#michael myers throughout the franchise

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Gordon’s good boy getaway in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

“Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” is a film stacked with true star power. There’s the scenery buffet feast that a sublimely jittery Crispin Glover chews on throughout his performance as an unfuckable nerd who is able to victoriously prove himself otherwise. Not to mention Corey Feldman’s spectacular turn as Crystal Lake’s returning champion, Tommy Jarvis –- a concupiscent adolescent who hits the puberty jackpot in the form of nubile, naked women undressing in the windows right opposite his bedroom. Well, until one Mr. Jason Voorhees inconveniently cockblocks him, that is. But such is life. 

But all horny, disposable humans aside, there is another star in this movie, and he just so happens to be a rare survivor –- that good boy is Gordon, the beloved golden retriever of the Jarvis family. Historically, dogs don’t fare well in any horror movie. In the “Halloween” franchise, they’re a tasty protein hit for hulking boilersuit enthusiast Michael Myers. The Farber’s dog in “Funny Games” is the first of the family to be sacrificed for Beavis and Butthead’s entertainment. And let's not forget the little terrier who gets turned into a mushy microwave-ready meal in “Urban Legend.”

For whatever reason, Jason Voorhees –- or J-Vo, as the kids call him –- is seemingly not as keen on killing dogs as he is on destroying those damn pot-smoking, freewheelin’ youths who keep fucking too close to his mom’s grave (Manhattan included, I guess). Either that or the dogs of “Friday the 13th” simply have a good nose for trouble and know how to get out of a bad situation. Forget your final girls –- this franchise is all about final canines. 

In “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan,” for instance, a poor border collie named Toby gets dragged onto the world’s weirdest school cruise where it knows better than to stick around to be sliced and diced by the water-logged brick shithouse on deck. Upon arriving in Manhattan, Toby wastes no time with heroics and gets the fuck out of there while the humans he’s kicking it with get preyed upon by the horrors of New York City … and, to a surprisingly lesser extent, by Jason. Toby makes a brave return to his owner right at the end of the film, presumably after taking in a Broadway show and a few slices of $1 pizza. 

In “Friday the 13th: Part 2,” a goofy Shih Tzu named Muffin likewise takes a convenient stroll away from the scene murder-thon long enough that she may or may not evade Jason’s butchering. Whether or not she’s successful is a source of heated debate. On the one hand, what looks to be the mutilated remains of a fluffster are discovered in the woods, along with her fave boss bitch accessories –- an adorable hair ribbon and a jingle-bell collar so she can announce herself everywhere she goes (a terrible choice for surviving a slasher, honestly). It’s nice to see her shuffling back onto the screen at the end of the movie –- I cheer every time –- but most fans argue this entire end sequence is little more than a dream sequence. But real or imagined, my girl Muffin returns, okay? And that’s that.

In “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter,” Gordon also knows what's up. While he sticks around long enough to earn his loyalty badge over at dog camp (I imagine), once the bodies start piling up in his family home, ol’ Gordon doesn’t fuck around. Like many of the final girls that have come before and since this smart golden retriever launches himself through the top-floor window of his family home and to safety. Some say if you close your eyes in New Jersey during a crisp Summer’s night, you can still hear the high-speed gallop of his paws as he bets against humanity to instead save himself (good call).

Smashing through a window as an escape is a legit final girl move –- one beloved by the likes of Sidney Prescott in “Scream” and Sally Hardesty in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (in fact, that grand slam of a survivor does it twice in one movie). So, it’s no surprise to see Gordon holding his own in “Friday the 13th: Part 2” as the film’s true final girl. Move over, Tommy Jarvis! Gordon Vs. Jason is coming. 

The “Friday the 13th” wiki page –- a website I have no reason to believe is anything but 1000% reliable on all matters of fictional canon –- states that Gordon definitely survived the movie. At least, that’s apparently the case according to the “Friday the 13th” game which suggests that authorities found the survivor pooch and returned him to the Jarvis family afterward (or what was left of them, at least). However, Tommy never mentions his bestie again in the two other films that the character shows up in. Nor does he join him on a single on-screen adventure. Maybe Gordon was old? Maybe he had worms and wasn’t up to the journey? Who knows. 

What I do know is that the dog’s savvy in jumping through that window and getting to safety is maybe the greatest and smartest move of any character in the “Friday the 13th” franchise. In my heart, I envisioned Gordon running for days, train-hopping between states, and finding nice countryside retreats to live out his best days in after jumping into the back of some arl’fella’s truck. If you keep moving, he’d say to himself between giant bowls of free kibble, then the psychos can’t get you. If you keep running, then the poochie-PTSD can’t find you, either. Smart boy. Good boy. Woof.

Every few months, Tommy would receive a crusty postcard depicting a vague scene of Americana bliss. Vegas, Texas, Ohio –- all reduced to something sepia and burnt-looking. On the back would be the illegible scrawl of the golden retriever who got away –- “Dear Tommy,” it would read. “Another new town. Luckily, no shortage of lonely women here and so the kibble keeps flowing heh. Staying clear of hockey masks. The papers say it might rain this Summer. Here’s hoping. Look after yourself - Gordon.” Leaving his paw print as his sign-off, Tommy’s long-lost best friend would live to bark another day. The true star of the show, and the franchise’s greatest survivor.

ki-ki-ki-ma-ma-ma...

[corclapis]

Dead by Daylight

Background

Dead by Daylight is a notorious game known and loved by many around the gaming and horror communities. Many may know it due to the trends with Ghost Face and others may know it primarily from ads or recommendations. This game is overall phenomenal and if you're a fan of horror this might just be the game for you! The game consists of two sides, the killer and the survivors. There's one killer hunting up to four survivors who's jobs are to fix the generators all around the map to escape while also protecting and saving each other from the killers grasp. Currently there are 37 playable survivors including the well known Laurie Strode from the Halloween franchise, Cheryl Mason (Silent Hill), the beloved Leon Scott Kennedy (Resident Evil™) and lastly my personal favorite Dwight Fairfield (he's just there and he's great). As for killers there are 32 to choose from. Some of these killers are The Shape (Michael Myers), The Cannibal (Leatherface), The Nightmare (Freddy Krueger), The Pig (Amanda Young) and again my own favorite The Ghost Face. All characters have dynamic plots and different characteristics.

Throughout the matches players collect blood points that are spent on character upgrade/level ups. The further you get through the bloodweb (where your upgrades are) the stronger your character is capable of being and the more features you unlock. Throughout the bloodweb you also collect items which may help during matches, this includes med kits, offerings and much more. This game is very lore heavy if you're into a story line but you don't really have to follow it, there's information on each character and its all dynamically planned out through seasons of the game. It shows real storylines of the characters from already made movies, games, etc. and storylines of their own characters (Dwight). This game doesn't require you to know the lore but if you're someone into a good storyline definetely read into it!

Rating

Dead by Daylight is a fun game and I've had it for a few years. Unfortunately I can't play it consistently without getting bored of it for a while. It's good but repetitive in some aspects and the wait time for the lobbies is deadly. Literally. It takes really long to load into a game with others if you're in a solo queue so I suggest playing with at least a friend. Other than that if you're into horror and surviving games this will be right up your ally. ★★✰✰✰ Co-op Experience ★★★★✰ Scare (I get jump scared by the killers often) ★★★★✰ Lore/Content ★★★✰✰ Overall Gameplay

Pricing

Base Game: $21.99 CAD Ultimate Edition: $78.27 CAD Resident Evil - Collaboration Bundle: $44.57 Silent Hill Edition: $61.66 All DLC Combined: $240.00 (Including limited DLC)

Final Thoughts

Buy it, don't buy it. This game isn't life changing but its one of the better games out there and overall I'd rate it at least a 7/10. Its not exceptional and as said earlier it gets a tad boring at least for me. If you need something to play it's still definetely a recommendation.

