Halloween Movie Reviews Pt. 2 (11-20)
11. The Curse of La Llorona - I’ve seen this one twice now, and it’s enjoyable enough. Good storyline. Good acting. All around just good. Not great. But, good. I’d give it a 7/10. While it is a part of The Conjuring Universe, it’s definitely the odd man out. There is very little connection to the rest of the series, which I don’t love. However, as far as horror movies go, it’s worth the watch.
12. Halloween - I mean what’s not to love about a movie featuring Jamie Lee Curtis and a baby Kyle Richards. NOTHING! This movie has everything. It is truly a classic. A classic, retro, horror movie with a killer (pun intended) cast. I watched it for the first time last year, and liked it a lot. This year I enjoyed it even more. It’s probably a top five must-watch Halloween movie for me. I mean it’s called Halloween…come on. This one gets a 10/10 in my book.
13. Halloween II - Definitely not as good as the first Halloween. However, it’s a solid Halloween movie that will probably remain on my must-watch list. It’s the full package, complete with a creepy hospital traumatized by a psycho serial killer in a mask. Plus, we find out some pretty crazy information toward the end. Jamie Lee Curtis is outstanding as usual. The movie is worth watching solely for her if nothing else. Let’s say 7/10.
14. Halloween III: Season of the Witch - WORST MOVIE OF ALL TIME. Genuinely not worth your time. It has nothing to do with the other movies. It is gore for the sake of gore, which I am not about. Coming from the second movie, which started with the ending scene of the first movie…you can’t help but be a little confused/disappointed once you realize this movie has nothing to do with one or two. Plus, there’s no Jamie Lee. So, that doesn’t help matters. I’m giving it a 1/10. Yea…it’s that bad.
15. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers - Second best of the series. We get back on track with this movie. While there is still no Jamie Lee, the main character is her young daughter. So, there is solid connection to the first two movies. The storyline is strong, and as far as horror movies go…it could really stand on its own (unlike the third movie). I still think one is my favorite, but I’ll give this one an 8/10.
16. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers - This one picks up at the end of the fourth movie, which was so strong. Since the fifth movie picks up a year (if I remember correctly) after the end of the fourth, I was disappointed when the storyline didn’t measure up. I found myself wanting more info on the end of four the whole time. It could have been better, but even so, it’s way better than three. I’d give it a 6/10.
17. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers - I love a movie that starts with a traumatic childbirth scene…kidding. Labor is perhaps one of the scariest things in the world to me. So, the last thing I need to see in a horror movie is a woman giving birth, but here we are. This movie picks up six years after the fifth though we get a mostly new cast. Overall I might give it a 5/10, if I was feeling extra generous. It’s worse than one, two and four, better than three (obviously), and a little worse than five.
18. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later - Jamie Lee is BACK! Praise God. This is an incredibly strange series in that the movies do not go in order/some of the movies completely contradict each other. This movie picks up 20 years after the second movie. Let’s just pretend the third movie doesn’t exist because it has nothing to do with anything. For the storyline of movies four through six, we are told Jamie Lee died (was killed by Michael Myers). So, Essentially we have three different series going on. One, two and four through six, three (all by its lonesome), and one, two & seven. Now that we’ve wrapped our heads around that…here’s my opinion. This one is worse than one, two and four, better than three and six, and pretty in line with five. I’d give it an overall 6/10. Likely will not make my must-watch list next year.
19. Halloween Resurrection - SPOILER ALERT - I really thought he was dead this time. But, no…the man is resilient. I’ll give him that. We get a precious little Jamie Lee at the beginning of the movie, plus some Tyra Banks, but those things do not a good movie make. The storyline seems like it would be really strong, but the movie itself could have been better. In comparison with other haunted-house style horror movies, this just doesn’t measure up. I also feel like by this point in the series, you’re just tired of watching Michael stab people over and over again and continue living despite being shot (MANY times), hit and set on fire. The storyline that Jamie Lee killed the wrong person at the end of seven just doesn’t add up either. I call BS. I’d give it a 5/10.
20. Halloween Kills -Jamie Lee is back…again, plus adult Kyle Richards, returning as Lindsey from the first movie. This one definitely feels more modern, especially compared with the 1978 original. I LOVE me some Kyle Richards, but if I’m being honest…I wasn’t terribly impressed with her acting. Jamie Lee on the other hand…flawless. The movie itself was…fine. Just fine. I think by this point I was just so burned out with the Michael Myers saga. This is also like the third movie that takes place predominantly in a hospital. I’m going to say 6/10.
