Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Brotherly love just went down another notch.

It's 20 years since Michael Myers Haddonfield, and in particular Laurie Srode, his sister. Laurie faked her death and is now a divorced mom with a teenage son. Michael is on his way to finish the job he couldn't finish two decades ago.

A true and honest Halloween/Michael Myers film this one, there's the distinct feeling that the people behind the series wanted to show that they remember what made the series popular in the first place. It's still the stalk and slash formula of course, but Jamie Lee Curtis returns and her character is nicely written. She's obviously still haunted by events passed and needs a stiff few drinks from time to time to keep the edge off. Yet she's in charge of a pri...

Of course we all know now that H20 went on to have a sequel, a reboot, a sequel to the reboot, and another Halloween film coming out next year, but props to Twenty Years Later for at least trying to end the franchise. It's nice sometimes to watch a horror go out on something other than a final-scare/cliff-hanger. Also notable for being the first Michael Myers movie that's any fun. Not a great movie, but credit where credit's due.

Final rating:½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didnt quite work as a whole.

Jamie Lee Curtis returns and the franchise redeems itself from the crappy part 6

Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is living in Northern California under an assumed name as a dean of a remote private school. Its Halloween season and her son (Josh Hartnett) is turning 17. Will her evil brother show-up to wreak terror once again? Of course he will. Adam Arkin, LL Cool J and Janet Leigh have side roles.

Halloween 4 (1988) was great and IMHO even better than the original 1978 slasher while Halloween 5 (1989) was good, although it added a little campy humor. The next film, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), was surprisingly a mess with weak characters, lousy story development and stale & pedestrian jump scares. So I didnt k...