Welcome home, Michael
Halloween 4 is a terrific entry in the best slasher series of all time. While it doesn't have quite the all-pervading atmosphere, suspense, and general gloom and doom of the incomparable original, it more than lives up to the Halloween tradition. To me, the key to this movie's success is the acting talent of both Donald Pleasance (Dr. Loomis) and young newcomer Danielle Harris (Michael's niece Jamey). Disfigured from his encounter with Michael ten years earlier, Dr. Loomis strides through this movie as the avenging hero he is, having to convince foolish minds that Michael has returned home to wreak havoc yet again. Of course, you can blame a couple of paramedics for tipping Michael off that he still has a living relative, namely his sister Laurie's little girl Jamie (Laurie has supposedly died in an accident a year earlier). After Michael is transferred out from under Loomis' nose, he naturally escapes and begins leaving a trail of bodies on his way to Haddonfield. Loomis is...
The best in the series!
A lot of people will hate to hear me say it, but this is my favorite HALOWEEN movie! I think mainly because I grew up with it. I was born the year the original came out so I didn't get to see it in theatres like I did this one. For me, this was the introduction of Michael Myers and Dr. Loomis (though I have of course seen the previous films since).
This sequel is very close in plot to the original film it just has a bigger budget. Michael Myers has come back to Haddonfield, only instead of his sister, it's his niece (Danielle Harris) that he's after. And of course, several innocent teenagers get in his way.
Donald Pleasance can do no wrong. Personally, I think with his death so should have come the death of this franchise. These movies are not the same since Pleasance passed. In this film, Pleasances character is more determined and crazed than he was in the first two films and the audience is better off for it.
I can't praise Danielle Harris performance enough. She...
Halloween 4-The Definitive Edition
While I am very fond of this movie, I am writing primarily to express my satisfaction with the special features. This dvd contains two audio commentaries. One features the two primary ladies in the film, Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell. The other is done by the writer of the movie. This combination offers the perfect balance. The two girls sound like precisely that-two girls. Neither of them makes any pretense of being a hardcore horror fan. In fact, I got the impression that they've barely seen THIS horror movie. Be that as it may, they have a chemistry together, and offer some interesting insights into the making of the movie. Listening to them, it's almost like watching the film with your girlfriend or sister. They infuse the proceedings with a degree of charm, which is not something you ordinarily experience while viewing a slasher movie.
On the other hand, the writer's commentary is directed at the serious fan. If you really love the Halloween series, as I do, there are...
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