can this be watched as a standalone movie ?
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SomeCreepinaVan — 9 years ago(April 20, 2016 10:35 AM)
Halloween has a great unambiguous ending. Carpenter really likes not explaining things too much and open endings where you decide what happened next. He's mentioned that too many films explain everything never leave anything up to the audience. It's like Stanley Kubrick. So I really love Halloween's ending, but that also doesn't mean you can't love Halloween II.
Yes, as Halloween wasn't made with the intention of a sequel. With Halloween II, you have a terrific continuation of the original story written by the same writer as the original (obviously John Carpenter.)
Why wouldn't Michael not want to finish off a victim that got away? That is thru and thru whatever the hell is controlling Michael personality.
The other Michael Myers Halloween films should not be considered when watching Halloween and Halloween II. -
dave626 — 9 years ago(April 20, 2016 05:33 PM)
Disagree with that last part. 4-6 bringing in Jamie and more Loomis/Pleasence was a good move. Flawed as they were, it expanded the mythos. Hell, even Scream H20
brought back JLC. Now the remake was decent, but's sequel was off the charts nothing like any Halloween before or since. Hence the delay of the next one.
But each of the previous films from 4-8 added something and didn't just take away from the series.
"He came home." - Dr. Sam Loomis from the original HalloweeN -
JediColt — 9 years ago(May 09, 2016 12:39 PM)
Halloween just like Jaws is best when viewed as a standalone movie. Jamie Lee isn't the sister, there is no curse, Michael isn't some abused kid, the whole thing is left with a huge air of mystery. Also he doesn't just immediately walk up to someone and start stabbing. He watches, he waits, inhumanly patient.