Watchable sequel (Halloween H20 - Twenty Years Later (DVD))

Member Name: shaneo632

Product:	Halloween H20 - Twenty Years Later (DVD)
Date:	21/09/09 (6 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Curtis is good

Disadvantages: Not enough kills

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room

The Halloween series started brilliantly in 1978 and kickstarted the slasher genre, although sadly, the series itself endured numerous dodgy and inconsistent sequels, chiefly the dire third film, Season of the Witch, which didn't even feature Myers himself. Instead, this film is a direct sequel to the best sequel of the lot, Halloween II, set 20 years after the events of that film as evil killer Michael Myers returns to wreak havoc again.

Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), who was the sister of Myers and the only person to have survived his numerous attacks, is living under an assumed name and seems to have rebuilt her life, now having a son, John (Josh Hartnett), a husband, and a career as a principal at a local high school. However, Laurie hasn't forgotten what's happened, and firmly remembers that this is the 20th anniversary of the events of the first film. Soon enough, her students and colleagues end up dead, and Myers targets here himself. Laurie will therefore have to face off against Myers one last time (although they meet again in the rather naff sequel, Resurrection), in order to defend her family and herself.

Although this is still cliched horror fare, it is one of the better Halloween sequels, even if gorehounds will probably decry the fact that there really aren't that many kills or gratuitously violent moments, save for the hilariously over the top finale. Curtis is great again in the role that made her famous, but the other characters aren't very well developed, and given how absurdly things go off the rails by the end, as well as sadly the further continuation to the series, it's not the deal-ending film it could have been.

Whilst preposterously titled, this isn't as bad as you might expect. The body count is minimal, but the "final" fight between Laurie and Michael is thrilling.

Summary: Not gory enough but decent