*SPOILER WARNING. Don’t read this comment if you haven’t seen the movie yet.* After being disappointed by both Halloween 2018 and Halloween Kills last year, I had little faith in this movie being any different and decided to wait for a streaming release before seeing it. And good thing I watched this on Peacock, because if I had paid the extra money to see this in the theaters, I would have been f***ing PISSED! They completely mismarketed this movie in all the PR & trailers to make audiences think they were getting one type of movie when they were actually getting something they didn’t sign up for. Now, to be fair, I do think this is a much better written film than Halloween Kills. Halloween Kills didn’t have much of a story at all really. It was just “Michael and the Haddonfield mob pit against each other for one night. Kill, kill, F***ING KILL!!!” And that wasn’t interesting to me; the kills were entertaining, but I wanted a good story to go along with all that carnage, and Kills didn’t deliver on that. This film at least does have a *somewhat* interesting narrative, and the cringy over-dramatic Shakespearean dialogue from the last film has been heavily toned down here, which I do appreciate. Laurie Strode also feels the most like a genuine relatable human character in this final film of the trilogy and the closest to the original Laurie Strode from 1978; I felt they went a little ham-fisted with the way they tried to make Laurie a Sarah Connor type character in the first two films of the trilogy. The problem: At its core, I think the story they wanted to tell in this film is admittedly a compelling idea that could have worked as it’s own standalone Halloween anthology film….but it has no place being in THIS movie that’s supposed to be the final film in a trilogy & marketed heavily as a Michael/Laurie centric story. This film takes some wild, bold, ballsy, risky decisions with the direction they take certain characters that is going to heavily divide Halloween fans, and ultimately I feel will earn this film the title of “The Last Jedi” of the Halloween franchise (And based on both my experiences with the Halloween Facebook groups I'm in and your rant on toxic fandoms, that notion seems to be being proven right). Some people I’ve seen have been praising the film for how unique and fresh and different it is. Others, like me, will be up in arms & bewildered by why they chose to take such wild swings with the story, when all they needed to do is deliver on the film they advertised to us. And they do give us that, but it doesn’t become the primary focus of the story until the last 15 or so minutes of the film, and even then, it feels like a rushed afterthought. This film is supposed to be about Michael and Laurie coming to blows one final time; it’s in the name of the movie even. Why are we sidelining that and focusing so much on Corey Cunningham, a seemingly random character we don’t give a shit about & have not met before in this trilogy up to this point. Why is he the central character of this final film (Which btw, his character arc in this film ultimately feels inconsequential with what they do with him by the end)? Also, because they focus so much on the Corey character, they REALLY neuter the character of Michael Myers to an almost insulting degree in this film, which is not gonna sit well with a lot of fans. Not only does it make no sense, nor is it ever properly explained, why Michael is so pathetically weak considering the way the last film ended, or why he would let Corey go instead of killing him outrighg & team up with him later to kill people & essentially become “Stabman & Robin” (Which was never his MO in any of the previous films), or how Corey, a 5 foot something kid who’s bullied by band class students, is able to overpower & beat the shit out of the 7 foot epitome of evil that is Michael later in the film, but he only gets three kills in this film. Let me repeat that: Michael Myers. The face of the Halloween franchise. The guy who we go to these movies to see in the first place. Is not only barely in the film, but also only gets three kills in the WHOLE movie. While the majority of the kills are committed by a nobody character we don’t give a crap about…WTF? (The kills themselves are also pretty weak and are a HUGE step down from Halloween Kills imo, with the exception of one or two standouts, neither of which are committed by Michael). This film basically tells Busta Rhymes from Halloween Resurrection to hold its beer with how much the character of Michael Myers is shit on in this movie. The ending does save the film somewhat from being a complete disaster, as it does have the integrity to definitively kill off Michael & END the story (Which is in the name of the movie) on a hopeful note for Laurie Strode, which considering this is Jamie Lee Curtis’s final outing as the character, I thought was a satisfying way to send her off from this franchise; They don’t cop out and tease the possibility of Michael returning for another movie or whatever. But the final fight between Laurie & Michael, the thing the entire movie was sold on & the thing we came to the movie to see in the first place, I felt was way too short & anticlimactic, and Laurie kicks Michael’s ass way too much. The fight imo should have been at least a few minutes longer/more drawn out & have Michael give Laurie a bit more of a beating, so as to really raise the stakes & tension about who’s gonna live and who’s gonna die. There are quite a few other issues I have with this film as well including logic issues, plot contrivances, missed opportunities in character development, etc. But I think I’ve been ranting long enough and don’t wanna spend another five hours in this comments section lol. TL,DR version: Halloween Ends is a huge disappointment, and is a weak conclusion to the Halloween H40 trilogy imo. It is a movie with a story that should have been its own standalone horror film; it should NOT have been shoehorned to be the central focus of this final Halloween film and distract/take precedence over the thing the film sold itself on & what we came to see: Michael and Laurie’s rivalry coming to an end. PSA: Really appreciate you calling out the toxic fandom in your review. One of the most annoying frustrating things I hear from people who are fans of the movie is "PeOpLe wHo HaTe oN ThIs mOvIe aRe NoT tRuE fAnS, aNd ThEy JuSt dIdN't gEt WhAt tHeY WeRe gOiNg FoR! REEEEE!!!!" I hate remarks like that because it is such a non-argument & a lazy dismissal/deflection of criticism trying to make it seem like it's the VIEWERS's fault that they didn't enjoy the movie, and ultimately it stems from a place of elitism (And anyone who saw the argument I had a couple years ago with another toxic KZfaq commenter on my comment that got pinned by Kylie for her Halloween 2018 review will understand what that's like). This is a slasher film, not some high concept multilayered arthouse project. You shouldn't have to watch the film multiple times to "get it" per se and actually enjoy it. If my gut instinct tells me while watching a film like this that the movie sucks, I'm gonna trust that instinct.

