Quote Originally Posted by Angilasman View Post
I absolutely love the first Halloween, but I just don't think it works as a series because every movie is just trying to capture that lightning in a bottle brilliance of the original. The latest one was pretty good, coming closest to matching the original since the original Halloween II back in the early 80s.....
I agree with you. I think retread-wise things have only gotten worse since the reintroduction of Laurie Strode. The Halloween series has steadily devolved into the ultimate nostalgia bait horror franchise.