Directed by:
Dominique Othenin-GirardCinematography:
Robert DraperComposer:
Alan HowarthCast:
Ellie Cornell, Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Beau Starr, Troy Evans, Tamara Glynn, Jonathan Chapin, Greg Nicotero, Matthew Walker, Steven Anderson (more)Plots(1)
Following her mysterious behaviour at the conclusion of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, young Jamie (Danielle Harris) is committed to the psychiatric care of Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence). Meanwhile, Michael Myers is presumed dead following a shoot-out with the Haddonfield Police and a fatal fall down a mineshaft entrance. A well-meaning derelict nurses Michael back to health, and one year later he is back to kill again! Jamie finds herself the object of Michael's murderous rage, and along with new friends and Dr. Loomis, she tries to prevent Michael from continuing his bloody rampage. However, there is a new visitor in town - a man dressed in black who quietly walks the streets with an unknown but sinister purpose. Why is he here? What is his connection to Michael? By the end of Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, many will be dead - and you will be screaming! (Anchor Bay Films)
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It's not complete garbage yet (even taking into account the fact that this is the fifth installment), but the downward trend is quite abysmal. The slasher scenes are quite good, but the chillingly dark tingle on the viewer's nerves is definitely gone. Like the fourth film, this one falls flat due to the script, whose moronic rendition of Michael's return to the game is the least of it. The telepathic plane works only halfway because it loses its purpose in the second half, and the characters mostly behave like incompetent cattle walking towards slaughter led by Michael's hand. It’s too bad that it lacks even the slightest hint of innovation, which would somehow deviate from the model set by the first film, which all the rest followed. All we are left with is a stale routine that does not entertain, let alone frighten.
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"Halloween 5" is not a good movie, not even within the series. It's just another installment in the series that doesn't have anything outstanding. In comparison, the third part seems more imaginative and stands out the most. Michael Myers is still present, but essentially lacks any deepening of the mythology; it simply relies on the fact that the killer continues killing and no one can properly stop him, even though everyone tries. There is some creativity in the killings, but even in this case, it's nothing great.
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