many missed opportunities.

I read an article claiming that David Gordan Green didn’t want this to be a Michael Myers (MM) movie at all. He was focused on how someone could become like MM based on how ones environment pushed one into it or something. He also wrote an entirely different ending referencing Halloween 3 which thank goodness wasn’t green lighted…Imo this movie did not match up with the 2 before it and just didn’t belong in this trilogy which was my largest gripe. I feel like it could work as an idea but with better direction and as a pilot to a tv show called “The Evil Within” or something and get tossed on Netflix maybe. I feel like marketing knew what we wanted for a finale, but the director didn’t care and wanted to make his own movie. I usually support people who want to paint their own picture so to speak, but my time and subscription was used to sit through it and get a love story when it was marketed as a MM horror movie. If anyone hasn't seen it yet, save yourself time and fast forward to the last 5 mins and just start there. No need to see the rest. 💁‍♂️

I agree with everything mentioned. Especially the mullet. My God. The most frustrating thing about this movie was the fact that it had every resource available, budget, good actors, etc., and it was wasted. To me this was as disappointing as a direct sequel to Jaws would be with a dolphin killing people and occasionally showing the shark. I wanted to see a showdown between Laurie and her nemesis. And even that felt like a rushed afterthought when it finally happened.

For me, the problem with this trilogy is that there are interesting ideas, but the final result could have been done in a better way. Halloween (2018) is the only one that does it well.

Good video lol. I absolutely loved Halloween ends amd it is my favorite horror of this year. I do agree with what you said about the opening being a one take shot that would have been great. Okay my 5 reasons 1. I loved Corey's character and his turn to evil from an abused and mistreated kid. He has a lot of similarities with Michael and laurie both which is cool. It kills me when he runs into Jeremy's mom at the bar and she goes off on him and all he can say is a shaky and somber "I'm sorry". also I love when he gets the mask and goes on his killing spree. We've all put the myers mask on and know how it feels and corey went all the way under it. 2. The whole vibe and atmosphere of the film was great, very 80s and punk and just dark and psychotic but in a good way. A lot of Christine and lost boys vibes like you said. Also the opening credits are amazing with the pumpkins emerging from eachother like the franchise shedding its skin. 3. Laurie is the best shes been since 78 imo and I loved seeing her happy and trying to live life but once she noticed the evil in corey she was all over his shit and ready to do what needed to be done. I loved the scene where she wakes corey by thumbing the chair against the wall and pretty much tells him I know what you are and you wont hurt me or allyison. 4. Yeah I dont like seeing Michael weak amd beat up but it fits this story they are telling and the way just his presence effects the town is great and chilling and I wonder if corey amd the homeless man were the only ones infected by Michael. 5. I actually love the plot and story of how evil is an infection in haddonfield caused my myers and how its spreading across the town and people and corey dealing with it all. Corey amd allyison do fall in love pretty fast but they both are very damaged people and just want someone to understand and they see that in eachother but come on man you ever fall in love at first sight I did in high school a couple times. 5.5 Also I love how Laurie's story ended she earned killing her boogeyman and happy ending with Hawkins. It's not a perfect film but a lot if not most of it worked for me and the score was amazing!!!

It blows my mind that this finale is written by the same person who did the previous 2 films. It feels like the studio realised they had 15 minutes to come up with a completed script so they handed the task to somebody who hates/is oblivious to the previous Halloween films. It's one of the most bizarre films i've ever seen. Yes, let's conclude this iconic franchise between Laurie and Michael Myers by.......making 90% of the film about some dweeb who we've never seen before going around killing people.

