Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Sometime after the events of Halloween 5, the people of Haddonfield decided that it might be a good idea to stop celebrating Halloween. But for some folks, not being murdered just wasn't a good enough reason to give up a night of candy and costumes. "It's been six years," they said. "What's the worst that could happen?" Well, if you guessed a town-wide massacre, then circle gets the square. You see, the shadowy cult that broke Michael out of jail have been pretty busy for the last six years keeping Michael under wraps at Smith's Grove Sanitarium. They've also kidnapped Michael's niece Jamie and impregnated her. Why would they do that? Unclear. It might have something to do with making Michael immortal by transferring his evil into Jamie's baby. But, if that was their plan, why did the cult also kidnap little Danny Strode, who'd been living in the old Myers house? Also unclear. The Curse of Michael Myers really gets bogged down by the Thorn cult mythology. It doesn't make a lot of sense and it isn't particularly interesting. Donald Pleasence's performance is a little tough to watch as well. He died after principal photography wrapped but before the film's extensive reshoots could begin, leaving Dr. Loomis to confusingly die offscreen. And, much like in Halloween 5, Michael's mask and the movie's music are terrible.

Rating: 62%

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