WTF Happened To Halloween H20?

“Halloween 6’s” poor showing meant that while Michael would indeed return again one day, he might be headed direct-to-video. But instead of being tossed into the bargain bins, the next “Halloween” would ultimately shake up the franchise in a big way - at least temporarily - thanks to the return of one very important figure from the franchise’s past: Jamie Lee Curtis. So grab some treats as we figure out WTF Happened to “Halloween: H20 Twenty Years Later.”
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Written by Eric Walkuski
Narrated by Tyler Nichols
Edited by Tyler Nichols
Produced by: John Fallon and Andrew Hatfield
Executive Produced by: Berge Garabedian
SERIES SYNOPSIS: Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs. Either way, we have to ask: WTF Happened To This Horror Movie?
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[@wstine79]

I'm telling my kids that this movie is "Halloween Ends."

[@legofirefighter]

This is the way

[@KevinLuper99]

Both great halloween movies. I'll continue to defend Ends.

[@andrewzakrzewski2770]

I do the same

[@danielbaker361]

Yeah they're all great except for Halloween 3 and 6 I mean how does a serial killer rape his niece and get her pregnant a psycho doesn't have sexual intentions

[@Bryman5000]

Nice

[@steveille1428]

The fact that a proposed version was called "two faces of evil" and was backed by the Weinsteins is just too funny

[@lt.loomis8176]

Lol I never realized the irony

[@TPHoarder]

Thats crazy to think.😂

[@davidfavors781]

ESP given the plot of stalking all teen girl boarding school bet you they jumped on that quick !

[@dfolz1101]

Truth be told this version of an adult laurie feels SO much more grounded in reality than halloween 2018

[@Infinite.Worldz]

That's because it was 2018, and she had to sell "the message.""

[@paulsmith8510]

​@@Infinite.Worldzthe message that she is a strong cis gender woman of color in the handmaid's tale? Lmfao

[@alejandromolinac]

The “message” is her bizarre rants on tv shows yapping about not having access to free healthcare in order to treat the “mental health”….. I was like ….huh?…. Then watched the movie and none of it was there….

[@josephprendergast2]

I agree but either way trauma affects people in different ways. We all have different coping mechanisms!

[@joeychicago6322]

No way! 2018 is perfect cause she needs Michael and she needs to kill him. H20 was good but come on 2018 is beyond perfect after the first one, chefs kiss.

[@popunderrated]

H20 does a much better job at telling Laurie’s story and showcasing her realistic trauma. It’s also a really fun movie. The new trilogy never quite got it right sadly, despite being really gory.

[@lonerebeI]

Agreed

[@chriswest7095]

First ok but sadly Jamie just cashed the check on kills and ends. Yuck

[@a.c.slater7989]

I think Halloween 2018 was a good entry and that they should’ve stopped there and rebooted after that.

[@capitalcitygoofball1987]

I don't think Halloween needs to be "fun". As for the trauma, I'd say they flipped the script. H20 had Laurie survive Michael's hospital onslaught where she also found out she was the bogeyman's brother. If she's the headmistress at a posh private school she would have made it through six years of school and hold down a job. In H'18 she has a few friends killed and she goes full doomsday prepper and semi-lunatic. I just can't get H20 Laurie out of my head when watching 2018, and vice versa. But I never wanted JLC back in 2018 to begin with. Been there, done that.

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

Agreed H20 is not perfect but it's way better than the new films!

[@GardenVVitch]

H20 is the first Halloween I got to see in theaters & it's become one of my comfort movies over the years. It's got flaws that still annoy me sometimes, but it's definitely one of my fave Halloween sequels.

[@lt.loomis8176]

H20 is such a comfort movie. I used to put on H20 if I had a bad shift and it always turned the night better lol.

[@rileycole2588]

Awesome comfort movie. Makes me feel happy and nostalgic and relaxed and puts a smile on my face after a long day

[@andrewt6802]

Fun fact = the boarding school in Halloween H2O is the same mansion in California that serves as John Milton's Mansion at the end of Scream 3

[@alejandromolinac]

Same house in Valentines as well

[@alejandromolinac]

Same house as The Neon Demon

[@kiddeville8362]

Same house as the Britney Spears “prerogative” video

[@everfreebrumby8385]

I consider this movie to be the official end of the HALLOWEEN franchise.

[@lt.loomis8176]

Amen!