[nostalgicgeminiii]

👑Scream Queen Astrology👑 (the eternal beauty ) Jamie Lee Curtis

When you think of a scream queen, there’s no doubt that the wonderful Jamie Lee Curtis comes to mind

Birth Info: 10/22/58 @ 8:37 am (Santa Monica, Cal, USA)

     Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress who’s most famously known for her role as Laurie Strode in the Halloween franchise. This character actually marked her first feature film debut in 1978 and she continued to appear in 7 other films in the franchise so misssss is definitely cemented in this role completely. I have to note that she appeared to have been casted in this role specifically based on her mother, Janet Leigh’s, performance in the Hitchcock’s Psycho which is also a film that earned her mother the title of “Scream Queen” as well. 

Now let’s take a look at her natal chart:

She was born under a Sag rising at 25 degs with a Scorpio Sun @ 29 degs (11H Placdius and 12H Whole Sign) and an Aries moon @ 19 degs (4H placdius and 5H WHS). Having both her sun and moon in traditional mars ruled signs does represent a sort of survivalist tendencies and defensiveness to the characters she tends to play especially in the Halloween films. Additionally, her 12H WHS sun is ruled by her leo 8H in placidius - she can easily show the depth and pain of the people she plays especially their trauma. Interestingly enough, she’s often seen describing these films around the trauma that her character experiences which is related to the 8H and also her own personal 12H placements (Her Scorpio sun, Jupiter and Neptune in Whole sign). In the later films, her character is seen to be more recluse and isolative which is representative of 12H placements usually.              

** Zendaya also has an 8H sun influence - her Virgo sun is in her 8H and it’s ruled by leo in the 7H and her most recent role in Euphoria as Rue deals with a lot of 8H issues as well**

Plus if we take degree theory into account, Jamie having a Scorpio sun at 29 degrees which is a leo degree could have helped her cement her stardom as a scream queen. Her character, Laurie, undergoes constant transformations and changes from the experiences she faces with the infamous Michael Myers (SPOILER ALERT: he’s her brother in the films AND funny enough Jamie has mercury in the 12th conjunct Saturn + mercury does rule siblings so it being in the hidden house aka the 12H is really ironic) Can you even imagine the experience of having a sibling that is a serial killer like that shit is so unsettling and isolating. Who can really understand the depth of having to experience that???

Now miss Jamie has a Sag rising but a Libra MC - if we take into account her iconic role and what her motivation is, Her libra MC and libra NN really shine. Laurie in the film was constantly striving to achieve justice for the crimes that Michael Myers committed and throughout all her halloween film appearances, this is what her general task in life seems to be aka the direction that the north node tends to point people towards. Her aries moon is also at a libra degree (19) so this further supports this. 

I’d like to note that when the first halloween film was released in 1978, she was in an 8th house profection year ruled by cancer (quick reminder: profection charts use traditional rulers and whole sign so even tho in placdius she has a leo 8th with her natal leo in uranus we still need to look at the whole sign with the traditional ruler)

     Cancer = home

     the ruler is her aries moon in 5th whole sign which is in martian ruled sign      and naturally the 8th house rules secret, danger, mysteries etc. In                    placidius, her moon is in her 4th showing she really had to be defensive         and protective of her home and family. In her 5th whole sign, she doesn`t        really get to enjoy any regular hobbies or activities neither can she really          do things she likes cause she’s constantly trying to be on the look out             and on guard to any possible dangers. Her aries moon trines her mercury       (siblings) which is in the 12th in pla. and 1st in WS. 

In pla. Her virgo pluto is in the 8th but in WS it’s in the 10th squaring by venus, mercury and her saturn. Jamie plays a character that has her reputation and goals constantly changed and forcibly transformed. The virgo qualities have her constantly trying to protect herself and solve her problems in more efficient ways and of course her character is the longest surviving victim of Myer’s violence. 

★★★★★  In the end, Jamie Lee Curtis and her fabulous self was definitely meant to play this character to perfection. Maybe in the future, casting directors will look at natal charts to match the actors to their roles and we get to see excellence on the screen ★★★★★

[corazon-calaveras]

(Hehe, this scene had me cracking up)

Okay, now that I've had some time to process Halloween Ends as well as think more clearly about it I can now say how I actually felt about the movie.

(Spoilers...duh)

(Yes that was a cinema sins reference)

Now that my excitement for Halloween Ends has died down I was able to think clearly about the movie and realize how disappointing it actually was.

I was really hoping that Ends was gonna have Michael go on a rampage and kill off the majority of the town and overall cause some near apocolyptic levels of chaos. (Okay that may be asking for a little too much but y'all know I just meant more chaos than what was actually in the movie)

But when Michael was revealed to be in the sewers and looked overall weakened I thought it made sense since Michael is a very old man at this point. However, when Corey brought in a victim for Michael to kill which did look like he was gaining back some energy from killing the cop, I was under the impression that Corey was going to continue bringing in victims for Michael until he regains more strength to the point of returning back to his own self, maybe even more powerful than before. I also assumed that once Michael got strong enough that he would no longer find Corey useful and eventually betray him.

To my disappointment, that didn't turn out to be the case. Instead Corey was basically the main focus of the movie rather than Michael which was so out of character for the Halloween franchise because everyone knows that Michael Myers is the main star of these movies. Looking back on it now I remembered waiting patiently to see Michael appear on screen again but to my disappointment I ended up seeing more of Corey than Michael throughout the whole movie.

Now at this point I came up with another theory, and that theory was "What if Michael dies and comes back but in Corey's body?" (Think of Halloween 4 where Michael ends up possessing his niece Jamie). I thought of that theory thinking that Michael would never be able to get killed to show that there's no killing off the evil incarnate or maybe even have Corey take over Michael's position as a never ending cycle of evil. But that didn't turned out to be the case either. Instead only one part of my theory turned out to be true and it comes to no ones surprise since I'm pretty sure everyone could see it coming from a mile away. And the only thing that turned out to be correct was Michael killing off Corey.

Now moving on towards the ending, I was really hoping that Michael would come back to life like he always does but as soon as he was tossed into the grinder I had lost all hope at that point. But alas, at the very end of the movie I was hanging on to a very very small thread of hope, hoping that there would be a twist of sorts, any twist really. But nope, the movie just ends with Laurie finishing up writing her book. (I mean I'm happy for her don't get me wrong but I also was hoping that at least both Laurie and Michael would die from fighting each other).

Which by the way, can we talk about how in the trailer for Ends they made it out to look like there would be an epic battle between Michael and Laurie but looking back on it now I realize that it was really underwhelming.

Overall I kinda liked the movie but not for the plot of it, I enjoyed watching it because I got to see my favorite slasher villain back in action but not for the majority of the film as I hoped. At this point Halloween Kills did Michael more justice than Ends and it's a shame that Ends couldn't live up to this great legacy that Michael Myers left behind ever since the original movie. It's a shame that Ends had to be the last movie of the franchise considering how underwhelming and anti climactic it was when it clearly could have been better.

In conclusion, Halloween Ends wasn't awful but it was really underwhelming as I mentioned before and I feel like it wasn't a good end to the franchise. It left a sour taste in my mouth (and no, not because Michael dies....okay maybe a little). So to make myself feel a little better I'll just have a headcanon where Michael manages to kill the whole town and is currently retired in the ghost town that is Haddonfield and lives peacefully.

[kinetic-elaboration]

December 29: Halloween H20

Finally watched Halloween H20 and aaaaaah it was so good! It was so good that I feel in retrospect that 4, 5, and, 6, and also honestly 2, are so much more of a slog than I felt at the time. I mean they were fine, whatever, but this movie!!!!!!!!

First, I loved that it was bold enough to move out of Illinois/middle American suburbia and to a Northern California prep school environment, and yet it was so true to the original Halloween in spirit that it felt more faithful than the other sequels that kept the outer trappings but turned the core of the franchise into just another slasher.

It also had a lot of great callbacks and references that wouldn't mean anything one way or another to people who haven't seen Halloween but were a lot of fun for people like me who know the original very well. Molly seeing Michael outside the window during class. The kids running into Laurie in the street. The boyfriend bringing the pumpkin for him and Laurie to carve. The teenagers pairing off on Halloween night. Laurie telling the kids to go and call the police while she confronts Michael herself.

