Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

Director: Dominique Otherin-Girard

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell

One year after the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), the Shape returns to Haddonfield once again in an attempt to kill his now-mute niece.

The film starts with the final moments of of ‘Halloween 4’ (well, not the final final moments), and then continues directly, but then says ‘One Year Later’. ?? What did Michael Myers do during all this time? Stayed with the old guy he stumbled upon??

Jamie and Rachel are back, once again portrayed by Danielle Harris (who is once again very good) and Ellie Cornell. Off course Donald Pleasance is back as well as Dr Loomis. He is such an unpleasant character, and Michael Myers is still the stupidest, most passive antagonist I’ve seen in films. I honestly can’t comprehend his fan base and popularity…

What is Michael’s case anyway? Why is he stalking and killing the people he does? There’s no motive or pattern. Is he just randomly choosing people? One scene in particular is painstakingly bad. SPOILER. Michael kills Tina’s boyfriend (who happens to be called Michael!), then goes over to Tina’s place (how did he know where she lives?), hoots like an asshole at her front door as if mimicking her boyfriend, and even wears the mask Tina bought her boyfriend. WTF!!?? So, Michael has the mentality to pretend as her boyfriend? Why would he do that?? And when did Michael learn to drive like that? Oh, and off course Jamie senses that. Yup, this little girl has suddenly become clairvoyant!

Michael then goes to the party Tina went to. How did he know about the party and where to go, since he did not follow Tina? What was the purpose of him going there? (apart from a bodycount, off course). There was nothing remotely interesting about the film. This was by far the worst yet…and that’s not really saying much. It felt like the film was written by a 9-year old. Can PROFESSIONALS in the industry honestly concoct such a crappy script, let alone giving it the green light and a $3 million budget??? I mean, was this supposed to be taken seriously? At times it played like a spoof. This was just DREADFUL! Oh, and I just hate the illogical way they always stumble upon bodies in these films. Seriously, Hollywood, that is so cliched!

Towards the end Dr Loomis leads Michael into a trap. When did he set up this trap and how did he manage to do it by himself?? Its just not credible and for effect only. Who was the mystery man during the film who helped Michael at the end and why? Nothing here makes any sense. Awful.