Halloween Kills Pitch Meeting | Screen Rant
The latest episode of Screen Rant's own Pitch Meeting series takes a stab at Halloween Kills and its frequent usage of "Evil dies tonight." Acting as a direct sequel to the 2018 rebootquel, the latest installment in the slasher horror franchise sees Michael Myers escape the trap set by Laurie Strode and her daughter and granddaughter in the finale of the previous film. As he sets off to resume his murderous streak, the town of Haddonfield rally around the Strode women to try and bring Michael down once and for all.
The cast for Halloween Kills saw the returns of Jamie Lee Curtis, James Jude Courtney, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton and Omar Dorsey. The film also sees the returns of legacy characters with their original and new performers including Kyle Richards' Lindsey Wallace, Anthony Michael Hall's Tommy Doyle, Charles Cyphers' Leigh Brackett, Nancy Stephens' Marion Chambers and Robert Longstreet's Lonnie Elam. Halloween Kills hit theaters and Peacock earlier this month to generally mixed reviews from critics but has been a box office hit, grossing over $91 million worldwide against its $20 million budget.
With a couple of weeks under its belt, Screen Rant's Ryan George is standing up to evil with the latest episode of the Pitch Meeting series centered on Halloween Kills. The video explores the flaws some critics have highlighted with the film, including its lack of logic in its characters, its seemingly endless night and repeated utterance of "evil dies tonight." Check out the funny new episode below:
Since its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, Halloween Kills has seen a largely divisive response from critics, with some praising the film for its brutal kills and entertaining continuation of the franchise while others found it to be too derivative and lacking innovation. The latest Pitch Meeting episode certainly taps into a lot of the criticism the film has faced over the past few months, namely in how much of its potential is wasted for its central trio as Curtis' Laurie is bedridden the whole film in the hospital and misses out on the hunt for Michael. The video also hilariously points out the overuse of the "evil dies tonight" line featured in every bit of marketing for the film and at least a dozen times within the film itself.
Despite the mixed reception to Halloween Kills from critics, viewers have still largely enjoyed Michael Myers' return to the screen, with Rotten Tomatoes currently displaying a 68 percent approval rating from audiences. Those who sided with critics find themselves hopeful that Halloween Ends will deliver a fitting conclusion to David Gordon Green's trilogy when it arrives next year. In the meantime, audiences can catch up on or revisit Halloween Kills in theaters and on Peacock now.