I also loved that this movie was a STORY first. It wasn't a series of horror tableaux barely strung together with a plot or just an excuse for gruesome kill after gruesome kill. Much like Halloween (1978), it spent a lot of time building up suspense during the day time and only turned into a dark, violent slasher during the last 20 minutes. The ultimate kill count was pretty small--3 off screen deaths, 3 seen deaths, plus Michael's death. Or "death," whatever. (I already know I'm going to hate Resurrection but anyway....) Similarly, I'm glad they skipped the incongruous soft core pornography, and that the sexiest scene was between Laurie and her boyfriend. Even the comparatively less interesting slash-fest toward the end had some really great fight choreography and great timing throughout.

I thought the characters were a lot of fun, too. I really cared about all of them, and I was getting a little worried about seeing all of them die. The other couple were the least interesting, and fine slasher victims, though, and so the only death that really hurt was the boyfriend's. I liked that there was time for humor and lots (lots!) of Psycho references. And I loved Ronny and his erotica writing--he and his wife are literally one of my favorite couples of cinema and we don't even see her.

And finally, I missed Laurie so much. The Thorn Trilogy was really lacking in Laurie Strode. I think this future for her is spot on, exactly what I want for her, and what I believe: that the serious and committed babysitter would be a teacher and Headmistress, that the traumatized teenager would have problems with drugs and alcohol, not to mention trust and over-protectiveness, that the first and best final girl would nevertheless remain strong and successful, and that she would bravely confront Michael and continue to pursue HIM until she was sure he was dead.

I think there's something interesting to the idea that Laurie and Michael are always connected, that whatever has brought them together (being siblings or...whatever) means that he will always find her and he will always live while she lives. I liked that there was minimal explanation for where he was since Halloween II or why he's come out of hiding now. He just is. He's just evil, he's the boogeyman, and he's LAURIE'S boogeyman, and so he will always follow her. It was interesting that when she told him to move, he moved, and when she told him to get up, he got up, and when he reached his hand out to her, she reached hers out to him, almost as if she couldn't help it.

The only thing I didn't like that much was the Myers mask, which is a very small complaint. It just looked... too blank, not quite right. But overall, a really great film, probably just about the equal of Halloween (1978), and right now, the only sequel I want to acknowledge.

I read a little bit on Resurrection and only my insistence on watching literally all of them no matter what will force me to watch it. It's going to be so bad.... Ugh. At least this one is basically perfect.

[amandamazzillo]

HALLOWEEN ENDS: Satisfying, Complex Conclusion to the Halloween Saga

With David Gordon Green's Halloween Ends--the story which began in 1978 with the release of John Carpenter’s terrifying, suspenseful Halloween--comes to a satisfying conclusion. 

The end of the revitalized Halloween trilogy which began in 2018 with the new sequel to the original film, explores Laurie Strode’s (Jamie Lee Curtis) journey to live her life away from the constant fear of Michael’s inevitable return time and time again. 

Halloween Ends examines how the presence of evil lived within Michael now roams free and permeates every corner of Haddonfield–living in the subconscious of every resident, leading to disastrous accidents sparked by the fear of Michael being around every corner. The evil spreads its way through the town, impacting how everyone lives with the constant fear of the boogeyman's return. 

Halloween Ends is a great conclusion to this story of Laura and the evil she fights against throughout her life. The film asks: Will Laurie finally find some peace and quite–some time to truly live her life? 

Complex, Believable Performances 

Halloween Ends gives us everything we could hope for in this final installment. We see glimpses of our favorite final girl having a moment to catch her breath. Jamie Lee Curtis gives an amazing performance which explores how Laurie has grown as a person. 

Seeing a character we have watched throughout the Halloween franchise fight for her life–and the lives of her loved ones–stand up and let pent up emotions out in the open, is cathartic and freeing. Jamie Lee Curtis's performance is exhilarating as a character who finally has had enough and releases all the emotions she has been keeping inside. 

Halloween Ends boasts challenging, captivating performances of complex, well-written characters who question their life as well as the history and overpowering pull toward evil in their hometown.

Andi Matichak returns as Allyson–who now lives with her grandmother Laurie Strode. Halloween Ends explores her character more intimately–examining how growing up in this family–and Haddonfield–has impacted who she is and what she wants out of her life. 

One of the standout performances in Halloween Ends is Rohan Campbell as Corey Cunningham–a young Haddonfield resident- who comes under fire from the town after a mysterious and deadly night. 

Campbell brings the complexity of his character to the foreground. We see Corey as an awkward, but well-meaning kid, trying desperately to deal with how the evil of Haddonfield permeated his subconscious during that fateful night. Corey’s accident, which begins the film, highlights how Haddonfield residents are always looking over their shoulder, waiting for the worst to happen–waiting for Michael’s return, even when he’s nowhere to be seen. 

Throughout the film, Corey tries to handle the outcome of that night, leading to a complex and challenging role which Rohan Campbell portrays perfectly from every angle. 

Gore and Creative Kill Scenes

Halloween Ends does not skimp on gory and intense kill scenes which harken back to the suspense which made us all fall in love with this iconic horror franchise with Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic. 

The horror of Halloween Ends erupts beautifully from well-crafted suspense and a dark, gritty atmosphere capturing how evil seeps into Haddonfield. 

The cinematography throughout Halloween Ends captures both the darkness of the holiday along with the joy of costume parties–and the warm, yet menacing glow of jack o' lanterns. 

The visual world of Halloween Ends all bursts from one central location–which helps create a lived-in and scary world where we expect to see Michael Myers emerge from the shadows at any moment. The bridge–which was filmed in Sylvania, Ga–used within the film acts as a hub for the town’s evil as well as the film’s strong visual tone. 

Halloween Ends builds suspense beautifully from its opening scene and continues throughout all of its kill scenes–which are both brutal and creative. Every moment of gore builds from an overwhelming sense of suspense, and utilizes the atmosphere and location of each moment well to create unique scenes that are both terrifying and unique. 

Halloween Ends maintains a strong visual style throughout the film both in its most horrific scenes as well as in its scenes which capture the bright lights and excitement of the holiday. Neon lights, motorcycle rides, and the dark, open road recall juvenile delinquent films of the 1950s–brought to even more through the performances of Rohan Campbell and Andi Matichak during these moments. 

Conclusion

Halloween Ends is a perfect conclusion to the Halloween franchise and is a fun, suspenseful trip inside the haunting world of Michael Myers and Haddonfield. Halloween Ends is a wonderful celebration of the season–both its tricks and treats–giving us spooky atmospheres, complex performances–especially from Jamie Lee Curtis, Rohan Campbell, and Andi Matichak–and an amazing cameo horror fans are sure to love.

[non-binary-laurie-strode]

So clearly the entire thesis of the Halloween franchise is that Michael Myers is hunting Laurie, who, in most timelines, is his sister. But does he actually focus her down in Halloween 1978? She's the main character, obviously, and the sister angle didn't come in until 1981's Halloween II, but does it retroactively fit?

After Mack and I talked about it at one point, I decided that the next time I watched Halloween I would see if he's actually chasing her or if she just ~happens to get in his path.

And you could reasonably argue that it is the latter! That Laurie is just in the wrong place and that she is not, in fact, his primary target.

The only time in the entire film that she sees him alone, before the climactic face-off, is when he's looking up at her in the laundry. That's it. Every other time throughout the day, she's with other people: The classroom is full of kids, Annie and Lynda are there when he drives by the first time ("Speed kills!"), and Annie is there when he's leering from the bush.

The entire reason that he ends up on the street that Tommy and Lindsey live on is because Annie stops by the hardware store that he robs, and she's taking Laurie to babysit. He follows them.

But when they split up, and they are literally across the street from each other, he decides to go after Annie first. He spends so much time with her! It's hard to figure out if we're in ~somewhat-real-time or not, how much time really passes there, but he at least has to spend like an hour prowling around the Wallace house and stalking Annie. After all, the kids finish watching The Thing, Tommy wants to read his comics, and they have to get off to bed.

