Universal to relaunch Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis

*TigerClaw* · 09-15-2017, 01:54 PM

It looks like Jamie Lee Curtis will be reprising he role of Laurie Strode, for Universal's relaunch of Halloween.
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/horro...launch-a153861

It seems that they are ignoring Halloween: Resurrection, since Laurie Strode was killed off in that one.

*Andrew NDB* · 09-15-2017, 01:56 PM

Halloween: H40?

Yeah, sounds like it's ignoring H20 and Resurrection. Weird. H3 ignored H1 and H2, H20 wiped out H4, H5, and H6, then the Zombie movies obviously wiped out all Halloween movies. Now this appears to be a soft sequel to just H1 and H2, ignoring all others... basically a remake of H20. I don't think there's another movie series out there with such a continuous cycle of canon adjusting and reboots.

I can see why they'd want to void Resurrection as it clumsily killed Laurie off, but H20 was pretty lauded at the time.

*ZariusTwo* · 09-15-2017, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Halloween: H40?

Yeah, sounds like it's ignoring H20 and Resurrection. Weird. H3 ignored H1 and H2, H20 wiped out H4, H5, and H6, then the Zombie movies obviously wiped out all Halloween movies. Now this appears to be a soft sequel to just H1 and H2, ignoring all others... basically a remake of H20. I don't think there's another movie series out there with such a continuous cycle of canon adjusting and reboots.

Terminator would be a candidate

So would Highlander.

*Andrew NDB* · 09-15-2017, 02:01 PM

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Terminator would be a candidate

So would Highlander.

Terminator? Not in film, at all. 5 kind of ignores 4, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. 1, 2, 3, 4 all work together just fine beyond the fact that it should have been Cyber Research Systems in T4 and not Cyberdyne. Though yeah, there is a lot of "canon adjusting" in T5 alone, to be sure.

Highlander? In film only one time. H3 wiped out H2, that's it. H1, H3, H4, and H5 all work fine together (even though nobody likes H5). I mean, you have to apply the retcon of "They aren't the last Immortals in H1 or H3, and no Prize was won" but then it all works fine, even with the TV show.

*Krutch* · 09-15-2017, 02:36 PM

*cough* X-Men, your favourite franchise

*Allio* · 09-15-2017, 02:48 PM

man, H20 really sucked

*Krutch* · 09-15-2017, 03:00 PM

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man, H20 really sucked

H20 tried to adapt the Scream vibe that was popular at the time. And while I'm a huge Scream fan, Halloween shouldn't have tried to go that route.

*Andrew NDB* · 09-15-2017, 03:09 PM

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H20 tried to adapt the Scream vibe that was popular at the time. And while I'm a huge Scream fan, Halloween shouldn't have tried to go that route.

I thought it was effective. And I thought Resurrection was hilarious. Then again, I don't know if I can call myself a Halloween fan. Halloween 1 was a yawner to me, and Halloween 2 was more of the same. 3 was cool for what it was. 4, 5, and 6 were all horrible, horrible movies. I've never seen the Zombie stuff.

*Krutch* · 09-15-2017, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I thought it was effective. And I thought Resurrection was hilarious. Then again, I don't know if I can call myself a Halloween fan. Halloween 1 was a yawner to me, and Halloween 2 was more of the same. 3 was cool for what it was. 4, 5, and 6 were all horrible, horrible movies. I've never seen the Zombie stuff.

Halloween 1 is awesome. 2 was a bit of a snooze. I'm with ya for 3-6. Both Zombie movies get a bad rep but I like them. I especially appreciate how wildly different in approach they are from the first to the second.

*The Deadman* · 09-15-2017, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Halloween: H40?

Yeah, sounds like it's ignoring H20 and Resurrection. Weird. H3 ignored H1 and H2, H20 wiped out H4, H5, and H6, then the Zombie movies obviously wiped out all Halloween movies. Now this appears to be a soft sequel to just H1 and H2, ignoring all others... basically a remake of H20. I don't think there's another movie series out there with such a continuous cycle of canon adjusting and reboots.

I can see why they'd want to void Resurrection as it clumsily killed Laurie off, but H20 was pretty lauded at the time.

Halloween 3 ignored the first 2 because the rest of the series was supposed to be stand alone stories, but when H3 was total crap...they reverted back to the Michael story.

*Andrew NDB* · 09-15-2017, 05:36 PM

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but when H3 was total crap...

It wasn't total crap, it wasn't even bad. It just wasn't "Michael Myers killing people" again, so people avoided it.

*Allio* · 10-19-2018, 07:02 PM

Ultimately it was a better version of H2O. I liked it but I need to really think it over.

*Leo656* · 10-19-2018, 07:09 PM

A buddy of mine was raving about it today. I'm curious about it.

