Jamie Lee Curtisis a horror icon and the best survivor girl ever in a horror movie. It also doesn’t hurt that her mom (Janet Leigh) starred inPsycho.Psychocould be considered one of the best horror movies ever made.
Another movie that is considered one of the best horror movies ever made isHalloween. A little low-budget movie that madeJamie Lee Curtisa household name and horror fan’s favorite scream Queen.
Virus (1999)
Virusis a science fiction horror movie about a crew that comes across what seems to be a deserted ship. Virus scored the worst on Rotten Tomatoes out of all ofJamie Lee Curtis’s horror movies at 12%.
The only problem is the ship isn’t deserted. It contains an alien presence that kills off the crew.
Halloween Resurrection (2002)
Halloween Resurrectionis one of those movies; the older it becomes, the more hate it receives. It’s another that has a 12% on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie is about students who have taken over Michael Myers old home and turned his house into a webcam reality show.
If you are a Halloween fan, you know Michael Myers dislikes when people mess with his home. One reasonHalloween Resurrectionreceives so much hate is because of the death of a popular character in the franchise. Killing the character off angered the audience.
Halloween 2 (1981)
Coming in at 24%,Halloween 2is a sequel to the originalHalloweenmovie. It even takes place on the same Halloween night. The movie was directed byRick Rosenthaland notJohn Carpenter.
AlthoughHalloween 2isn’t as good asHalloween(sequels usually aren’t), it is still an excellent follow-up to the original with some great kill scenes. One of the reasons thatHalloween 2receives hate is because it was the movie that introduced the Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) as the sister of Michael Myers (Dick Warlock) storyline. Many fans didn’t like that.
Halloween Kills (2021)
Halloween Killswasn’t as well received asHalloween2018. Many audiences found the storyline confusing and that certain parts of the movie went too far, like the murder of the firemen and how homosexuality was handled in the movie.
It received more hate than it deserved because it was a great addition toHalloween.It has a 39% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Terror Train (1980)
Terror Trainwas noHalloween, but it wasgood for a slasher movie. The storyline ofTerror Trainis a classic 80s slasher storyline. It was fun to seeJamie Lee CurtisandDavid Copperfieldin the movie.
A group of students pulls a prank. The student they prank must be institutionalized. Years later, the students celebrate their graduation by having a costume party on a train. The students are being murdered one by one by a crazy killer.Terror Trainhas a 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Prom Night (1980)
Jamie Lee Curtisseemed to be cashing in on herHalloweensuccess because bothProm NightandTerror Trainwere released the same year.
Both films also have similar storylines. A young girl dies after being teased and bullied. And years later, a crazed killer seeks revenge on the students who bullied her. A decent horror film with a 48% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Halloween H2O (1998)
There was a lot of excitement surrounding this movie when it was originally released. Audiences were excited to see Laura Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) battle Michael Myers (Chris Durand) 20 years later. It was something audiences didn’t expect to happen.
There was almost as much excitement surrounding this movie asHalloween2018. With a 52% the movie didn’t disappoint; although movie critics weren’t happy with the movie, fans enjoyed it.
The Fog (1980)
Jamie Lee Curtis, Debra Hill, andJohn Carpenterteam up again for a horror movie that is very different fromHalloweenbut still hasJohn Carpenter’ssignature directing style.
The Fogis loosely based on a true story. Weird paranormal things begin to happen in a small coastal town. Reverend Malone (Hal Holbrook) stumbles upon a terrifying secret about the town. And it was another horror movie that many critics didn’t receive well, but audiences enjoyed it. It has a 75% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Halloween (2018)
With a 79% on Rotten Tomatoes,Halloween(2018) was theHalloweenmovie fans had been waiting for. It had been a while since fans had seen aHalloweenorFriday the 13th movie, and since both of those film franchises contain the most popular slashers, fans were waiting to see at least one of them again.
Fans were excited that not only wasJamie Lee Curtisrevising her role as Laurie Strode, butNick Castlewas returning to play Michael Myers. This version ofHalloweenpretends none of the sequels ever happened, and it is a direct sequel to the original movie.
Halloween (1978)
Halloweenis oneof the world’s most loved and popular horror movies.Halloweenhas the highest score of allJamie Lee Curtis’shorror movies.It has a score of 96%, which is no surprise.
It paved the path for slasher movies that would remain popular throughout the 80s. It has remained a popular horror franchise despite beingreleased decades ago.
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