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Halloween Kills: Recut
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Original Release Date:
2021
Original Running Time:
105
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Fanedit Running Time:
90
Time Cut:
17
Time Added:
2
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Brief Synopsis:
Upon finally being released, Halloween Kills was met with a lukewarm response from both critics and fans. The film's themes were thrown at you without at ounce of subtlety, characters were incredibly melodramatic, and at times it felt more like a Friday the 13th movie. This edit trims out a lot of the melodrama and gore and strengthens some of the character work which helps to strengthen the overall narrative making things seem a bit more natural and logical.
Intention:
Initially I was pleasantly surprised with Halloween Kills. I think I had had such low expectations for it that at first I was just happy I didn't hate every second of it. It was my second viewing that really opened my eyes to a lot of its failings. Halloween Kills oozes melodrama starting simply with the fact that there's no way an entire town would be haunted by 3 murders that happened 4 decades prior. So much of the dialogue was hammy and over the top and there were tons of callbacks unnaturally inserted. Unnecessarily lingering on gore made this at times feel like more of a Friday the 13th ripoff. Anything that Halloween 2018 did right felt undone very quickly. I still felt that buried down somewhere in the (mostly) great cinematography, AMAZING score, and wonderful production design was a pretty solid Halloween sequel. Just wanted to give the fans of the Halloween franchise another solid entry to revisit every October.
Special Thanks:
Thanks to ArtisDead for the amazing cover art as well as both ArtisDead and emh for previewing this edit before release.
Release Information:
Digital
Cuts and Additions:
1. Trimmed Lonnie getting bullied.
2. Added scene of Lonnie seeing Michael behind the bush from extended cut.
3. Lonnie no longer mentions being sorry for bullying Tommy Doyle to Michael.
4. Trimmed Lonnie's responses to the cops.
5. Cut cops dialogue right before Michael attacks him. Shot cropped to maintain continuity.
6. Cut Loomis talking to Hawkins.
7. Replaced music in the opening credits with "Halloween Kills End Credits."
8. Heavily recut and restructured Tommy's Speech at the bar for less melodrama and a more logical flow.
9. Trimmed flashbacks during Tommy's speech.
10. Two trims to Michael attacking the firefighters.
11. No longer see the glass go through the elderly man's throat.
12. Attack on elderly woman attacked to be slightly less gory.
13. Cut Julian from Halloween 2018 from the TV newscast.
14. Cut Marion saying "evil dies tonight" in the bar.
15. Trimmed hallway conversation between Allyson, Cameron, and Karen.
16. Cut Allyson saying "Michael Myers has haunted this town for 40 years. Tonight we hunt him down" after she grabs the shotgun.
17. Cut Marion saying "this is for Dr. Loomis" before she tries to shoot Michael.
18. Trimmed scene of Michael stabbing Marcus in the eye.
19. Cut Laurie calling her knife wound a paper cut.
20. Cut scene with Lonnie, Tommy, and Lindsay talking about trying to sneak in the Myers house when they were kids.
21. Cut random woman and Brackett saying "evil dies tonight" in the hospital entrance.
22. Lots of cuts to Laurie and Karen talking in the hospital room. We no longer see Laurie stab herself with the needle.
23. Lots of cuts to the crowd chasing Tivoli. Many "evil dies tonight" chants cut.
24. Cut Oscar's mom seeing her son's body.
25. Trimmed Laurie and Hawkins talking.
26. Reframed two shots of Laurie in the corridor.
27. No longer see the aftermath of Tivoli jumping.
28. Cut Brackett's line "now he's turning us into monsters."
29. Young Hawkins scene with cop switching guns with him is cut.
30. Big John and Little John now die off screen. Entire second scene with them is cut.
31. Michael storms out of the closet earlier now.
32. Cut Allyson yelling "DO IT!" when Michael is trying to stab her in the chest. Restructured the track "Unkillable" to accomplish this.
33. Trimmed Karen's dialogue goading Michael.
34. Cut Karen saying "gotcha." Too repetitive especially if you go right to watching this after Halloween 2018. Clips reordered to make this possible.
35. Cut Brackett's "everyone deserves one good scare line."
36. Entirety of Laurie's final monologue cut.
37. Restructured version of "Michael's Legacy" used.
38. Ending restructured so that we see how Michael escaped the mob at the same time we're seeing Karen be attacked by him. Several clips from extended cut used.
39. Michael seeing his reflection used as the final shot.
2. Added scene of Lonnie seeing Michael behind the bush from extended cut.
3. Lonnie no longer mentions being sorry for bullying Tommy Doyle to Michael.
4. Trimmed Lonnie's responses to the cops.
5. Cut cops dialogue right before Michael attacks him. Shot cropped to maintain continuity.
6. Cut Loomis talking to Hawkins.
7. Replaced music in the opening credits with "Halloween Kills End Credits."
8. Heavily recut and restructured Tommy's Speech at the bar for less melodrama and a more logical flow.
9. Trimmed flashbacks during Tommy's speech.
10. Two trims to Michael attacking the firefighters.
11. No longer see the glass go through the elderly man's throat.
12. Attack on elderly woman attacked to be slightly less gory.
13. Cut Julian from Halloween 2018 from the TV newscast.
14. Cut Marion saying "evil dies tonight" in the bar.
15. Trimmed hallway conversation between Allyson, Cameron, and Karen.
16. Cut Allyson saying "Michael Myers has haunted this town for 40 years. Tonight we hunt him down" after she grabs the shotgun.
