Halloween 6 vs. H20 - which is better?
So which one do you prefer, H6 or H20? H6 has Paul Rudd's first role, Donald Pleasance's last appearance as Dr. Loomis, and (in the producer's cut) the most logical and epic explanation for why Michael is evil, with his connection to the Thorn cult and the Druids. H20 has Jamie Lee Curtis's return, Steve Miner's directing, and a storyline linking the movie to the first two. Also it has some nice tributes to classic horror (ie Janet Leigh's obvious cameo reference to Psycho) and was written by Scream scribe Kevin Williamson. I think that H20 is a better made movie and when I was younger I said H20 was the better overall of the two. But watching them together now I tend to prefer on a pure entertainment level Halloween 6, particularly the Producer's Cut. It has a more gothic quality than H20, and watching a "before he was famous" Paul Rudd and a "near his deathbed" Donald Pleasence lends a strange nostalgic air to it all. H20 feels like they tried a bit too hard to live up to Scream's recent success and feels a bit too self-aware of Jamie's celebrated return to the franchise, which hampers the natural narrative flow of the story. And the Dawson's Creek/WB approved teens are annoying. Plus H20 unfortunately has no Donald Pleasence and his absense is sorely noticed (although the intro commendably pays tribute to him). Halloween 6 has no pretensions than just being a well-oiled slasher potboiler and is more enjoyable and creepy as a result I think. H20 has the better production values and prestige but I think Halloween 6 is just more creepy fun to me.
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