Your top 5 movie trilogies of all time, and why?

[dragoner]

Allegedly, it was originally intended to be an anthology film series, with each entry tackling a new Halloween-themed horror spectacle, but the first film was so wildly successful that Moustapha Akkad insisted the second film also be a Michael Myers feature (because, you know, the money). That pretty much sealed the fate of the franchise. When the third installment hit and it wasn't another Michael Myers flick, nobody wanted it. I still contend that had the second film been an anthology series entry as originally intended, instead of another Michael Myers feature, the anthology series probably would've panned out (or at least had longer legs).

Halloween I & III imo were pretty good, and this is similar to Nightmare On Elm Street, it was actually really good for a low budget slasher flick, the rest not so much. Hellraiser was one that really hit it big also, and is still meme'd, and it had so many films 11? Amazing. I loved the weird late 90's early 2000 tie ins with sci-fi, like Jason X, the Friday the 13th where he's on a space station. lol

 

[Bagpuss]

(or at least had longer legs).

Longer than 13 films?

 

[jdrakeh]

Longer than 13 films?

Please re-read what I wrote. I clearly specified the originally planned anthology series, not the series of Michael Myers vehicles.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Allegedly, it was originally intended to be an anthology film series, with each entry tackling a new Halloween-themed horror spectacle, but the first film was so wildly successful that Moustapha Akkad insisted the second film also be a Michael Myers feature (because, you know, the money). That pretty much sealed the fate of the franchise. When the third installment hit and it wasn't another Michael Myers flick, nobody wanted it. I still contend that had the second film been an anthology series entry as originally intended, instead of another Michael Myers feature, the anthology series probably would've panned out (or at least had longer legs).

I love Halloween III. The images of bugs spilling out of those Halloween masks as children died was terrifying.

In a lot of ways, I think the series would've been better, had it taken the anthology route. Maybe they could've brough Michael Myers back now and then, and it would've been a big deal.

Interestingly, both Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street tried their hand at anthology storytelling with their respective TV shows.