17. Cut Marion saying "this is for Dr. Loomis" before she tries to shoot Michael.
18. Trimmed scene of Michael stabbing Marcus in the eye.
19. Cut Laurie calling her knife wound a paper cut.
20. Cut scene with Lonnie, Tommy, and Lindsay talking about trying to sneak in the Myers house when they were kids.
21. Cut random woman and Brackett saying "evil dies tonight" in the hospital entrance.
22. Lots of cuts to Laurie and Karen talking in the hospital room. We no longer see Laurie stab herself with the needle.
23. Lots of cuts to the crowd chasing Tivoli. Many "evil dies tonight" chants cut.
24. Cut Oscar's mom seeing her son's body.
25. Trimmed Laurie and Hawkins talking.
26. Reframed two shots of Laurie in the corridor.
27. No longer see the aftermath of Tivoli jumping.
28. Cut Brackett's line "now he's turning us into monsters."
29. Young Hawkins scene with cop switching guns with him is cut.
30. Big John and Little John now die off screen. Entire second scene with them is cut.
31. Michael storms out of the closet earlier now.
32. Cut Allyson yelling "DO IT!" when Michael is trying to stab her in the chest. Restructured the track "Unkillable" to accomplish this.
33. Trimmed Karen's dialogue goading Michael.
34. Cut Karen saying "gotcha." Too repetitive especially if you go right to watching this after Halloween 2018. Clips reordered to make this possible.
35. Cut Brackett's "everyone deserves one good scare line."
36. Entirety of Laurie's final monologue cut.
37. Restructured version of "Michael's Legacy" used.
38. Ending restructured so that we see how Michael escaped the mob at the same time we're seeing Karen be attacked by him. Several clips from extended cut used.
39. Michael seeing his reflection used as the final shot.
User reviews
9 reviews
Overall rating
9.7
Audio/Video Quality
10.0(9)
Audio Editing
10.0(9)
Visual Editing
10.0(9)
Narrative
9.7(9)
Enjoyment
9.0(9)
(Updated: April 15, 2023)
Overall rating
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
9.0
I am a big fan of the slasher genre in general, but Halloween was always my favorite. Although, I can't say I like many of the sequels (or the awful Rob Zombie remakes), only a couple to be honest, it was so unique and straight up creepy that the factor quality, over quantity, made it my absolute favorite. My next go to for a slasher is Friday the 13th - since the editor mentions it also :p
I know the theatrical version of this wasn't well recieved, but I belong to the group of people that really liked it. Just for reference, I hated Halloween Ends and I can't wait for an editor to salvage that dumpster fire! Be that as it may, Kills wasn't without its flaws and all of those flaws were things that were addressed by the editor. The only thing that I disagree with, is trimming or removing completely the brutality of some kills, but I totally understand the mentality behind that decision. But for me, the kills work both ways, I enjoyed the theatrical ones and I also enjoyed the ones in this version.
The only thing I was surprised that it wasn't removed, was after the scene at the hospital were the mental patient jumps of the roof and then the police officer and the survivor say that they do not know if that was Michael, because he was always wearing a mask. Umm...what? Yes, he was, but he was unmasked when he was captured and taken to the mental hospital. I'm pretty sure the picture with his face would be all over the news and the people of Haddonfield would have memorized his face for ever and ever. Besides that and the trimming or removal of some killings, this edit is great and it elevated the movie to another level. And from what I can see from other reviews, people who hated the theatrical one, really enjoyed this one, so there you go!
My biggest surprise though was the beginning. I could not believe how well the removal of all those scenes worked and how it added to the "mystery" of straight up showing you the murdered people, instead of showing you what happened every step of the way before that. Well done sir!
Technical wise is flawless, I could not tell where the cuts were made, every scene was handled extremely well and so was the sound.
So, I most definitely recommend this edit to everyone, whether you liked the theatrical or not, and I really hope someone can fix Halloween Ends so I can have a closure to this new trilogy. Otherwise, I'm afraid I can only watch a fanedit that I found of the first one, were it actually kind of closes the story (no firemen going to put out the fire).
Next, I will try the combo of the two films that the editor made later the same year, I wonder if that works even better.
Thanks to everyone who read my review and big thanks to Ryantology for all his hard work!
I know the theatrical version of this wasn't well recieved, but I belong to the group of people that really liked it. Just for reference, I hated Halloween Ends and I can't wait for an editor to salvage that dumpster fire! Be that as it may, Kills wasn't without its flaws and all of those flaws were things that were addressed by the editor. The only thing that I disagree with, is trimming or removing completely the brutality of some kills, but I totally understand the mentality behind that decision. But for me, the kills work both ways, I enjoyed the theatrical ones and I also enjoyed the ones in this version.
