Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers
Directed by Joe Chappelle
It’s been six years since the town of Haddonfield last heard from Michael Myers, Jamie Lloyd, and the Man in Black. Dr. Loomis has given up his practice, and retired to the countryside.
It’s been six years since the town of Haddonfield last heard from Michael Myers, Jamie Lloyd, and the Man in Black.
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd, Marianne Hagan
Member Reviews
A much-maligned sequel in the series, but I think there's a lot to enjoy here. I prefer the Producer's Cut to the Theatrical because it feels more like the original "Halloween" from 1978, but I still enjoy George P. Wilbur's second portrayal of Michael much more than his first. Another plus for this film is the mask -- it is awesome and so much better than what we got in H4, H5, H20, and Resurrection.
Not great, but kinda fun. Seeing young Paul Rudd is a blast; dude's a straight up freak in this one, but quickly becomes likable. Got some really good slasher scares, but it's odd that this one seems to have so much happening while also never really doing anything.
Great addition to the Halloween series
Obvious points off because it was unfinished but it's still delivers on the vibes & atmosphere.
The first Halloween film I saw in theaters, and though it gets justifiably dragged by critics and fans I still adore the Curse of Michael Myers. The recent retconning trilogy is obviously indebted to the canonical consolidation that occurs in this film, the first to bring back Tommy Doyle as a paranoid loner obsessed with investigating the occult forces behind Haddonfield's boogeyman. The Theatrical Cut is a mid-90s time capsule of shock jocks, post grunge, ubiquitous flannel, X-Files inspired occultism and conspiracy theories, tie-dyed junior college campus activists fighting "the powers that be" so that they "no longer live in fear. " It all falls apart under scrutiny, considering the original cut tested so poorly with audiences that entire sequences of gore were added and the ending was completely reshot with the strange alien autopsy room full of embryos and anti-freeze. The editing used a lot of music video inspired rapid cuts and seizure inducing lights and sound manipulation to propel a film that initially sought to replicate the slow tracking naturalness of the first Halloween film. Neither the Producer's Cut or the theatrical version are "good" movies, but at least it is entertaining. After six years of Halloween being banned in Haddonfield following the disappearance of Jamie Lloyd and her murderous Uncle, Jamie is giving birth to a son (the Producer's Cut makes it clear that her son is also her cousin (forget about it Jake, it's Haddonfield)). Michael has returned to sever his bloodline (or something involving runes, curses and constellations) and Dr. Loomis has retired to write his memoirs. RIP Donald Pleasance. . .