JLC said multiple times that the Halloween movies were nothing but a paycheck for her, and now we’re supposed to believe that she cares for them… and the FORCED TEARS UGH

It would’ve been so much better if Corey was introduced in Halloween 2018 as Allisons boyfriend and instead of focusing in him turning to the dark side in the last film it would’ve been better to have him as one of the survivors with Allison and maybe Laurie

The director saying that people are going to hate the movie tells you everything you need to know. A random teen love story masquerading as not only a Halloween movie, but supposedly the last ever Halloween movie. All the decision makers involved have convinced themselves this would be a good idea 😂

The fact he still tweaking the ending of film a month before the movie came out tells you all that you need to know.

This movie is a mess but on the bright side it gave us another 40 minute Haunted Hippie video! 🖤🔪

You're one of the only channels ive seen that has actual reasonable commentary on all this, without weird internet reactionary shit. props!

In the 80s, the band kids weren't the bullies, they were the bullied.

Man both Jurassic World and Halloween had super underwhelming confusions to their trilogies. At the beginning of Ends I thought “ok this is maybe a cool concept” but by the middle I knew that this movie was just a bad idea. Like they throw away all the setups of characters in the previous movies and they introduce Corey out of nowhere and make him the focus? 😭 Because it’s the last movie, it should be all about Michael and his evil, maybe make it even more chaotic and epic than Kills. but instead he’s barely in the movie and his death doesn’t feel earned or climactic enough at the end….. 🙄

Haunted Hippie never disappoints. What an icon.

Same. I was disappointed with this one. Michael getting rolled for his mask...the thought of walking out crossed my mind.

This video was well worth the wait. Thanks so much.

Thank you for this review on ALL topics. EVERYTHING you said I have been thinking and feeling on each and every single point brought up. You’re the first person on KZfaq that I’ve come across talking about these topics that I’m totally in sync with! And absolutely cracking up with comedy you add.👏😂👏😂

Ok, 1st of all... "THANK YOU"... I have literally been waiting for your review. I have a lot of respect for your input and experience on all films that you speak of. I couldn't agree more on everything you said about this film. I went to see Halloween ends with my husband. We have been going to the theaters to see every single film and I was not going to break that tradition. I went to see it blindly as well, I took your advice of not watching previews, and after watching Barbarian, I totally understood why. I went into it knowing that this might not be a good film... I mean if we have learned anything about sequels is that, they are not all created equal, and with Blumhouse being involved I had low expectations honestly. A part of me wanted to hate the film for all the reasons mentioned; the introduction of a new character so late in the game, the time frame, the fact that you dont see Michael Myers very much etc etc. But I couldn't.... I love Halloween, I love Jamie Lee Curtis and her character. I personally got what I wanted in a way, a last show down between Myers and Laurie and his final demise, and I got it. The kills where good ( not better than Halloween Kills, but the blow torch scene I mean, come on and the Radio Dj, brilliant). All in all, was it the best, no... but it was closure for me. I am so sad and tired of all these people breaking the film apart and doing the whole, should have, could have, would have. Like we get it, you could have made a killer film, but you didn't so sit down and shhhh...lol. Anywho, again thank you for this video...I literally enjoy all of your videos and sorry for my bad spelling and writing, English is my second language so at times I I don't make sense..lol. Happy Scares. 🎃🧡🔪🕷🧟‍♀️

Kylie wonderful job on the video, hope yall are all having a good day

I really liked Corey's arc and actor but agree that it shouldn't have been the last installment for this particular story, such an odd Last Jedi level course correction.

