I did enjoy Halloween 1, 3, H20, 1st Rob Zombie Remake, and 2018. Kills might be alright but I didn't like Ends.
To be honest you can pretty much say this for most big name Horror franchises.
Nightmare on Elm Street - 1,3,4, and New Nightmare.
Friday the 13th - For me just 4,6, and Jason X. I like Jason x a lot but I understand people's hate for it.
Chucky- You can watch them all tbh. I enjoy all of them to a degree except Seed but I haven't watched it for awhile.
The Evil Dead - You can watch them all to be honest. Even the TV show.
Final Destination - 1,2, and 5.
Dead Series - Night, Dawn, and Dawn remake.
Jaws - They only made one
Texas Chainsaw Massacre - I remember liking the first 2 and the remake with Jessica Biel.
Leprechaun - I only like the Hood ones
Alien - First 2.
Hellraiser - First 2 for sure. 3 is ok but I like 5 for whatever reason. The 2022 remake was alright.
Actually thinking about this right now I can't decide what franchise had the bigger fall off between Alien or Hellraiser. The first 2 films in both franchises are great but I wouldn't recommend any of the sequels to anyone.
I can agree with a lot of this but for the dead series, I would add, “Day of the dead” also. That was great too