in light of halloween..which HWs you seen at cinema (or tv)?

well?

Just this one and Rob Zombie’s

I saw each and every that played in the theatre, starting with 1978. That viewing left me trembling, my legs weak with fear.

I have seen every "Halloween" movie in the theater (including this abomination) since the original came out 40 years ago.

Here's the truth. There never should have been any sequel. "Halloween" (the original) was more an exercise in cinematic style rather than an actual movie. There's no story to speak of, in the traditional three-act sense, and the only explanation we were given for Myers' rampage was that he was the boogeyman. And, like the boogeyman, he's gone at the end (maybe to haunt some other town some other Halloween night, maybe not). Given the above, it's impossible to make a sequel that's not a cynical cash-in. This latest cinematic abortion is no exception.

Don't waste your money subsidizing this crap.

The first Halloween film I ever saw, believe it not, was Resurrection. I was in college when it came out, had never seen any of the others, but said fuck it and checked it out in the theater. It was kind of dumb.

More recently, I finally got around to seeing the first one, and also saw 4, 5 and the first Rob Zombie film. And tonight I saw 2018.

The first one is good. 4 is not great, but kind of fun. 5 is just a total bore and is nearly plotless. The Rob Zombie film is different, obviously, but kind of interesting. And 2018 is pretty good, I think.

The only really good one was H 1978. I've seen H, H II in theaters. H III (no Michael) on VHS and DVD. H is still good. H II is still bad. H III is not that bad. It was a bit ahead of its time and now is feasible. H20 was okay. I've seen parts of the rest. I saw H 2018 in a theater and enjoyed it at first, but after discussing it, it's not worth it. They spent money on the scenes and the marketing, but it's not worth keeping the series alive. We never see what happens to Michael after being hit, shot, burned, etc. You know he's going to come back and his mask and clothes aren't damaged for some reason.

What was wrong with H 2018? There was no payoff. Laurie Strode is this survivalist grandmother with an armory and there is no REAL confrontation between her and Michael. We do not see Michael get hit by gun shots even though he did. He gets hit by a tire iron multiple times and no damage. People are fooled by the quality production, but the writing is lacking. The reporters, Dr. Sartani and law enforcement are ignorant of Michael Myers. They should know by now that he's the boogeyman that can be captured and hurt, but not killed or difficult to kill.

If you start with H20, then you're going to get a story where Myers loses his head. I'm not sure how he gets brought back to life after that. Both Michael's and Laurie's storyline get convoluted in the H and H II, so who knows where it goes after H20?

Bottom line is Halloween is a day that is celebrated and still good and fun day for kids and adults and to be scared. There should be better movies about the boogeyman and new, fresh characters to scare people with than Michael Myers and Laurie Strode.

All of them except the first.

I was only 11 at the time and my parents wouldn't let me go to the first one.

Well I finally saw a HW at the cinema.... wow.. pretty intense.. can't remember last time saw an '18' at the cinema..maybe Blade II (thought Alien Covenant was an 18 as it was just as gory as this but it was actually a 15)