[@BareBandSubscription]

I consider the original Halloween to be the official end of the Halloween franchise.

[@mikejefferson8161]

Facts

[@OomaGooma]

I like this film. It’s no masterpiece but it’s watchable and not boring. I’ve seen it more than once.

[@themyersfan57]

Lmfao, this is an absolute borefest of a movie, even the original and H5 are more entertaining than this

[@wstine79]

I remember taking my mother to see H20 in a packed theater. It's still my favorite of the Halloween sequels. Laurie shouting:"MICHAEL!" gave my chills.

[@yomogami4561]

it was the strongest i thought after the first 2. i liked resurrection because it followed h20s ending

[@wadewilson8011]

I completely disagree.

[@marcustrebonius3410]

The atmosphere in H20 is superb! It just seems super realistic, compared to other Halloween sequels. I think the acting in it is really well done, with raw, primal emotions!!

[@JnEricsonx]

Yup. If your heart rate doesnt hit 100+ after that yell and that music kicks in.....

[@everfreebrumby8385]

Watching it at home is never as exciting as The cinema experience.

[@lt.loomis8176]

I love how much love there is for H20! The nostalgia is visceral here. The ending feels right. After DGG it's clear H20 is easily the winner of the reboots. It will stand up there with 1+2 as more time passes.

[@jakebiomask]

It sucks

[@jdxsr85]

Nah. Durand was a bad Myers. If you put Myers from Resurrection in H20 it would've been a much better movie.

[@lt.loomis8176]

@@jdxsr85 Lol defending the all time worst in the series to criticize one of the best. Good one.

[@jdxsr85]

@lt.loomis8176 How am I defending Resurrection exactly? I hate that movie, but Myers was better there than in H20, which I feel is overrated as hell. But do tell me how I defended Resurrection.

[@jdxsr85]

@lt.loomis8176 Also, how you say part 2 can stand with part 1 is comical lmao. Even Carpenter hates part 2 and wrote it drunk lol.

[@baders087]

The Halloween films are a ‘choose your adventure’. My fave combo is Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween H20. Yes, I’m missing out Resurrection entirely.

[@lt.loomis8176]

That is the killer combo f'sho

[@VenusAxe]

I have the same combo! None of the other films entertain me as much. But I like that! "Choose your adventure!" That's good and definitely fits the scattered timeline of the franchise!

[@BareBandSubscription]

That’s cheating.

[@lt.loomis8176]

@@BareBandSubscription It's not cheating if you watch 3, 5 and Resurrection. The purist timeline

[@daboogiemaan323]

Mines is Halloween 1 Halloween 2 Halloween 4 - H20

[@wolfeusmc2011]

I mean i enjoyed what Halloween 2018 did and i get the spirit of what kills and ends was trying. But for me H1 H2 and H20 it ended when in 1998 Laurie grabbed a fire axe and decided to confont her boogeyman.

[@nicholascooney]

I love seeing JoBlo Horror cover Halloween. I have seen some people before complain about it and I understand wanting more coverage of lesser-known horror movies, but I still truly enjoy these videos on the Halloween franchise.

[@TheNameisPlissken1981]

I always liked H20 more than Green's trilogy. Sadly, though, it's only about 40 mins of a great movie. So it is less than perfect. One could easily make a 2 1/2 hour fan edit featuring Halloween '78 and with parts of II & H20 mixed in. I think it would be the ultimate Halloween experience.

[@lt.loomis8176]

Amazing idea. The dreamy parts of the Tv edits cut in around Laurie's romance. More Sandman stuff. Calling all nerds with too much free time.

[@ItsWickked]

That’s a great idea

[@bo2720]

Someone out there, PLEASE do this !!! I would but I cant even edit toilet paper

[@bo2720]

​@@lt.loomis8176theres actually a fan edit of the Rob Zombie version of the first, I believe even on KZbin. And its better than the actual movie, I swear!

[@lt.loomis8176]

Another good edit would be 2018 edited with with Ends as the middle and Kills as the end but cut out all the bullshit Tommy Doyle stuff, hospital stuff and the horrible Michael death and have him live on after Laurie's monologue about evil and the '63 clown apparition as the last shot.