Great review! When I first watched the movie I really didn't know what to think. I was confused with why they went with this storyline for their final film (and still am). But I've now seen it twice and have had a lot of time to think and I'm liking the movie more and more everyday. But totally can understand why some people don't like it

I know this film didn’t work for a lot of people but it did for me. I feel this film pays respects to what John Carpenter wanted the Halloween series to be, a focus on different horror stories taking place during Halloween and majority of the film was about that along with healing from trauma/evil before it corrupts you hence Corey. This trilogy went from generational trauma to community trauma to finally healing from that trauma. Halloween Ends may not have Michael Myers at his best however it has the best version of the essence of Evil (how it doesn’t die but changes shape). For me, this a satisfying conclusion to the Laurie vs Michael saga, this is my favorite Jamie Lee Curtis’ performance as the iconic Laurie Strode, the best directed and written in the trilogy, and my 3rd favorite Halloween film. I hope this film will gain its appreciation that it deserves but if you don’t like it you don’t like it, respect. As for the toxic fandom, Scream 5’s motive is already aging like fine wine

Great video, like the way it was broken up in stages really made it stand out from most of the reviews I've watched ( abandoned half way through )

I was a first time viewer. I loved how you handled the material. I subscribed.

Great review and recap. This wasn't the movie I wanted but it kept me engaged and I left the theatre somewhat satisfied.

I really enjoyed this review, your passion shines through!

Laurie was accepting of Halloween in this film because she learned that Myers wasn't targeting her Sartain brought him to her. So she felt free once she learned that truth. Love your energy in this video tho.

First time checking out your channel & content. Good stuff. Def Going to check out some more of your previous reviews and rants..lol.

I really appreciate your commentary. Very happy I subbed

I enjoyed Halloween ends for a stand-alone movie but they misused the hell out of Michael . I loved the acting and it was filmed very well. I was not fond of meeting Cory so late in the game but I did like his character. Micheal did not need a copy cat in my opinion but to each thier own

Glad I found your channel. It’s the horror channel I didn’t know I needed. I’m a huge horror nerd who’s been to many horror movie filming locations and who really gets into all things horror. This was a great video. But the channel as a whole is a banger!!! 🤟🏼

19:04 is the absolute best! I was dying 😂☠️👏🙌🔥

I’m so appreciative of this review :)

Just subbed! Love it! You are funny and bright and held my attention all the way! Great job!

Kylie, I love your personality 😎 kick ass review video on Halloween Ends, first words of the movie are Corey, You’re a life saver LOLOL I liked hearing that part hahah. Halloween Kills was prob my fav of this trilogy because of all the kills lol. The firefighters scene is so iconic to me lol. This was a really great 40 min video to wake up too 😎 💪 sending good vibes from Winnipeg!!!! Love your outfit, you look great!

What an amazing video. Thank you, love your channel

How have I just found your channel?! Not a fan of Ends, but JLC kicked ass as usual and the metal crusher scene was brilliantly gory. Your makeup is beautiful 😍 I still haven't figured out how to perfect my eye makeup, ends up looking like a toddler drew on my face with crayons x

Is there somewhere I can get to see your short film? Would be so cool.

I went to go see this with my boss a week ago, I was excited because it’s October and it was the first time I been to the theater in YEARS but after watching that movie I left so disappointed it felt like a joke parody film like scary movie, I was baffled what I saw the whole way home.

I really enjoyed your episode and where can I see your short film?

At first I thought I liked this movie except the ending, but quickly I disliked the whole movie. But for anyone who liked it I support you and your opinion.

Hello, HH! Just discovered you and subscribed! YOU are a BLAST!!! Love your brand, your look, and review. Looking forward to catching up with past episodes. Keep up the STELLAR work!

