10 Insane Character Decisions That Totally Ruined Movies

4. Laurie Hesitates To Kill Michael - Halloween: Resurrection

One of the reasons that Halloween's Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) became an iconic "final girl" in the first place is that she was presented as both smart and resourceful, traits that were completely thrown out with her fan service-heavy, paycheck-grabbing appearance in 2002's awful eighth film, Halloween: Resurrection.

The film opens with Laurie confined to a psychiatric facility, having been waiting for her murderous brother Michael Myers to pay her a visit since the end of the last movie, Halloween H20.

But of course, Laurie has a trap set for Michael, yet even when he takes the bait and ends up hanging upside down, Laurie hesitates to cut the rope and send him to his death, fearing that she might again end up killing the wrong man.

As a result, she slowly tries to remove Michael's mask and confirm the kill, forgetting that The Shape still has his hands free, allowing him to get the better of her and eventually stab her to death.

Now, Halloween: Resurrection is a craptastic entry into the franchise for many reasons - the worst, in fact - but this not only got the film off to an immediately sour note, it fatally undermined a character known for making smart decisions.

Furthermore, the marketing implied that Laurie had a much larger role than a mere opening cameo, and fans had to wait an entire 16 years for Laurie's dumb, self-inflicted death to be undone with last year's soft-reboot-sequel.