It felt like this was supposed to follow 2018 but because they had to make a trilogy they stretched out the second part of the story until it was able to make 3 whole movies and it causes both the 2nd and 3rd to feel unconnected and silly. I don’t love this one but there are things I like about it 1. I like how Michael has left this dark presence over the town causing other people to murder and even commit suicide (which it doesn’t focus on enough) 2. I like that Michael feels just as human here as he did in 2018, you can almost ignore Kills and this movie works better because it would express how damaged Michael was after fighting Laurie. 3. I like that Micheal doesn’t seem to really care about much except his mask, he stayed hidden for years and only came out in force once his mask/face is taken from him. 4. I LOVE how we see him get excited and rejuvenated with killing, it’s not really supernatural but more of a mental thing where killing just makes him feel unstoppable even though he clearly isn’t. 5. In 2018 everyone disregards Laurie as crazy but once Micheal escapes they immediately blame her which isn’t right but it feels like something loved ones of the victims would think “why didn’t you stop him?” “Why didn’t you warn us?” “Why did you antagonize him?” She is being treated the same was Loomis was in the original movie even though they are both clearly in their right mind and have always been trying to warn people and stop Micheal

Sometimes I wonder how some movies even get approved :(

It definitely could have been a lot more. I don't think Ends is God-awful, but there are quite a few things that really irked me about it. First, the fact that Michael Myers was basically sidelined and hardly featured in the movie. Second, the parts where Corey was teaming up with Michael on some of the kills. That seems so out of character for Michael and something that he'd never go along with. And also, Corey being able to take Michael's mask away, then go around pretending to be him and killing people. I felt like I couldn't really enjoy watching that knowing it wasn't Michael Myers. I have other gripes about it, but those are my main ones.

I’m ngl it took me wayyyyyyyy too long to realize that, “don’t get scared now,” is a direct quote from Kevin McCallister. 😭💀

That piano score during the mattress segment sounds familiar, a clear crisp sound with a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives your sleep a BIG BOOST.

Since this movie killed you… Is this one actually “Halloween Kills” ?? 🤔 I’ll be here all week.

Let’s have a third and final chapter of a Halloween movie with Michael barely in it! That makes perfect sense! 😐

my thing is how did that kid die? how did he get knocked over that railing to fall? it was as tall as he was

Reasons I like it more than Halloween Kills: 1. More grounded 2. Scrap yard kills 3. Better dialogue 4. Big Jon 5. Little Jon

The opening credits was paying homage to Season of the Witch and this movie as a whole sort of felt like an anthology episode. The movie also gave Michael an ending unlike every other Myers movie. They did him dirty though making him an old man getting tossed around by DAHMER wannabe

Glad you liked it haha 😄 I feel the same way as a huge Halloween Michael fan this movie was so disrespectful to him. They punked him so hard first not having barely any screen time to having a geeky kid turned killer steals his mask and then inevitably having a 60 plus year old woman kill Michael...like this isn't the real Michael since he can't die. What a let down. Great review lol 😆 I did laugh at the kids death he was a little sh%t lol 😆 🤣

Five reasons (plus a little extra) 1. The original film presented Michael as mixed between man, and something supernatural. But this is presented in a somewhat ambiguous way. This is the first film since the original I've seen tackle that. In every film since, I feel like it's been firmly one way or the other. There was ambiguity here. 2. The style. The film fluctuates between having the kind of shadow and atmosphere the original had, to feeling like a dark, synth wave nightmare. It's like Natural Born Killers and Drive got into a pile up with Halloween on their way to see Christine, and this film was the result. 3. The kills. There's not a lot of them, but what we get is often excellent. The DJ kill in particular may be one of the best in the series. 4. The film is character based. Most of the characters in slasher films are completely forgettable, I didn't feel that way here. Laurie, Hawkins, Allyson and Corey all have moments that give them, even for just a moment, some semblance of depth. Some of the interactions are a bit forced, but I stand by this. 5. The film has some obvious influences (the work of Stephen King, Christine in particular, is obvious) but it's one of the only films since SotW to try and do it's own thing after the original, as opposed to being a pale carbon copy (I'm a big fan of the series, but the formula, like all formulas, can get stale). 6. It followed up on the ending of Halloween 4 better than Halloween 5 did (Michael having been physically destroyed, only to have his essence leap to a new body, changing shape). 7. The whole thing is a love letter to the works of John Carpenter, with Laurie's speech to Corey about the evil outside and the evil within being almost verbatim Carpenters philosophy on horror. Is it messy? Yes. Can I understand why some would be disappointed when looking at this as the finale to a trilogy? Sure. Its got it's issues, and many criticisms I've seen are valid. That said, the movie rules, and it rests comfortably in my top five for the franchise.

