I’m gonna be super annoying and list a few positives for each if possible
H1- Lol, everyone knows this one is kino
H2- Love the score, great Cundey cinematography and atmosphere.
H3- Bit biased since this one is my personal favorite but love Colonel Cochran, the story, the tying of Halloween with ancient and modern conventions, the score is amazing, the look and vibes of the movie are super on point and it’s the most “Halloween” Halloween to me.
H4- Love Rachel and Jamie, very smart characters to root for in a slasher film. The Buildup of Michael and his cunning prowess makes him feel like he is a force of nature. And, again, excellent score.
H5- Howarth’s moody score helps a lot, the final act involving the laundry chute and the attic were not only tense but well done. Jamie and Loomis are again, highlights. Don Shanks does a solid job as Myers even though I’m not a fan of “bulky” Mikey.
H6 (Theatrical)- Well, Michael was truly at his most brutal in the reshoots. The updated renditions by Alan Howarth that DID make the cut are good, but his rescore for the reshoots being left out of the final film are also good.
H6 (Producer’s)- Last great score til 2018, Howarth’s swan song OST is excellent and atmospheric. The film has an excellent fall/Halloween atmosphere and is much more soundly put together than H5, despite the troubled production. Likeable leads and one last great Loomis performance.
H20- A good return to form for story mostly, Laurie is great and it’s fast paced. Fun if slapsticky final battle.
Resurrection- I think Michael’s body switch, while contrived and doesn’t 100% gel-well with stuff we saw in H20 fully, is probably the most clever survival explanation (is it any worse that he survived a FULL BODY INCINERATION or sleeping on a hermit’s slab for a WHOLE YEAR), also Brad Loree is a good Mikey. Also great Myers house replication.
RZH1- Returning to more serious and violent horror re-establish Michael as a scary killer in a meta context, also it’s got a great Halloween atmosphere and is shot and directed very well mostly. I dislike this movie but it’s nostalgic since it reminds me of my youth around that era, very comfy.
RZH2- More unique and creative, beautifully shot for such a rushed and troubled production and I like that it dwells on a darker “Final Girl” trope story. It’s my favorite of the RZ movies, very spooky and also kinda nostalgic.
2018- The actual true return to form in a lot of ways, excellent JLC performance, great directing and staging of scenes. Michael is at his best since the OG and the score is phenomenal. All around a great thrill ride that combines the best of the sequels into a great package.
Kills- Still looks excellent with a great score, Kills Michael is my favorite Myers design and it’s a pretty brutal and heart wrenching flick. I think dwelling on ideas presented in H2 and H4 with Haddonfield reacting to Micahel is a great idea if a bit goofy at times. Really shows that normal people who think they are badasses getting comeuppance in the face of evil is kinda a realistic situation but it’s no Prisoners lmao
Ends- My favorite score of the trilogy and maybe my favorite score to the franchise. It’s darker and less jokey which I like and the passing of evil, an idea explored in the Halloween novelization, H4, H6 and several unmade scripts is great! I really liked how melancholy the movie was and fittingly Ended this timeline and the series meta, because the trilogy took ideas from other movies and expanded on them as a love letter, but those ideas are divisive so I see why they were divisive movies.
I used to be a guy who hated some of these movies but really, I don’t hate any of them. I like others more than some but I just come to realize recently I love almost all these movies for existing because they helped shaped me as a thorough fan. They can be goofy, silly, downright stupid but, you know, it’s like a friend to me.