Ok, this has troubled my thoughts for years and I need to get some opinions/ answers to what you guys think. I have seen every movie in the Halloween series and they all (except 3) hold true to the story line. However, something about the end of H20 and the beginning of Resurrection still bothers me. I understand that throughout H20 there are references that relate to the original Halloween and Halloween 2, such as the statement “we’re all entitled to one good scare,” and the Mr. Sandman song being played every now and then during the film. It seems as though the film makers are trying to relate back to the original films and possibly end the series with H20. Now comes the confusion that has been troubling me and possibly others on this forum…
So, Michael gets stabbed multiple times and appears to be dead, which we all know isn’t the case. Laruie Strode later rockets him out the front windshield, rams him with the van (which later tumbles down the hillside pinning Michael to a tree), then decapitates him.
Ok, when Laurie says Michael’s name, he grabs at his mask acting as if he’s confused. This starts the thought that Michael may not actually be the person within the mask. Here comes the introduction of Halloween Resurrection…
If Michael switched bodies with one of the van drivers, how in the Hell could they survive flying out the windshield, being rammed by their own van then have their spine crushed between vehicle and tree? You would think they would say something to alert Laurie that they are not who she thinks he is. I know there’s a possibility that it could be Michael trying to fool his sister by groping at his mask in one last attempt to murder her. However, since the story of H8 states that is is indeed one of the van drivers pleaing for help, I just don’t understand how they could have survived those bone crushing injuries.
Sorry for the ridiculously long rant, but this has bothered me for years and I would just like to hear some of your input on this inquiry of mine. Thank you to anyone who has an opinion or thoughts on this matter.
H20 was intended to be the last movie of the series.Ressurection was just made to make some money and thats it and ressurection was just terribble IMO.The paramedic probabally could not have survived all of that but michael could have and it was supposed to be michael until the bs ressurection movie.H20 was the perfect ending of the series,It was a great halloween movie too,Wish the series would have ended at h20.
I’m referring to H20 as the 7th Halloween in the series. And I also believe that H20 should have been the last movie in the series. The entire movie suggests that it will be the end throughout the film. And as much as I love the series and the man behind the mask, no matter how awkward that may sound, I do believe that Halloween Resurrection was a waste of time. You can bring a man back from the dead, but not when his head is missing…
I read that some shots setting up the scenario seen in Resurrection (Michael not being the one in the costume at the end of H20) were actually filmed during the H20 shoot. Something to do with the paramedic outfits being different in H20 and Resurrection, and Michael seen wearing each type in different shots, or something to that effect.
And here comes the confusion again. Lol, the difficult thing is that no matter how much information may be presented to someone, people will believe what they want to believe. However, clarity does help. Thanks for your input everyone. Keep the ideas flowing.
Well, the paramedic couldn’t cry out for help because in Resurrection it is established that the paramedic’s larynx was crushed by Michael. How the paramedic survived flying out of the windshield, being ran into, than squashed, can only be attributed to luck, if you try to keep it within a somewhat realistic spectrum. When Jamie Lee Curtis signed up for H20 she wanted the entire series to end by her killing Michael, but the movie contracts actually stated that Michael Myers can’t be killed, so they asked her if she would be okay with ending H20 in a way that would trick anybody, the audience included, that Michael was in fact dead. Thus, when they made H20 they already had the explanation for the opening of Resurrection in mind, and played around that.
That does make sense. The thing that I just can’t get over is the amount of damage done to Michael once he’s in the van. Anybody else can only get so lucky. That van hitting your chest would impact your body enough to rupture or severely damage organs. I know that we have to be within a realistic spectrum, but that person would not be moving, unless it was Michael, once the van came to a stop.
Why does Michael get blown to hell in Halloween 4, and in Part 5 it opens up down in that hole with a completely different mask, he floats away, falls down in some guys shack (and he just lets him lay there), Michael “rests” for a year in the same spot he fell down and just stands up one day with no real explanation.
Same reason a paramedic survived a crash through a windsheild and being crushed by a van.
I myself do not like Resurrection all that much. It was a good idea how they pulled off the fact that he was still alive and switched with the paramedic (especially going with the fact that it is just a movie and somehow they always bring him back). But one of the huge things that really bothers me with Resurrection that really ruins that whole movie, is the fact that the whole point of Michael Myers is he is trying to kill his sister. Resurrection ends the series with the intro of the movie. He kills Laurie, then he even hands the knife to the mental patient with the clown mask as if he’s done doing what he had to do, but now for the rest of the movie he’s just killing people for no reason. At least before when he was killing, it was people getting in the way of him getting to Laurie.
Now that is the one thing that always bothered me with Halloween Resurrection.
I guess we all have our own opinion on what should have happened in the series. Personally, even if Michael Myers is still the star of Halloween Resurrection, the series ended with H20 in my mind. I do agree that the ending of Halloween 4 was pretty spectacular, however with the disappointment of Halloween 3, I wasn’t done with seeing Michael so I’m glad the series continued after 4. However, I really see no point in Resurrection. I don’t care if the studio wanted to make an extra pay check, you don’t sacrafice the entire fan base’s respect to do so.
This has definitely helped to settle my mind on this problem and I’m glad you guys pitched in your thoughts.
I didn’t think H20 was a bad movie except for the ridiculously retarded Sideshow Bob Myers mask and lowering himself with one arm from the rafters. That completely ruined it for me. The constant mask changes have bugged me throughout the entire series. I hated how they were all “similar” but some so far off from the original that it was embarrassing. I would have had more respect for the entire series if he changed masks completely, even going to a Scooby Doo mask for all I care.
If I remember correctly, on the Halloween inside story that aired on A&E, even JLC said she was pissed about there being a movie after H20.
H20 should’ve been the last, I deff agree.
