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Halloween 5 - the Revenge of Michael Myers
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
Starting around Halloween 4, that masked nut Michael Myers stopped chasing his sister (played by Jamie Lee Curtis in the first and second films, as well as Halloween H20) and went after his niece. Now he's chasing her around again in part 5, but it's a lot of other people who die in the process. Donald Pleasence continues his mad-doctor bit from the earlier movies, Danielle Harris is the unfortunate relation, and Donald L. Shanks plays the monster. The film is an improvement on parts 2 and 4 (part 3 having nothing to do with Michael Myers), but it still amounts to routine slaughter with none of John Carpenter's stylistic brilliance from the original movie. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
The "revenge"
Review date: 2008-09-14 Rating: 2 out of 10
A series that ought never have been a series. Oh look, he's back. And he's wearing something that looks like it's made of papier mache. Seriously, stick to Carpenter's film.
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Reviews
wow!
Review date: 2008-02-03 Rating: 10 out of 10
The halloween series seriously couldnt have been made better. The acting, the plot, everything, it rocks!! Infact number 1, 2 4 and 5 have been the best so far, all in line with each other but with their own differences. I'd say the 2nd 4th and 5th are better than the first actually.
Not much of a gore film, but definitely scared me in parts.
Michael's Blade is getting Blunt
Review date: 2008-01-10 Rating: 6 out of 10
Has of the title you can feel that it is a very dull movie, but it has some good stuff in it like the connection between Jamie and Michael and of course this film has to be the darkest yet of all the Halloween movies, michael is again after Jamie and after the shootout at the end of H4 he is once again in a coma for 1 year until Halloween when he reawakens and goes after jamie who after the events of H4 she is in a childrens hospital where she gets images of michael
well thats enough of the plot now, the 5th halloween and things are going a little dull the usual formuler isnt working and again this series feels like it needs a reboot a reworking it needs Jamie lee curtis back!
This film again is worthy of adding to your Halloween collection.
Quick Reviews!
Review date: 2007-12-13 Rating: 8 out of 10
Following on directly from number 4, Number 5 has both the flaws, and the good points of its prequel, making it a respectable horror movie, and superior to the other entries in the series. Like Halloween four, this should now be seen as a strong slasher film in a genre full of rubbish and cliche- it may not be the most original, and it may not have the cinematography, tension or atmosphere of the original, but it does manage some good scares and is one of the more involving knife and run films. And it has Danielle Harris in it.
After the shock ending of number 4, we find that Jamie is now extremely traumatised and expects Michael to appear all the time. She is under constant (though not constant enough) care and supervision, and has lost her ability to speak. Rachel, the other survivor from 4 is sympathetic at the start, but unfortunately conforms to the dumb teen status of her friends. Stupidity it seems, was an enjoyable hobby in the eighties. The various other friends, teens, victims vary from watchable to annoying, most of whom are simply there to satisfy the bloodlust of those people who watch these films. Of course Michael is still around, and the killings begin again. Luckily though (perhaps, as he seems to have got a little Michael Syndrome himself) Loomis is still in the town. He decides to use Jamie as bait to lure and catch Michael, but it now seems that like all good super-villians, Michael is completely indestructible. And he's brought a few friends with him...
Again Harris is superb, so much so that the rest of the cast are made to look like amateurs, apart from Pleasance who descends further into madness. Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly for a man of his talents, he seems to be getting tired with the series. There are enough shocks to prevent the film from becoming another stab flick, but there are the usual unsurprising elements-teens having sex then getting mutilated, characters there with the sole purpose of being killed etc. The scene in the old house where the police 'guard' Jamie is very good, with Jamie showing she may be the only one capable of protecting herself. We see a different side to Michael, just a glimpse, as Jamie tries to get through to him. Again the ending is a shock, though not entirely unexpected, but the man in black thing is intriguing, and the viewer is left wondering what has happened, and what is yet to happen.
The DVD has no real extras, but for fans of the series, or of the first movie who have not watched the rest, this is one to buy, along with number four. They're cheap, but much better than most slashers around in the cinema these days.
its ok but not the best
Review date: 2007-11-02 Rating: 6 out of 10
This movie is ok but not as good as parts 1 2 and 4 its sorta boring theres not enough exiting parts and his mask looks funny there is 1 good part were michel get a cop and hangs him in a window but not enough and the blood looks fake ln some parts but ya could buy it sometime if you seem interested
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Donald Pleasence
Ellie Cornell
Danielle Harris
Harper Roisman
Beau Starr
Creators:
Donald Pleasence (Primary Contributor)
Ellie Cornell (Primary Contributor)
Dominique Othenin-Girard (Writer)
Anthony Masi (Producer)
Debra Hill (Writer)
John Carpenter (Writer)
Michael Jacobs (Writer)
Shem Bitterman (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay Entertainment
EAN: 5060020620362
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2002-01-28
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 96 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1989-10-13
Language: English (Original Language)