We just saw the new Halloween, and it's vicious and relentless

Forty years after the events of the original Halloween, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is finally able to face his demon – singular – while David Gordon Green resurrects "The Shape" known as Michael Myers for a vicious, relentless and satisfying pursuit of the battle between the inexplicable threat and the survivor who stays on his way.

As has been written since the beginning of production, Halloween – which just held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival – is positioned as a direct sequel to the original film, ignoring any continuity established by the Halloween the follow-up which followed in constant progression. (Yes, that means Michael is no longer related to Laurie, a story that annoys many fans.) And director David Gordon Green turns out to be a thorough study of original director John Carpenter, evoking bloody and unexpected murders and increasing tension as Michael Myers returns to his deadly ways on Halloween night.

This time, Laurie is ready. She is practically John Rambo, having turned her forest refuge into a training ground. Michael Myers' initial attack turned this once-cute schoolgirl into a prepared warrior, although her paranoia cost her a normal life with a family. Twice divorced, Laurie stays close to her granddaughter, Allyson (Andi Matichak), but has a tense relationship with her own daughter Karen (Judy Greer), because Laurie still thought the Boogeyman was destined to pick them up.

Well, he is there. Caused by two podcast animators investigating Michael Myers Serial-Series series, Michael is freeing himself from a hospital transport bus – who in his mind thought that it was wise to try to carry Myers ANYWHERE the night before Halloween? You have held him for 40 years. He could not wait another week? Be that as it may, he is at liberty and throws his innocent blood on both sides.

New Halloween is mean and mean, and does not take prisoners with regard to his murders. David Gordon Green and co-writer Danny McBride exceed Carpenter's body numbers even before Michael reaches Haddonfield, and the attacks are terribly brutal, involving hammers, butts, long kitchen knives, boots and more .

If we are totally honest, the best character of the new Halloween is a young boy named Julian (Jibrail Nantambu). He is guarded by one of Allyson 's friends, and he is the only character in the movie who seems to understand that he is in a horror movie. He screams about the characters who are doing stupid things (and a lot of people do nonsense in this movie). He accurately predicts who will die and he knows where to look for hiding monsters. The movie is better when Julian is on the screen.

For the rest of the time, Halloween presents an update Halloween, which enhances the model established by Carpenter that does not try to reinvent a wheel, but rather to do what it is supposed to do very well. Jamie Lee Curtis turns Laurie into a credible badass, refined by her PTSD in a self-defense group on mission. Judy Greer gets a moment of scene stealing. And Green slips some headlines and exceptional visual cues to the original where our audience of Midnight screamed with joy. If it's closing for the Halloween series, he comes out on a bloody blow.