I wanna watch the old series first, though, just to get an idea what was retconned and what kind of in-jokes/homages there are, as supposedly there are many. I know the basic story of all the films from reading about them but I confess I've never gotten around to watching any of them.

I'm hoping to pick up the Blu-ray box set sometime this coming week, and my wife and I may go see the new one after we watch those. If.

Just one of many things I never got around to. I do feel bad about it.

*Allio* · 10-19-2018, 07:23 PM

The timeline is simple

* 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
*1, 2, H20, resurrection
*Rob zombies
*1, 2018
*3

*Leo656* · 10-19-2018, 08:23 PM

I definitely wasn't confused about any of that.

I read a lot.

I actually own the first Zombie one but I haven't watched it. I promised myself I'd go in release order.

*newfan* · 10-20-2018, 10:58 AM

Just got back from watching this. I didn't know if I was going to like the movie for the first part but it improved by then end, I know this is the last but if they had have planned a follow up I'd still be interested enough to check it out.

*Vicky82* · 10-20-2018, 11:25 AM

I watched this today, it was good. I've never been into the latest horror movies because the killings were way too gruesome. But as I have always liked the original Halloween movies I wanted to go see it. so this movie was ok for me to see even though it did have 1 gruesome moment which I had to look away for.

~~Kenwatanabesclone~~ · 10-20-2018, 12:30 PM

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Just got back from watching this. I didn't know if I was going to like the movie for the first part but it improved by then end, I know this is the last but if they had have planned a follow up I'd still be interested enough to check it out.

They do have another one planned. This one was originally gonna be a two parter but they decided to wait for the reception of the first before starting a sequel.

*newfan* · 10-20-2018, 12:34 PM

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They do have another one planned. This one was originally gonna be a two parter but they decided to wait for the reception of the first before starting a sequel.

Oh okay, well, I'll be up for part two should this one do as well as they want but I can take this left as it was if not.

09-15-2017, 01:54 PM	#1
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 13,815	Universal to relaunch Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis It looks like Jamie Lee Curtis will be reprising he role of Laurie Strode, for Universal's relaunch of Halloween. https://www.comicbookmovie.com/horro...launch-a153861 It seems that they are ignoring Halloween: Resurrection, since Laurie Strode was killed off in that one. __________________

09-15-2017, 01:56 PM	#2
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,246	Halloween: H40? Yeah, sounds like it's ignoring H20 and Resurrection. Weird. H3 ignored H1 and H2, H20 wiped out H4, H5, and H6, then the Zombie movies obviously wiped out all Halloween movies. Now this appears to be a soft sequel to just H1 and H2, ignoring all others... basically a remake of H20. I don't think there's another movie series out there with such a continuous cycle of canon adjusting and reboots. I can see why they'd want to void Resurrection as it clumsily killed Laurie off, but H20 was pretty lauded at the time. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

09-15-2017, 02:48 PM	#6
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,085	man, H20 really sucked __________________

10-19-2018, 07:09 PM	#13
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	A buddy of mine was raving about it today. I'm curious about it. I wanna watch the old series first, though, just to get an idea what was retconned and what kind of in-jokes/homages there are, as supposedly there are many. I know the basic story of all the films from reading about them but I confess I've never gotten around to watching any of them. I'm hoping to pick up the Blu-ray box set sometime this coming week, and my wife and I may go see the new one after we watch those. If. Just one of many things I never got around to. I do feel bad about it. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

10-19-2018, 08:23 PM	#15
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	I definitely wasn't confused about any of that. I read a lot. I actually own the first Zombie one but I haven't watched it. I promised myself I'd go in release order. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

09-15-2017, 02:36 PM	#5
Krutch Like, stupid rich. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Rawkzone Posts: 2,805	cough X-Men, your favourite franchise

10-19-2018, 07:02 PM	#12
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,085	Ultimately it was a better version of H2O. I liked it but I need to really think it over.

10-19-2018, 07:23 PM	#14
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,085	The timeline is simple * 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 1, 2, H20, resurrection Rob zombies 1, 2018 3

10-20-2018, 10:58 AM	#16
newfan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: UK Posts: 2,393	Just got back from watching this. I didn't know if I was going to like the movie for the first part but it improved by then end, I know this is the last but if they had have planned a follow up I'd still be interested enough to check it out. Last edited by newfan; 10-20-2018 at 11:18 AM.

10-20-2018, 11:25 AM	#17
Vicky82 Emperor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dunstable, UK Posts: 5,775	I watched this today, it was good. I've never been into the latest horror movies because the killings were way too gruesome. But as I have always liked the original Halloween movies I wanted to go see it. so this movie was ok for me to see even though it did have 1 gruesome moment which I had to look away for. __________________ My heart!!!! One of my favourite moments.