And when Annie is dead, he doesn't even immediately go across the street to deal with Laurie. He waits and lurks at the Wallace house, which is how Bob and Lynda fall into his path. And then, even after Bob and Lynda are dead, he is still waiting at the Wallace house! That's not the behaviour of someone out hunting their prey when their prey is across the street. He never actually seeks Laurie out; he only attacks her when she's stumbling around screaming, crying, when she discovers Annie lain out in front of the stolen headstone.

"But what about when Tommy sees him across the street looking at the Doyle house?" He's stalking Annie and doesn't want to get caught. Reasonably you could argue he's just keeping a lookout for any trouble, and if Tommy is shaking the curtains, he might be assessing if Tommy is a threat. Nothing about Laurie specifically, but just "anyone who might bother the Annie hunt."

Really, I think it's a neat thought experiment to argue that maybe the entire film, his primary target is Annie and everyone else is just unlucky to be there! Every time she sees him (except the laundry) it's with other people, and usually Annie! Annie is more of the centre for his attack than anyone else!

Again, I know, the entire franchise rests on us assuming that Laurie is The target, and she's the main character so it makes sense, etc. This isn't really a serious argument. Just something I thought about while watching this movie for like the 10th time, haha.

[mediamixs]

Top 10 Final Girls in Horror Movies

The concept of the "final girl" in horror movies refers to the last female character who survives to confront the antagonist, often embodying traits such as resilience and moral integrity. Here is a list of the top 10 final girls in horror films, highlighting their significance and impact on the genre:

Ellen Ripley (Alien) Portrayed by Sigourney Weaver, Ripley is often regarded as the quintessential final girl. Her transformation from a regular crew member to a fierce survivor capable of defeating the alien threat is iconic, showcasing strength and intelligence throughout the franchise.

Sidney Prescott (Scream) Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott revitalized the final girl trope with her self-awareness and complexity. Over multiple films, she confronts the killers with a mix of vulnerability and fierce determination, making her a standout character in the horror genre.

Laurie Strode (Halloween) Played by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laurie is the archetypal final girl, characterized by her resourcefulness and bravery in facing Michael Myers. Her character set the standard for many final girls that followed, balancing innocence with the ability to fight back.

Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Nancy, portrayed by Heather Langenkamp, is notable for her cleverness in outsmarting Freddy Krueger. She actively confronts her fears and takes control of her destiny, making her a pioneering figure in horro.

Kirsty Cotton (Hellraiser) Kirsty, played by Ashley Laurence, stands out for her psychological resilience and ability to navigate the terrifying world of the Cenobites. Her character evolves from a frightened girl to a determined survivor who confronts evil head-on.

Jess Bradford (Black Christmas) As one of the first final girls, Jess, played by Olivia Hussey, introduced a more grounded and realistic portrayal of female survivors in horror. Her character's struggle against an unseen killer laid the groundwork for future slasher films.

Mia Allen (Evil Dead) Jane Levy's Mia is a modern final girl who faces supernatural horrors with grit and determination. Her character's journey from victim to warrior is a significant evolution in the portrayal of final girls in contemporary horror.

Julie James (I Know What You Did Last Summer) Jennifer Love Hewitt's Julie is a relatable character who fights against a relentless killer while grappling with the consequences of her past. Her resilience and determination make her a memorable final girl in the late '90s horror landscape.

Sally Hardesty (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) Sally, portrayed by Marilyn Burns, is often celebrated for her raw survival instincts. Her harrowing escape from Leatherface has become a defining moment in horror cinema, representing the struggle against overwhelming odds.

Alice Hardy (Friday the 13th) Alice, played by Adrienne King, is the only survivor of the original Friday the 13th. Her character's cleverness and ability to confront the killer set a precedent for the final girl archetype in slasher films.

These characters not only survive their respective horrors but also challenge traditional gender roles in film, making them enduring icons in the horror genre.

[crazycoke-addict]

The number 3 in The Halloween Franchise.

I never seen any of the Halloween franchise besides the first and second one, however I was watching Czs World whom was doing a things you missed for Halloween and I noticed something interesting. The number 3 feel important because It is shown throughout the Halloween franchise.

Let's start with there are three different timelines (excluding the remake and season of the witch) in the Halloween and the three timeline has a main focus to one specific timeline. Halloween 1,2, return of Michael Myers, revenge of Michael Myers and curse of Michael Myers is the Samuel Loomis timeline. Halloween 1, 2, H2O and resurrection is the Laurie strode. Halloween, Halloween (2018), Halloween kills and Halloween ends is the Michael Myers timeline. In each timeline, Laurie has a kid which tallies up to 3. Her parallel to her siblings, Michael and Judith since it involves 2 girls and 1 boy. There are two Trilogies. The Thorn Trilogy which with 4, 5,6 and the latest Trilogy of Halloween (2018), kills and ends. The company shamrock was selling 3 Halloween masks in season of the Witch.

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October 28, 2023

Halloween (1978)

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

JayBell: Yes, we are finally watching maybe one of the biggest Halloween classics. After our overall disappointing Friday the 13th adventure, I brought my expectations for this movie down a couple notches.

First off, seeing young Jamie Lee Curtis gave me an almost out of body experience. Clearly it's her voice, but she's so young that it threw me off guard. But she did a great job as our surviving girl. Like compared to Alice of Friday the 13th, I'm much happier with her actions (with the notable exception of hanging out in the same room as the killer when you're not sure he's dead and deciding to hide in a tiny closet). She's likable, strong-willed, responsible, and easy to root for.

Compared to Friday the 13th, all the characters just seem more real and well developed. I like that our main character is kind of nerdy, but she also has a close group of friends that don't constantly make fun of her for it. It feels like a more authentic portrayal of friendship.

Halloween also gives their villain a much more interesting backstory, although it's so weird to think that under that mask he's a dude in his early twenties.

With that said, I did think the beginning of the movie is kind of slow. It's a good way to introduce the characters and get us attached to them, but it does feel like the beginning drags on a bit much. I know he's doing his stalking and standing in weird places, but I think he could be a bit more threatening throughout the beginning.

After seeing this one, I'm definitely interested in seeing how the franchise escalates.

Rating: 6/10 cats 🐈

Anzie: Okkkk. I know it’s a classic. But I’m a hater. But also an optimist. I can always find something funny or even find the dumbness of something ironically good. I WAS SO BORED!!!! I wanted to screech with boredom. First off. Jamie Lee Curtis is not ever allowed to be shown to me this young again. We start off and my brain is already broken. Second. The entire movie is the teenagers going on and on about how bland Jamie Lee Curtis’ character is. Wellll maybe if you guys weren’t sooooo obsessed with sex, you could have survived a guy that literally was the slowest stalker to ever exist. Like I get paranoid when a car follows me for like 3 turns!!! Like seriously. It was annoying. Plus at the end, the fact that he’s dead, he’s not dead, he disappears, blahblahblahhhhhhh. And again I get it’s the 70s. Don’t get me started on the music bc I still feel like my ears got jammed with a bamboo skewer. Sorry to hate, it just didn’t live up to the hype for me. It’s Not awwwfulll, but boooooo .👻👻👻

Rating: 4/10 Ghosts 👻

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Dolo Flicks: Ranking The Friday The 13th Films From Worst to Best [UPDATED]

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Published: October 13, 2023

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Ranking The Friday The 13th Films From Worst to Best - Part 1

Freddy Kruger. Michael Myers. Pennywise. Leatherface.

Jason Voorhees.

It has been over ten years since the last time fans were able to go to a movie theater to watch a new Friday the 13th film.

In the 1980s, the Friday the 13th franchise and its star, Jason Voorhees, were embedded in the pop culture zeitgeist, releasing eight films in the decade.

In this series, we look back at the franchise and rank all 12 films from worst to best based purely on this writer’s opinion. Friday The 13th wasn’t a franchise that I grew up watching, so the level of nostalgia for the films is minimal.

In this ranking, we will not be including Womp Stomp Films' fantastic Friday The 13th fan films, Never Hike Alone and Never Hike In The Snow. If they were included, they would be ranked near the top as their quality is top-notch.

Let’s get started!

12. JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY

RELEASED: AUGUST 13, 1993

DIRECTOR: ADAM MARCUS

New Line Cinema’s first foray with the Friday The 13th franchise turned out to be a bit of a mess. New Line Cinema was able to acquire the distribution rights to the series; however, Paramount was able to keep the score used throughout the films and the usage of the name “Friday The 13th”.

Jason Goes To Hell used first-time director Adam Marcus to lead the franchise into a new direction utilizing the bloodline of Jason Voorhees.

This film has the least amount of Jason than any other movie in the franchise (with the exception of Friday The 13th Part V) as he is killed within the first half-hour. His essence or spirit is then transferred from one person to another.

The score and the way the film is shot are its lowest points. The film resembles one made strictly for late-night television on channels like HBO or Cinemax.

The Unrated version of the film is the preferred version of the movie, allowing for some of the most gruesome kills in the franchise, including impalement via a signpost.

Also, the character of Creighton Duke, played by Steven Williams, is one of the most memorable characters in the entire franchise with his over-the-top dialogue.

The gore and some of the characters don’t make up for most of the film, having subpar acting and a convoluted and confusing plot.

Jason Goes To Hell is likely to remain the movie best known for having a Freddy Kruger cameo in its ending. The film is hard to love, even for the franchise’s most dedicated fan base.

11. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN

RELEASED: JULY 28, 1989

DIRECTOR: ROB HEDDEN

The eighth installment in the Friday The 13th franchise suffered from a severe amount of series fatigue. The film incorporated a plethora of new elements to the Jason Voorhees character with varying results.

Many fans know the movie as the “Jason on a boat” film as most of the film takes place on a cruise ship with numerous recently graduated High School students for Jason to take out.

Jason Takes Manhattan is the most extended entry in the franchise at a one-hour and 40-minute runtime. The film’s pacing drags throughout the film, making the audience feel every minute.

While many slasher films give the impression of the main antagonist teleporting as they always seem to be right behind, their victim, Jason Takes Manhattan has Jason teleporting in numerous scenes. Also, one of the main characters has visions of Jason as a child.

Friday The 13th isn’t known for its continuity, and the child version of Jason is shown to be a relatively normal child without any physical deformities.

The film has two things going for it. The first is an iconic shot of Jason Voorhees in the middle of Times Square in New York, although most of the film’s New York scenes were filmed in Vancouver, Canada.

The second is the rooftop boxing kill, where Jason punches the head off of Julius, played by V.C. Dupree, who attempted to fight Jason one-on-one with no weapons.

While Jason Takes Manhattan has its fair share of memorable moments, its overlong runtime and oftentimes ridiculous plot make it one of the worst entries in the franchise. It’s one of the few Friday The 13th films that can be described as boring.

10. JASON X

RELEASED: APRIL 26, 2002

DIRECTOR: JAMES ISAAC

Most of the time, when a horror franchise ventures outside of the planet Earth, it tends to be one of the worst entries.

Jason X has the look and feel of a film produced by Syfy, similar to movies like Sharknado, filled with soap opera-style lighting and cringe-worthy dialogue.

Set in the future in the year 2455, Jason X takes place in a spaceship traveling to Earth 2 after an excavation mission from a group of students on the original Earth who find Jason frozen in a facility.

While most of the dialogue is cringe-inducing, the characters in the film play up the comedic tone of the film, making for a fun viewing experience.

The highlight of Jason X comes when he is first awakened on the spaceship and delivers one of if not the best kill in the entire franchise. He puts his would-be victim’s head into a sink full of liquid nitrogen, freezing the victim’s head, which he then proceeds to smash to pieces.

Jason X is the lowest-grossing film of the series, coming out at a time when Jason’s standing as a horror icon was diminished.

The film is a fun viewing experience if you are looking to kill a few hours, but even with there being an uber version of Jason, Jason X feels like a film with no real identity and doesn’t know what it wants to be.

9. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3

RELEASED: AUGUST 13, 1982

DIRECTOR: STEVE MINER

The third Friday The 13th film stands alone as the only movie in the franchise made to be specifically seen in 3D. There are many shots that are intended to be seen in 3D throughout the film, and watching them today feels outdated.

This is also the first Friday The 13th, to have the same director as the previous film, Steve Miner. The film takes place just a day after the events of the second installment as it shows some news footage describing the murders from the previous movie.

The plot doesn’t feature your typical camp counselors but instead follows a group of friends heading to a friend’s cabin for the weekend.

This third entry into the franchise is best known for being the movie where Jason finally gets his infamous hockey mask.

As far as kills, the movie has two that stand out, with one character getting his head squeezed to death, ending in a 3D eyeball effect in a kill that is so bad that it turns out to be good. The best kill in the movie is when Jason takes his machete and splits a character in half who is doing a handstand.

Unfortunately, while this Friday The 13th, does have some memorable kills, it also has some of the worst acting in the entire franchise.

When the character Chilli finds Shelly dead, she runs away, yelling in what can only be described as a comical attempt at being scared.

“Oh, God, No. Shelly’s Dead. He’s Dead. Oh my god. Oh my god.”

Much like the beginning of the movie using footage from the second film, the ending of part three is similar to the original Friday The 13th, with the corpse of Ms. Voorhees taking in the final girl, Chris, played by Dana Kimmell, into the water in what turns out to be just a dream.

The third Friday The 13th, feels like a film that can only be loved by those who grew up with movies.

Ranking The Friday The 13th Films From Worst to Best - Part 2

In the second part of this three-part series ranking the Friday The 13th franchise, we take a look at a majority of the first few films.

Many of the films in this portion can be interchanged with one another as this group of movies has many similarities. Some of the films could go down in my rankings in the future should I re-watch the series again in the near future.

It’s possible that a majority of Friday The 13th enthusiasts may find issues with this part of the list, as these films were not ones that I watched growing up. There is no nostalgia for these movies, and these rankings are based on how I feel about the movies in the present day.

Let’s Start Part Two!

8. FRIDAY THE 13TH

RELEASED: MAY 9, 1980

DIRECTOR: SEAN S. CUNNINGHAM

The original Friday The 13th is a monumental film in horror movie history as it helped spark the slasher movie craze that was prominent throughout the 1980s.

It was initially meant to be a rip-off of 1978s Halloween, which would then feature an anthology series telling different horror stories with the Friday The 13th title. However, the success of the film allowed for a continuation of the Voorhees storyline throughout the series.

Many of the kills in Friday The 13th are tame for today’s standards, as many are left below screen for the audience.

However, famed special make-up effects artist Tom Savini adds his touch to the movie with some kills that still hold up today. The under-the-bed kill featuring Kevin Bacon’s character is still one of the best kills in the franchise.

The preferred version of the movie is the unrated version that has extended kills.

What makes the original stand out to this day is the final act with the battle between Alice, our final girl, and Pamela Voorhees. You see your standard final girl template with her running into dead bodies and fighting off Mrs. Voorhees.

Eventually, this leads to Alice grabbing a machete and cutting off Mrs. Voorhees’ head.

Some of the mythology here is confusing with Friday The 13th as Mrs. Voorhees is taking revenge on camp counselors for allowing her son to drown due to their negligence; however, Jason takes his revenge for the death of his mother.

Did Jason actually drown?

One of the final scenes in the movie shows Alice out in the middle of the lake in a canoe, and a moment of peace seems to pass through the film.

Then Jason pops out of the lake, dragging Alice with him.

The sequence turns out to only be a dream, but its effectiveness caused many future installments to duplicate it.

Friday The 13th, with its over-the-top characters and memorable final act, the film still holds up as one of the best in the franchise.

7. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD

RELEASED: MAY 13, 1988

DIRECTOR: JOHN CARL BUECHLER

The seventh installment in the franchise is one that could go up in my rankings as the years pass. This is the first Friday The 13th that features fan-favorite Kane Hodder playing the role of Jason.

Hodder would be the only actor to play Jason more than once throughout the franchise. He was also Jason in Jason Takes Manhattan, Jason Goes to Hell, and Jason X.