The only thing I was surprised that it wasn't removed, was after the scene at the hospital were the mental patient jumps of the roof and then the police officer and the survivor say that they do not know if that was Michael, because he was always wearing a mask. Umm...what? Yes, he was, but he was unmasked when he was captured and taken to the mental hospital. I'm pretty sure the picture with his face would be all over the news and the people of Haddonfield would have memorized his face for ever and ever. Besides that and the trimming or removal of some killings, this edit is great and it elevated the movie to another level. And from what I can see from other reviews, people who hated the theatrical one, really enjoyed this one, so there you go!
My biggest surprise though was the beginning. I could not believe how well the removal of all those scenes worked and how it added to the "mystery" of straight up showing you the murdered people, instead of showing you what happened every step of the way before that. Well done sir!
Technical wise is flawless, I could not tell where the cuts were made, every scene was handled extremely well and so was the sound.
So, I most definitely recommend this edit to everyone, whether you liked the theatrical or not, and I really hope someone can fix Halloween Ends so I can have a closure to this new trilogy. Otherwise, I'm afraid I can only watch a fanedit that I found of the first one, were it actually kind of closes the story (no firemen going to put out the fire).
Next, I will try the combo of the two films that the editor made later the same year, I wonder if that works even better.
Thanks to everyone who read my review and big thanks to Ryantology for all his hard work!
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
P
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
I grew to absolutely despise the original cut of this film, and Ryantology salvaged the experience, removing scenes and lines that caused the pacing to drag and the message to beat the audience member across the head. I must admit, I'm a Halloween Ends apologist, and this edit is my preferred installment in the Green trilogy, providing a much more series, respectful take than Green's own cut.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
B
(Updated: October 22, 2022)
Overall rating
9.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
6.0
I watched Halloween (2018) when it first came out, While I thought it was decent for a slasher film, I didn't continue the series after seeing the lukewarm reviews of Halloween Kills. I've now decided to watch through the latest Halloween trilogy using fanedits. Ryantology's edit seemed like a good choice for the second film.
"Halloween Kills: Recut" is well done from a technical perspective and the editing is seamless. However, I do have one narrative criticism. I wont get into spoilers, but I was confused with the conclusion. I wasn't sure if Judy Greer's character was having vision or the final event was actually happening. I went and read the changes afterward for clarity, though I am not sure that is ideal.
Unfortunately, I also don't think the edit helped make Halloween: Kills much more compelling (at least for me). Michael Myers going around as an indestructible force didn't really do it for me. I liked the flashback and introduction of surviving characters from the first film, but the town mob events that came from that could have been better executed (not the editors fault).
Ultimately, I don't think Halloween: Kill itself brings much new or interesting to the slasher table. Ryantology's two-in-one film might be the better way to view the first two films. Never-the-less, if you are looking to watch a standalone version, "Halloween Kills: Recut" is a nice tight edit of the second film.
"Halloween Kills: Recut" is well done from a technical perspective and the editing is seamless. However, I do have one narrative criticism. I wont get into spoilers, but I was confused with the conclusion. I wasn't sure if Judy Greer's character was having vision or the final event was actually happening. I went and read the changes afterward for clarity, though I am not sure that is ideal.
Unfortunately, I also don't think the edit helped make Halloween: Kills much more compelling (at least for me). Michael Myers going around as an indestructible force didn't really do it for me. I liked the flashback and introduction of surviving characters from the first film, but the town mob events that came from that could have been better executed (not the editors fault).
Ultimately, I don't think Halloween: Kill itself brings much new or interesting to the slasher table. Ryantology's two-in-one film might be the better way to view the first two films. Never-the-less, if you are looking to watch a standalone version, "Halloween Kills: Recut" is a nice tight edit of the second film.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
S
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Carrying on from the 2018 re-boot of Halloween, Halloween Kills takes place on the same night. However the original release always felt less grounded and more 'off the rails' than its predecessor.
Ryantology has done a great job in removing some of the poor dialogue and unnecessary kills/gore, which has helped the film flow better with the shorter runtime.
Editing and changes are very well done and not noticeable. Whole edit is very professional
Ryantology has done a great job in removing some of the poor dialogue and unnecessary kills/gore, which has helped the film flow better with the shorter runtime.
Editing and changes are very well done and not noticeable. Whole edit is very professional
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
W
Overall rating
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Halloween Kills was promised to be the ultimate slasher by John Carpenter himself, with this cut I feel like I can actually see that. It's Halloween Kills without the clunky dialogue and excruciating pace, and makes for a good sequel. Sometimes fan service is done right, but I don't think I've seen a movie mess it up more than Halloween Kills which is where this cut really delivers. Nothing sticks out like a sore thumb, bad one liners are gone, and it's suddenly a very fun 90-minute slasher.
Hospital scene is still a drag, though, just less-so.
Hospital scene is still a drag, though, just less-so.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
T