Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

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Summary: MAGNIVESCENT
Review: THIS FILM IS SUPERB A GOOD OLD HALLOWEEN WHICH HAS YOU SCARED OUT OF YOUR BOOTS I HOPE THERE IS MANY MORE TO COME

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Summary: Halloween 4~is totally awesome
Review: As I already own Halloween 1 and 2, I recently rented Halloween 4, 5 and 6. I am amazed at how the story line was kept in order and how each movie explains it's self well. However I am very confused in the last Halloween H2O. It never says that Laurie Strode had a daughter, but she does have a son, John. And why did she give her daughter away and stage her death? Well, the staging of her death I understand, but why did she give up her daughter and why was it never mentioned in the last sequel? If anyone knows, please, please let me know. Claudia Klempau

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Summary: The best of the sequels
Review: The first "Halloween" is a seminal event in horror films. It started the slasher genre. While "Halloween 4" does not measure up to the original, or to the high production values of "Halloween H20", it is the best of the "second series", the three films of lesser quality produced between 1988 and 1995. Halloween 4 is entertaining and returns Michael Myers to his post as the king of the movie slashers: a superhuman engine of destruction nearly unstoppable by his all-too-human opponents. What few realize is there there is a story to the Halloween films, as the viewer tries to figure out Michael and why he does what he does. Unlike a lot of slasher films (Friday the 13th, etc), the Halloween films are just as much mystery or suspense as horror. Halloween 4 is not the film to jump into the series with, but for fans of Michael Myers, who want to see him at his best with a minium of backstory, Halloween 4 is hard to beat. It is a key brick in Michael Myers' legend, even though the film makes little sense and has little appeal out of the context of the ongoing series.

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Summary: Disappointment
Review: Donald Pleasance's outstanding role as Dr. Sam Loomis was probably the only good aspect of this movie. Otherwise - the dialogue was often laughable, the plot had too many inconsistencies, and the "scares" relied only on gore. It was a real disappointment, considering the classic 1978 Halloween.

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Summary: Michael Reterns with a vengence
Review: Halloween is a scary movie that delivers.I espesially enjoyed Donald Pleasence's Powerhouse Performance as Dr. Sam Loomis .Halloween 4 The Return Of Michael Myers redemed the Halloween seris After that Godawful third sequal " Season of the Whitch".Michael Myers has returned with a vengence and has kept the Halloween seris alive. There is an espessially enjoyable twist at the end.

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Summary: "Halloween 4: the Return of Michael Myers" (USA 1988)
Review: Even though it is not explained how Michael Myers (aka 'the Shape') managed to survive his collapse in the fire at the hospital in "Halloween II", this, the third sequel and third escapade of Myers really delivers the goods. The plot: The 'invalid' Michael Myers is due to be moved from one mental institute to another - Smith's Grove (where he escaped from in 1978). On the transportation ambulance, Myers springs to life, killing both the doctors and drivers on board the ambulance. He escapes, and returns to his old home... Haddonfield. Michael Myers' seven year-old niece, Jamie (Danielle Harris) lives with foster parents in Haddonfield, and is totally unaware of her uncle's hideous identity. Dr. Sam Loomis (Donal Pleasance), Michael's old nemesis returns to track down his 'patient', who is once again roaming the streets of Haddonfield... on October 31. To see what happens, watch the rest yourself, and its excellent follow-up "Halloween 5: the Revenge of Michael Myers"... it's a shocker! If you're a fan of the 'Halloween' series, or of plain HORROR itself, buy "Halloween 4: the Return of Michael Myers". (P.S. I am British, and was lucky to be able to buy an old ex-rental copy from 1990. If you live in the UK, sorry, but it's been deleted. It is available for rent though, in many Blockbuster Video stores).

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Summary: Epitome of slasher film excellence!
Review: Halloween 4 broke no new ground, and offered few surprises as to what would happen. What it did do, was follow the rules perfectly. The movie was finely acted by it's stars, especially young Fisher. The music was intense as usual, the characters were colorful, and the scares were genuine. Gore galore. As a college student I can tell you this is one movie that is almost always watched at least once a week.

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Summary: DIDN'T MICHEAL MYERS BURN IN PART 2???
Review: THIS MOVIE WAS DECENT AND SOMETIMES SCARY FOR A SEQUEL WITH SOME GOOD SCARES; BUT THEY NEVER DID EXPLAIN HOW THE GUY DIDN'T BURN TO ASHES AFTER PART 2, WHICH LEFT ME TO BELIEVE THEY WERE THINKING MORE WITH THERE WALLETS THEN THERE HEADS. THEY PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE LEFT WELL ENOUGH ALONE, WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE HALLOWEEN H20 THAT MUCH BETTER. .

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Summary: A mildly entertaing sequel with an indulging horror mood
Review: Halloween 4 is an enjoyable sequel filled with the by now familiar slashings by Michael and some suspense sequences. The film is one of the best sequels to the first (but ofcourse can't be compared to Carpenter's original) that will appeal to horror fans and fans of the series if they could forgive the few holes here in there.

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Summary: Michael makes a good return
Review: This is a sequel that was definitely not needed after the first two films. But nonetheless still a good sequel. I liked the idea of Michael going after his niece, and like in Halloween 1 and 2 when he was after Jamie he never succeeds until of course till part 6. I thought this was still a nicely directed film though..