Well, that was......different.
I still enjoyed the hell out of it, but that was just not what I was expecting. Brutal is the key word here. There were soooooo many kills in this one, and each and every one was just brutal and they all seemed to just resonate more.
I agree, the opening flashback to 1978 was incredible and unexpected. Plus, it finally answered the nagging question from the last one about how Michael was captured and imprisoned.
I also found it funny that this movie gave Jamie Lee pretty much the same experience as the now non-canon Halloween II in that she spent the ENTIRE movie in the hospital recovering from Michael's attack in the previous film.
My biggest gripes with this film involve just how Michael is moving around the area so quickly (and moving bodies) so fast and without being seen. I mean, how did he get back into his house after killing the mob and get up to the second floor to kill Judy Greer? You'd think someone would notice him.
Lots of lapses of logic in this movie, but still enjoyed the hell out of it. Took my 14 year old to his first horror movie in the theater and he loved it.