Halloween Kills: Recut

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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