The film is known for being a pseudo-Jason vs. Carrie film as the final girl, Tina, played by Lar Park-Lincoln, has telekinetic powers. Some of the film’s best highlights feature Tina and Jason's battle utilizing Hodder’s background as a stuntman to its full advantage.

The Motion Picture Association (MPAA) almost completely ruins the film as many of the kills feature cut-away shots taking out a majority of the gore. However, this installment does feature the infamous sleeping bag kill, which has become a fan favorite and is duplicated in later films in the franchise.

The film’s low ranking is primarily due to the movie having the worst ending in the entire franchise. Tina conjures the body of her dead father out of Crystal Lake to take Jason down below in the film’s climax.

With a mostly forgettable set of characters, a majority of the kills being compromised, and a wretched ending, The New Blood is one of the most inconsistent entries in the series.

6. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING

RELEASED: MARCH 22, 1985

DIRECTOR: DANNY STEINMANN

The controversy continues as this entry is usually placed as one of the worst entries in the series.

The fifth installment of the franchise suffers from fan expectations of having Jason as the main antagonist in the film. 1982s Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which was derided for not having Michael Myers at the time, now has a cult following.

A New Beginning doesn’t have the following of Halloween III, but the movie has its moments that make up for not having the real Jason.

The film follows an adult or teenage Tommy Jarvis, played by John Shepard, who is at a camp for troubled youth. Jarvis has issues dealing with his past encounters with Jason and has sporadic fits throughout the movie.

Danny Steinmann directed A New Beginning, and with his background in pornography, there are many scenes with extended nudity. Taking Jason’s place (spoiler alert) is paramedic Roy Burns in one of the most obvious turns in history.

In the first third of the film, a character is killed at the youth camp with an ax, and it turns out that kid was Burns’. Burns then decides to dawn the hockey mask with a blue design and become a copycat killer of Jason.

Many of the kills in the film are unique, including one using a belt and a stick that is wrapped around a character’s head until he dies. Some of the characters in the movie are put in just to add to the kill count.

While Friday The 13th: A New Beginning doesn’t have Jason, the movie still feels like the standard Friday The 13th, including the kills and characters.

5. FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009)

RELEASED: FEBRUARY 13, 2009

DIRECTOR: MARCUS NISPEL

The 2009 reboot of Friday The 13th may be the most divisive film in the franchise. Like Freddy vs. Jason, the film suffers from a subpar cast and, for many, one of the worst characters in horror movie history in Trent, played by Travis Van Winkle.

The film followed a reboot renaissance from studio Platinum Dunes that included The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, bringing a more modern touch to the horror classics.

The film’s best asset falls in its portrayal of Jason, played by Derek Mears. Jason is a hybrid of the zombie Jason that was introduced in Friday The 13th VI: Jason Lives and a survivalist who sets traps and can kill in a variety of ways.

Arguably, Jason is at his most frightening in the 2009 reboot.

The highlight of the film is in the first 25 minutes, as it shows a group of friends camping as they look for a field of marijuana. Jason takes out each one brutally, including a sleeping bag kill, leaving a victim hung in the bag over a fire for a brutal, slow death.

Also, the fan-favorite bag head version of Jason makes an appearance in the film before finding his infamous hockey mask.

The plot of the film is somewhat by the numbers as Jason kidnaps one of the campers from the beginning of the movie, who resembles his mother. The girl’s brother comes looking for his sister and runs into a group of friends staying at a friend’s family cabin.

They run into Jason, and the killing commences.

While for many, the characters in Friday The 13th (2009) may make the film hard to digest, Jason and the kills in the movie make it the most accessible Friday The 13th film. This film is the Friday The 13th that you would show to someone who has never seen any of the movies and is unfamiliar with the franchise.

Ranking The Friday The 13th Films From Worst to Best - Part 3

In this final installment of my ranking of the Friday The 13th franchise, we take a look at what I consider to be the top movies in the series.

Two of the films on the list below do hold a level of nostalgia as they are the only movies I was able to see in theatres. The films that are in the top two don’t stray far from common opinions.

Watching all 12 films in the franchise has given me a new appreciation for Friday The 13th and certainly solidified Jason’s standing as a horror icon.

4. FREDDY VS. JASON

RELEASED: AUGUST 15, 2003

DIRECTOR: RONNY YU

The long-awaited battle between Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees spent a decade in development hell before finally being released in 2003.

Freddy vs. Jason was one of the most anticipated films in horror history. It had a fantastic marketing campaign that led to the film becoming the highest-grossing film in both the Friday The 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street franchises.

Admittedly, Freddy vs. Jason is a personal preference of mine since it was the first Friday The 13th/A Nightmare on Elm Street film I was able to see in theaters.

The movie premiere that I attended was filled with horror fanatics dawning all of their favorite Jason and Freddy memorabilia and clothes, leading to a fun movie-going experience where the audience loudly celebrated certain parts of the film.

The plot of the movie finds the people of Springwood, Ohio, unfamiliar with Freddy Krueger due to a pill that suppresses people’s dreams. Krueger manipulates Jason to kill people in Springwood to spread fear back in the community to regain his powers.

Jason, who is played by Ken Kerzinger, does the majority of the killing in the film. One of the kills at the beginning of the movie to a character named Trent sticks out as Jason folds him in half using a mattress.

Krueger isn’t the over-the-top, almost cartoonish character he portrayed in the latter A Nightmare on Elm Street films, specifically in the fifth and sixth entries in the franchise.

Robert Englund plays Krueger, similar to the franchise’s third installment, Dream Warriors, a blend of comedic one-liners infused with terrifying nightmare scenarios.

The weakest portions of the film come when the movie focuses on its protagonist characters. Some of these characters are the worst in the franchise, such as Kelly Rowland’s Kia and Jason Ritter’s Will. There is even one character that is a blatant rip-off of Jay from the Jay and Silent Bob movies.

There are some plot developments that make little sense, such as Jason being afraid of water, as throughout the series, Jason is shown going in and out of bodies of water.

The film’s ranking rests primarily with its third act, where Jason and Freddy battle at Crystal Lake. The action scenes between the two deliver in big fashion, with both characters having their moments.

Surprisingly, there has not been a sequel with the amount of money the movie made. Despite the film’s lower-tier characters, Freddy vs. Jason is a fun time for fans of both franchises and delivered in its most crucial act.

3. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2

RELEASED: APRIL 30, 1981

DIRECTOR: STEVE MINER

The second installment in the Friday The 13th franchise is a fan favorite that features the bag-head version of Jason. The bag-head version of Jason is a unique entry in the series and stands out for being different.

The film itself features Jason venturing outside of the Crystal Lake campgrounds to get revenge on Friday The 13th’s original final girl, Alice Hardy. We spend a few minutes with Alice before she meets her fate after finding Mrs. Voorhees’ severed head in her refrigerator and is then killed by Jason.

In this installment, we follow a group of camp counselors that are going through counselor training. Jason takes his time taking down each would-be victim, including a memorable machete to the face kill to the character Mark who is in a wheelchair.

After getting hit by the machete, Mark is shown going backward down a large staircase in the wheelchair, adding something unique to the kill.

Friday The 13th part 2 arguably features one of the best final girls in the entire franchise in Ginny, played by Amy Steel. During the climax, Ginny finds Jason’s shed and shrine to his mother in the woods.

Ginny impersonates Jason’s mother by putting on her sweater and calling his name, allowing him to be distracted enough to be seemingly killed with a machete to the shoulder.

The ending of the film shows a deformed hillbilly version of Jason blasting through a window, grabbing Ginny.

The second film hits many of the same beats as the original, but it does enough on its own that many prefer it over its predecessor.

2. FRIDAY THE 13TH IV: THE FINAL CHAPTER

RELEASED: APRIL 13, 1984

DIRECTOR: JOSEPH ZITO

The fourth installment in the Friday The 13th franchise is an amalgamation of the previous three films that combines a majority of their best elements.

The Final Chapter is the quintessential Friday The 13th movie.

With the return of Tom Savini as a special makeup effects artist, the kills throughout the film are stellar.

Similar to the Friday The 13th Part 3, The Final Chapter begins immediately after the previous film’s events.

