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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: How can anyone take this movie seriously?
Review: "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" fares better than the dismal and boring "Halloween 5", but it messes up the story so much and pours so much blood and gore onto the screen, that there is no suspense and terror at all. Just really sick deaths.

The plot: Six years after the end of "Halloween 5", Michael Myers' niece, Jamie Lloyd (JC Brandy), has a baby (whose baby it is I have no idea) to be used as a sacrifice to the Thorn God or something like that. Seems Michael is part of the Thorn Cult and is being protected by the man in black (that stranger we saw walking around the streets of Haddonfield in Part 5). Anyway, Jamie escapes with Michael hot on her trail all the way back to Haddonfield. He then finds out relatives of the people who adoped Laurie Strode (remember, Jamie Lee Curtis' character from the original film) are living in his old house. He goes after them with various weapons. Enough said, the story gets way too confusing after that.

This one sucks. If there is any way to totally destroy a series, this is how you do it. Thanks Joe Chapelle. Way too many plot holes. For instance, what are the fetuses for? What is the green stuff that Tommy Doyle (Paul Rudd) injects Michael with? How did Dr. Loomis get to Haddonfield so fast? Why does Jamie look like she is 25 when she is supposed to 15? Why does Michael have a different mask yet again? All of these are never really answered. The death scenes are disgusting. If you thought that "Halloween II's" scenes were bad, this is 10 times worse. We have a spike in the head, a man getting his head twisted off, an exploding head, an axe to the face, and the list goes on. Michael just kills for the sake of it. It's actually pretty pathetic. The acting is awful. Even Donald Pleasence, who looks horrendous, couldn't save this one. The Strode family are wackjobs, the mother is spineless, the father is a swearing abusive alcoholic, the son is just a loser. The kid named Danny, who is Kara's son, says "mommy! mommy!" throughout the whole entire picture, and don't even get me started on the man in black (try not to laugh too hard when you find out who he is). Anyway, this is followed by "Halloween: H20" which, thankfully ignores the Thorn stuff and reintroduces us to Jamie Lee Curtis' character to see what she has been up to in the last 20 years.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: "Curse of Michael Myers" is cursed
Review: As I was critiquing a lot of the slasher series that have been made over the years, the one movie that jump started this trend, "Halloween", has produced some of the lamest slasher sequels since the last four "Friday the 13th"'s. This fifth sequel is no exception.

Jamie Lloyd, now a grown woman and still Michael Myers' niece, is still being stalked by her Uncle but this time she has a baby and Michael can't have visitation rights (so to speak). Also, a family has moved into Michael's old home and he isn't pleased about that either. Donald Pleasance returns for the final time, as Dr. Loomis.

There is also the mention of a cult, the tall man with the cowboy boots get explained, etc. This film sucked. Pleasance (who has done better acting in the past) looks like he is there for his big paycheck (I hope it was a big paycheck!). Rumor has it there is a Directors Cut of the film somewhere because, for reasons I'm not sure of, "Dimension Films" cut down the films run time. To "Dimension Films", all I can say is.... THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: myers badadada im lovin it
Review: this movie is cool. its fun to see how he kills in this flic. its a great movie. U never no wher he is. not the best of the bunch, but definitly worth your money. and u finally get to see his house. damn its a good movie

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great film.
Review: Okay, before I start, I would like to say I have NO IDEA what thorn is. I also have no idea why people are worshiping Michael Myers. Besides that is was cool. My favirite sceanc is when he's killing all the colt members. Great film, I would recommend it.
(Note: Not as good or scary as first, none of them are.)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Michael's work isn't done in Haddonfield yet...
Review: By now, everybody knows that Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers was butchered by Dimension Films prior to release. Several scenes were cut out of the film, others were shortened and the ending was entirely (and probaby for the best) reshot. That's not to say that this theatrical cut ending is anything good...but acceptable and a little less silly than the original ending.

This sixth entry in the Halloween series has its problems to be sure, but it's also pretty scary. Picking up six years after Halloween 5, we meet up again with Jamie Lloyd who has just given birth to a child in the confines on the Thorn cult compound. Jamie escapes with her baby and Michael follows. From here on, Michael returns to Haddonfield, Dr. Loomis (the returning Donald Pleasence in his final performance) is in pursuit and the mystery of the man in black is finally revealed. The problem with this theatrical cut is that it's largely incoherent. Most of the plot seems to have been removed, several key character development scenes have been snipped and what remains, is basically, the stalk and slash carnage that Michael Myers wreaks on the family living in the Myers house.

All of this may sound like carping, but far from it, this Halloween is actually one of the scariest (right behind 1 and 4), although it never quite matches up to those superior Halloween films, this one gives the viewer plenty of spooky scenes and some undeniable suspense. Rising star Paul Rudd turns up in an early starring role as Tommy Doyle who Laurie Strode babysat for in the original film. Tommy is now obsessed with Michael and knows that he has returned. Rudd's Tommy is a great character, Paul Rudd brings a lot of charm and charisma to the role-he makes for a great screen presence, it's too bad the series wouldn't revisit this character, for he is much more interesting than the sniveling alcoholic Jamie Lee Curtis gave us in Halloween H20.

Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers is widely debated amongst Halloween fans, while it's flawed to the extreme, to deny its impact is to be ignorant. Director Joe Chappelle takes a lot of flak for this film, but he actually infuses a lot of style and suspense into the 88 minue running time. The operating room massacre scene is a highlight among the Halloween series..not to mention the cool quick cut opening. In an earlier cut of the film, Chappelle actually comes off as a much stronger director, we see lots of awesome homages to the orginal Halloween such as a scene of Michael stalking Kara as she walks home from school, and a scene of Dr. Loomis fighting with the local police. Many nice touches were abandoned in favor of a shorter film...it really is a shame.

In the hands of a more capable, competant studio, Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers may have had a better chance...the makings of a great sequel were definately there (track down the infamous H6 producers cut). As it stands, turn your brain off, turn down the lights and be ready to be scared. Michael has come back to Haddonfield to kill and Halloween will never be the same.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Halloween - The Curse of Michael Myers
Review: Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers

I'm begging you don't go see it! It is definetly the worst film in the series.It was absolutely trash.Michael had impregnated Jamie. Soon after she had her baby and was killed early in the movie.That's what I hated the most and the way they did it.Ahhh!Then they didn't even have Danielle Harris play Jamie.After thaty it just gets worse and worse. I have gotten my hands on the producer's cut which is 10 times better ; it really is.To bad most of you won't get to see it.Whatever you do don't get it.(1/10)

Halloween 6: The Producer's Cut

This one could be one of the best sequels.The producer's cut is great!This is way better than it's counterpart.The plot's deeper,the characters are brought out better,the score is more effective,and Danielle Harris is in the beginning.This is definetly one of the best sequals; too bad most of you will never see it.If you ever see it though you will know what I mean.If you are in for a good scare and a more reasonable movie than Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers check it out. (9/10)

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Halloween - The Curse of Michael Myers
Review: Halloween- The Curse of Michael Myers

I'm begging you don't go see it! It is definetly the worst film in the series.It was absolutely trash.Michael had impregnated Jamie. Soon after she had her baby and was killed early in the movie.That's what I hated the most and the way they did it.Ahhh!Then they didn't even have Danielle Harris play Jamie.After thaty it just gets worse and worse. I have gotten my hands on the producer's cut which is 10 times better ; it really is.To bad most of you won't get to see it.Whatever you do don't get it.(1/10)

Halloween 6- The Producer's Cut

This one could be one of the best sequels.The producer's cut is great!This is way better than it's counterpart.The plot's deeper,the characters are brought out better,the score is more effective,and Danielle Harris is in the beginning.This is definetly one of the best sequals; too bad most of you will never see it.If you ever see it though you will know what I mean.If you are in for a good scare and a more reasonable movie than Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers check it out. (9/10)

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: "Curse of Michael Myers" is cursed
Review: As I was critiquing a lot of the slasher series that have been made over the years, the one movie that jump started this trend, "Halloween", has produced some of the lamest slasher sequels since the last four "Friday the 13th"'s. This fifth sequel is no exception.

Jamie Lloyd, now a grown woman and still Michael Myers' niece, is still being stalked by her Uncle but this time she has a baby and Michael can't have visitation rights (so to speak). Also, a family has moved into Michael's old home and he isn't pleased about that either. Donald Pleasance returns for the final time, as Dr. Loomis.

There is also the mention of a cult, the tall man with the cowboy boots get explained, etc. This film sucked. Pleasance (who has done better acting in the past) looks like he is there for his big paycheck (I hope it was a big paycheck!). Rumor has it there is a Directors Cut of the film somewhere because, for reasons I'm not sure of, "Dimension Films" cut down the films run time. To "Dimension Films", all I can say is.... THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great Micheal Myers movie
Review: I enjoyed this movie,it was really good, IDK why some people think this was the worst Halloween series,maybe these r the reasons.Dr Loomis never got closed to Michael and try to kill him,so what.They didnt try hard enough to kill him, so.

Scary: 9.5/10
Gore 10/10
Acting 8.5/10
Action 8/10

See what more u need,the movie had alot of blood and was ver gore.It was kinda scary but not the scariest.Great Acting.And Michael Myers was really in good shape.So great Halloween movie, and its worth watching.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not bad but it should've been the last.
Review: This was a really good movie but what the dvd says about it being the scariest one was completly wrong. I liked how the guy from Friends was in it and he did a pretty good job. I think Dr. Loomis should have been in it more considering he died shortly after the completion of this movie. Jamie dying wasn't that bad because she had two movies to herself and this wasn't her series. I liked how in their backyard there were so many clothes hanging that it was kind of like a maze. It was cool when Michael pops out and kills the lady. I guess he wanted his house back. Loomis really can take a punch for an old man. I would say tis was the 3rd best but it should have stopped here. When Donald Plesence died the series should have ended. I only give it 4 stars because Loomis wasn't in it that much and he's my favorite character.


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