Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

The first time I saw this film, I was bored. I thought it was uneventful. But then, I watched it a second time and loved it. This movie is very suspenseful, has very little blood/gore, and the acting by Danielle Harris is just incredible. I also love Ellis Cornell, she is such a doll! Brady was an idiot to let go of such a cute girl. Rent this! It's better than II and V.

This is by far the best of the Halloween sequels. Like the original, it has a likable heroine in Danielle Harris as Jaimie. The movie is scary and keeps you at the edge of your seat right on up to the jaw dropping finale. It also seems to have the right music chord like the first two movies. It's too bad that future sequels did not live up to this movie.

A well-made Halloween sequel that reintroduces viewers to legendary Michael Myers while also introducing us to Jamie, which is an interesting character in her own right. This film is very memorable and the ending is great! A must for fans of the series!

So, it transpires that Michael Myers survived being blown up on Halloween night 1978, and ten years later HE wakes from a decade of comatose to kill again. OK, the premise is laughable but the decision to resurrect deranged serial killer Michael Myers is vindicated through a fine movie with several memorable moments and a shocking finale. Donald Pleasence is on fine form as Myer's increasingly crazed doctor, Sam Loomis, who also survived being blown up in Halloween II. Loomis now walks with the aid of a stick and has burns to his face and hands but is otherwise fine. Blimey! He's almost as indestructible as Myers himself! Halloween 4 racks up the jumps and gore but loses none of the thrills and excitement form the original movies. Ellie Cornell and Danielle Harris are excellent support for Pleasence in one of the best in the Halloween franchise.

Danielle Harris is so cute in her first role I'm so glad I got her autograph last year at MonsterCon! Donald Presence is great as the epic Dr. Samuel Loomis, you can tell how old he was though. Some decent kills and definitely watchable film experience all around! I'm glad this is available on Shudder although they need more to watch on it.

After serial killer Michael Myers wakes up during a routine transfer to a different hospital, he goes running back to Haddonfield and his former doctor, Dr. Loomis, tries to make it there before Michael can begin yet another bloodbath and murder his niece, Jamie. Having a young child as the lead victim in a slasher movie is a brave choice. Some will find it tacky and offensive right from the start or, even worse, the child actor might not be seasoned enough to be effective in the role and could just come across as annoying, but young Danielle Harris is so wonderful and winning in the role that you really get invested in her character and want her to make it out alive. Most of the other characters aren't developed enough for you to give a hoot about them, but the filmmakers do handle the suspense sequences well.

After Halloween three, it was obvious that for this franchise to work on.any level, it needed The Boogeyman, it needed Michael Myers. Ignore the plot, there isn't one, and there is no logic to any of the films, but this film, against all odds, is pretty good. I'd argue it's better than Halloween II, it's certainly less cliché ridden. The question you'll be asking, what is Michael Myers now, he was shot, blown up, he's clearly not a man anymore. Anyway, he's back, and that's a good thing. It's well paced, menacing, if features some nice references to the past, including the clown costume. They naturally increased the levels of violence, some scene ls are pretty nasty. The rocking chair scene is an outstanding moment of Horror, and the ending is really rather good. Sometimes the sound is very tinny, hard to believe it was produced ten years after the first, which is so slick. It's not perfect, but it is a very good horror film. 7/10