Halloween Deluxe

Brandon Tobatto has done something special here. What Tobe Hooper & Stephen King did for vampires in 1979's 3 hour long Salem's Lot, has been done the same for slashers in the now combined efforts of John Carpenter & Rick Rosenthal, through Brandon's meticulous editing. Two halves, united in one whole, making for an EPIC narrative.

Thorn fans will be in for a treat after the end credits, & with Halloween 4, 5, & 6 now retroactively turned into 2, 3, & 4 (with Deluxe as the original), the Thorn Saga is now the DEFINITIVE Halloween timeline.

With a rotating selection of final girls throughout, we now see that it was always more about Loomis vs. Myers, the former literally cursed to be the latter's caretaker, though in a way he never could've imagined.

I only have a couple of nitpicks, & neither ruin this experience for me. One is the additions of new sound effects (such as thunderstorms & blaring sirens), which aren't particularly "necessary", but they do give this edit its own unique identity.

At least it's nothing as egregious as what George Lucas was able to officially do to the original SW films, & if these alterations aren't to your fancy, you can still at least watch the original Halloween & Halloween 2.

The other nitpick concerns something that is actually made note of in the opening disclaimer of this edit, so it isn't a bait & switch, & that's the rough quality of certain bits of additional footage, in this case reserved to the H2 portion of the edit. The additions from the TV cut of Halloween '78 look great, with my particular favorites being the moments with Loomis at Smith's Grove.

While a lot of the additional H2 moments are noticeably rougher looking, there is the one great bit at the end I quite like, that being the new ending where Jimmy is on the same ambulance as Laurie.

It's an emotional moment of triumph, though ultimately short-lived given what we know happens before The Return of Michael Myers. All that turmoil suffered & survived, only to get taken out by a car accident. Tsk tsk.

For final note, when you ask for this edit from Brandon, you'll be given three choices of file size.

The 6 GB version, the smallest, is the lowest in quality, but it actually has a retro VHS vibe to it, so it might add to your experience.

The 55 GB version is Blu-ray quality, & the one I was most satisfied with.

The 106 GB version is 4K quality, & while it looked incredible on the computer I was able to watch it on, its large size might make it difficult to play on certain devices, so be advised & make sure you have the processing power for it.

If anyone's reading this before Halloween, make sure you hit up Brandon on his socials while you can, as the edit will be going away after that until next year. It comes highly recommended as the ultimate way to view the night HE came home.

Absolutely awesome. Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981) blended together WITH deleted scenes. Every year around Halloween, I do marathons, and it always annoyed me a bit that I had to stop Halloween and switch over to Halloween II. With this, it was one long movie, and it was so awesome. I love the use of music and small changes that don't hurt the movie, but adds a layer of scary. I think it would possibly be better if there was a version with only music from the original, but then i'd miss the goth tone of the music from the 2nd movie, so I think it's probably best as it is. If this guy ever decides to do a physical copy, i'd love it. Imagine the art work that would come out of that, it would be amazing.

Wow! Awesome version of Halloween. Both movies streaming seamlessly. The genius of fans like Tobatto to create this gem surpasses anything Hollywood can do. Really enjoyed this version of the movies. I watched it twice already and will probably watch again. Picture perfect. Even the added thunderstorms changed the mood of the movie. Very nice the way all the deleted scenes were added seamlessly. All fans of this movie should check out this version. You will not be disappointed. I hope it comes out on blu-ray very soon. Definitely will buy it without a doubt. Would go great with my Halloween collection. Hope your next project is just as successful. Thanks again.

This version is the absolute Best way to watch both Halloween & Halloween 2 together, seamlessly! The edit to merge both films is absolute perfection! The extra added additions with some of the editing really add a new element within the film itself, and I highly recommend this version to Any Halloween fan! Support this project and not the imitators! Brandon put in extensive time and effort to bring forth this version of these films, and it is well deserving of the recognition. This version makes for the perfect binge watch of both the original Halloween and its sequel, back to back, without a stop between the films. Highly Recommended!

This is such a fun way to submerge yourself into the small town of Haddonfield. Spend the entire Halloween night watching Laurie as she is stalked from babysitting to the hospital as if it was one movie! A seamless edit of this makes it feel as if it is one. There are many other attempts but this is the perfect edit of this film. Includes deleted scenes and amazing end credit sequence and little changes to tie it all together as one epic movie. I truly hope to see more from this editor as there is much more story to be told involving Halloween and Michael Myers. This was so well done it will now be a new tradition in my home.