Halloween Ends is the appropriate title for this because nothing in this movie works and it killed the franchise at the lowest point possible

Allyson is currently carrying CC's child...the doctor who delivers him will say "I remember the baby having the blackest eyes, the devil's eyes"....20 year time jump...new Shape

'The mullet kid is just disgusting to look at' LMFAO bruh... he ain't wrong tho, that was a bar right there

I guess this would be one of those movies 10 years from now everybody will give a reappraisal too. And I guess this version of Michael Myers isn't supernatural after all. Although they keep acting like he is. And I guess his presence is much like Pennywise's presence in Derry Maine.

It wasn't a good way to end the trilogy, but I sort of liked it just because I was interested in Corey and kind of related to him in a way, even if they wasted his character in the end. Which yeah, is pretty weird and morbid.

1:40 real life of what would happen to Kevin McCallister after the Wet Bandits dodge his paint cans & marbles

at 8:38 nice colors in the background for your tv i really need one too for my 4K Sony Bravia X1 HRD 43 inch tv

This movie pinched a hot loaf on Michael Myers' character and I 100 percent agree with you on the WTF moment with Laurie setting Allyson up with that insecure beta who for all they knew could have killed that kid. Then Allyson suddenly feels this mental connection with him that made it feel so awkward to witness such cringe. And what's up with this wimp taking Michael's mask off with such ease. The entire movie is the worst of the franchise and what the last film did making Michael appear unkillable, this one did the opposite and turned him into a weak old man who just wanted to retire and die in the sewer lol.

I’m just curious to know where you got that awesome theater reclining couch from 🔥🔥🔥

One correction: Allison is Laurie's granddaughter not daughter

What TV are you using?

The sad thing is to complete my collection I will own this eventually.

I found it crap that they build him up to be inmortal, a supernatural force, and then they find it easier to kill him in this film than when they had a house full of guns and traps. One of the most underwhelming endings I have ever seen. I am a massive Michael Myers fan, so after seeing it a few days ago I am still trying to find something to like about it, but I just can’t.

John that's an awesome bed frame. Where did u get it?

I think every review I’ve seen calls that mother and daughter. That’s her grandma. Ha

Why did this feel like an excuse to do a mattress ad……

I completely forgot John Flickster you existed. I miss watching his stuff from like ten years ago. Good ole days!

Is it bad that I enjoyed Kills more than Ends!?

Michael Myers is now the Hawkeye of the slasher world, a bit part in his own story.

Allyson is Laurie’s granddaughter, not daughter.

I appreciated what they were trying to do with this movie. However, I think they had poor timing (doing this on the finale of a trilogy vs the first movie in a reboot or spinoff) and some poor execution.

The best part is that the writers and director of this trilogy is going to make a sequel trilogy to the exorcist

In my opinion i think its middle of the road Halloween movie but if i have to fix it to be a masterpiece to me, have both Michael and Corey kill people around the Haddonfield and dont let to meet each other that if Corey just started killing people with ever meeting Michael and had Michael too killing people around Haddonfield and have the ending the same that would have been a masterpiece Halloween Ends to me but it didnt and it makes me dissapointed😕

By far Halloween Ends is the worst of the franchise. Unlike all the other Halloween movies it has no re-watchable qualities. I will never watch this again and want my money back.

It's not her daughter! It's not her mom!

7:48 I couldn't stop laughing 😂😂

This movie made me so angry, I was at the drive in thinking busta rhymes had a better halloween movie.

