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Summary: Man, This Series Is Really Going Downhill
Review: I saw this in the theater and I was wondering why there weren't more people there on opening night. I found out why when the movie came on. This installment feels nothing like the original Halloween, it almost feels like it was made for cable or something. The characters are awful, the storyline is getting to the point where it's laughable, and the kills were so over-the-top that nobody in the theater could take it seriously. Then there's the whole problem with The Man In Black who was given no explanation or anything, he just follows Michael around everywhere. This is probably what frustrated everyone the most.... people don't want a big mystery angle in the Halloween series. And what was up with the Myers house? Talk about inconsistency.... save your money and avoid this.
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Summary: Halloween 5 - Sleeper hit? No... just a sleeper.
Review: The Halloween series was losing it's luster with the release of Halloween 3 which was a terrible mistake. Halloween 4 helped boost the series, but Halloween 5 was too rushed, therefore pushing the series down again.Halloween 5 picks up immediately where part 4 ended: After desperate attempts to kill his niece, Jaime Lloyd, Haddonfield police opened fire on Myers, sending him flying into an abandoned mind shaft followed by a stick of dynamite. Halloween 5 starts immediately after the explosion. Michael makes his way out of the mind shaft and into a stream barely escaping the explosion. It is a smooth transition between the two films, but you'll notice a difference in the new mask. The mask Myers dons in this film is completely rediculous and so far from the original that you'll shake your head in shame. Myers continues to float downstream until he ends up at an older man's house, or shack rather, and passes out and is in a coma for a year. The man takes care of him until Halloween arrives. The shape awakens, and disposes of him, and sets out to once again track down his neice, who has been admitted to a children's mental clinic due to the tramas (one of which... losing her voice) she has suffered from Michael. What I thought was cheesey is how little Jaime all of the sudden aqquired a sixth sense if you will. She can feel Michael Myers and knows his every move and location. This entry in the series also introduces you to a new character. A shadowy man dressed in black, always lurking around whenever Myers causes mayhem. While interesting, you don't really find out who, or what he is until Halloween 6 (The Curse Of Michael Myers). Another downfall of this film is the terrible characters. While always positive, Loomis returns yet again adding his own atmosphere to the film. The other characters however, are too few, and very one dimensional. I was really disapointed and bored with this film. The deathcount is really low, and the deaths that are in this film are very non creative. The film, in my opinion, doesn't really start to pick up and build momentum until the last half hour or so of the film, where Loomis and Jaime decide to lore Michael Myers into his house (which is now a mansion. What the hell were they thinking?!) so they can capture/kill him. I thought this sequence was excellent. This DVD does treat you with some nice special features, which is nice. You'll be treated to some theatrical trailers as well as an inside look at the making of the film. I wouldn't recommend this installment of the series to newcomers, and alot of Halloween fans will be disapointed. DVD SCORES
Video - 3/5
Audio 4/5
Special Features - 3/5
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Summary: "Don't waste your money..."
Review: Halloween 5 is very ..., and the ending was extremely stupid. The little girl, Jamie, was overall annoying and there is no Jamie Lee Curtis. You don't see Michael's face either, and Donald Pleasence sounded like an old fart on his death bed. Michael killed hardly any people, he just snuck around in their houses and watched 'em, he barely did anything. Try H20 or the original Halloween, don't waste your money on this junk.
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Summary: "Very boring, probably the worst in the series..."
Review: Even though our masked anti-hero, Michael Myers, is in this one quite a lot, this was still boring on so many levels. For one, no Jamie Lee Curtis, two, you don't really see his face. I could go on forever. Donald Pleasence wasn't very good at Dr. Loomis this time, he sounded like he was losing his voice, so I'm guessing they made him play the part while he had a cold. And I got so sick of Michael's neice, Jamie, going nuts every time Michael is about to kill someone, and it...it was just so boring that I stopped it three times. Take my advice folks, don't see this one. Go for such films as Halloween:H20, Jason X, and the original A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Summary: Could've Been Better
Review: This movie would have gotten a better review from me if it was a little more realistic. I thought this movie was pretty scary, but what happened to the Myers House? All of a sudden, it's a huge mansion. Michael's mask is kinda funny looking too. "Halloween" fans should watch this, but will probably be slightly disappointed.
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Summary: Halloween 4 (continued)
Review: Halloween 5 has the same plot of part 4 with Michael going after his niece and Dr. Sam Loomis still in hot pursuit of the masked murderer. This movie delivers as much as Halloween 4 and the ending of Halloween 5 is unexpected for anyone watching this film for the first time.
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Summary: Halloween 4 refurbished
Review: This is close to the same as the return except new plotline a descent film but this movie is on the bad side of michael myers still is a good slasher movie though.
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Summary: One of the best "Halloween" sequels
Review: Better than the new "Halloween: Resurrection", far better than Parts "2", "4", "6" and the dreaded "3", and slightly scarier than "H20", "5" distinguishes itself by it's genuinely creepy look and feel, some remarkable performances (by Danielle Harris and the sadly forgotten Wendy Kaplan in particular) and by incredibly concise direction. Not everything makes sense of course, and the two cops are annoying. But I thought the Man In Black was intriguing, and the scenes with Myers chasing his young niece in the woods and in the house are exceptional. Also, this entry in the long- running horror series has a good score, although not as intriguing as "4". A must-see for horror buffs and absolutely essential for all "Halloween" fans.
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Summary: You Can't Kill The Bogeyman
Review: HALLOWEEN 5 begins by explaining what really happened to killer Michael Myers (Don Shanks) at the close of the last film. Despite being left for dead in an underground shaft, the "shape" survived. He is found and nursed back to health...a year later he awakens, so that he can find and try to kill, his neice Jamie (Dannielle Harris). She has spent the last year, not being able to talk, in a mental institution. She is under the care of Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) and visited by her foster sister Rachel (Ellie Cornell) Meanwhile, a mysterious visitor arrives in Haddonfield, and begins to track Michael. Directed by Dominque Othenin-Girard, HALLOWEEN 5, is an ok follow-up to number 4. But it could have been better. There are some holes in the script that go unanswered. The promised "Unmasking" of Myers is a cheat and should never happen anyway because it's already been done in the first film. Pleasence still owns the role of Loomis, even though, he takes a back seat this time to Harris. The DVD release from Anchor Bay ( without the collector's tin) has a dopey and uneeded introduction from Harris and Cornell. The disc has a well produced retrospective featurette. It also has the film's theatrical trailer. Viewers can choose between widescreen and pan and scan formats to watch the film. Finally, there is some additional production information, located on the inside of the case's cover, reverse side. When looked at as part of the whole saga, HALLOWEEN 5 is rather middle of the road, and recommended with reservations
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Summary: Dr. Loomis (and Moustapha Akkad) goes insane.
Review: Nothing beats the original Michael-kills-sister plot line, but 4 was plausable. We accepted that Laurie Strode had a daughter and then died. But what we cannot accept is this film. Dr. Loomis, the man who desperately wants to stop Michael, is conveyed as a lunatic himself in this film. Danielle Harris, who was remarkable in 4, is now reduced to a "mute" with no acting style what-so-ever. As for the rest of the cast, should I even mention the Barney Fife wannabe cops? I'm sure another reviewer will. Overall, the worst of the series.
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