102: Halloween (1978) & Halloween (2018) - He's Just THERE

A Matter of Taste

SPOILERS FOR HALLOWEEN (1978) & HALLOWEEN (2018)

Listen: http://archive.org/download/amot102/AMOT102.mp3

In this episode:

• Halloween is one of those rare examples where the first real demonstrable example of a genre also codifies it.
• Halloween and John Carpenter have the audacity to just have Michael Myers just standing there in the middle of the day.
• The parallels this film draws between Laurie and Michael are really intriguing.
• The new Halloween strikes an interesting balance, as one can’t just pretend that 40 years of movies don’t exist.
• This is the Song Exploder episode that Ian is talking about. http://songexploder.net/halloween
• We have a pretty lean season for horror this year.*
• This flick has a lot of complicated, complex thoughts on the notion of legacy.
• Halloween 2k18 strikes a nice balance in paying homage to the original without clinging to it too tightly.
• The interplay and complexities of the generational relationships in this flick are pretty interesting to examine.
• We have a brief discussion about what we’re hoping for out of these sequels.
• The sense of normalcy and realism is key to what makes the Halloween films work.

THERE'S ALWAYS AN ADDENDUM:

• Managed to get this one out on Halloween! Just in time for everyone to be out at Halloween parties and not have any time to listen to it, natch.
• *Somehow The Lighthouse was not on either of our radars when we had this discussion.

Music:

• Intro: "Full Moon Fever" - Ramshki Alley | STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES |
• Outro: "This is My Design" - Ian Doherty | Bandcamp |