Review of Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) by Gary C — 28 Jun 2011

Hands down, best Halloween sequel. Laurie's finally back with the explanation that she faked her death. They spent the first 60 minutes of the movie developing characters (save the first murder scene) so we can actually care about them instead of just seeing a slaughter-fest. We see how the events of part one and two have affected Laurie. We see how on edge she is and that she must be like this all the time.

But I don't like that they ignore part 4,5, and 6. They could have mentioned something about a coverup at the beginning and had Laurie mention something about giving up her daughter Jamie, but not her son for some reason who happened to be born the same year, in order to go into hiding. So I don't like that they ignore it, but I still try to make it work in my mind. But watching it as a direct sequel to part two, it continues and wraps up the story quite perfectly.

Now there's one fairly big problem I have with this movie. As I've mentioned, the first 60 minutes is dedicated to character development. And that's the point where Michael starts going after Laurie and her son, John. But then it's over only 20 minutes later. Those 20 minutes are done well. It's fast-paced and scary. I care about the characters. And the music is very effective. And though I like what happens in those 20 minutes, it's just that not a lot happens. It ends too soon and too abruptly. But the ending was perfect. Finally, the series can end on a high-note with some dignity. And they certainly didn't make a crappy sequel. No they didn't... No they didn't!