[@Grannysbaby81]

What always bothered me about the ones after; they wrote out that she had a son! I don't know why that plagues me so severely. But everytime I watch a newer Halloween ; I'm like so, Laurie has a daughter and no son anymore! 🤷🏿‍♀️ hahahaah

[@bryanthrow]

different timeline completely. but i get it.

[@BareBandSubscription]

@@mightybitchy Idk, I liked Judy Greer way more than Mr. Haircut (the son) in H20.

[@Robert-ey9xh]

Halloween(1978),Halloween 2(1981),Halloween H20: 20 Years Later(1998). Now there's a perfect trilogy.

[@darreleddings5901]

Nothing happened to it. It's great. It slams the pedal to the floor at the 56 minute mark and doesn't let up. The ending is exactly the way it should have ended. It has a great set up, shocks and things along the way and the final 30 minutes are nearly as good as the OG.

[@TANKTREAD]

John Ottman's score was really good. First time you heard the "Halloween" theme performed by an orchestra.

[@lt.loomis8176]

Check out the title sequence to Apt Pupil also from '98. Ottman carbon copied the score and pacing as well as editing the film. You can immediately tell.

[@themyersfan57]

Ottman's score was horrible

[@geeshep4836]

I REMEMBER THEY PLAYED THE HALLOWEEN H20 TRAILER NON-STOP ON TV BACK IN 1998 WHEN I WAS 11 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND REMEMBER WATCHING THE MOVIE ON TV THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AND NOW WATCHING THIS MOVIE AGAIN ON SHOWTIME RIGHT NOW GOOD TIMES GOOD TIMES.

[@lt.loomis8176]

The voice of Creed stuck on repeat is scarier than Michael Myers

[@wolfeusmc2011]

Biggest gripe i had was the mask used when michael kills the nurse should've been the only mask used it works well in the dark settings.

[@jamesmorant1406]

I prefer H20 over the 2018 movie, and this version of Laurie Storde felt like Laurie Storde from 1978 movie and 10 million seem fair for John Carpenter giving all the movie's he's done

[@arizonaFIREent]

Agreed

[@adagiobreeze8493]

Ugh it always bothered me that this movie was released on August 5th.

[@Chenier102]

H20 is one of the best to me! I can watch all the time over the other installments.

[@bo2720]

This one is my favorite Halloween after the first and second. And this Laurie was the most awesome to me. The way she screams "Michael!!!" At the end alone is worth the ticket. This should have been the end

[@ryanmclellan8740]

As far as I'm concerned, H20 is the definitive end of Halloween. Forget Zombie and DGG.

[@ChrisMorganComedy]

Two faces of evil and then immediately a picture of the Weinstein Brothers

[@tims_always_fishing7117]

Exactly

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

I really wish more fans would credit Jamie for her comedy chops as well... =)

[@rtristan82]

This was my first Halloween movie in theaters , I was 15 so i never saw the 1978 one in theaters. I still love this movie.

[@MikeG82]

same for me i was 15 and saw it in theaters, I didn't like the movie and was wondering why it came out in August instead of October

[@brion0220]

I like Curse (6) much more than H20 (7). I find H20 way too tame. No great kills, not gory enough and the first hour (after the opening 5 mins of course) is pretty dull. I find Curse has a better atmosphere, is more intense and has WAY more memorable and graphic kills.

[@lt.loomis8176]

I love 6 and H20 equally. I saw H20 first and I saw 6 second. In the 90's before google my brain could not understand wtf was happening

[@lonerebeI]

This movie is still really good, rather watch this one than the last 3 halloweens

[@DopeAsThePope1]

I love Halloween 6! Atleast it takes place in Haddonfield unlike H20

[@lt.loomis8176]

I love H6 just as much as H20. I still love pretending they're in the same universe. You just need alot of mental glue. It almost happened that way..... ugh.

[@arielperez3613]

It doesn’t make sense for h20 to take place in Haddonfield if that’s the first place Michael would look for Laurie

[@BishopWalters12]

I'll take the early to mid 90s horror over the last 20 years of horror but putting that aside, H2O had a cool opening scene and the last 20 minutes or so were really good but the middle is pretty damn sluggish. It really does feel like Michael Myers walked into a Scream movie. Still pretty good overall 7/10.

[@1bwash]

@@mightybitchy I feel like that makes it really cool though. It is what it is. If you can make a product of its time and have it still be watchable, then that's a success.

