predecessor, either, if that matters, though the climax and the dénouement certainly don't shy away from some pretty intense blood and guts. The The idea of Corey becoming “Shape 2.0” is foreshadowed throughout the film, but the final script has him die instead. Whatever your thoughts on Halloween Kills, it ended on an intriguing cliff-hanger – hinting at an evolution of evil, of how it had evolved past simply inhabiting the soul of a single man and now had been somehow released, alongside Myers’ own mortality and it promised much in terms of the final showdown with Laurie Strode as a result. Yet despite a handful of well executed thrill kill scenes (the opening baby-sitting accident is the best scene in the entire film and shows that Gordon Green can do when he puts his mind to it), the overarching narrative of Halloween Ends is not just a confusing mess (unlike the previous two films, the link between theme, narrative and character here is muddied from the get go – character motivations baffle, dialogue exchanges seem to about face in their meaning mid-sentence and even the simple story arc of key characters are puzzlingly obtuse) but it annoyingly pivots away from the end of … Kills completely (Myers is now a homeless man who can barely stand, not the mythic, invulnerable embodiment of evil he ended the last film as), almost jettisoning Myers wholly from its storyline, replacing him with a new character with no heritage at all and ultimately robbing the audience of the prime reason for this film to even exist. However the run up to the release of Halloween Ends in late 2022 also saw a new promise made – the final showdown of two of horror cinema’s greatest icons: Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney). We were promised an epic finale for these two terror titans, a resolution to their own forty year journey worthy of everything the fans had wanted, had dreamed about and were rightfully expecting…

Does anyone really believe that Halloween Ends will, as its name suggests, usher in a future history with no more films in the franchise? Sure, it might very well bring this current trilogy of reboot/sequel films to a close -- it follows on the popular Halloween and Halloween Kills -- but really is this the very end of the Halloween Ends is typical of most studio horror films shot in the 21 st century – shot digitally on Arri Alexa cameras, with the anamorphic process used to mimic the original look and feel of the original films, resulting in a 4K digital intermediate. And this is the basis of the native 3840 x 2160p resolution image presented here, with a 2.39:1 aspect ratio that uses 10-bit video depth, has a WCG and both HDR10/Dolby Vision passes applied and is encoded using the HEVC (H.265) codec. Language And Audio: English Dolby Atmos / French Canadian Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / Latin Spanish Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 Deleted and Extended Scenes (2160p/Dolby Vision, 7:06 total runtime): Included are Michael Shakes Things Up, Joan's BunnyIt may be the end of David and Blumhouse’s trilogy but that doesn’t mean Halloween Ends is the thirteenth and final entry in the series overall. Halloween Ends slices up 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with a two-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital set. The 4K version is pressed on a BD-100 with the 1080p offering up a BD-50 disc. The discs are housed in a two-disc case with slipcover artwork. The discs load to static image main menus with standard navigation options along the bottom and the bonus features menu along the right side of the screen.

Deleted and Extended Scenes (1080p, 7:06 total runtime): Included are Michael Shakes Things Up, Joan's Bunny Slam, Corey to it. For the best in clarity and definition, not to mention the absolute absence of compression issues and the superior low light noise management The Visions of Terror (1080p, 5:47): Michael Myers costumes and continuity, the iconic mask, the cave set, the radio station,The film is arguably the most divisive of the trilogy and the final moments surely play a part in that. However, there were two other ideas in mind for the last act, so let’s consider what a Halloween Ends alternative ending may have looked like. Special Features: Includes 4K UHD and a digital copy of Halloween Kills (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Features Dolby Vision and HDR10 for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color Includes 2 Versions of the Movie: Theatrical and Extended with Alternate Ending Gag Reel Deleted and Extended Scenes Haddonfield's Open Wounds The Kill Team Strode Family Values 1978 Transformations The Power of Fear Kill Count Feature Commentary with director/co-writer David Gordon Green and stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer