Fav. 'Halloween" movie?

tmnt_forever_fangirl · 02-21-2005, 12:19 PM

Out of the eight movies, which one did you enjoy the most?

As for me, I like the first, original movie, but my fav has always been Halloween 4: "The Return Of Michael Myers". Michael's neice gives me ideas for the next chapter of my ficcy

Is it Jamey or Jaime?? Just wondering ^^

TuRtLeTiTaN · 02-27-2005, 09:24 PM

ii like the first second and h20 the best cant decide by the way its Jamie

tmnt_forever_fangirl · 02-27-2005, 09:28 PM

Oh...I was a little off, then...heh...h20 wasn't that bad...I still like part 4 better

the ending was sweet.

*That Matt Guy* · 02-28-2005, 01:45 AM

I liked the first two. Everything else is piss and vinegar as far as I'm concerned.

*DrSpengler* · 02-28-2005, 11:05 AM

The first 3. It's all down hill after that (though I do enjoy part 4 to an extent).

Personally, I think the series should have gone with Carpentor's original vision; a completely new Halloween-related story ever couple years. That would've kept the series fresh and creative. But instead we got a slew of stale sequels retreading the Shape's story.

Continuity even got so bad by the end of Halloween 6, they had to start all over! H2 and Ressurection, in case some may not know, is a new continuity picking up after Halloween 2.

I enjoyed the first 2 Halloween films as they compliment one-another nicely and give some fitting closure to the Loomis/Myers story (there is NO way Loomis could have survived that explosions, c'mon). Halloween 3 worked as a story all by itself and really felt like a John Carpentor classic. It's the music that really makes his movies stand out, I suppose.

The Shape should be the godfather of the slasher genre (even if Black Christmas predates Halloween) but instead a ton of poor sequels has dragged him through the mud. He barely even rates with the lead 2, Freddy and Jason.

*cqb101* · 02-28-2005, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DrSpengler

The first 3. It's all down hill after that (though I do enjoy part 4 to an extent).

Personally, I think the series should have gone with Carpentor's original vision; a completely new Halloween-related story ever couple years. That would've kept the series fresh and creative. But instead we got a slew of stale sequels retreading the Shape's story.

Agreed on all accounts. The first three are the best. Still, they don't compare to The Thing. Easily Carpenter's best film.

BTW, this thread is almost useless without a poll.

*DrSpengler* · 02-28-2005, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cqb101

Agreed on all accounts. The first three are the best. Still, they don't compare to The Thing. Easily Carpenter's best film.

BTW, this thread is almost useless without a poll.

The Thing is magnificent, to be sure. I'm surprised it gets as much criticism as it does. People complain the monster looks fake. Not half as fake as some of the CGI garbage we've been getting in the past ten years.

However, I think my favorite Carpentor film of all time is In the Mouth of Madness. It's also the last good film he ever made. And it's the best movie-interpretation of Lovecraftian elements I've ever seen.

02-21-2005, 12:19 PM	#1
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02-27-2005, 09:28 PM	#3
tmnt_forever_fangirl Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Somewhere in Amity Park... Posts: 924	Oh...I was a little off, then...heh...h20 wasn't that bad...I still like part 4 better the ending was sweet. __________________ -Anti-Cosmo fan!! Wanda: You don't think...? Cosmo: I never think! Cosmo: [after fairy world blows up] I regret nothing! Cosmo: Revenge! REEVVEENGGE!

02-28-2005, 01:45 AM	#4
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	I liked the first two. Everything else is piss and vinegar as far as I'm concerned.

02-28-2005, 11:05 AM	#5
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	The first 3. It's all down hill after that (though I do enjoy part 4 to an extent). Personally, I think the series should have gone with Carpentor's original vision; a completely new Halloween-related story ever couple years. That would've kept the series fresh and creative. But instead we got a slew of stale sequels retreading the Shape's story. Continuity even got so bad by the end of Halloween 6, they had to start all over! H2 and Ressurection, in case some may not know, is a new continuity picking up after Halloween 2. I enjoyed the first 2 Halloween films as they compliment one-another nicely and give some fitting closure to the Loomis/Myers story (there is NO way Loomis could have survived that explosions, c'mon). Halloween 3 worked as a story all by itself and really felt like a John Carpentor classic. It's the music that really makes his movies stand out, I suppose. The Shape should be the godfather of the slasher genre (even if Black Christmas predates Halloween) but instead a ton of poor sequels has dragged him through the mud. He barely even rates with the lead 2, Freddy and Jason.