[@ikd3240]

I remember seeing this when it came out in the theatre. I really liked it at the time, and still feel it does a good job of continuing Laurie's story. The ending was pefect, I wish they had stopped after that.

[@molasorrosalom4846]

It's strange, might be an unpopular opinion, but I think this one, resurrection, and ends are the worst in the franchise. Hell, for some reason I can watch part 6 over and over again, the Producer's Cut, but I've only seen the above 3 one time.

[@molasorrosalom4846]

@@mightybitchy Look, I'm not saying part six was amazing. Hell, even the Producer's cut has issues with the incest/rape, and the druids. But the music was better, it had a more suspenseful tone, no strobe lights, more Loomis, etc.

[@JustinRigsbee]

First off - Another great video! I remember seeing this one in theaters and wondering why it was released in August instead of October. Overall, a decent Halloween movie, with an awkward sounding title (H20? Like water?). I think the one thing most will agree on here is that Jaime Lee Curtis owns the role here and makes it seem as though it was the last Halloween movie we'd get (that feeling didn't last long though). This is a standout within the franchise for her performance alone.

[@adamprice3466]

It's funny back then it seemed like she was so old like "omg they're bringing back the same actress from the 80s" but watching it now she looks great.

[@JustinRigsbee]

She really does!@@adamprice3466

[@1bwash]

The title fit with the times. They were always doing abreviations, swapping out numbers for letters, zs for ss, etc. It is catchy.

[@JustinRigsbee]

This one just seemed to sound, well...different. Particularly for an entry that, at the time, purported to be the last of the franchise. When I reference in discussions about the movie, or the overall franchise, I do find myself actually saying, "Halloween, Twenty Years Later." The issue may be with me. Cheers dude! @@1bwash

[@1bwash]

@@JustinRigsbee It wasn't purported to be the last of the franchise, that was absolutely never how it was marketed. I don't know where you came up with that. It was a garbage gutter franchise no one was interested in anymore at the time because the sequels became nonsensical and ridiculous. They rebranded it, made it the sequel to the originals and gave it a trendy title to distance itself from those later sequels. Going from a $15 million box office in the previous movie to a $75 million in just a couple years proves that the title wasn't this big awkward stumble.

[@CR-vj6vv]

This would’ve been the perfect ending to the franchise. I actually pretend Resurrection doesn’t exist to keep my sanity.

[@danibeas9032]

I just preordered the H20 steelbook, and it's like the 4th copy of this movie that I own

[@driley1988]

I rewatched most of the halloween films after 2018 and kills. I wouldn't say the H20 is bad but I do think people really overrate the hell out of it.

[@UnwrittenSpade]

I LOVE Halloween H2O, stupid name aside it’s so much fun and josh Hartnet kicks ass! This and the faculty are amazing! And hartnett in the new black mirror oh man come on! The ice skate kill in this even though is off screen the reveal is awesome! I saw this in the theaters when it came out and the audience was so fun!

[@thatguysstuff15]

The only bad thing is all the mask . And the scream music ... But this is Halloween ends !!!

[@thatguysstuff15]

@@mightybitchy i actually am falling in love with all the mask nowafter all these years ! At least they stayed true to the classic all white mask . Halloween kills looked just like an action figure mask ... The c.g.i mask is one of my guilty pleasures now !!!

[@MarkSashegyi]

I found it harder to rank the worst ones than the best ones. 1. Halloween (1978) 2. Halloween II (1981) 3. Halloween (2007) 4. Halloween (2018) 5. Halloween H20 (1998) 6. Halloween 4 (1988) 7. Halloween Resurrection (2002) 8. Halloween 5 (1989) 9. Halloween Kills (2021) 10. Halloween 6 (1995) 11. Halloween Ends (2022) 12. Halloween II (2009)

[@Unsweetened8618]

Accurate ranking. I'll would switch Number 3., what number 4.. But great list, none the less.

[@TNHFPRODUCTIONS987]

The way H20 was it feels like it ignores the 2nd film simply because Laurie is not that traumatized compared to Halloween 2018. Here she is in witness protection and is trying to live a normal life. Oh for the record Michael Myers does die in this movie and Resurrection is nothing but a long alternate ending or What if and if edited and done right it could have been a prequel to H20 setting up the return of Michael Myers.

[@eVanDiesel]

They REALLY should have paid John his 10 mil.

