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What better series to watch for my Halloweeny/Horror Movie Marathon than the Halloween series??
What better series to watch for my Halloweeny/Horror Movie Marathon than the Halloween series??
During my search for the movies, I accidentally ended up STARTING with the Remake, but still, at least it was the first one, right??
Halloween (2007 Remake)~
Although I may be the only person I know that hasn't seen this series, I'll still include a general synopsis: Michael Myers, a boy of 10years old, has lived most of his young life bullied and abused mentally and verbally from everyone around him, with the exception of his mother and his baby sister. Finally, on Halloween day, he snaps. He beats a school bully to death in the woods, he slits the throat of his mother's boyfriend, beats his sister's boyfriend with a metal bat, and stabs his sister to death. Michael is sent to a mental institute where the kindly Dr. Loomis attempts to treat him. Months later, after Michael has spent months drifting farther and farther into a mental abyss and developing a strange infatuation for masks, he kills a nurse. His mother, who witnessed her son's breakdown, commits suicide that night. 15years pass, it is again Halloween night, and Michael is still locked up. It's Dr. Loomis last day as his doctor; however, that night, the idiotic new guard on-duty forces himself into Michael's room where he and his cousin brutally rape another patient on Michael's bed. Moments later, Michael has the guard pinned against the wall. Realizing he now has a way out, Michael escapes the institute, killing everyone who has the misfortune to cross his path. In one night, Michael makes the 100mile walk back to his hometown, Haddonfield. There, he slowly starts killing off the friends and family of local high-school senior, Laurie Strode. Not until near the end of the movie is it revealed that Laurie is the orphaned baby that was Michael's sister. After chasing Laurie and bringing her to their old home, Michael shows her a picture of the two of them when they were younger, wordlessly attempting to communicate with her. Laurie doesn't understand, but she takes this opportunity to grab his knife, stab him, and try to escape. Dr. Loomis who has been called to find and return Michael to the institute, rescues Laurie after shooting Michael down. Just when they thought they were safe, Michael appears at their car door and drags Laurie back into the house. Dr. Loomis tries his hardest to protect the girl, but Michael attacks him as well. After an intense struggle between brother and sister, Michael and Laurie tumble off the edge of a balcony. After coming-to, Laurie finds the gun they had fallen with, tries to shoot the unconscious, masked Michael, but when the gun finally goes-off, Michael grabs her and the screen blacks out on Laurie's piercing cries. Unlike the previous movies of my October marathon, this movie was an intense psychological journey. It's actually a bit ironic: we open the story on the colorful Autumn leaves, but inside the household, the atmosphere is dark and colorless. It's the same with Michael himself, a young, sweet looking, lightly-skinned boy wearing the vibrant clown costume, but his eyes are black and we can see the dark and hallow mentality come to light as he starts killing that night. The sets, colors, effects and actors were all amazing, and the music score by Tyler Bates was perfection! Never having seen these movies, it was nice to hear the renowned Halloween soundtrack under the proper circumstances. I don't feel sorry for saying it, but I actually applauded Michael when he finally killed his mother's boyfriend- is that weird?? I mean, the guy was pissing me off from the get-go! I hated the whole intro because of how horribly the poor boy was treated by everyone! Could you blame him for being mentally off-kilter?? But when he grew up and became a more animalistic killer, showing no remorse for the innocent, just wordlessly killing people, that was when he became terrifying. But it was interesting, when he was with Laurie, he seemed sad. It was as if he wanted her to kill him, or for them both to die together? It's really hard to say...
