20 Most WTF Movie Moments Of 2021
20. "Evil Dies Tonight!" - Halloween Kills
Halloween Kills is a thoroughly weird sequel to 2018's franchise-saving retooling, and never stumbles harder than with its hilariously clumsy depiction of mob mentality.
Much of the film is focused on Tommy Doyle (Anthony Michael Hall) raising a lynch mob to go kill Michael Myers once and for all.
The meme-worthy phrase "Evil dies tonight!" is parroted a ridiculous number of times throughout the film by various Haddonfield residents, such that it quickly becomes impossible to take seriously.
On top of this, the mob ends up causing the death of an escaped mental patient who they mistake for Michael, and even when the mob finally traps Michael himself, he responds by dispatching them all with a savage efficiency.
Given the grade school-level tact with which writer-director David Gordon Green tackled mob rule in this movie, it's fair to be concerned about his recent confirmation that sequel Halloween Ends will confront the impact of the pandemic. Yikes.