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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989

Dominique Othenin-Girard

Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Matthew Walker, Danielle Harris ...

3.9

2,409

Horror It is exactly one year later since Michael Myers returned to terrorize his hometown of Haddonfield, and his long-lost niece, Jamie Lloyd. Now, he wants revenge! Young Jamie, who has lost her ability to speak since attacking her foster mother, has developed a telepathic link with her demonic uncle. The ever resourceful Dr. Sam Loomis has realized this, and plans to use it to finally put an end to Michael's rage. But unbeknownst to them, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"Don't bother (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Richard Harrington The Washington Post	"We have already seen this story before (...) and with each retelling it gets more basic: Serial killer Myers, who cannot be killed, escapes, kills and kills, is killed and killed, until it's time for another sequel."	NEG
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"A bit more refined in its details than the conventional horror movie. The use of overbearing electronic music to signal menace is minimized in favor of sinister rustlings, shadows and silences."	NEU
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"[It] was by no means the worst of the 'Halloween 'entries but, for what it meant to the series, it was the most disappointing.(…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	John Ferguson Radio Times	"The only link with Carpenter's brilliant original is Pleasence as the killer's psychiatrist Dr Sam Loomis (...) Otherwise, it's business as usual (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Eric Goldman IGN	"While still semi-entertaining for fans, this was definitely the worst film in the Halloween series to this point, before it gave that dubious honor over to Halloween 6."	NEG

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