I absolutely love Halloween Ends for the following reasons: 1. It pays homage and respect to John Carpenter with his past films and especially what he wanted the series to be more than about Michael. John never intended for Halloween to be a franchise and he wanted it go into an anthology route with horror taking place on Halloween and this is the closest we got for that with the exception of Season of the Witch 2. The plot/theme: Michael’s evil spreads around like a disease and trauma healing. This whole trilogy is more than about Laurie vs Michael but the town of Haddonfield dealing with Michael's evil which spreads around and infects, those around him like with Dr. Sartain in H18, the town in Kills, and now with Corey in Ends. I also love the positive message of trauma healing, society creating their monster, external evil vs internal evil, shared trauma bonding, and how you can never truly escape or kill evil it will always be there or changes shape. Halloween (2018) and Kills are the cause while Ends is the effect on what happens when a town goes through a huge amount of trauma. 3. The score. This is probably my 2nd favorite score in the entire series because it so different from the usual scores pieces we hear but it perfectly captures the Halloween atmosphere while giving it an 80s vibe towards it 4. The cinematography. This is definitely one of the best looking Halloween film and the way they incorporated the town of Haddonfield feeling like a cursed or ghost town with the use of imagery or wide shots of people going missing on billboards along with seeing the radio tower in the background which metaphors hope but also destruction for Corey. We don’t get to see a lot of Michael but you can definitely feel his presence 5. Finally giving the character, Laurie Strode her peace. After that abomination, Resurrection tarnished H20’s triumphant ending I thought we would never see Laurie getting another good send off ever again but thankfully here we are with her killing her monster, the town of Haddonfield seeing her as a hero instead of the cause of Michael’s 2018 rampage, her granddaughter moving on and out of Haddonfield to live her life, and starting a romance with Frank Hawkins. The negative reaction from half the fandom isn’t based on the quality of the film which imo is a good film it’s just people were expecting a completely different film because of the marketing and it being a final chapter of a trilogy. But once people accept it’s not that kind of film and look at it as a film as its own it will grow appreciation Overall it’s a 4.5/5 for me

You were spot-on with the Corey Feldman reference because a lot of it felt nostalgic to- it seemed like '80s dreck that you just don't see anymore. It just seemed like a low budget, bad gore fest with a directionless script and god awful acting. Again, '80s stuff.

2018 was definitive direct sequel conclusion to 1978. With that said Halloween Kills was pure fun and the most entertaining kills from Michael Myers in the series, just letting him get out there and cook.

Here is how to fix it. Take this movies plot but make it so you dont know if its corey or michael whos the killer. And then put this movie first in the timeline. Then you make the four year leap to where Laurie is crazy living in the deathtrap house

I thought the whole concept of this movie really unique and even pretty good with the whole passing of the torch element but the problem for me is this was a massive disappointment as a final entry in this franchise. I think any hard-core Halloween fan would agree that the Finale of the whole series should focus on Laurie and Michael, not Laurie's granddaughter and some new character copying Michael. It made the entire ending with Laurie vs Michael feel out of no where and like a complete after thought. Like "Oh yeah that's right this is the ending to the series so we gotta have Michael die at the end so in the last 10 minutes we'll just have him show up and fight Laurie out of the blue." I found it disappointing but not bad, especially compared to Curse of Michael myers, Halloween resurrection, or Rob zombie's Halloween 2.

quite possibly the first time John has recommended more than 3 icecubes

I really did enjoy this movie and Laurie Strode played by Jamie Lee Curtis she did a great job in this movie and she was awesome too and badass and her granddaughter Allyson played by Andi Matichak she did a great job too as well and she is so sexy as hell and gorgeous too and I love her as a actress too since Halloween 2018 and I really like her character in these Halloween movies and love her to death man bro and Corey Cunning played by Rohan Campbell he did a great job in this movie and he was awesome too and I didn’t mind his character at all or didn’t get the hate for his character either like most people didn’t seem to care for him but I don’t mind him but that just me though and Lindsey Wallace played by Kyle Richards she was really good in the movie but she barley in it though and she doesn’t even show up at all not ever for the ending for this movie either but she was good when she was on screen though and The Shape played by James Jude Courtney he did a good job but he barely in the movie though and I wanted to see more of Michael Myers too but I did like his fight scene with Laurie and the kills were great but some were off screen though which I didn’t not like and overall I’m gonna give Halloween Ends 2022 a 7.5/10 stars not a bad movie though but could of been little bit better though and have more of the Shape too in this movie and have the movie a little bit longer too but that just me though in my opinions on this movie John the Flick Pick bro and i'm glad that its the last installment of the Halloween franchise and it surely needs to die for once bro

