History Film / HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater

* CallBack: Michael [[spoiler: lifting Will up with his knife after stabbing him]] is reminiscent of the infamous scalpel scene from ''HalloweenII''.

* CelebrityParadox: One of the college students watches [[{{Film/Scream}} Scream 2.]] Even though the first Scream showed [[{{Film/Halloween1978}} Halloween]] being played.

* GroinAttack: Laurie knees Michael in the groin. It doesn't do anything except cause him to give her a nasty glare.

* :OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Laurie beheads Michael in the end. The next film [[DeathIsCheap changed this greatly]].]]

* [[spoiler:OffWithHisHead: Laurie beheads Michael in the end. The next film [[DeathIsCheap changed this greatly]].]]

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Marion Whittington and Doctor Loomis. Although it could be somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] with Loomis, since actor DonaldPleasence did sadly pass away in 1995. At least his death was off-screen unlike Marion unfortunately.]]

* DangerousKeyFumble: Molly does this.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The subtitle, considering on how ''[=H20=]'' already means that it has been twenty years of the first films events.

* CanonDiscontinuity: Everything that came out between Halloween II and this.

* EvilOverlooker: The [[http://i.imgur.com/6N8XZ.jpg poster]] had Michael Myers' BlackEyesOfEvil looming over the frightened-looking protagonists.

* OopsIDroppedTheKeys: Molly does this.

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Marion Whittington and Doctor Loomis. Although it could be somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] with Loomis, since actor DonaldPleasence did sadly pass away in 1995. At least his death was off-screen, unfortunately unlike Marion.]]

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Marion Whittington and Doctor Loomis. Although it could be somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] with Loomis, since actor, DonaldPleasence did sadly pass away in 1995.]]

* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Laurie beheads Michael in the end. The next film [[DeathIsCheap changed this greatly]].]]

* OffWithHisHead: Laurie beheads Michael in the end. The next film changed this greatly.

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Marion Whittington and Doctor Loomis. Although it could be somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] with Loomis, since actor, DonaldPleasence did pass away in 1995.

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Marion Whittington and Doctor Loomis.

* CharacterDevelopment: Laurie Strode, who goes from a DisstressedDamsel to a badass ActionGirl in this movie! Hell, she even provides the page image!

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Ignoring the continuity the last three films, ''[=H20=]'' follows Laurie Strode (JamieLeeCurtis) who faked her death to live in peace from the events of [[Film/{{Halloween 1978}} Halloween of 1978]]. She has changed her name to Keri Tate, has a son and works as a headmistress for a high school. However, Michael Myers returns after two decades of silence to get her.

!!Has the examples of:

* ActionGirl: Laurie has had enough of Michael's bullshit.

-->I think that Victor should have confronted the monster sooner. He's completely responsible for Elizabeth's death. He was so paralyzed by fear that he never did anything. It took death for the guy to get a clue."'' She goes on to say that Victor finally confronts the monster because he ''"had reached a point in his life where he had nothing left to lose. I mean, the monster saw to that by killing off everybody that he loved. It was about redemption. It was his fate.
** This foreshadows the final scenes in the movie where [[spoiler:Laurie finally decides to stop running from]] Michael Myers [[spoiler:and confront her monster. After 20 years of living in fear and seeing her loved ones murdered, she had nothing more to lose. It was time to face her fears and end the nightmare.]]

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** This foreshadows the final scenes in the movie where [[spoiler:Laurie finally decides to stop running from]] [[CompleteMonster Michael Myers]] [[spoiler:and confront her monster. After 20 years of living in fear and seeing her loved ones murdered, she had nothing more to lose. It was time to face her fears and end the nightmare.]]

Ignoring the continuity the last three films, ''[=H20=]'' follows Laurie Strode (JamieLeeCurtis) who faked her death to live in peace from the events of [[Film/{{Halloween 1978}} Halloween of 1978}}. She has changed her name to Keri Tate, has a son and works as a headmistress for a high school. However, Michael Myers returns after two decades of silence to get her.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Laurie is teaching an English literature class on Mary Shelley's novel ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}''. Molly, one of the students, responds to a question about the book and fate with this: -->I think that Victor should have confronted the monster sooner. He's completely responsible for Elizabeth's death. He was so paralyzed by fear that he never did anything. It took death for the guy to get a clue."'' She goes on to say that Victor finally confronts the monster because he ''"had reached a point in his life where he had nothing left to lose. I mean, the monster saw to that by killing off everybody that he loved. It was about redemption. It was his fate.