When my brother and I were younger, we used to get into some skirmishes, but what siblings didn’t? Today, we’re the best of friends and I feel fortunate to go through life by his side. I consider siblings to be such blessings, though I doubt Laurie Strode would say the same, considering her brother carried around a huge kitchen knife trying to stab her.
Everyone knows of the serial killer Michael Myers, right? Well, this film is portrayed twenty years after he inevitably returns to find his sister Laurie, and kill her once and for all. Welcome to one last super uplifting horror movie review by yours truly.
A Brief Synopsis
Halloween: H20 is encompassed by Laurie Strode’s (Jamie Lee Curtis) paranoia that her brother is coming after her. The original massacre occurred, of course, on Halloween. Thus, each October 31st causes memories to resurface and this one is especially horrible due to the twentieth anniversary of her family’s murder.
Now, Laurie Strode has assumed the identity of Keri Tate, a headmistress at her son John’s school, always looking out for his best interests. She faked her death in order to ensure that Michael would never be able to find her again. She’s basically the typical helicopter parent one would assume to find in movies, but with the added baggage of trauma and gory death.
For the Halloween weekend, John’s school is planning a camping trip to Yosemite and he desperately wants to go with his girlfriend Molly. However, Laurie is hesitant to give him permission because of her inability to keep him protected.
Eventually, she allows him to go on the trip, but later that night, when she goes upstairs, she sees his camping bag stashed away in his closet, hardly touched. Now, Laurie has a reason to worry, and she must find her son before Michael does.
Laurie’s maternal instinct was correct. John and Molly were watching a movie with their friends Charlie and Sarah instead of being in Yosemite. When John and Molly get impatient waiting for the other two, they walk upstairs to a nightmare that could only occur in one’s wildest dreams. However, this is reality for the two teenagers, and they must figure out a way to escape the murderous hands of Michael Myers.
My Feelings
The Halloween series has a total of thirteen movies; Halloween: H20 is the seventh and my personal favorite, so I thought it would be fitting to end this blog series on a high note. I recommend this film to anyone who so desperately wishes October 31st was right around the corner (like me), or if you’re just in the mood for a good scare.
I loved your witty opening to this blog, it made me audibly chuckle. Also, I completely agree with you in the fact that I am anxiously waiting for Halloween. For me, Halloween season is a year-round thing. I believe I watched the original Halloween movie, and it was quite the scarring experience. Nevertheless, your blog definitely makes me want to rewatch it, as well as take a look at H20. The threat of a murderous brother paired with unimaginable emotional trauma? Who wouldn’t want to watch it?
I always wonder how people manage to change their identities enough to fool an entire school district into thinking they should be headmaster… but then the serial killer still finds the kid?? Doesn’t quite compute for me…