Halloween II (2009 Remake)~
This movie takes a surprising turn following the end of the previous movie; here's a general synopsis: Laurie is she trying to deal with the memories of her last encounter with the serial killer, Michael Myers. She is now living with her friend, Annie, another survivor, and Annie's father, the town's sheriff. While Laurie deals with her trauma through therapy, Dr. Loomis has chosen to turn the event into an opportunity to write another book. Meanwhile, Michael, who survived the gunshot and has been missing for the past year, has been having visions of Deborah Myers's, his mother, ghost and a younger version of himself, who instruct him that with Halloween approaching it is time to bring Laurie home; so he sets off to Haddonfield. When Dr.Loomis's book is released, Laurie discovers the truth that she is really Angel Myers, Michael's younger sister. Laurie panics and decides to let loose and party on Halloween night with her new friends, Mya and Harly. That night, Michael kills Harley at the party then makes his way to Laurie's home and attacks Annie. Laurie and Mya find Annie's dying body in the bathroom, and as Mya attempts to contact the police department, she is attacked by Michael and killed. Laurie escapes from the house but is taken by Michael while on the road. She wakes up in a shack where her hallucinations come to life. For weeks, Laurie has been seeing mirrored visions of Michael's past, his murders, and the vision of their mother with a white horse. Sheriff Brackett discovers Michael's location, driven by revenge for the death of his daughter, he sends the whole police department to surround them. Dr. Loomis, trying to repent for his book, runs into the shed and attempts to reason with Michael. Dr. Loomis is thrown through the wall, seemingly dead. As Michael attempts to finish him off, the police force is able to shoot him down. Laurie walks out onto the scene carrying Michael's bloody knife. She stumbles towards Dr. Loomis and just as she is about to plunge the knife into him, someone shoots her. Sheriff Brackett is shocked and calls for a cease fire as he runs to Laurie's aid. The scene shifts to Laurie in a while room where she sees her mother and the white horse coming towards her. This was a great follow-up to the previous film! I loved that it took place directly after the events of the last film; however, it was surprising that it was just Laurie's dream. This film focused mainly on Laurie's psychological development over the past year and how she has struggled to deal with her near-death experience. She has taken a drastic turn from being the sweet teenager to a crazed party-girl. Laurie and Annie are continually at each other's throats; Annie having gotten past her own hurdle and Laurie struggling to move on. This film had much more fantastic usage of blood, gore, and violence along with the amazing ventures into both Michael's and Laurie's mind. The most terrifying moment for me was the intense scene where Laurie had an attack and was seeing numerous visions of Michael's past along the way. I never quite understood how she and Michael were able to have the same visions, but it was still such an intriguing concept! However, the saddest part was when Annie's body was discovered: not only when she died in Laurie's arms, just aster they had been arguing hours earlier, but also when Sheriff Brackett had to see her lying on the floor. This film was more heightened than the previous one, which kept me glued to the screen. It also had a more complex theme. All of the make-up and effects were eye-pleasing, the acting was phenomenal, and overall, I really enjoyed watching it!
Halloween (1978)~
Usually remakes aren't as good as the original, but in this case, I would have to disagree. Here's a general Synopsis: Young Michael Myers is found one Halloween night after he has killed his older sister. 15years later, he escapes the psychiatric hospital, steals a car, and drives himself home to Haddonfield. It is now Halloween morning. Laurie and her friends, Annie and Lynda, are stalked throughout the day by Michael who is hidden under a mask. That night, Laurie and Annie are babysitting while Lynda is hanging out with her boyfriend. Dr. Loomis, Michael's long-term doctor has followed him to Haddonfield and searching the streets with the help of Sheriff Brackett, Annie's father. While babysitting, Annie leaves to pick-up her boyfriend; however, Michael gets to her first and kills her. Soon, Lynda and her boyfriend arrive at the house where Michael kills them both. Having not heard from her friends for a while, Laurie decides to investigate- she crosses the street into the house and is attacked by Michael. She escapes and returns to protect the kids. Michael follows her and they struggle. Laurie manages to knock Michael out briefly, giving the kids time to run for help. Dr. Loomis, who has been walking the streets searching for Michael, sees Tommy and Lindsey running from the house and runs inside to help. As Dr. Loomis climbs the staircase, he sees Laurie being strangled by the now conscious Michael. Dr. Loomis shoots him down. Michael falls over the second story balcony and when Dr. Loomis checks, Michael's body has disappeared. Overall, a pretty decent film; however, I'm a bit biased towards the remake. First off, I don't think I've ever seen Jamie Lee Curtis at such a young age, so that was weird. But seeing as this was her debut film, she did a fantastic job. Compared to its remake, this film had much less gruesome details, but more dramatic acting- the death scenes were very funny to watch. I wish that there was more blood throughout the whole movie, even though it's an older film, it would have been totally possible. The musical score was fantastic, as always with these movies. Another feature I disliked was the lack of character development. Unlike its remake counterpart, none of the characters were very interesting because I didn't really know their story. In the 2007 remake, we got to see Michael drop into the darkness, Dr. Loomis seemed to have genuine feelings for him, and there was an actual connection and reasoning for Michael to pursue Laurie; in this original, none of that existed. Perhaps his lack of reasoning is what made Michael even more terrifying during this time period; however, as human beings, we like to make sense of things an dot make stories, and this movie was lacking a lot of previous action information. I would definitely recommend watching the movie; however, just because it's the original, but one time is enough for me!
