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Halloween III: Season of the Witch [Blu-ray] [1982] [US Import]

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Format: Blu-ray
3.9 out of 5 stars 105 customer reviews
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  • Language: English
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (105 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0089N4G50
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 20,762 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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5.0 out of 5 starsYou will probably hate this film (personally, I loved it)
By Albatross on 31 Oct. 2014
Format: DVD
Let’s get it out of the way... ‘Halloween 3: Season of the Witch’ was a critical (and more importantly) commercial failure. Basically, after the highly successful (and profitable) ‘Halloween’ and ‘Halloween 2’ people were expecting big things from the third instalment. The first two were about a – seemingly unstoppable – killer called Michael Myers and his relentless desire to generally murder youngsters. However, Part 3’s ultimate ‘failure’ was that it basically has nothing to do with the first two instalments.

Part 3 is a completely new story which doesn’t follow on at all. And that was the main ‘problem’ people had with it. So, it got immediately slated and has kind of fallen off the radar, as far as horror movies go.

However, if you don’t really look at it as a ‘Halloween’ movie and simply a stand-alone horror film, it does tend to take on a life of its own. We join Dr Daniel Challis when a possibly mentally-unstable old man is brought into his hospital, only to be murdered in very suspicious circumstances. Therefore, Dr Dan teams up with the man’s grieving daughter to investigate. And, their investigation takes them to an out-of-the-way town in the middle of nowhere, run by the – somewhat creepy – Conal Cochran.

First of all, Dr Dan is a rather different hero. He isn’t very reliable, frequently forgets to visit his ex-wife, buys his kids rubbish present, flirts with pretty much anything in a skirt in the hospital where he works and then sleeps with younger women in meets in a bar (all while wearing a handkerchief hanging out of the back of his trousers). And, did I mention while he’s doing all this he’s also trying to save the world from cyborg robots and fiendish occult plots.

But, dodgy heroes aside, the film is actually pretty creepy.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsHalloween... the festival of high-definition!
By TJ Doc on 10 Nov. 2012
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
Trade Secrets:

Shout! Factory present 'Halloween III: Season of the Witch' uncut and in its correct aspect ratio on this Region A locked disc. I never saw the DVD Universal released Stateside, but given the praise that disc has received over the years, I wouldn't be surprised if this hi-def transfer was struck from the same source.

With a thin-but-clear sheen of grain covering the image, 'Halloween III' is rewarded with an increase in detail and clarity. As ever, close-ups provide the best cases for oohs and aahs, but what struck me especially were the little patterns and textures now clearly visible on clothing and other materials (most notably when "Little Buddy" tries to rip through the degenerating pumpkin mask in his death throes).

Digital noise reduction may have been applied, as there is a surprisingly slight amount of grain in evidence, but there's no obvious detrimental knock-on effect, and that filmic quality is very much in evidence with little in the way of print damage.

Likewise, edge enhancement is never a problem, and black levels are rock solid. In fact, Dean Cundy's darkly envisioned cinematography is given perhaps the most substantial upgrade, with strong colours that pop right off the screen and shadows which only ever swallow details they were always intended to.

The disc is supplied with a basic DTS HD Mono audio track that won't exactly blow away seasoned audiophiles, but still does an efficient job of reproducing the film's original sound design. A front-heavy affair, dialogue and music are well balanced, with John Carpenter and Alan Howarth's jump scare music cues receiving a notable boost. Of course, the Silver Shamrock jingle has never sounded better either (ohhono).Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsConglomerate Carnage.
By Spike Owen TOP 500 REVIEWER on 3 Nov. 2014
Format: DVD
A different animal to the Halloween films that preceded and followed it, Season of the Witch is slowly but surely gaining an appreciation as a standalone horror film. Gone is Michael Myers' indestructible killing machine, in his place is the nefarious Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), the owner of the Silver Shamrock corporation that specialises in Halloween masks. Cochran has a sinister plan this year - and it's deadly - Dr. Daniel Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin) are caught in the middle of the vile plot and may just be the only salvation to Americana.

With Nigel Kneale involved in the writing process Season of the Witch is delightfully fiendish. There's definite barbs being stung here about the commercialisation of holiday occasions, that capitalism kills, Cochran is intent on restoring Halloween to the true meaning of its origins, creating a Silver Shamrock world order in the process. Kneale would take his name off the credits when the studio tampered with his vision, a shame because his core essence remains - even if Cochran as a Warlock Wicker Man type could well have been genius.

With John Carpenter and Debrah Hill over seeing things from their production chairs, the picture had supervision of some standing. Tommy Lee Wallace maybe directing but it feels like a Carpenter movie, from Dean Cundey's photography - Carpenter's foreboding synth musical score - and the sharpness of the gruey horror scenes (which are excellent), it's not hard to see the "non Michael Myers" Halloween series that Carpenter had envisaged after part 2 had been and gone.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Dvd plays fine and delivered within date specified

Published 3 months ago by andrew witney
3.0 out of 5 starsCUT

A CULT CLASSIC, BUT WHAT LETS THIS DVD DOWN IS IT IS CUT. THE MAIN SCENE IS WHEN MARGE GUTTMAN IS LASERED BY A MISFIRE FROM A TAG THAT CAME LOOSE ON ONE OF THE MASKS, NOT SEEN IS... Read more

Published 4 months ago by William M. Brett
5.0 out of 5 starsClassic Horror

I never grow tired of this film and I'd go as far as to say, it's the best one of all the Hallowe'en series of films as the story is completely different from the others. Read more

Published 4 months ago by G.E.Manton
5.0 out of 5 starsA Different Halloween Movie!

I can understand to some degree with what the other reviewers say about not having Michael Myers in Halloween 3. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Becky
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Best movie I've ever seen ever

Published 5 months ago by Jack
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Extent

Published 6 months ago by Marie
5.0 out of 5 starsUnderrated gem of a Horror flick.

Not the best quality print and pan/scan, Great to see it uncut though.
Buy this one not the other dvd;s!

Published 7 months ago by Carl Jones
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

good film and very scarey

Published 10 months ago by graham john gomersall freeman
3.0 out of 5 starsCut or uncut?

This review has no relation to the quality of the film, but mainly to help clarify which version you are buying, as Amazon's review system can be frustrating. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Marcrob
5.0 out of 5 starsBest of the series that wasn't

Ironically this was the only one in the Halloween series that I actually enjoyed, the others were (to me) fairly boring slasher movies that relied more on piling on shock after... Read more

Published 11 months ago by S. J. Wey

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