Which Halloween movie is the best?

This is an easy one because there’s only one good Halloween movie; Rob Zombie’s remake of the original. All the rest; said original, all other remakes and sequels included; are mediocre at best. The worst; Season Of The Witch; is downright atrocious.

I like Michael Myers as a character. His stoic ominous ways make him the quintessential bogeyman; a classic horror movie villain à la Frankenstein; but his legacy has been ruined by vacuous storytelling. Even Zombie’s sequel is a disappointment.

my vote : Halloween

video review : Halloween

my Halloween reviews

Halloween :

video review : Halloween

Halloween 2 :

video review : Halloween 2

Halloween 3 [ Season Of The Witch ] :

video review : Halloween 3 [ Season Of The Witch ]

Halloween 4 [ The Return Of Michael Myers ] :

video review : Halloween 4 [ The Return Of Michael Myers ]

Halloween 5 :

video review : Halloween 5

Halloween : The Curse Of Michael Myers :

video review : Halloween : The Curse Of Michael Myers

Halloween : H20 [ 20 Years Later ] :

video review : Halloween : H20 [ 20 Years Later ]

Halloween : Resurrection :

video review : Halloween : Resurrection

Halloween :

video review : Halloween

Halloween 2 :

video review : Halloween 2

Halloween :

video review : Halloween

Halloween Kills :

video review : Halloween Kills

Halloween Ends :

video review : Halloween Ends

video review : Halloween : Resurrection

video review : Halloween : Resurrection

If you’re wondering how Michael Myers is Resurrected after having his head chopped off, stop. You’re being logical and the Halloween world, which revolves around a town called Haddonfield, is anything but. The secret to sort of enjoying this episode, which, along with H20, make the third pair that go together in the series, is to embrace its ridiculousness.

Resurrection is directed by Rick Rosenthal, the guy who directed Halloween 2, but you wouldn’t know it. Halloween 8 is a virtual comedy, a virtual parody, starring another rapper. First it was LL Cool J. Now Busta Rhymes basically plays Busta Rhymes. Other characters star on his live internet broadcast entitled Dangertainment. This movie should be a shitshow. It isn’t.

It’s not good by any reasonable stretch of the imagination, but it’s also not bad and not being bad is somewhat of a rarity for the Halloween series. The “continual” orchestral music is overdramatic and annoying, along with Michael’s signature breathing, but there’s enough happening plotwise; the internet bit is actually well utilized; to keep you somewhat entertained.

my rating : 3 of 5

2002

video review : Halloween 2

video review : Halloween 2

2 is better than 1 if only because it starts, after a pointless recap, at full thrust. It’s still Halloween night (1978) in the city of Haddonfield and Michael Myers remains on the loose.

Laurie Strode is his prime target and she’s still conveniently inept, at one point waiting for help to walk away to scream for help, but this time it’s revealed why he wants to kill her so bad.

The best parts are the first several minutes after the beginning title sequence before the setting switches to the local hospital; Haddonfield Memorial Hospital; where it stays to the end.

my rating : 3 of 5

1981