Best to Worst: Halloween
My ranking of the Halloween movies.
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- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony MoranFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.The quintessential slasher film. Brilliantly subtle in direction, sharply written, well-acted, and nail-bitingly suspenseful from the first frame to the last. This is the template from which all subsequent slashers were built upon; horror in its purest form.
- DirectorRick RosenthalStarsJamie Lee CurtisDonald PleasenceCharles CyphersWhile Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.A direct continuation of its predecessor with a higher kill count and lots more blood, nudity, and gore. It's obvious that this gratuity was included solely for box office appeal, but make no mistake, there's no shortage of chills and thrills.
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsJamie Lee CurtisJudy GreerAndi MatichakLaurie Strode confronts her long-time foe, Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.A proper return to form for the series.
- DirectorDwight H. LittleStarsDonald PleasenceEllie CornellDanielle HarrisTen years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?Its unexpected disturbing finale sets Halloween 4 apart from the other sequels. Everything else is standard slasher fare, and it delivers the goods in spades.
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsJamie Lee CurtisJosh HartnettAdam ArkinLaurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time, as the life of her own son hangs in the balance.By focusing less on convoluted backstory and more on good old-fashioned suspense, H20 managed to make Michael Myers scary again. At least when the movie isn't bombarding you with fake-out jump scares.
- DirectorTommy Lee WallaceStarsTom AtkinsStacey NelkinDan O'HerlihyKids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.A perfectly enjoyable, albeit unfocused, standalone horror romp. The filmmakers' biggest mistake was naming it Halloween III.
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsJamie Lee CurtisAndi MatichakJames Jude CourtneyThe saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a spine-chilling climax in the final installment of this trilogy.An admirable deviation from the formula. It just isn’t very scary.
- DirectorDominique Othenin-GirardStarsDonald PleasenceDanielle HarrisEllie CornellOne year after the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), the Shape returns to Haddonfield once again in an attempt to kill his now-mute niece.This one suffers from unlikable characters and baffling plot choices, like giving Jamie a psychic connection to Michael Myers and introducing the Man in Black.
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsScout Taylor-ComptonMalcolm McDowellTyler ManeAfter being committed for 15 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.The first half is dysfunctional family backstory on Michael Myers that at least tries to do something different, but the second half is the original film's content rushed and rehashed with extra doses of nudity and gore. Zombie's jittery directing style does the movie no favors either.
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsJamie Lee CurtisJudy GreerAndi MatichakSurviving victims of Michael Myers form a vigilante mob and vow to end his reign of terror.Squandering most of the potential granted by its predecessor, Kills proves to be just another messy Halloween sequel.
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsScout Taylor-ComptonTyler ManeMalcolm McDowellLaurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.I give Zombie points for taking the series in a unique direction; if only the writing and execution were anything close to passable.
- DirectorJoe ChappelleStarsDonald PleasencePaul RuddMarianne HaganSix years after Michael Myers last terrorized Haddonfield, he returns there in pursuit of his niece, Jamie Lloyd, who has escaped with her newborn child, for which Michael and a mysterious cult have sinister plans.The theatrical cut is an incoherent mess that ruins the appeal of Michael Myers by making him a pawn in an underground cult. The producer's cut is slightly more coherent but suffers from the same stupid plot. It even reveals Michael's true weakness: small rocks.
- DirectorRick RosenthalStarsJamie Lee CurtisBusta RhymesBrad LoreeThree years after he last terrorized his sister, Michael Myers confronts her again, before traveling to Haddonfield to deal with the cast and crew of a reality show which is being broadcast from his old home.Busta Rhymes versus Michael Myers: the ultimate showdown that absolutely no one asked for.