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- tejastech08
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Re: Horror Franchises that Should be Killed Off
Axlin08, I agree that Halloween should have stopped with Part III, but not for the reason you cited. I feel Halloween III is a horrible movie and should have killed the franchise right then and there. Halloween IV is actually good except for the fact that it's a setup for Halloween V, a movie that is just as bad as Halloween III. Halloween VI is horrible as well. H20 is actually a decent movie. Resurrection is the worst in the franchise. Zombie's "reimagining" of the original should have never been made.
- DoubleTalkingJive
- Rep: 74
Re: Horror Franchises that Should be Killed Off
While I also think this is a terrible article
They should have replaced non franchise Lost Boys and added the Predator Franchise, that should have stopped after one. I didn't like the second one and I surely hated the Alien vs Predator movies.
They should remove TMC and replace it with Aliens, that definitely should have stopped after 2.
I thought Hellraiser II was great, they should have stopped after that.
Halloween, well there are those in the series I like and those I don't like but I'll always take the chance on seeing another Halloween movie 
Nightmare on Elm St. I think they should have stopped after Dream Warriors. After that it started to get really campy. Although I totally enjoyed Jason vs Freddy.
Re: Horror Franchises that Should be Killed Off
One of the great ironies of the world is that director Joe Chappelle was called out as the person who shot down Halloween 666: The Curse of Michael Myers (his released cut is even more confusing than the Producer's Cut), yet he was later hired by Miramax to shoot additional scenes for Hellraiser: Bloodline in an effort to 'save' that film.
Howling III has its roots in the gung-ho attitude of Australian independent films of the 70's/80's, and therefore it should always be viewed in that context. Not defending the film in particular, but it's a product of its time.
Nightmare on Elm St 4 was a financial success and practically saved New Line Cinema from extinction. Without that, we would've not had, say, Lord of the Rings the way we did. Again, check your facts before slinging the mud. Horror sequels are easy targets but in order to say something worthwhile, I'd encourage the scribes to do their homework.
Ah, journalism, we barely knew thee.
Re: Horror Franchises that Should be Killed Off
I think NOES4 suffered from just "Freddy-itis". Freddy was over-exposed by that point. He had become a cinematic icon, a household name, and the butt of every joke by kids about killing other kids, or anyone with bad burns, etc.
The films were rolling out once a year, there was a stupid TV show in syndication... people were starting to OD on him.
