I could live with the fact that in H20, Jamie Lloyd never existed, but at least it still had that Halloween II connection.
Now when I see the new Halloween movie, I would know that sequels after the original never existed...
I think it's more annoying when TV shows rewrite stuff and contradict continuity. That's more time wasted.
I still enjoy all the previous movies. It's interesting that there's fragmented timelines, shows how complex it is. There are about... five different timelines in this franchise. New writers can't be bombarded from the old ideas of other writers/directors before them.
For me, Halloween II stops there in the franchise...
shareFirst Halloween movie I ever watched was Halloween 4 (thanks to AMC).
Donald Pleasance looks better in 4-6 and he really gets crazy in them, kinda why I prefer them over the two original ones. The Thorn trilogy has nostalgic meaning for me, since I grew up watching it.
I see what you mean though. Michael burned to a crisp; Halloween 3 was supposed to be the start of many new stories.
Loomis was the craziest in part 2 & 5
shareI don't think it makes the others a waste of time. All this movie is is a "what if" or "for fun" sequel/new timeline to the original movie that has Michael and Laurie not related. Plus the director and Danny McBride just wanted to make a "what if/for fun" sequel/timeline to the original movie that doesn't have them related. Jamie Lee Curtis also says that there is no real canon timeline to the original movie and no right or wrong choice what each person personally thinks is the canon timeline. Go watch her Rotten Tomatoes interview (may be in two parts). She explains everything there on her thoughts of the 2018 movie, the Thorn trilogy, and Halloween 2, H20, and Resurrection timeline (I guess Halloween 2 could also be included in the Thorn trilogy timeline since 4, 5, and 6 take place after it).
Also, I don't really consider 4, 5, and 6 canon. They are just fun to me and I'll still watch them in between Halloween 2 and H20 whenever I marathon them. It's okay to still watch some movies in the series/franchise, enjoy them, but not consider them canon. I think all Halloween fans should give the 2018 movie a chance. The movie's main targeted audience is for those that ABSOLUTELY HATE the whole thing of Michael and Laurie being related, but I think all the fans should give it a chance. It'll be okay if you enjoy the 2018 but like another timeline better. Jamie Lee Curtis pretty much said that no one working on the 2018 movie has a gun to your head and is forcing you to forget the other movies and see the new timeline as canon from now on. And although I read the spoilers and know what happens, I'm going to wait until I actually see the 2018 movie before I decide which timeline I like most. But if I like this new timeline, I'll still watch the other movies.
Concur with this. Putting aside the positive reaction for the new film, I can just feel that I’m going to like Halloween 2018 better than all the previous sequels (a few which I happen to be fond of). And if that’s the case, I won’t feel like any of the past installments were a waste of time... as long as I found them worthwhile in their own right, that is.
A sequel to the original Halloween that rejected Michael & Laurie being relatives is something that many fans always wanted to see. I’m on board.
Good post.
Maybe it's because I'm not the hardcore horror fan that I know many others are, but when I see posts like the OP's my immediate thought is, "Don't take all this so seriously."
Just because this film starts an alternative timeline or whatever doesn't mean that the other films can't still be entertaining to watch.
They're all shit, so yes, you would be wasting your time anyway.
shareHalloween 4 is a fun one, I think, and it's also the one that most clearly enacts the fall/Halloween seasonal vibe.
The opening to that film really helps to set the tone. I only wish the rest of the film could've lived up to that first five minutes. It didn't, but I still like it overall.
No more than I did when H2O came out and made 4-6 unconnected
shareI'll still watch all of the movies (except resurrection, the only one I don't have) regardless of how this movie turns out. I'm just hoping to enjoy the film regardless of timeline.
shareNot at all.
Storytelling isn't as rigid as it used to be. The way I see it, people can simply choose their poison in terms of viewing timelines. Comics have been giving us divergent timelines for years. I don't see why this is any less valid as a new tool for big-screen storytelling. Here are your options:
H1 through (minus H3) H6 (producers cut or theatrical cut).
H1 and H3 (as if this was an anthology series)
H1, H2, and H20 (it should have ended with H20)
H1, H2, H20, and H8 (although I'm unsure if anyone wants to acknowledge Resurrection)
Rob Zombie's H1 and H2 (and there are 2 different versions of each film)
H1 and Haloween (2018)
See? They can all be canon in different viewing orders. Just separate canons.
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not at all.
those movies can still be played, & watched with enjoyment if they are the kinds of things you like to watch.
i personally think most of them are bad, and even the good ones are not a patch on the original, so i'm not going to get too vexed because the new film puts them aside.
but there's not a thing stopping anyone who likes them from continuing to watch them & like them.
Ghostbusters 2016 and Halloween 2018 are so bad they made me hate the originals
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