Halloween II (1981)~
It seems the remake got the idea for its intro from this film. Here's a general synopsis: Opening in the midst of the previous film's ending scene; Dr. Loomis shoots down Michael who tumbles over the balcony and disappears into the night. Laurie is taken to the hospital where she is bandaged up and told to rest. Dr. Loomis, on-the-other-hand, seeks the police department's aid to search for Michael. During the hunt, a person who is suspected to be Michael is hit by a car and goes up in flames. Although everyone now believes Michael to be dead, Dr. Loomis is persistent that this beast of a man is still out there. Sheriff Brackett leaves the search when it is discovered that one of the murdered teenagers was his daughter, Annie. While searching for Michael, the police receive a report that an elementary school has been broken into, it is there that they find a bloody message left by Michael, "Samhein". Dr. Loomis persists on continuing searching for him although Marion claims that he has been summoned out of Haddonfield by the governor; however, it is brought to his attention that a secret document pertaining to Michael's past has been found. This document states that Michael's baby sister, Angel Myers, was adopted and renamed, Laurie Lode. At this news, Dr. Loomis pulls out his gun and forces the driver to take him to the hospital where Laurie is. Throughout the movie, Michael slowly makes his way to the hospital, killing every adult that gets in his way, including basically all of the hospital staff. Due to her medication, Laurie continues to drift in-and-out of consciousness and stumbles through the hospital attempting to hide herself from any dangers. Jimmy, Laurie's school friend, spends most of his time trying to cheer up Laurie and promises to keep her safe; however, he slips in a puddle of blood and knocks his head, leaving Laurie to fend for herself. There are several close calls for Laurie as she struggles to keep away from Michael. Finally, Dr. Loomis and crew arrive at the hospital and help the injured Laurie to escape. While Marion calls 911, the State Trooper is killed by Michael and Dr. Loomis and Laurie escape deeper into the hospital. They trap themselves into an operation room that Michael easily breaks into. There, Laurie picks up Dr. Loomis's fallen gun and shoots Michael directly in the eyes. As Michael starts to swing blindly attempting to make any kind of contact, the pair release the valves of a couple nearby ether and oxygen tanks, filling the room. Dr. Loomis instructs Laurie to run. He chooses to sacrifice himself to take out the monster and flicks on a lighter causing the room to explode. Laurie, who has barely escaped the blast, turns to see Michael's enflamed body walking out of the room. Just as she begins to panic, Michael collapses- dead. I'm going to assume that Rob Zombie took every one of the original Halloween movies and compiled them into his remakes, because there was more of a character development in this sequel. (I can only assume since I haven't watched the rest of the series yet). This movie was still kind of slow, but there was more blood and dramatic killings, just like I wanted! It seemed that Michael was getting more creative with his murders- my favorite was, of course, the most gruesome one when he drowned the nurse in the boiling water of the hot tub. There also seemed to be an attempt at more romantic elements in this movie, which seemed a bit out of place.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch~
To be honest, I didn't see the point of this movie. Here's a general synopsis: In the days leading up to Halloween, Dr. Challis is given reason to suspect the curious on-goings of a renown mask company, Silver Shamrock. After the mysterious murder of his patient, Grimbridge, Dr. Challis teams up with Ellie, Grimbridge's daughter, to find out what series of events led up to his death. While in the small company town, Ellie and Challis witness several odd events from the death of an inn neighbor, running into a quirky sales family, the robotic-like company security guards, and street cameras; all-the-while, picking up clues along the way. On their second night, just when they have decided to leave, Ellie gets taken. Challis sneaks into the company where he is shown by its owner, Cochran, the behind-the-scenes of the Silver Shamrock Masking Company. Cochran explains, through a live demonstration, that each of his masks contains a computer chip that has come from Stonehenge. On Halloween night, when their commercial airs, the chip will activate and kill its wearer and unleash a lethal swarm of insects and snakes. Cochran continues to explain his plans to resurrect macabre aspects of the Gaelic festival, Samhain, which he connects to witchcraft. Challis escapes and rescues Ellie. They destroy the factory and Cochran, then flee the town. While driving away, Challis is attacked by Ellie who has evidently been turned into one of Shamrock's androids. Challis crashes the car and struggles with the android. He is eventually able to escape where he finds a gas station and attempts to contact the television studios airing the Shamrock commercials. The commercials continue to air and the movie abruptly ends. This 3rd film had no reason to be apart of the Halloween series. The only references to the previous movies was the fact that the movie took place during the Halloween season, and that the television channels were airing the movies that night. The death scenes were more gruesome than the past films' but they were hilariously well-done. However, for an early 80s film, you would expect it to have been better done. This film was very out of place compared to the rest of the franchise, and was confusing throughout most of time. Not exactly a movie I would watch more than once...
