In the era when B-movies were spread through pirated discs, Jason in "Friday the 13th", Freddy in "Nightmare Street" and "Uncle Mac" Michael Myers in "Moonlight Panic" Also known as "the three major murderers of film history ", it is the devil in the nightmare of countless audiences.
Among them, Uncle Mai is the most terrifying. He chooses Halloween masks for carnival nights, and randomly kills people with white blades.
After the new century, the audience's taste for horror films has become increasingly picky, and the simple plot and low-level bloodshed are hard to win the hearts of the audience. Although news of three classic remakes can be heard from time to time, they have long been unable to restore the glory of the year.
In 2018, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the release of "Moonlight Panic", Universal Pictures restarted the dusty Uncle Mai, and invited John Carpenter, the founder and director of the series, to join in, and made a lot of money to create "Moonlight Panic 2018".
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, 40 years have passed since the "Small Town Massacre of 1978".
Murderer and felon Uncle Mai was trapped in prison with nowhere to hide. The legend of him was never heard again in the rivers and lakes, and even the residents of the small town slowly forgot about it.
However, the heroine Laurie has never forgotten Uncle Mai. He is like a sharp knife hanging above her head, always reminding Laurie not to forget the terrible escape and to be ready to face the devil at any time.
At this time, Uncle Mai, who had been dormant for ten years, finally waited for the opportunity to transfer to another hospital, escaped from the cage in the chaos, and returned to the world.
Halloween came as scheduled, Uncle Mai put on the mask again and returned to the town again.
In terms of story alone, it's not a great movie.
It still uses the usual routines of the series, or Michael Myers escaped from the prison and washed the town, or simply killed in blood, without finding any new ideas and highlights.
But it is this simplicity that gives the film a retro feel , making it closer in temperament to "Moonlight Panic 1" released in 1978, and closer to the old-school plasma horror film.
With the help of John Carpenter, this rare sense of retro was used just right, whether it was the soundtrack, the character design, or the killing method, it was a classic taste and a familiar feeling.
Today, when secret rooms and ghost horror films are popular, the temperament of the film is like an alternative, and it will definitely give you an extraordinary viewing experience.
Although the film is the eleventh in the series, it will not affect the audience's viewing experience at all.
The director gave up the long, complicated and boring nine sequels in the middle, and directly connected the first plot, bringing the movie back to a familiar routine and a familiar temperament .
In addition to creating a retro temperament, the director also gave the film new content.
The appearance of Laurie's daughter Karen and granddaughter Alison turned the original one-on-one random slaughter into a family united to resist the devil's war.
In the end, the family of three defeated Uncle Mai.
However, Alison clenched the sharp knife but foreshadowed that the story would not end with the death of Uncle Mai. After all, Uncle Mai has been resurrected from the dead more than once.
Maybe on a dark and windy night, Uncle Mai will walk past your windowsill again.
Like tonight.
The story is simple and direct, and the action is neat and tidy.
"Moonlight Panic 2018" is a must-see for horror movie fans.
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