[@Imfromtheportlandorarea]

H20 was a bore fest 6 was savage I love how creepy it was

[@Mandy_011]

I think they could have had a better name than H2O, but this is one of my favorite films from this franchise. The acting, script, and halloween atmosphere was great!

[@bretthumphrey6821]

Halloween 6 is awesome don't care about the box office or what people think

[@A.n.u.b.i.s.911]

Another thing,Halloween Kills and Ends gave me anger problems 😂 a boy MAN HANDLED MICHAEL MYERS.Let that sink it 🤦‍♂️ then Laurie isn't a factor or even thought of,no connection between her and Michael anymore.Granddaugther forced love relationship with the same boy HOW CONVENIENT.I'm getting mad now 🤣 I've never hated movies so much in my life.Halloween 1-7 holds a special place in my heart.These last two we got can go to hell 🔥 🤷‍♂️

[@bryanthrow]

This one's my 2nd favorite after the original. I watch H1, H2, & H20 every October.

[@lt.loomis8176]

Nice way to trim the fat! Slip 4 in there and it is a satisfying way to tie some loose ends.

[@lt.loomis8176]

@@mightybitchy I always saw it as H20 was the life she abandoned Haddonfield for and Jamie still exists on her own. Gluing the pieces together is half the fun. They don't acknowledge or deny each other.

[@mineofilms]

I recently rewatched this one about 2 years back and its just awful. The production value is trash. It looks like a dollar bin even for the late 90s. Everthing was so vauge from when they were promoting the film to when it actually came out. For example I thought this was Halloween VII not Halloween 3 or 4, if you count the original Halloween 3 as part of this timeline. So now we have 3 distinct timelines and its just messy AF... I was fine with Halloween 2018 but Halloween Kills is so bad, even though its the most violent of all the films. Much like the Last Jedi, its so bad that a 3rd one couldn't save the timeline. I believe all 3 films can be re-editied to make either one long ass excellent Halloween movie or one movie broken up into to 2 movies and that be it. I believe there is enough footage between the 3 films to do this and it be actually great and not complete and utter nonsense, which is what we ended up getting...

[@MikeG82]

i didn't like this movie, everybody was unlikable, it had no atmosphere, and the actor playing Michael didn't have the right body language the ending was cool though

[@genecide6869]

What about LL Cool J's voice wife? She was pretty annoying lol...besides that H20 is watchable better than Halloween Ends

[@josephprendergast2]

Realistically when you chop off someone's head their dead. Anyone would think this but to unknowingly do it because of mistaken identity must be a huge burden to bare. Whoever thought of the idea was a genius but I don't think Halloween movies should have dragged on after H20. It should have being the end for good. 20 years is long time but 40 years is beyond a joke!

[@jameseverett-cm1py]

It should’ve went like Halloween 1978 Halloween 2 1981 H20 1998 It’s those three that’s it,everything else is trash

[@coconutpete5207]

Since H20 is the first requel I can think I'll give the Halloween franchise credit for inventing the requel with this movie. I hope they now invent the re-requel where they ignore a requel series movie Halloween ends and make a new final battle movie ignoring that Corey movie.

[@PrinceIsot]

Lol i feel like everyone that grew up watching this movie calls it "H-two-oh" and the ones that didnt call it "H-twenty"

[@jayeckberg774]

The film was originally intended for a fall release and the tagline at the time was: Blood is thicker then water. When the film was moved up to a summer release the tagline was changed to : This summer terror won't be taking a vacation.

[@lt.loomis8176]

H80: 80 Years Later Danielle Harris is still bugging the Akkads for another Jamie movie

[@thegamingstation1097]

This is definitely the ending the series deserved

[@thegamingstation1097]

@@travzimmerman1340 Halloween resurrection should have not ever happened this is where the original series should have ended period

[@vandescinema]

If I had to bet, Halloween H20 is probably the first reboot in cinema history.

[@comingforya690]

This to me is top 3! Me and my buddy saw this in theaters. This was part of our 8th grade summer going into 9th grade. To be young again!!