Kylie u made my morning " drum dums more like dumb dumbs" I'm dead

Your video > this entire movie Great look, btw. Happy Halloween 🎃

I Love your room decorating skills. I Have a killin it jason print and freddy vs jason edition mask hanging up next to my tv

I laughed when you came for Drumdums, but his channel is pretty good especially for Halloween content.

At this point, Jason is telling Michael Myers to stop coming back.

i really like these long reviews

Oh hello there Haunted Hippie👋🏻great review! I’ve just recently discovered your channel. Halloween Ends might be not the movie we all wanted, but… the Carpenter (and co) score is absolutely fantastic. Lol that Dobra Hills comment cracked me up big time 😂😂😂

Hey from the UK. Great review. Love u and your channel 💓

Im new to ur channel. And so far im loveing it. Ur amazing and funny and you say it how it is. I really injured Halloween Ends. Looking forward to seeing more of ur videos. All the best from the uk 🇬🇧 x

I've never seen a garbage disposal in real life. I've heard people in Canada do have them but have yet to see it.

As a horror movies fan I love this review just got yourself a new subscriber 👍🏿

Legit read my entire mind on the film wth 😱

Im going absolutelly bonkers down here

Great job on this!!

FIRST Also me almost bursting out laughing at Kylie saying I nearly killed 3 actors its not my fault. Lol

Well, I was going to get off youtube much sooner tonight but this dropped so I had to watch it and it did not disappoint! I loved how fair you were to this movie even though it wasn't your thing. I liked parts of it and other parts not so much. I'm still not sure which parts are which! Haha I'll have to rewatch it before my Peacock subscription has to be renewed because I mainly got it for this movie and I don't want to keep Peacock. If Corey had been Alisson's boyfriend throughout the trilogy I think people would've liked it better and the trilogy would've flowed better. Anyway, this video was so worth waiting for Kylie! Can't wait for the livestreams when I'm not so tired and I can think more clearly!

I've been waiting for your review! I'm not gonna lie I kind of enjoyed this movie but I definitely understand everyone's reasons for not liking it. I literally had to sit and search for your channel after seeing it last weekend, I was like yo where's the Horror Queen at xD. Thanks for the in depth review!

i loved halloween ends, just didn’t like how they killed off cory and how weak they made micheal

Nice content I appreciate your commentary on this film.

They completely did a major mistake with Halloween Ends. They took a icon who has a devoted following for the last 40 plus years and made him a weak old man in his final film. Michael is a force of nature. John Carpenter said so himself. The entire time I watched Halloween Ends I felt like I was watching an imposter Myers. Instead of being an unstoppable force of evil as he should have been, Myers instead relies on Corey to do the killing for him. Not the way to treat the most iconic Horror character in history.

The way you can tell this movie was not good at all is that there was only four people in my theater LMAO

Great review…and excellent insights! I like how much you connected to JLC and explored both the on and off screen situation. Even though I have a couple disagreements (I enjoyed a bit more than you) this review was stellar and proves what you mentioned about criticism! Subbed!

My biggest complaint about the film was - Savannah, GA felt VERY unlike Haddonfield. I could tell it was the south, unlike the other two in this new trilogy. It just didn't feel like fall.

This is wild, but I’ve been watching this channel for months and my mind was blown when you mentioned and showed Somnum, because my gf is your lead actress 😂!! I was like babe I just saw your face on this awesome KZfaq channel, you’re famous!

Before this trilogy, JLC seemed to hate Halloween. Now she knows “this will be my legacy. Fuck it, gimme the money.”

I respect your take as always even though the movie hit me differently and I loved it. Cheers to both of us being Halloween fans 🎃 no matter what our opinions are. I’ll be interested to see how this movie ages as initial disappointments dissipate.

Sorry I’m a new subscriber but this might be the most in depth and most respectful review I’ve ever seen. You backed up the criticism with actual facts and criticism from people. Nobody does that anymore and I’m mind blown and not to be creepy but think I’m in love lol 😂 ❤

Allyson is currently carrying CC's child...the doctor who delivers him will say "I remember the baby having the blackest eyes, the devil's eyes"....20 year time jump...new Shape

I agree that the best kill was the blowtorch kill! If not the best, it was definitely my favorite

What are some of the best halloween fan films?

