10 Movies Franchises That Went From 5 Stars To 1 Star

8. Halloween

5 Star: Halloween 1 Star: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers; Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers; Halloween: Resurrection; Halloween (2007); Halloween II What makes Halloween stand out next to the rest of the slasher sub-genre is that its first film is a masterpiece. Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street are competent horrors, but John Carpenter's film is flat-out brilliant. Unwittingly creating many of the clichés that would dominate its imitators, Halloween has a real purpose, telling a (fairly simple) story and making great use of its suburban setting. Naturally Carpenter was reluctant to franchise the film himself, but he did help try and foster it in the early days. One of his ideas was to turn the series into a horror anthology, with each film featuring a new story. Season Of The Witch, the third film in the series, was completely devoid of killer Michael Myers, but failed to connect with audiences, so when the franchise and its killer were resurrected a few years later it skewed much closer to the basic slasher conventions of mediocrity. The quality of the sequels varies slightly, but none really stand out, with the fifth, sixth and eight films being particularly awful. A modern reboot led by Rob Zombie tried to ignite new life in the franchise and despite an OK box office, the new film and its sequel offered nothing for fans of the series.