[@eddead4235]

Good film but not a party film no hot nude amd after a kill there is 51mins till next 1

[@user-hd9qm7td7n]

This movie is garbage and it blows me away when people put it in the top half of ranking Halloween films

[@eddead4235]

The timing of 2 face evil then weinstien

[@DarkEchoesHorror]

Wasn’t to bad a film. Had some decent moments. The mask sucked thought 😂 🔪 🩸

[@dellcap4582]

Tbh I liked this movie lol …. Literally better than a few in the series …

[@GoreyBits]

I’ve always loved H20

[@nikkosdinno312]

It was a solid Halloween movie but it was too short and had a low kill count. It should’ve been closer to 2 hours long.

[@jasonbryant1552]

And why in both returns of Laurie Strode she an alcoholic?

[@zeusbacchushades]

This film is superior to the David Gordon Green trilogy

[@filmbuff2777]

They thought Curtis's ideas for exploring Laurie's trauma was too dark in a hack series where a guy in a mask butchers people? After the junk that was released in 1995?

[@djohns9295]

I actually like Halloween 6, I remember thinking, “This guy playing Tommy is cool!” Lol

[@Fourwindsofsuccess]

Halloween 6 is iconic. Only delusional people love only Halloween 1 & H20.

[@Terry-Cybil]

Party of Five starring The Shape.

[@DreadMaximus]

Halloween 6 was awesome. Very creepy.

[@themyersfan57]

True and it's miles better than that H20 crap

[@deangagatr3886]

H20 one of the worst in the franchise

[@Fourwindsofsuccess]

It was the worst and Micheal looked absolutely horrible in h20. It was worst than Halloween Resurrection tbh. It was worst than Rob Zombie 2007 remake as well.

[@fletcherhamilton3177]

It had a very ‘Scream-esque’ energy to it (a lot of which was attribute to the hippest teenage cast that you could get at the time and Marco Beltrami’s musical score), but nonetheless I thought it was pretty good.

[@TheHiddenValar]

H20 blowssssss. Worst of the franchise

[@ryandeffley7652]

The definitive trilogy of the franchise for me is H78, H281, and H20. If those were the only three that we got, I'd be totally fine with it. I think people unfairly criticize it of seeming "too much like Scream" because of Williamson's influence. But that was the tone of all mid to late 90's horror back then.

[@aaronwhite3298]

Happy 25th Birthday Halloween 20 Years Later 🎃 Released August 5, 1998

[@mrhumble2937]

Damn 10 million to carpenter may have been worth it. His name meant something.

[@lutherheggs451]

LMFAO in 1998 his name meant nothing.. People seem to forget or choose to ignore that ALL of his movies not named Halloween were varying degree of box office bomb. By 1998 studios would have zero desire to give him any money. There is a reason why it took him till 2001 to make that god awful Ghosts of Mars and that was his last movie because studios wanted nothing to do with him after that. Studios don't give a shit how "beloved" something might be, they care about did it make any sort of profit at all and ALL of Carpenter's movies would be a NOPE.

[@mrhumble2937]

@@lutherheggs451 don't matter with him and her. Would have done better. Not sure 10 million better tho

[@mrhumble2937]

@lutherheggs451 you said "not named halloween" guess what this one was called bud?

[@homelessjesse9453]

What happened? Jamie Lee Curtis gotta eat. That's what happened.

[@lt.loomis8176]

Lmao underrated and raw facts

[@chuckpryde2629]

Thanks for the spoiler alert for Halloween Ends... jerk 😒

[@teethonthecurb161]

He's doing you a massive favour.

[@seventhkeyomegasghost8233]

Too "Scream-Ish" for me. Too pretty, the dialogue didn't fit normal teenagers, felt very WB.

[@seventhkeyomegasghost8233]

@@mightybitchy The original Halloween had a gritty and real look. This one looked overproduced and glossy. If they wanted another Scream movie, they just should have made one of those instead of making a Scream masked as a Halloween movie.

[@seventhkeyomegasghost8233]

@@mightybitchy Halloween is better when it follows its own formula, not another films formula. It's a reason why the first movie and 2018 (which did the (reboot/sequel thing better than H20) was the most critically and financially successful of the franchise, they did their own thing instead of follow what was "hot" at the time. Halloween is not Scream, it's Halloween, the granddaddy of them all.

[@williamthompson5504]

I saw part 6 and on in theaters. I honestly don't really enjoy H2O.

[@Fourwindsofsuccess]

Halloween 4-6 was way better than H20. EveryTIME JLC comes back she makes the series reboot or makes it all about her for a reason. I’m sick of it all. This h20 was horrible as hell and very bad.