I think I saw what they were trying to do, recreating the events that made Michael evil through Corey and showing the events through a different perspective. But this is not what I was looking for, they clearly didn't have a trilogy worth of content.

I miss the original franchise when Myers was the Shape in parts 1,2, 4-6 Pcut! Everything after that has been crappy reboots and remakes

I love the American Psycho Music in the background during the Sponser break😂

I liked it. It was at least, fresh. I couldnt care less about "trilogy consistency". Hated all the other new ones. Editing was way better. Some cool shots for a change. Intro was solid. Score was decent. Some great kills in here. The lead was actually a good actor. It had something to say about twisted young love and how this kind of poisonous relationship can take place. Obviously the movie isnt amazing but i could actually sit through it and have a coyple laughs, had some fun with my lady.

Cant believe i'm saying this, but i'd rather watch Rob Zombie's Halloween II than rewatching this movie ever again.

Granddaughter the daughter was killed in Kills

If I die from cancer 100% my make a wish would be to have you say to me “this is is don’t get scared now” one last time before I die lol

I thought it was okay, and I give it a 6/10 - which is passable in my book - although it is not great. The writing and acting are both solid - but it seems disjointed from the over-arching storyline from the previous movies. The idea of Corey becoming the new Myers wasn't bad, but writers yanked the rug out from underneath that one. You hit the nail on the head in that I think writers knew what they were going to do for the final 15 to 20 minutes - but needed a 90 minute movie to get to it.

This trilogy honestly makes me just as angry as the new Star Wars trilogy (If not slightly more angry). Hope you watched some quality spooky movies to wash the bad taste outta yo mouth! Happy Halloween, John! 💪🎃

I enjoyed the film but for different reasons than being a movie about Michael Myers. (Which should be a problem in itself but I digress) It had some nice kills in it. The music throughout was good. I was rooting for the antagonist to take out the idiot people of the town that seemed to be mostly full of assholes. The end fight wasn’t bad either. This is coming off of Halloween Kills which I didn’t like. This was better. I’m convinced they should’ve ended it at 2018’s Halloween with him burning in the house after that entertaining fight between Laurie and Michael. A much better end battle than what we got in Halloween Ends.

This movie pissed me off. Like, come on, this is supposed to be the conclusion of the series (till it gets rebooted again lol) and they end it like this? When I watched it, and finished the movie, I literally said "What in the actual hell was that? What did I just watch?". And I honestly still stand by that. Like, what was that? I loved Halloween 2018 and Halloween Kills, but what were they thinking? People wanna see Michal Myers killing people in a Halloween movie, and he's barely in the damn thing.

Halloween Unforgiving is the Ending Fans Deserve!

I absolutely hated this movie. I'd rather watch paint dry than ever see this movie again. It was supposed to be the epic finale between Laurie and Michael and they gave us Corey's movie instead. No one wanted Corey. This movie was a complete disappointment. It was so frustrating to watch. I kept wanting to turn it off but then I just wanted to see how it would end.

Anyone notice that the opening credits featured the font/color from Halloween 3? Sorry if I'm being Capt. Obvious, here. Happy Halloween

Definitely did not like Halloween Ends. I watch so much of your videos that I start analyzing movies like you 😂 anyways I look forward to see your review on Black Adam!!

Here with you on Halloween Night John! 🎃💪

Best part of Halloween Kills: when it finally ended

Why even bother with the whole new trilogy. This kind of horror is so out of date and tiring. It's just Hollywood with too much time and money and fricking no idea as usual.