Your great. Haven't seen the movie yet but always enjoy hearing what you have to say. "djaw-low" btw 🤣

Nobody can tell you what kind of halloween fan you are, however, this movie with repeated viewings gets a whole lot better. I can't get this movie out of my head. I was so fucking pissed the first viewing... wtf did you do to me. I was wrong. This movie, with its flaws, my gosh, hits fucking hard. It actually fits perfectly as the third film. Everyone has their opinion, I'm 35 and been a fan since a young kid. I truly appreciate this movie. To each their own.

Hey Kylie love your review and it's always a good time to hear you rant 👌💕 It would've been better if it was an anthology on it's own. But the should've just had the last 20 minutes of this movie in kills

I love your makeup!

I don't see how the final climax was at all satisfying. It was laughable that a 60 year old woman and her grand daughter could overpower and kill an antagonist that killed an entire town and squadron of firefighters in the last film. Also in Kills, Lori specifically says Michael is the embodiment of our fears and grows stronger with killing. Then in this film she specifically says he's just a man. Why did they reverse all the things they set up last time? Ugh

Love the commentary. I kinda like the David Halloween trilogy it gives off the original trilogy vibes. Where Halloween 78 n 81 Where base all around Michael and Season of the Witch apology. I guess I got tried of seeing the same moive over again. But everyone has there opinion right and not ever good moive gets appraisal at frist you know. But all the points you made where valid af and I'm definitely gonna watch more of your videos fs

I’m sorry to anyone who did like this movie. But I am one of the seemingly many that did NOT 👎🏻

I actually really like Drumdums channel. Ironically, it's because he usually makes good observations and is unbiased lol.

I love the film. A Halloween movie with a secondary killer and themes of the nature of evil, potential possession, a misfit love story and a smaller yet effective dose of Michael Myers made this one of my favorite of the franchise.

Ends is not what I wanted and what I expected from the big finale at all. But I couldn't stop thinking "I like it!" while I was watching it for the first time. I've seen it three times on a big screen so far and I really love it. I dig this coming of age super emo drama romance slasher, that is some kind of off beat post 2018 epilogue than a big show down. Cheers!

I love your content. You remind me of one of my best friends 💛

You should look into Drumdums. You took that out of context I'm sure. He is NOT part of the toxic bullshit

Very logical and respectful take! Subscribed!

At my screening while Laurie was saying the "show grief your f*cking t!ts" line some guy yelled out "booooooring". Half an hour later he threw a beer can at the screen and then flipped it off as if the people who made the movie were there or something. He then walked out. The girl he was with she is a lucky one.

The worst ending of horror history. They need to retract this movie 🎥

I saw the movie last night, I actually really liked it. I understand why many people don't like this one because they do make weird choices with Corey but I kinda dig it. Also loved the ending.

One of the best final girls that never gets credit is Laurie Cardille from Day of the Dead 1985. Incredible performance and characterization.

Very thoughtful analysis .im in agreement with u

First video of yours that I have watched! Great commentary. Loved the original, and was surprised to like Rob Zombie's first Halloween. This one though... what a mess.

Drum dums is a pretty big KZfaqr, I’m subscribed to him, but even I feel like sometimes, he can be a bit bias towards the Halloween franchise, a lot of people just feel like criticism towards their favorite movies or franchise, shouldn’t be valid for some reason, but even I can respect others opinions, when people say they hate Scream 5, which is a movie i actually like, I can respect their opinion, and move on, cause it’s really not a big deal at the end of the day.

for the next halloween movie i want danielle harris back as jamie lloyd, danielle's jamie lloyd wasn't killed in halloween 6, oh and i know michael myers was killed in halloween ends but that doesn't matter

Love her podcasts

Halloween III is the best halloween movie for me ❤ great review, I liked many things about this movie, but the ending is a mess.

As always, a fantastic review from you, I could listen to you for hours :) I personally feel that the new Halloween trilogy has grown from film to film, meaning I've loved every minute of ENDS ;) It was bold and fresh...and I can't appreciate that enough.

Coming back in 40 !!!

Just found your channel; I'm a hound for horror and mystery myself; subscribed immediately. 😀 Agree with you on Ends. Really liked the 2018 film; not so much the two sequels. Good thing the 2018 film works as a conclusion to Carpenter's original in itself.

You are super funny! Love you. P.s. I Love your sisters.

Does Michael Myers ever eat food? Lol

Halloween, Michael Myers, and Haunted Hippie 🥰

I honestly thought I clicked on the wrong film with the beginning before the title card

🎃🎃🎃great job 🔪love your channel

What we're they thinking making this movie it seems like a combination of Halloween 4 and 5