L'Esprit d'Halloween

source: Spirit Halloween

source: Spirit Halloween

While the concept of the film sounded interesting...in my opinion, I thought the film as a whole fell flat. The acting was horrible from a few actors; there were times I even questioned if they were supposed to either be scared or not. The casting directors should've casted another actor for the lead. I felt he was the weakest part. Also the idea of the statues and animatronics coming to life sounded fun. But again, the big letdown was clearly being able to tell that actors/stuntmen were in these costumes. I felt the production could've been more clever with executing these spooky monsters. I found myself tuning out about halfway through the movie. Overall, I waited for the pacing to pick up, or the acting to improve, but it didn't.

On Halloween Alec Windsor (Christopher Lloyd) serves papers on the Sacred Hearts Home for Wayward Children. The matron (Michelle Civile) casts a spell and Alec Windsor has a heart attack on the spot. The orphanage is still plowed over. Years later in that same town we follow three boys on Halloween. One kid having a chest hair doesn't want to go out trick 'n' treating. They decide to hide in the new and cool Spirit Halloween store. They have fun playing in the store under the spirit of Christopher Lloyd comes back to life and takes over various creepy toys who go after the kids because he can. Kate (Marissa Reyes) the sister of one of the boys and a crush of one of the others, joins the group as they battle Halloween decorations. This was clearly a preteen film, fun for the whole family. Okay for what it was. No gore.

Well its a film based on the ultra cool Halloween store. Its alright but visiting the actual store is much more fun. Its about 4 kids who get themselves locked in the store after hours on Halloween. Not sure why they dont just break a window to get out when trouble starts. The spirit of a evil Christopher Lloyd possess the store items and tries to get the kids. Basically it looks like a big ad for the store but the store (although looks cool) lacks because the big name horror properties are nowhere to be found. However Night of the Living Dead plays on TV but that film is public domain. Rachael Leigh Cook plays the mom. She is still all that!

I sat down with my 12 year old son to watch this 2022 family Halloween-themed movie titled "Spirit Halloween". I hadn't heard about the movie prior to sitting down on All Hallows' Eve to watch it, so I wasn't really sure what I was in for. Writer Billie Bates churned out a fair enough script and plot for the movie, though "Spirit Halloween" wasn't really the most enjoyable or interesting of family Halloween-based movies out there. Sure, it was watchable, but this is hardly going to become a Halloween classic. The story was just simply too mundane. The acting performances in the movie were fair enough. I was only familiar with Christopher Lloyd and Marla Gibbs on the entire cast list here. The special effects in the movie were actually fair enough for a movie such as this. Not scary though, as it is a family-friendly movie. Watchable for what it was, but you're not in for a particularly outstanding, memorable or ghoulish Halloween-based family movie here. My rating of "Spirit Halloween" lands on a four out of ten stars.

Like Bananarama, I heard a rumor that Doc Emmett Brown is only in this for no more than 4 minutes yet he is billed as the star of the movie. You'd be forgiven for thinking that this movie starts out looking like 'Driving Miss Daisy,' 'The Color Purple,' or 'Mississippi Burning.' Anyone remember Doogie Howser washing Oda Mae Brown's feet in 'The Colour Purple?' Doc Emmett Brown's looking more like that "you rang" servant today, or Peter Boyle. Three 'Cobra Kai' rejects, who didn't make the cut, ride around the lovely suburb of Derry like ET gang member wannabes. Lovely PG-13 town in the upper parts of Derry. So lush with Fall highlighting its innocence. Wait a second, is this movie one big promotional tool for Spirit Halloween stores across the US? Let's not forget that 'Mac and Me' pulled this same stunt for McDonald's promotions. And since Hollywood makes films for the Chinese market today first and foremost, might I point out that 99.9% of all the stuff sold in Spirit Halloween is made in China. A cheap ploy at the 13:56-minute mark sees the movie steal a 'Halloween 2' moment. Borrowing from other movies, are we? Is that Laney Bogg's? Looking a little like Queen Amidala today, lady. This leafy town reminds me of an artists impression of what, and how, a law abiding neighborhood should look like, but I'm hearing Ice T saying, "Unfortunately, I'm from South Central Los Angeles and stuff ain't like that." If life was only so picket fence like this fairytale suburb in the lush parts of Pleasantville. This kid looks like Will Weaton. He hangs around two other dudes. One has repeated the 6th grade two times. The other is a karate kid wannabe. Seems this movie has been influenced by a spate of recent YouTuber's lately who locked themselves in department stores and filmed their shenanigans, as these three have smuggled themselves in the Spirit Halloween store after closing time and have the run of the mill to do as they please. This is just kid's stuff. It's not for me. It would have been better if it was R-rated. There's a homage to 'Terminator' in one scene as Doc Emmett Brown becomes a plush toy but the bear's no Cougie from Elk High. Movie's harmless fun but certain scenes are a little dark for the under 7's. Doc Emmett Brown is struck dead at the start and returns in spirit form as a little blue starfish floating around in need of a body similar to 'Chucky.' The writing's a bit stale at times and the acting is blue molded and crumbly as well. There are spookier episodes of 'Goosebumps' than this movie and why include this silly drill rap nonsense at the end credits? Play some spooky Halloween tunes, not this rap stuff. It's like pouring vinegar on ice cream - they don't go together. Movie won't win any awards, but the 7 to 14 year olds will most likely love it. Harmless Halloween stuff for kids only.

Every classic horror movie is contrived, tropey, filled with recognizable genre cliches. I love those cliches-dumb characters, haunted houses, body snatchers, poltergeists, jump scares, creepy clowns, all of it. These are bricks to build a house, and they need concrete told hold them together. Spirit Halloween The Movie is just the building blocks and a blueprint of a horror movie. It's not real. I can't think of a more soulless horror film. It's the bare minimum needed for a plot, character arcs, and themes, along with the typical horror tropes, yet nothing is remotely original. An hour long commercial.

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