Pumpkin. The almost inapplicable type in William Shatner's mask. The big kitchen knife. The scary melody. All these iconic things mean that "Halloween" is back.

Michael Myers, the old, evil-spirited figure who works, is back in director David Gordon Green's new film (released Friday), a sequel that recounts the story 40 years after John Carpenter's original 1978 film. custody and arrives in Haddonfield, Illinois, for a new confrontation with Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), the former babysitter who is now a heavily armed military grandmother.

But wait, you think: did not it have many consequences in these four decades? And yes, and thankfully, the new movie solves everything, from the weirdest mythology (a man in black, really?) To Michael's extended family tree (which he almost wants to erase). Heck, a movie "Halloween" does not even have Michael!

Not everything is bad. In honor of the latest installment, we are classifying the entire "Halloween" franchise, even though it's safe to say that there's only one only real classic in the pack.

11. "Halloween 5: The revenge of Michael Myers" (1989)

Poor Donald Pleasence. Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael's main psychoanalyst, suffered a lot during his "Halloween" run, but this is the low point where Michael escaped a mine shaft after his niece Jamie (Danielle Harris). The worst part? A mysterious man in black – hat, spurs and others – who inexplicably arrives at the end to get Michael out of his jail.

10. "Halloween: the resurrection" (2002)

Jamie Lee Curtis is killed by a national treasure in a movie. You do not come. But this is where Laurie – in a moment of weakness – is stabbed by Michael and is thrown to his loss from the roof of a mental asylum. Fifteen minutes in the movie, no less!

9. "H2: Halloween II" (2009)

The second half of Rob Zombie's ambitious two-part restart stumbled with blood overload, and Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) looked more like a professional wrestler than "The Shape" of evil. A positive point: the appearance of Deborah Myers (Sheri Moon Zombie) as a ghost mother (with a white horse!) Which appears both to Michael and Laurie, aka Angel Myers (Scout Taylor-Compton).

8. "Halloween III: The Witch Season" (1982)

This very strange little hiccup of the series is the result of a short flirtation with "Halloween" as a horror anthology instead of a slasher festival. Thus, Michael's has been sidelined and finds himself in his despicable place a society of novelties that plans to use a mystical rock Stonehenge to make halloween masks and millions of massacres for children. At least, the bad guys had a catchy jingle.

7. "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" (1995)

This one is the guilty-pleasure entry. This is one of the last roles of Donald Pleasence: he died seven months before its release. This is Paul Rudd's second role as Tommy Doyle (one of Laurie's rescued children in the 1978 film). There is a slight angle "Footloose", with a Halloween ban by Haddonfield. And to make the franchise really crazy, he introduces the "Thorn of Thorn" and a cult to explain Michael's bloody addiction.

6. 'Halloween & # 39; (2007)

It took a lot of chutzpah to say, "Remanions John Carpenter!" But Rob Zombie's modern and brutal shooting added a playful story about little Michael's murderous tendencies and the additional storybase before a climax. (Also: Malcolm McDowell is a great Dr. Loomis, it's worth looking for him alone.)

5. Halloween: H2O & # 39; (1998)

In addition to her new 40th birthday comeback, Jamie Lee Curtis' Laurie Strode also returned to celebrate the 20th anniversary. After simulating his death to avoid Michael, his old enemy discovered that Laurie was working in a private school and they had a confrontation that cut off Myers' head. (Fun fact: Totally was not him.)

4. "Halloween II" (1981)

Jamie Lee Curtis is actually underused in the first sequel, which picks up where the original stopped with Laurie's night of hell. Dr. Loomis is concerned about the cops looking for Myers and the residents of Haddonfield are starting to panic if they realize that a killer is on the run, while Michael is tracking Laurie to a local hospital (which will be a frequent "Halloween" in the future). Oh, yes, and Laurie is apparently Michael's sister. Surprise!

3. "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" (1988)

The angle of the whole blood line becomes winner in these films, but the fourth installment is good to give a niece to Michael in the young Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris). Naturally, she is the target of the last defeat of the villain, but there is a bit of Michael – and not only DNA – in Jamie, it gives the series a breath of fresh air, as well as a shock.

2. 'Halloween & # 39; (2018)

This new follow-up is a scary, but often amusing, return to the simple slashers of yesteryear, while offering a modern look at tragedy and trauma. Like 40 years ago, Haddonfield is definitely not ready for Michael, although Laurie was, and Jamie Lee Curtis is the best she is as a middle-aged woman who just does not take it anymore. .

1. & Halloween & # 39; (1978)

By far the best, no question. When John Carpenter opened the film from Michael's 6-year-old point of view, stabbing his sister to death, then catching up with him 15 years later, after following Laurie (and unleashing rude hell in the suburbs), fear factor has been corrected. the doorway of an audience for the first time: how to escape an unstoppable maniac in your house? And it's as timeless as forty years ago.

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