8 Sequels That Killed Off Heroes In Minutes

Jamie Lee Curtis' role as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's immortal classic, 1978's Halloween, is inarguably the most iconic final girl to ever grace the big screen. It catapulted Curtis' career and cast her as the 'scream queen' for decades to come.

Curtis reprised the role in 1981's Halloween II and then left the franchise for some time to pursue other opportunities. However, she returned in 1998 to take part in Halloween: H20, the seventh installment of the series, in honor of the twentieth anniversary. H20 was a fine film that gave audiences the kind of Laurie vs. Michael Myers stand-off they had been asking for for years. Even if that film is not always great, it's final act is legitimately wonderful to watch.

Laurie stands up to Michael, turning the tables on him, and becomes the hunter rather than the hunted. Even after defeating him, she hijacks the ambulance he's put in, crashes it and decapitates him, seemingly finally putting an end to her brother's reign of terror.

But then, of course, H20 was a huge hit, and so the producers wanted to make more sequels. Thanks to some small print, Curtis was contractually obligated to appear in the next film as well, resulting in her completely underwhelming death in Halloween: Ressurection.

She is killed off in the opening five minutes by Michael, right after the film delivers one of the worst retcons in film history to justify why Michael is still alive. Seeing Laurie die at the end of H20 would have been a fitting and earned end for an iconic character but seeing her go out like an idiot, with a performance from a clearly unenthused Curtis, is just wrong in every way.