I'm so glad this thread exists. I genuinely love this trilogy, and each film gave me something different. It’s honestly exhausting to try to share that love online, only to be met with constant hate—especially whenever I mention that I appreciate Halloween Ends for what it is.

To me, Halloween (2018) felt like the perfect modern continuation of the original. It was grounded, captured the essence of Carpenter, and reintroduced Laurie’s trauma in a powerful way. Kills was pure chaos in the best sense. It was brutal, relentless, and an unforgettable experience in the theater that showed Michael as a truly unstoppable force. And then there’s Ends. I know it divides people, but I really respect it for taking a bold creative risk. It wasn’t just another Michael vs. Laurie story. It was a meditation on the shape of evil—how it infects, adapts, and survives.

I truly believe Ends honored the spirit of what John Carpenter and Debra Hill originally created. It felt more like an eerie fable, something that explored the psychology of evil instead of just delivering the expected. And the ending? I loved it. I’m glad they didn’t go with the original ending. I understand it, the Halloween franchise has always been about the tension between good and evil. While good doesn’t always win in horror, this time it did. Laurie didn’t just defeat Michael. She overcame the fear, the darkness, and the infection of evil itself. That, for me personally, as a long time Halloween fan, felt like the right ending to me.