Jason is taken to a hospital, where he is presumed to be dead. He then awakens and brutally kills his way out of the hospital to head back to his stomping grounds at Crystal Lake.

The Final Chapter follows two groups of people.

The first is a group of friends staying at a friend’s home for the weekend. The second group that is being followed is the Jarvis family, who live next door.

There is also a slight storyline that follows the character Rob, played by Erich Anderson, who is seeking revenge for his sister, who died in Friday The 13th Part 2.

The movie is best known for introducing Tommy Jarvis to the franchise, who is played by Corey Feldman. Jarvis is a unique character that could be based on Tom Savini, as he is shown to have made horror movie-quality masks.

In the age of social media, the standout star in the movie is Crispin Glover, who plays Jimmy. Glover has a scene in the film that would make Elaine from Seinfeld cringe as he shows off his dance moves in one of the most memorable and mocked scenes in the entire franchise.

Ted White, who chose not to be credited, portrays one of the best Jason’s in the franchise. One of the best kills in the film includes a twin character who is thrown out a window in dramatic fashion.

The movie’s final act features Trish Jarvis, played by Kimberly Beck, who runs the final girl circuit of discovering dead bodies one after the other. Trish does put up a fight against Jason, but it is ultimately Tommy Jarvis who puts Jason down for good.

Tommy shaves a majority of his head bald to resemble what Jason looked like as a kid, which puts the killer on hold, allowing for him to be whacked in the head by Trish with a machete.

Tommy follows up with a hit of his own with a machete that kills Jason dramatically.

Jason’s death is arguably the best kill in the film, with his head slowly going down the machete after getting hit.

The Final Chapter, for many, is the best Friday The 13th film. It features a serviceable yet memorable cast, fantastic kills, and one of the most satisfying endings in the franchise.

This film could have easily been at the top of my list, and over the years, it could end up at the number one spot.

1. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES

RELEASED: AUGUST 1, 1986

DIRECTOR: TOM McLoughlin

Written and Directed by Tom McLoughlin, Friday The 13th: Jason Lives is one of the most unique and fun horror movies of the 1980s. The film brings forth the zombie version of Jason that is most well-known in pop culture.

The film brings back Tommy Jarvis, who wants to make sure that Jason is dead. He heads to the deceased killer’s grave and digs up the body, only to impale it with a metal rod. The metal rod is struck by lightning, and Jason is reborn.

The movie brilliantly inputs Meta elements throughout the film, blending a mix of comedy and action that make it stand out to this day.

Jason Lives is the only Friday The 13th film with no nudity and even shows kids at the camp setting. Don’t worry; Jason does not kill any children in the movie.

The kills throughout the movie are well made despite the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) editing them down to reduce the gore amount. Even the kills that are done off-screen are well made, as the film does a brilliant job of showing the aftermath of the kill.

The chemistry between the Sheriff’s daughter Megan, played by Jennifer Cook, and Tommy Jarvis allows the audience to care more about the antagonists instead of viewing them as mere fodder for Jason.

The Friday The 13th franchise is a series that doesn’t have an absolute classic film that transcends the horror genre, such as 1978’s Halloween, or 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Jason Lives, and even The Final Chapter are the closest the series comes to having a transcendent horror film. At the very least, these films are about as good as any of the sequels in the Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street franchises.

Jason Lives is the film that I think of when I think of Friday The 13th. Undoubtedly, it is the movie in the franchise that has the most replay value and the film that I would choose to show to anyone who hasn’t seen Friday The 13th.

Let me know what you think of my rankings, and put your rankings down below.

(Photo: New Line Cinema/Crystal Lake Entertainment/Platinum Dunes/Warner Bros./Paramount Pictures)

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Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later (1998)

Whenever you make your way through a franchise, you’ve got to rank them from best to worst. Having reached Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, I’d put it third on the list after the original and the first sequel. That sounds promising. Actually, it’s more of a testimony to the weakness of the follow-ups. This horror film has one of the greatest titles ever because it’s so clunky it perfectly summarizes its ambitions to do more than just produce another generic instalment while also never quite succeeding.

Set after “Halloween II” and ignoring all subsequent chapters, it’s October 29th, 1998. Michael Myers (Chris Durand) has acquired Laurie Strode’s address from Dr. Loomis’ files. Meanwhile, in Summer Glen, California, Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) has faked her death and lives under the name “Keri Tate” while raising her son, John (Josh Hartnett). She has no idea Myers is once again on his sister’s trail with murder on his mind.

In some ways, this is a “good” sequel to Halloween II in that it maintains the continuity established. This Michael Myers was described as “pure evil” by the late Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance having passed away in 1995) but really, he’s a deranged “normal” person who is after the members of his family. Nothing supernatural going on. It’s not the way I like my Halloween but your mileage may vary. Other positive aspects include the portrayal of Laurie Strode and the film’s conclusion. Having been through an extended ordeal with her brother, Laurie isn’t like the characters we usually see in slasher movies. She knows that knocking Myers down isn’t enough so she grabs an axe; she knows the killer is after her and uses it as a way to protect her son from harm. Without giving away the conclusion completely, it doesn’t get much more definitive than this. It would be impossible for there to be another confrontation between Strode and Myers. I have to applaud the filmmakers for not trying to milk the series any further.

I said “good” earlier because this film makes some major mistakes all the way through. Firstly, this Michael Myers isn’t frightening at all. His mask looks cheap and trashy. You’d think the people in charge would’ve taken the time and effort to make it 1) look like the original 2) appropriately weathered considering it’s been 20 years, and 3) intimidating. They didn’t. Throughout, you can clearly see Myers’ eyes all the time. This makes him look human and therefore vulnerable. You don’t believe for a second that a series of gunshots wouldn’t take him down, even though they didn’t 20 years ago.

H20 is at its best when Strode is once again pitted against Myers. Either in person or psychologically when she “sees” him in reflections or in the distance. Everything else is generic and a waste of time. John and his friends are only there to give us a body count and they play no part in the film’s conclusion. We get one decent kill that involves a service elevator. The rest lean towards the unintentionally funny. Some of this humorous tone is deliberate. LL Cool J’s portrayal of a security guard is played for laughs all the way through but this is less of an attempt to bring new life to the franchise and more of it trying to ape the success of Scream, released 2 years earlier. In that film, the protagonists being able to knock the killer over with conventional weapons didn’t take away the tension because their identity was a mystery. Here? It means there isn't a single scary or tense scene.

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later shows just enough potential for you to not want to dismiss it immediately, but this makes it more disappointing. Even if you like the path this instalment chooses, I doubt you’ll be pleased by its lack of scares. (On Blu-ray, October 29, 2021)

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Halloween Ends Is the Heaviest Film of the Franchise

Halloween Ends Is the Heaviest Film of the Franchise

Throughout David Gordon Green‘s entire new Halloween trilogy, we are regularly reminded that it has been forty years since Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney/Nick Castle) first came home. The 2018 reboot that followed decades of remakes and reboots would go on to embrace John Carpenter’s original vision. It’s a solid story with bits about grief and trauma sprinkled in, but more than anything,…

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Whatd You Consider Halloween Ends?

