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HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS

1995 US HMDB
September 29, 1995

Six years after being presumed dead in a fire, and just as the town prepares to finally celebrate Halloween again, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield to continue his reign of terror.

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Production: Moustapha Akkad (Executive Producer)Paul Freeman (Producer)
Screenplay: Daniel Farrands (Writer)
Music: Paul Rabjohns (Original Music Composer)Alan Howarth (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Billy Dickson (Director of Photography)

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Dr. Death (the new character who unexpectedly appeared at the end of the previous film) saves Michael and kidnaps Jamie, taking both to an underground laboratory. The niece is then fertilized with the test-tube semen of the malevolent uncle and gives birth to a boy destined to undergo the THORN project. Having learned the dark design behind the Dr. Death sect, the desperate girl evades surveillance, retrieves her son, and flees. But the sinister doctor once again unleashes the unstoppable uncle against her. Michael will succeed in killing Jamie this time, but his sacrifice will allow Dr. Loomis and Tommy (the now-adult child whom Jamie Lee Curtis babysat in the first Halloween) to save the little one. The uncle then rebels and massacres Dr. Death and the entire Thorn sect. In the disappointing and rushed ending, unfortunately, Dr. Loomis will also fall by Michael's hand. The film, although it brings new and original elements to the now-sterile saga of the invulnerable psychopath in the white mask, ultimately leaves the viewer with the feeling of having watched a film edited in a superficial manner. In fact, the original subject was almost completely revised due to the sudden death of Donald Pleasence (who played the role of Dr. Loomis, Michael's indestructible antagonist since the first film). Therefore, in the desperate attempt to respect the production deadlines set by the contract, much of the film was re-shot, completely cutting the original ending. To reveal the secret of the Thorn project and finally discover the mystery hidden in the soul of Michael Myers, I refer you to the special edition on "Halloween 6".
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Gimly

Gimly

4 /10

I like the idea of bringing back Tommy Doyle as an adult. I don't like every other idea this movie had. But Mikey's got some decent kills, so it's bearable at a stretch.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

Wuchak

Wuchak

4 /10

A mess of a sequel

Six years after Michael Myers previously terrorized Haddonfield, Illinois, ‘the Shape’ returns in pursuit of his niece, Jamie Lloyd, who has escaped some shadowy Druid cult with her newborn. Marianne Hagan and Paul Rudd play the main protagonists while Donald Pleasence returns for his last portrayal of Dr. Loomis. Mitchell Ryan and Kim Darby are also on hand.

“Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers” (1995) is also known as “Halloween 6,” but it’s actually only the fifth movie featuring Michael Myers seeing as how “Halloween 3: Season of the Witch” (1982) is totally disconnected from the Michael Myers story arc.

I’m a fan of “Halloween 4” (1988) and “Halloween 5” (1989), especially the former, as it was actually better than the original movie (1978) and is one of the finest examples of 80’s slashers. Naturally I was expecting a quality sequel but, wow, this installment lacked any sense of cinematic finesse whatsoever.

The entire opening act is a tortuous mess and the story didn't even start to get interesting until past the 50-minute mark. Unfortunately, it failed to build on what little interest it mustered, trading it in for conventional horror thrills at a hospital à la “Halloween 2” (1981). But the characters are too weakly developed to care about; it’s like the ‘writer’ had no concept of how to establish characters or even tell a compelling story. Meanwhile the sudden-shock scares that kept surfacing were eye-rolling hackneyed and anything but scary.

This installment was the equivalent of Conan the Barbarian picking up an expensive guitar and trying to play for a classy prog band like Opeth.

The movie runs 1 hour, 27 minutes and was shot in Salt Lake City, Utah.

GRADE: C-

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