Every Halloween Movie Ranked Worst To Best

9. Halloween Ends

Halloween Ends Laurie Corey
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Billed as the final confrontation between Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, Halloween Ends did indeed serve that up. Well, kind of. And only in the film's final 15 minutes or so.

As such, many fans were left hugely frustrated by the closing leg of David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy.

Rather than centre on the promised Michael vs. Laurie battle, the bulk of the film focussed on Corey Cunningham, a newly introduced character who descends down his own path of villainy. Granted, it was a bold move to have Michael's acts from the 1978 film leave such a lasting stain on Haddonfield in terms of mistrust and trauma, and it was likewise brave to show how one accident can spiral into a series of events that eventually push someone to breaking point... but seriously, read the room.

Corey was an interesting figure and made for a fascinating character study, but putting him front-and-centre at the expense of Michael and Laurie was a total misfire.

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