Picture: Blumhouse This weekend marks the conclusion of a long-running horror franchise within the type of Halloween Ends. Directed by David Gordon Inexperienced, the third movie within the reboot trilogy that started with 2018’s Halloween jumps forward to our current day and sees Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) as soon as once more attempting to maneuver on along with her life after failing to kill Michael Myers (Nick Fort & James Jude Courtney) again in final yr’s Halloween Kills. However the one method to finish your trauma is to try to kill it a number of occasions, so it’s solely a matter of time earlier than survivor and killer cross paths once more. Reception to the Halloween reboots has gotten extra combined with every successive entry. The 2018 reboot acquired fairly optimistic marks throughout, a lot that Kills and Ends have been greenlit on the identical time, and it kickstarted a wave of legacy revivals for different horror franchises like Scream, Little one’s Play, and so forth. However each Kills and Ends, whereas they’ve their followers, haven’t acquired fairly the glowing reward of their predecessor. Our evaluate of Kills known as it uneven and heavy-handed, and Ends continues this development, in response to varied critiques and impressions. Ends’ music and performances have acquired particular consideration, primarily Curtis’, it’s a supposed enchancment over Kills. However it actually sounds just like the movies have stalled out out over time, and it’s not fairly the epic trilogy nearer that it may or must be. Possibly just a few years on ice will do the franchise some good because the rights go away Blumhouse and return to unique collection producer Malek Akkad. Within the meantime, tell us what you consider Halloween Ends, and all the reboot enterprise on the whole, down within the feedback under. Need extra io9 information? Try when to anticipate the most recent Marvel and Star Wars releases, what’s subsequent for the DC Universe on movie and TV, and every part you want to learn about Home of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy.  Originally published at Irvine News HQ

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A Gruesome & Unexpected Conclusion to the Horror Franchise

A Gruesome & Unexpected Conclusion to the Horror Franchise

Halloween Ends makes a bold attempt at something different and executes with a somewhat satisfying closure for both Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers (Nick Castle). Unlike the previous films, Halloween Ends focuses its attention on emotion and character development rather than bloodshed. Curtis is at her best as Laurie while Michael takes a backseat throughout the entire film.…

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Comparing and contrasting Halloween 2′s Michael Myers to Halloween 1978′s

After re-reading this: warning. Snark about / towards Halloween 2 ahead.

Halloween 2′s portrayal of Michael is an oddity to me. I constantly see other sequels trashed for their portrayal of Michael, yet never this one - even though, from a writing point of view, this is really where the train started to derail from its tracks. The writing of Halloween 2 is an absolute mess and Michael is no exception to that - don’t get me wrong, I have crazy amounts of nostalgia for this movie and I love Dick Warlock as Michael Myers, but if I’m being honest, this portrayal fails to capture any of the original movie’s fascination and quite simply doesn’t work as a good continuation of Halloween 1978′s Michael.

(There is one scene I’d call an exception to that, but it can’t carry the rest of the writing / portrayal / movie on its own.)

Let’s get into it.

1. The good - The costume

One major reason why I think this portrayal is quite well-liked amongst fans is that, unlike a lot of the other sequels, it got Michael’s looks right. It’s honestly super wild to me that I have to cite this as a positive - this is a character who doesn’t talk and gets defined by his looks and body language. Insane that for most of the sequels they failed to get this basic yet crucial aspect of the character right. But anyway... 

All snark aside, Michael does look pretty great in this movie. I chose that screenshot of a side-view specifically to highlight the following: they actually had someone play the character whose physique and height fit Nick Castle’s from the original movie. The mask is the same, if grittier/dirtier (which works, considering he rolled around in the grass after getting shot and all), and also big points for continuity - you can actually see the bloody holes in the coveralls where Loomis shot Michael at the end of Halloween / start of this movie. The coverall looks good, too. 

Based on looks alone this portrayal doesn’t disappoint and actually happens to be one of my favourite in the whole franchise. (I’m especially partial to that scene where Michael stabs Laurie’s empty bed.)

This movie, quite different than Halloween 1978, isn’t afraid to give the viewer full-on frontal shots of Michael, starting right from before his first kill less than ten minutes into the runtime all the way up to the end. In a way I feel this detracts from the tension, but I can see why they did it - they probably thought “Hell, the viewers know what he looks like anyway if they saw the first movie, might as well”. 

2. The good p.2 - Throwbacks to Halloween 1978

I don’t consider this a necessity, but some easter eggs / throwbacks are always appreciated (by me). Halloween 2 in parts does a pretty good job of capturing and recreating some of those iconic moments.

The first 15-ish minutes of this movie in general are, thematically, almost a 1:1 of Halloween’s intro scene; we get a long POV shot of Michael lurking around and watching Loomis (Judith), then Michael picks up his weapon of choice, then the first kill (stabbing with a knife). Though this is also where Halloween 2 quite diverges from the beaten path in some ways, in giving us a full-frontal of Michael and the mask and a close-up of his eyes.

3. The bad - Different way of killing

Objectively, if I strictly view this movie as a slasher, this isn’t a negative, and I think most people don’t take it as such. I sort of don’t either - the kills in Halloween 2 are visually impressive, creative, and have some nice gore. (I love the syringe kill, for example - the lighting / visual ambience in that scene is awesome.)

However... they don’t fit the character of Michael as established in Halloween 1978. In that movie Michael kills for gratification, because he gets something out of it. The kills are drawn-out, have long build-up with extended stalking, and all relate to choking the victim in some way or form. Michael only chokes one character in the entirety of Halloween 2, and that guy doesn’t even die from it. There are no vocalizations either. That’s not to say that Michael can’t change his motivations for killing or change his character - but Halloween 2 takes place during the same night as the original movie.

It’s simply unbelievable that Michael, who, at the end of Halloween 1978, still tried to go for choking Laurie despite her having escaped and injured him, would suddenly throw all of that out the window and stab Alice’s throat mere minutes after the end of the first movie. Unless...

4. The bad p.2 - Different motivation for killing

... they went back and changed his whole motivation for killing.

Which they did. And it’s flimsy writing at best.

So, Michael’s motivation for killing in this movie is getting to Laurie. He’s somehow connected to the idea / spirit of Samhain now and wants to end his family line, or so the movie (and later sequels) make it seem. Most of the other victims kick the bucket because they might end up between him and her in the hospital. As for why he kills Alice and some of the others that technically wouldn’t have? No idea. I guess maybe he still enjoys killing, but really, I only assume that because of the context of Halloween 1978. This movie doesn’t do anything to prove / hint that he does, aside from the hot tub scene which feels almost out of character compared to the rest of the portrayal.

5. The bad p.3 - Don’t fix a thing that isn’t broken

A rule that Halloween 2 doesn’t give a damn about. This movie doesn’t even try to continue Halloween 1978 in this regard. Michael was after Laurie from the start because they’re siblings now, even if neither him nor Laurie ever even interact with that tidbit. It might as well not be in Halloween 2, but it changes a lot for the original movie. You get a certain sense of retcon when you look too closely, something I have never enjoyed in any form of media.

Though it has to be said that I neither hate the idea of a more supernatural Michael nor the sibling plotline itself. Some other entries to the franchise explored the second one to decent / great effect (RZ1, H20) and the Thorn trilogy (Halloween 4-6) is my absolute guilty pleasure among slasher movies.

6. The bad p.4 - Robo / Zombie Michael

This isn’t a knock on Dick Warlock as an actor at all. Some of the earlier Michael scenes of this movie show that he can give a convincing portrayal of the character.

He has the stiff spine and lack of shoulder movement.

The confidence.

And the fluidity. (I like the oddly fitting description of Michael from the otherwise questionable ‘78 novelization: his gait was quick and graceful for a big man)

Really, what happens mostly in the last act of the movie is something I personally think should be blamed on direction and writing - Michael chasing Laurie through the hospital at a snail’s speed isn’t only based on acting. The script determines that he walk over very slowly and swing at her legs when she climbs up the pipes, the script determines he swing like a zombie at empty air after Laurie shoots his eyes. 

Nevertheless, and whoever is to blame, Halloween 2 features zombie!Michael.

As well as robo!MIchael. (Despite how good he might look in that scene)

And it just doesn’t fit anything we saw in that first movie.

7. In conclusion

Michael Myers in Halloween 2 is a very, very different character than we saw in Halloween 1978. He has different motivations, kills for different reasons, no longer threads the line between human and supernatural but instead full-on crosses it; he moves differently, kills differently. He fails to be a continuation of the original Michael; he’s more his own character than anything else.

Halloween 2, apart from the hot tub scene, doesn’t manage to capture the fascinating “evil, fucked up psychopath threading into supernatural territory at times but still displays decidedly human behavior and quirks” nature of the character of Michael Myers; it feels empty and flat compared to the original movie, and it paved the way for the absolute mess that some of those later sequels / portrayals of Michael would turn out to be.

However... it is a portrayal that’s easy to simp / thirst for, as Dick Warlock happens to be a very attractive man who looks great in the Michael Myers costume. And, also, the hot tub scene exists. :)