Halloween

Halloween was shot digitally using a combination of Arri Alexa Mini and SXT cameras with a resolution of 2.8K, but finished as a 2K DI, which has used here for this Ultra HD Blu-ray release. The disc presents...

The English DTS: X MA has a robust surround field that, whilst engaging and entertaining, doesn’t really make full use of the available channels as one might expect. Dialogue is natural sounding, focused...

In an unusual move all the extras can be found on the UHD making the included Blu-ray redundant. Deleted/Extended Scenes – Eight scenes at 12 minutes presumably removed for pacing, titled: Shooting Range,...

He's waited for this night... he's waited for me... I've waited for him... 1978’s Halloween is an iconic movie, it catapulted the ‘slasher’ genre into the mainstream and set up a path for myriad copycats...

Halloween (2018) ignores everything that has come before, to be a standalone sequel to the 1978 original film. Michael Myers once again escapes to wreak havoc on Haddonfield, killing indiscriminately until...

Like so many of its contemporaries, Halloween was shot on digital, reportedly at a resolution of 2.8K and upscaled to 4K for this UHD release. The franchise, of course, has its roots in film and, until...

Halloween's DTS:X soundtrack does not often take full advantage or make discrete use of the overhead channels at its disposal, but the track otherwise makes for a fundamentally sound listen. The track...

Halloween's UHD disc contains all of the supplements found on the Blu-ray, which is also included. A Movies Anywhere digital copy code is included with purchase. The release ships with an embossed slipcover....

The macro-level history behind the Halloween movies isn't particularly interesting. After a very successful and genre-defining original classic, the franchise veered into the standard Horror franchise...

Halloween is a good movie that is a little too reliant on genre structure and paying its respects to the original. It's also more risk-averse than it should be. When the film takes its biggest risk with...

Laurie protects her homestead from an evil shape while packing a chillingly excellent HEVC H.265 encode, showing a few welcomed improvements but overall looking comparable to its Blu-ray peer. Shot entirely...

Our traumatized heroine faces her fate outfitted with an excellent DTS:X soundtrack that brings the terror home, despite not comparing as strongly or aggressively as some of the best object-based options...

The same set of supplements can be enjoyed on both the UHD and the accompanying BD.Back in Haddonfield (HD, 6 min): An EPK-like piece on the making of the production with cast & crew interviews on the...

Not only is David Gordon Green's Halloween arguably the biggest surprise of the year, but it is further evidence that the two Rob Zombie remakes are complete, utter trash and should rightly be forgotten...

David Gordon Green's Halloween successfully reignites a renewed interest in a tired franchise by not only returning the series back to its roots but also retconning the mythos surrounding the iconic killing...

The added dimension in the grays, blacks, and shadows gives the image excellent depth. The exterior sequences with their overcast skies, moody visual aesthetic and razor sharpness looked terrific...

Where this mix excels is in its use of the platform at ear level. There are many instances that show off the track’s thematic blend of music, weapon fire and smaller object sounds that create a wonderfully...

Disc 1: Halloween Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc 2: Halloween Blu-ray • Deleted/Extended Scenes o Extended Shooting Range o Shower Mask Visit o Jog to a Hanging Dog o Allyson and Friends at School o Cameron and...

Halloween needs no introduction among genre fans. I really like John Carpenter’s films. I was 14 when it was released and didn’t see it until it was on cable TV. Back then it was all the rage with its...

Despite being somewhat disappointed in Halloween I think it deserves consideration for a place in the collections of series fans. Give it a rent on Blu-ray and decide for yourself....