[@sablebranwen2539]

I'm kinda torn on the whole copycat killer thing. On the one hand, I think it would potentially undo Laurie's arc in the movie, but hey, Resurrection does that anyway. On the other, I think it woulda made the killer a bit more believable. Because even though I like this movie, I just don't buy its Michael, unfortunately. He just feels like somebody _pretending_ to be be Micahel and not the genuine Shape from the first two movies. Which, if that was the original plan, woulda made a lot of sense.

[@Thievius333]

Too many cooks in the kitchen and too much studio interference. When there's no singular vision for ANY film - that almost always spells trouble. And H2O was no different. It ended up being a rather forgetful film. There's not a single moment in H2O that I can look back and say to another horror fan - "Remember that part in Halloween H2O...?" That said, I'd watch H2O a hundred times before I'd watch another frame of the horrible Halloween 2018 trilogy.

[@KennyGorehound]

The way he said that like the movie earned 10.99 lol

[@onestopshop]

I enjoy h20 it's one of the better Halloween films for sure but that was a $10 million dollar mistake by dimension not hiring carpenter to come back.

[@seereadnhear]

This was one of my favorite movie memories with my brother special midnight premiere.

[@lt.loomis8176]

Nice! I love how many people love this film!

[@deanruthlessrecords]

I always loved Jamie Lee Curtis attitude towards the franchise and she never put herself above the thought of coming back to any of these movies.

[@43nostromo]

Halloween Water. Halloween Hydrogen Hydroxide. Halloween Two Parts Hydrogen, One Part Oxygen. Halloween Dihydrogen Monoxide. Halloween Hydrogen Monoxide.

[@Zeithri]

9:15 - Fascinating. I always saw him as being rather normal. All thanks to his hair? Fascinating!

[@HeatherHolt]

Mmm. Josh Hartnett. Ahem what’s this about again? Oh yeah, Halloweenie.

[@theblacklagoon]

It's a real head-scratcher why so many big budget sequels had so much trouble coming up with a decent MM mask. It's not like it's a complicated piece of Savini-esque special effects wizardry. It's a frickin' dime store Shatner mask painted white with the eye holes enlarged. I will say, though, that DDG and RZ did a good job with their respective masks. After the '78 original, I'd say that RZ's is my favorite. It perfectly fit his reimagining of the MM story - a bit more sinister, nasty, and brutal.

[@simonwoodthrillerwriter]

I think H20 is a product of its time (very 90's) but it's a pretty decent movie and a whole hell of a lot better than 4, 5 & 6 and everything that followed H20. I do think H20 has the "best kill" of all the films and that's the murder of Sarah (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe). That girl goes through hell and fights like a demon to survive and still dies. It's gut wrenching.

[@pazuzu6666]

I love how this movie was supposed to save Halloween from the bargain bin, yet I have vivid memories of this along with Resurrection being in every 5$ DVD bin I can remember from when I was a kid. Still better than the Blumhouse movies, but I'd rather take Rob Zombie's two Halloween movies over H20, Resurrection, 2018, Kills and Ends any day of the week

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

Anything With Jamie lee Curtis is Just - Awesomeness!!👊😎✊😎👌😎👍😆🍁

[@tudorjason]

2:20 - I remember LA Firefighters. Starring former 90210 bad girl Christine Elise, and airing when 90210 was still going strong and Melrose Place was one of most talked about prime time shows.

[@LukeLovesRose]

I love H20. And i cant stand this blind obsession with the David Gordon Green trilogy. People refuse to anything good about H20 and there are a lot of good things to unpack in this movie

[@martonyomchale342]

The franchise is dead and they killed it with the last trilogy, Rob Zombie remakes, and H20 and Resurrection. It's the perfect example of how allowing to many reboots, remakes, and requels will ruin a franchise. Hardcore horror fans loves Halloween 6. H20 was the only remakes needed, but the kills weren't good enough, and they could of told us Michael wasn't beheaded at the end and Jamie not knowing. Hell even give me the Rob Zombie remakes. But after that we should have gotten a return to Laurie's grandson. And it's the only way to revive the franchise. Laurie's grandson (the baby in Halloween 6) would be 26/27 now and would be a perfect segue to a new Halloween universe.

[@tonyisgolden5136]

I think halloween H20 was pretty good and is one of the better sequel's. Halloween is definitely one of my favorite horror franchise's.