This movie gets a lot of crap for many reasons. One is the beggining of the putrid Thorn storyline...well actually it was OK in this film...It didn't get really bad until the next chapter.
Firstly, I'd like to say that this is a step up from part IV. The acting was 80% better. The characters ranged from okay to likeable. And this is the only character development we've seen from Loomis or Michael throughout the entire series. This movie actually set up to do something different, using more a more psychological rather than the same tired old formula.
It takes place a year after Halloween 4, with Michael Myers apparently dead...Jamie Llyod under the care of a children's "clinic"...and all those affected by the previous rampages trying to get on with their lives. Hoewever, Halloween time is nearing and Loomis knows that Michael is still out there. How does he know? He's a recurring character...obviously he'd know!
This time Michael is becoming more and more agressively and Jamie has some sort of bond with her uncle. Now she can see what he sees. Michael uses this to sadistically torture his nine year old niece by killing off all her friends one by one and she can feel it every time it happens.
Another interesting storyline is Loomis trying to reach Michael's human side. Very, very good for a sequel.
But the bad stuff brings it down. Too much of the movie was used as a set up for the next sequel and it couldn't possibly stand on it's own very well. The Myers mask could've been better..
Overall, a very good slasher flick, just below the first two. If they had ditched the entire thorn thing and given us a more satisfying ending [like Michael simply being locked away in prison for the rest of his life] then this movie could've been better than the first two.
I also didn't mention the excellent directing, loads of suspense, and a very agressive interpretation of Michael Myers...that makes it a good movie too. Just don't except something too much in the vein of the first film because this one is different.
I prayed that he would burn in hell...but in my heart, I knew that hell would not have him!-Donald Pleasence
Firstly, I'd like to say that this is a step up from part IV. The acting was 80% better. The characters ranged from okay to likeable. And this is the only character development we've seen from Loomis or Michael throughout the entire series. This movie actually set up to do something different, using more a more psychological rather than the same tired old formula.
It takes place a year after Halloween 4, with Michael Myers apparently dead...Jamie Llyod under the care of a children's "clinic"...and all those affected by the previous rampages trying to get on with their lives. Hoewever, Halloween time is nearing and Loomis knows that Michael is still out there. How does he know? He's a recurring character...obviously he'd know!
This time Michael is becoming more and more agressively and Jamie has some sort of bond with her uncle. Now she can see what he sees. Michael uses this to sadistically torture his nine year old niece by killing off all her friends one by one and she can feel it every time it happens.
Another interesting storyline is Loomis trying to reach Michael's human side. Very, very good for a sequel.
But the bad stuff brings it down. Too much of the movie was used as a set up for the next sequel and it couldn't possibly stand on it's own very well. The Myers mask could've been better..
Overall, a very good slasher flick, just below the first two. If they had ditched the entire thorn thing and given us a more satisfying ending [like Michael simply being locked away in prison for the rest of his life] then this movie could've been better than the first two.
I also didn't mention the excellent directing, loads of suspense, and a very agressive interpretation of Michael Myers...that makes it a good movie too. Just don't except something too much in the vein of the first film because this one is different.
I prayed that he would burn in hell...but in my heart, I knew that hell would not have him!-Donald Pleasence