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355. Halloween: Resurrection – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Jess Dunne, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

This year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, Rick Rosenthal’s Halloween: Resurrection.

After his final confrontation with Laurie Strode, serial killer Michael Myers returns home to Haddenfield. However, the murderer is shocked to discover that an enterprising television producer has decided to set a reality show within the old Myers homestead. Streaming live across the internet, Dangertainment discovers that it has quite the killer show.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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354. Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Scott Mendelson, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

This year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, Steve Miner’s Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later.

Two decades after the horrific Halloween night in which Michael Myers returned to Haddenfield, Laurie Strode finds herself desperately trying to put her life back together under an assumed name at an elite private school. Raising her son, Laurie is still haunted by the trauma of that night twenty years ago, unaware that a Shape is lumbering through the darkness directly towards her.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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353. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Luke Dunne, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

This year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, Joe Chappelle’s Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.

It has been years since Michael Myers mysteriously disappeared from police custody with his niece, Jamie Lloyd. In that time, both have found themselves in the custody of a mysterious cult. When Jamie escapes with her newborn son, Michael is unleashed as well. Haddenfield is unprepared for the madness coming towards it. The town’s fate lies in the hands of Michael’s psychologist Samuel Loomis, Loomis’ superior Terrence Wynn and one of Michael’s survivors, Tommy Doyle.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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352. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Peter Keenan, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

This year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, Dominique Othenin-Girard’s Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers.

It has been one year since Michael Myers’ return to Haddenfield. Although the authorities never found the body, life has continued as normal for the inhabitants of the small down. However, Halloween night brings its own surprises, as the serial killer returns to Haddenfield to finish what he started and avenge himself on the last surviving member of his bloodline: his niece, Jamie Lloyd.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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351. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Darren

This year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, Dwight H. Little’s Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.

It has been ten years since Michael Myers’ rampage through Haddenfield. For that decade, the killer has lain dormant. However, during a routine transfer, the innocuous mention of Myers’ last surviving blood relative stirs the slasher from his slumber. Myers makes his way towards Haddenfield, and towards his innocent young niece: Jamie Lloyd.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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349. Halloween II (1981) – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Billie Jean Doheny, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

This year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, Rick Rosenthal’s Halloween II.

In the immediate aftermath of Michael Myers’ brutal killing spree, the lone survivor is rushed to hospital. As Sam Loomis searches desperately for the monster stalking Haddenfield, Laurie Strode makes some startling discoveries about her own family history that suggests the violence of the evening was not as random as it initially appeared to be.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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348. Halloween (1978) – All-o’-Ween (#—)

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Joey Keogh, this week with special guest Doctor Bernice Murphy, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

This year, we are running a season looking at the films in the Halloween franchise. So this week, John Carpenter’s Halloween.

In October 1963, the small town of Haddenfield is shocked by the brutal murder of young Judith Myers. The culprit? Her younger brother Michael. Committed to a psychiatric institution under the care of Doctor Samuel Loomis, Michael escapes fifteen years later to continue his reign of terror. This time, he has got young babysitter Laurie Strode in his sights.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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328. Bride of Chucky (#—)

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Charlene Lydon, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This week, Ronny Yu’s Bride of Chucky.

Liberating the remains of the nefarious killer doll known as “Chucky” from a police evidence locker, Tiffany Valentine longs to be reunited with her former lover: the infamous serial killer Charles Lee Ray. However, the reunited couple quickly discover that their relationship was never perfect. In spite, Chucky traps Tiffany inside her own doll body, and the embark on a road trip across the United States in the hopes of reuniting the killer doll with his corporeal body.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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327. Child’s Play 3 (#—)

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Darren

This week, Jack Bender’s Child’s Play 3.

After years of legal trouble arising from a high-profile controversy surrounding an alleged “killer doll”, Play Pals is back in business. However, the first doll off the line turns out to have a pretty mean attitude. Reconstituted from the remains of the original possessed doll, Charles Lee Ray once again finds himself trapped in a plastic body. Setting out to avenge himself on Andy Barclay, Chucky discovers that his old adversary has been sent to military school. This time, it seems, it’s war.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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326. Child’s Play 2 (#—)

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Charlene Lydon, this week joined by special guest Diamanda Hagan, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This week, John Lafia’s Child’s Play 2.

Following a series of unexplained traumatic events, Andy Barclay has been taken into foster care, hoping to put the nightmare of “Chucky” behind him. Unfortunately, the Play Pal Corporation has other ideas. Desperate to put rumours about their Good Guy Dolls to rest, the company decides to reconstruct the doll at the centre of that horrific incident. Naturally, the doll takes on a life of its own, and Chucky resumes his fixation on the young victim who got away.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.