Do you believe in the boogeyman?
If youve ever watched one of the goodHalloweenmovies, the answer is an unqualifiedyes!
The boogeyman is real and he has a name and a shape: Michael Myers.
And for the last 45 years, hes been cutting a bloody path of carnage across multiplexes everywhere.
Only this time, they brought that kind of terror home to the suburbs.
Yet at the end of the day, what really matters is which of them are good?
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There are alsoHalloweenmovies that are visually nastier and more unpleasant thanThe Curse of Michael Myers.
But there isnt anotherHalloweenmovie as stupid asThe Curse of Michael Myers.
This messy, incoherent jumble of slasher cliches commits the Cardinal Sin ofHalloween: It explainswhyMichael is evil.
And its explanation is ludicrously dumb.
He doesnt want to do it.Talk about defanging your monster.
But hey look, theres a young Paul Rudd as an adult Tommy Doyle!
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
One step forward, and 39 steps back.
That seems to be the real curse of Michael Myers.
TakeHalloween: Resurrection, for example.
Theres anotherHalloweenCardinal Sin you should never, ever break.
Youre not supposed to cheer for Michael, thats Jason or Freddys shtick.
and then Hey Mikey, Happy Fucking Halloween!
Halloween II (2009)
There is a good movie buried somewhere inRob ZombiesHalloween II.
It follows Danielle Harristhe self-proclaimed Halloween Girlas Annie.
Shes the first non-Strode relative to survive a Myers encounter.
That isnt the movie we get though.
Supposedly this is how she copes with the events of the last movie, but it doesnt take.
Truthfully, the movies a mess with a lot of Zombies familiar ruthlessness, but little of his ingenuity.
So its just ugly.
It even squanders Malcolm McDowells initially intriguing deconstruction of Dr. Loomis, turning the character into a caricature.
But isnt that damning with faint praise?
It was the beginning of a now very familiar trend with this series.
), and Michaels still here to do his own bit of the stabby, stabby.
Plus, Donald Pleasence really gets to go ham in the scene where he beats Michael with a stick.
It just makes makes him angry.
If only he had.
And thats most apparent in the third and most wanting installment of their Haddonfield cycle,Halloween Ends.
Michael Myers may be evil incarnate, but his impact extends beyond just his list of victims.
He is forever after a pariah in his community… until he becomes just like Mike.
He then inexplicably comes out of his hiding hole for a limp retread ofHalloween2018s final showdown with Laurie Strode.
And they compose most of the film!
Its a great idea for a movie with terrible execution.
The result is Rob Zombies controversial and bizarre 2007 version ofHalloween.
Yet we find quite a bit to like.
Hence Loomis has a special obligation to Michael when his former patient escapes and the killings start again.
So extreme, in fact, that its still uncomfortable to watch.
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Here is the first reboot in theHalloweenfranchises history.
ButSeason of the Witchhas held up as a genuine cult classic nearly 40 years on.
Its batty, fun stuff and its a shame we never got more of it.
Still, wed takeHalloween 4over any Jason movie!
Meanwhile Ellie Cornell provides a serviceable stand-in for Curtis as the teen heroine and put-upon older sister.
Pity that the series didnt follow up on it.
Written by Carpenter and Hill, and directed by Rick Rosenthal,Halloween IIis clearly its predecessors offspring.
Still, it had a fitting ending to Michaels story if they had stopped here.
Even her adult daughter (Judy Greer) and granddaughter (Andi Matichak) keep her at arms length.
And the ending where all three generations of Strode women exact a terrible vengeance on Michael isso good.
The series couldve happily stopped thereand it probably should have.
Halloween (1978)
The original is of course still the best.
Where to begin, what to say about this movie that has not been said a thousand times before?
When one watchesHalloweennow, its always striking just how spare and almost elegant it is.
