Comments on: Unpopular Opinion: Halloween 2 (1981) Should’ve Been the End of Michael Myers

By: greg garner

greg garner — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 23:37:38 +0000

Both 4 and 5 were outstanding. The series would not be complete without them.

By: Kirby4Ever

Kirby4Ever — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 02:41:00 +0000

This is a topic I think about a lot. I do so much defending of Halloween 3 and talk about how cool it would’ve been if Carpenter’s original post-H2 idea for the franchise came into fruition, but at the same time, the rest of the sequels are some of my favorite movies of all time. The original Halloweens 1 and 2 are my favorites in the franchise and, actually, in my top five favorite films of all time period, but H2O isn’t far behind. I know it’s not as popular but I love that film! I think it’s Jamie Lee’ best performance of her four, honestly, and the ending gives even more symbolic closure and finality to the franchise than H2. It’s actually probably my favorite movie ending of all time! I grew up with these films. I recognize their flaws as an adult, but every October since I was like nine years old, the sequels (specifically H4 and H5 which AMC played the most for some reason) were all I watched all month long. Playing in the background while I carved pumpkins. Having marathons with my mom on our living room couch. Etc. The movies are synonymous with Halloween the actual holiday and the entire month of October for me. Plus, they introduced me to my favorite actress of all time, Danielle Harris. I’ve seen all of her movies and just met her (for the second time) a couple months ago. Growing up watching the entire Halloween franchise (some of the films more than others, obviously) made me the horror fan I am today. It’s hard to imagine how different I might actually be without the films no matter how well they’ve held up in retrospect. However, I saw the original Halloween on the big screen last Halloween (the actual day) and it was amazing. Definitely an event I’ve been waiting to cross off my bucket list for years. And I couldn’t help but think about what it would be like if there was a new Halloween film in theaters every Halloween from ’81 and still possibly ongoing now. Maybe that would be a new tradition that I did every Halloween. Maybe it would’ve changed cinema and been an event for horror fans every October. Who knows? Either way, it’s a win-win in my opinion. On the one hand we did the lose a unique opportunity that could’ve changed Halloween and horror movies forever but, personally, I still got fond childhood memories and movies that I will always cherish, Halloween 3 included.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 22:56:00 +0000

Fully agree, and in my mind, the real Michael Myers died at the end of part 2. I mean, he had his eyes shot out by Loomis in the end. What, did they just grow back inbetween 2 and 4, or 2 and H20?

By: famousmortimer

famousmortimer — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 22:11:00 +0000

I agree with most of this, certainly (although I don’t think 3, 5 and 6 have much in the way of redeeming qualities, and “Resurrection” could be the worst horror movie I’ve ever seen). But then I think the “sister” thing from part 2 was Carpenter pulling the idea out of his ass, and while it’s a good looking film,. it’s still a pale imitation of the first one.

So really what I’m saying is I loved 1, tolerated 2, liked 4 and absolutely hated the rest; which perhaps doesn’t make me the correct audience for this article. Thanks for writing it anyway!

By: John Squires

John Squires — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 22:02:00 +0000

In reply to David Watson. In 100% agreement there, David.

By: David Watson

David Watson — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:36:00 +0000

Pretty much on point, sir. If anything, I think, the take that Carpenter had with Dennis Etichison for Halloween 4 was a far more intriguing concept than what we ended up with.