HALLOWEEN First Reactions Hail The Horror Sequel As The Best Since John Carpenter's Original

Um, why did I just cry in HALLOWEEN?

— Katie Walsh (@katiewalshstx) September 9, 2018

Halloween was [frick]ing fantastic! Gory, entertaining, scary and hilarious! Everyone brought their A game. Ya’ll ain’t ready. #HalloweenMovie #TIFF #TIFF18

— TIFFrific (@Adamnfilms) September 9, 2018

The new Halloween has a callback shot so inspired it could sell the entire movie. Luckily, it doesn’t have to. It’s an absolute blast.

— Matt Jacobs (@tarantallegra) September 9, 2018

Halloween RULES. Perfect horror movie. Thrilling till the end. Entire cast was great. Better than original don’t @ me!!! #Tiff18⁠ ⁠#halloween

— Stefan goes to #TIFF18 (@shicksru) September 9, 2018

HALLOWEEN: Best one in thirty-nine years. #TIFF18

— Norm Wilner (@normwilner) September 9, 2018

HALLOWEEN is [frick]ing terrific. Was definitely hoping for something this chilling, but was not expecting anything this funny or moving. #TIFF18

— Andrew Todd @ #TIFF18 (@mistertodd) September 9, 2018

HALLOWEEN 2018: it shreds

— Sam Zimmerman (@samdzimmerman) September 9, 2018

#Halloween is the sequel we deserve. Doesn’t repeat what we’ve seen before, but does manage to tip it’s hat ever so subtly to the original. Funny, jumpy with lots of YES! moments. Just brilliant. #TIFF18

— Paul Heath (@PaulThomasHeath) September 9, 2018

HALLOWEEN: I am so happy for Judy Greer. #TIFF18

— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) September 9, 2018

Not everything in #Halloween works — a lot of the humor didn’t land for me — but overall it’s an extremely satisfying sequel, and the rare horror movie that actually gets better as it goes. #TIFF18

— Adam Lubitow (@adamlubitow) September 9, 2018

#Halloween just premiered at TIFF, and has plenty to thrill those awaiting the return of The Shape. But is it *too* funny? Full review to follow soon #TIFF18

— Total Film (@totalfilm) September 9, 2018

David Gordon Green delivers best HALLOWEEN movie since the original & does a smart job w/ its callbacks to the 1st film. Legit scary, & while crazy violent at times, it shows restraint at others. Loved the score. Jamie Lee Curtis is a badass, like Ripley crossed w/ Sarah Connor.

— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) September 9, 2018

In 24 hours, #TIFF18 has delivered three stylish updates of stories about fierce women fighting back against oppressive men: GLORIA BELL, HALLOWEEN, WIDOWS. Not a bad market standard. #TIFF18

— erickohn (@erickohn) September 9, 2018

We Just Got Done Watching “Halloween” 2018 At @TIFF_NET And Guys OMG!! Your not ready, the kills are more gruesome, it definitely lives up to the original, Jamie Lee Curtis does absolutely OUTSTANDING In this film! We’re gonna give it at 9.5/10🎃 #HalloweenMovie #MichaelMyers

— PhenomenalFilms📷 (@phenomenalfilms) September 9, 2018

The new HALLOWEEN is intense, with brutal kills, a killer score, and a powerhouse performance from @jamieleecurtis. An excellent companion piece to John Carpenter's original. #TIFF18 pic.twitter.com/ECBOrGwiUV

— Daily Dead (@DailyDeadNews) September 9, 2018

HALLOWEEN is THE FORCE AWAKENS of HALLOWEEN movies: all the stuff you want, plus some new stuff, some dumb stuff, some delightfully remixed stuff. definitely the best time I’ve had at a #TIFF18 screening thus far

— Emma Stefansky (@stefabsky) September 9, 2018

HOLY [frick]ING SHIT, THE NEW HALLOWEEN [frick]ING RULES #TIFF18

— karen han (@karenyhan) September 9, 2018

Oh my God, the new #Halloween is SO FREAKING GREAT! I loved it! Can't wait for you all to read my review later Sunday! #TIFF18 pic.twitter.com/QpJMqnfUNw

— Jim Vejvoda @ TIFF (@JimVejvoda) September 9, 2018

#Halloween is vicious! Loved the continuation of Laurie’s story but the pure evil of Michael’s drive to kill and the randomness of it is there and it’s strong. Beautifully shot, score is on point, some great humor and loaded with gore. It’s the complete package.

— Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) September 9, 2018

HALLOWEEN is a total blast and is going to make a killing at the box office. Blumhouse does it again. Jamie Lee Curtis is still kicking ass and taking names. I can see fans watching this over and over again. The best Halloween since the original. #HalloweenMovie #TIFF18 pic.twitter.com/TSbtXr5Nuy

— Scott Menzel @ TIFF (@TheOtherScottM) September 9, 2018

For those waitin on word from the #TIFF screening of HALLOWEEN 🎃 lemme set your mind at ease. David Gordon Green brought the goods! Plenty to ❤️4 fans of the franchise & genre, JLC brought her A game per usual, Carpenter’s score was 🔥 , but Jibrail Nantambu stole the show!

— Jacqueline @ #TIFF18 (@THATJacqueline) September 9, 2018

Hell yeah, #Halloween rocks! So scary & pretty funny. The way it balances the freak-out and the nervous humor and the nasty kills is just fantastic. All of it plays so well together. Badass to the bone. Loved it. As David Gordon Green says, “it’s simple and relentless.”#TIFF18 pic.twitter.com/ZpebQfdAVF

— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) September 9, 2018

Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode and satisfyingly faces off against Michael Meyers 40 years later in David Gordon Green’s Halloween— in the style of John Carpenter and with his rocking score.#TIFF pic.twitter.com/MURzwjEgGG

— Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck) September 9, 2018

HALLOWEEN (david gordon greene): it somehow manages to do all the wink-nudge fan service bullshit and....not be annoying at all. the film is a miracle. and so much [frick]ing fun. #TIFF18

— your friend john (@johnsemley3000) September 9, 2018

DGG directs the hell out of the new HALLOWEEN. There are some chilling shots, esp. during a motion sensor scene. I had nitpicks, like some goofy humor & the off-camera kills, but the gory ones really make up for everything we don’t see. Jibrail Nantambu is a fun scene-stealer. 🎃

— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) September 9, 2018

#Halloween: There’s an entire subplot in this that’s TERRIBLE and should’ve been cut. Thankfully, everything else is an absolute blast. Brutal, scary, and yes, funny. #TIFF18

— Chris Evangelista @ TIFF (@cevangelista413) September 9, 2018

Movie #9: HALLOWEEN. Fear not, @HalloweenMovie delivers. Some great kills that had me cheering. And lots of great references (& a cameo!) that harken back to the original. Great score by Carpenter and his son, Cody. I want to be as badass as the Strode women, someday. #TIFF18 🎃

— Michelle @ TIFF (@michelledeidre) September 9, 2018

They did it. They only went ahead and did it. #Halloween is the movie we wanted and it delivers gloriously. The Shape has never been more terrifying. #TIFF18

— Jonathan Barkan (@JonathanBarkan) September 9, 2018

#Halloween is suuuuper satisfying, not least because it’s a movie that actually gives Judy Greer something to do! #TIFF18

— Angie J. Han (@ajhan) September 9, 2018

The new HALLOWEEN starts with an interesting premise. The ending is good. The rest was really disappointing. #tiff18

— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) September 9, 2018

Carpenter's #Halloween is one of my all-time favorite horror films. Completely lacking its despair & discipline, David Gordon Green's did nothing for me. The occasion itself was moderately fun--the score, the cheering crowd eager to be pleased, Jamie Lee Curtis, etc. #TIFF18

— Tomris Laffly (@TomiLaffly) September 9, 2018