Isn't Halloween H20: 20 years later a really stupid title?

But it serves an important purpose and that is to separate this movie from the last few in the franchise.

Halloween H20 is in large parts a soft reboot, ignoring the events of everything after Halloween 2, and bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis for a more streamlined and back-to-basics Halloween movie. For the most part, this works very well. The change in setting to the school is very interesting (even if 99% of the students left to go on a school vacation, seriously when would that ever happen??). Curtis is the best aspect here by far. Laurie Strode is a more complex character this time around, clearly suffering from PTSD from her prior encounters with Michael, and this is pushed onto her son against his will. I also enjoyed her interactions with Michael in this movie, which adds a much needed dynamic to his character which has been missing for some time now.

The plot follows a largely predictable course however, and the film has not aged particularly well, with some cheesy 90s horror tropes that are probably best kept in the 90s. I also groaned slightly when I saw LL Cool J in the cast list, but his appearance is brief and not all that bad.

Its derivative, but a damn sight better than the last few films in the franchise. 6/10.