Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:49 pm
Halloween : released 1978.
Halloween II : released 1981.
Halloween III : released 1982.
After Halloween III sucked on a galatic scale, there was a period of six years when the producers & Moustapha Akkad were reeling like scared dogs that'd been beat too much. In a move that'd to've pissed off John Carpenter (but which pleased most fans), they decided to bring back Michael Myers. Jamie Lee Curtis is nowhere to be found 'cept for a photograph. Don Pleasence (whose character was only slightly less supernatural than the Shape himself) has been written even more insane & single-minded now, mayhaps seeking to channel Captain Ahab. Nameless Stunt Man #2 is playing Michael Myers, but who cares? The directing here isn't nearly as inspired as Halloween, but it beats the living shit out out of Halloween III. Till H2O came out in '98, Halloween IV was second only to Halloween II in terms of most competent sequel. The atmospheric set design seemingly works, giving you a feeling that it's actually a small-town creepy-ass Midwestern Halloween instead of small-town creepy-ass Midwestern Halloween shot in California in the spring. The music was done by the dude that amounts to Carpenter's assistant in the first couple flicks & he does a commendable job. The same cannot be said for any of the actors, though. The only one even remotely worth watching is Donald Pleasence & he's been flattened out into an over-the-top one-dimensional character.
Verdict : 2 stars.
Halloween II : released 1981.
Halloween III : released 1982.
After Halloween III sucked on a galatic scale, there was a period of six years when the producers & Moustapha Akkad were reeling like scared dogs that'd been beat too much. In a move that'd to've pissed off John Carpenter (but which pleased most fans), they decided to bring back Michael Myers. Jamie Lee Curtis is nowhere to be found 'cept for a photograph. Don Pleasence (whose character was only slightly less supernatural than the Shape himself) has been written even more insane & single-minded now, mayhaps seeking to channel Captain Ahab. Nameless Stunt Man #2 is playing Michael Myers, but who cares? The directing here isn't nearly as inspired as Halloween, but it beats the living shit out out of Halloween III. Till H2O came out in '98, Halloween IV was second only to Halloween II in terms of most competent sequel. The atmospheric set design seemingly works, giving you a feeling that it's actually a small-town creepy-ass Midwestern Halloween instead of small-town creepy-ass Midwestern Halloween shot in California in the spring. The music was done by the dude that amounts to Carpenter's assistant in the first couple flicks & he does a commendable job. The same cannot be said for any of the actors, though. The only one even remotely worth watching is Donald Pleasence & he's been flattened out into an over-the-top one-dimensional character.
Verdict : 2 stars.