I would give it a 31/2 star. I feel they were both better than the original though I like John Carpenter's movies. Zombie's had more of a plot, esp. the first. I would have like it better if they would have used the boy from the first Halloween to play young Micheal, he did a better job I think. I agree that using Micheal's mother's spirit was a bit tacky and killing off Danielle Harris bummed me out. The ending was a bit confusing but it wasn't all that bad.