Where’s the Blu-ray collection

I actually liked Halloween Ends quite a bit. It felt fresh and unique. Is it messy? Sure Is the love story forced? Sure It was just nice they did something different in the franchise. It would've worked better if Corey was introduced in Halloween 2018 just kinda simmering in the background throughout the trilogy.

This movie was indescribably bad. The marketing was incredibly misleading. I wonder if Warner Bros. will be seriously reconsidering their reboot of The Exorcist with David Gordon Green at the helm. They should be doing so if they aren’t already. He’ll probably want to make it a love story as he did with Ends…😞😞😞

I liked pretty much, thought it was different, didnt expect much from Micheal in this one since he did his thing in H.Kills, I didnt mind the corey story since I think it was pretty accurate to what could actually happen to someone that was in his situation, and someone that has a death on his conscience that alone can get someone to go off. I like the psycological aspect but I see this movie more as a psycological movie than a horror slasher and dont mind that. I also think the storyline between Corey and the girl was a stretch but it was still okay.

Happy Halloween! This movie was so frustrating to me, it doesn't make any sense and it just pisses me off!!! I feel like we didn't even get a Halloween movie this year. 🤬

7:02 John's ladyfriends when their mom had introduced them

Halloween kills was the ending for the fans and Halloween ends was the ending for the director and the lead actress I assume. They need to stop turning Blockbusters into Indy films, this is shit that you do in an indie film or fan film, not in a established Blockbuster franchise.

The Laurie and Michael story ended in Halloween h20 fo me

what would of IMPROVED This movie is if michael meyers was in the sewers and started to develop a cannibal complex, that would make him more terrifying because he starts having a craving for humans and it would atleast be SOMETHING better.

Agreed… such disrespect on Michael

I laughed at that scene too john lol 😆 I know it was meant to be serious but come on lol

Yeah, the movie is bad, the love between Corey and Allyson is forced and happened too quickly, Micheal Myers only being in the movie for about 5 minutes, the showdown between Laurie and Micheal was too short and that should have been the focus of the film, instead of this boring Corey character. It would be interesting how they bring the Halloween series back after this. Happy Halloween John! 🎃

This was the first halloween movie I’ve seen in theatres and in imax I watched a double feature I saw ends first it was shit cause why call it a halloween movie if Michael is only in it for 5 minutes then after I watched smile That movie is so fucked that u have to watch it it’s insane and very creepy and seeing Kal penn aka kummar playing a doctor gave me a lot of Harold and kummar vibes Terrible movie and don’t say halloween kills sucks it’s the best sequel we ever got from the franchise It hands down beats h20,resurrection,curse of micheal,halloween 1&2 rob zombie,original 2

Well, at least we got to see Micheal get turned into hamburger helper at the end.

Worst movie franchises finale I have ever seen

It's an insult to the franchise. The final "battle" was extremely mediocre.

You realize that Corey will survive, because he's now powered by the evil that powered Michael? Laurie's daughter will be the new Laurie. Plus now he has a real motive to pursue her.

I loved that this movie was a character study of someone who gets infected by the manifestation of evil, and it wasn’t just another generic slasher movie like Halloween Kill. Still, I understand why people hate this movie

That not her daughter! Bro Why does anyone say that

Goodbye to the series that should've ended decades ago

This entire new trilogy was pointless. H1, H2 & H20 is the real Halloween trilogy.

Dude I watched this movie in an imax theatre and with all that in front of me I'm not even the biggest fan of this franchise but I despised this movie.

Halloween ends was so bad it made me appreciate Halloween resurrection more

0.5 stars is extremely unfair. You came Dooley for mindless Micheal Myers kills? You have 7 movies doing that with NO story. Why are people thinking Halloween is citizen kane?. It's just a guy in amask killing people. NO STORY! they attempt to do that and you give it 0.5 stars?

I love your channel man you gave me so much entertainment when I was recovering after I was shot it's not even funny

Damn it, John! 88 ice cubes don’t fit! Your ice rules are impossible!