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers~
Thank you for bringing Michael back!! Here's a general synopsis for this film: It's been 10years since the end of Halloween II. Michael Myers survived the hospital explosion and has been in a coma since. After overhearing that his only surviving relative is his niece, Jamie Lloyd (the daughter of his now deceased sister, Laurie Strode), Michael escapes and returns to Haddonfield. Dr. Loomis, who also survived the explosion, hears that Michael has escaped and pursues him to the town. Meanwhile, 8-year old Jamie Lloyd is living with her foster family in Haddonfield. Jamie is picked-on by the school kids for having the serial killer, Michael Myers as her uncle; however, Jamie does not realize that Michael is the Boogeyman that she's been having nightmares about. After school, Jamie's step-sister, Rachel, and her friend (the now-teenaged) Lindsey, take Jamie costume shopping. Jamie decides on a frilly clown costume. That night, while out trick-or-treating, Rachel learns that her boyfriend, Brady, is cheating on her with the sheriff's daughter, Kelly- during their argument, Jamie wanders off and gets herself lost. Dr. Loomis, by this time, has already teamed up with the police department and is hunting down Michael. While searching, Michael murders an electrical plantation worker and plunges the town into darkness. He also takes down the whole police department, causing sheriff Meeker to initiate a town curfew, as well as causing the formation of a lynch mob thirsty for Michael's death. Unknowingly, Rachel is being chased by Michael. She eventually finds Jamie, and the Sheriff and Dr. Loomis arrive on scene to take them to a safe-home. They return to Sheriff Meeker's house and with the help of Kelly and Brady, the board up the home. Dr. Loomis leaves to check on Jamie's home, and after Sheriff Meeker makes contact with the state police on an old radio, he leaves to calm the lynch mob, leaving his deputy in charge. Michael sneaks into the house and begins killing everyone: the deputy is killed off-screen, Kelly is pinned to the wall by a shotgun, and Brady's skull is crushed inward. Throughout the carnage, Rachel takes Jamie to the attic where they escape out of a window and onto the roof. Michael follows them upward, causing them both to stumble off the roof- Rachel is briefly knocked unconscious, but Jamie, who was tethered to a rope, escapes. Down the street, she runs into Dr. Loomis and the two escape towards the school-house. Michael follows. He throws Dr. Loomis through a glass door and continues to chase Jamie. Just when Michael corners her, Rachel appears and sprays him in the face with a fire extinguisher. They run out of the school where they meet with the mob. Rachel convinces the mob to drive them out of the town and to wait for the state police. On their way out of the town, Michael climbs up from under the truck and kills off all of the men. Rachel takes the wheel and while trying to shake Michael off the roof, they crash into a ditch. The police arrive and as Jamie approaches Michael's body, he rises. The police shoot him down until he falls into the nearby abandoned mine-shaft and is presumed dead. The girls are taken home to their parents. Their mother goes with Jamie upstairs to run a bath. While the others are consoling Rachel, Jamie dons her clown mask and stabs her foster mother with a pair of scissors. Everyone runs to the bottom of the stairs after hearing a scream. There, Jamie is discovered at its top covered in blood, holding the pair of scissors. Dr. Loomis panics and the rest stare in horror as the film blacks out. I loved this sequel, and was so happy to see Michael back! Although, I was surprised to see that he and Dr. Loomis survived the hospital explosion- but I suppose the show must go on! Everything was fantastic, from the blood and gore to the graphics, make-up, music, colors, and acting. Jamie, who was played by Danielle Harris (Annie in the Halloween remakes) was amazing to watch! Definitely the best actor in the whole film! Little Jamie was also, sadly, was the smartest horror film character I have ever seen! She knew when/where/how she needed to escape Michael unlike every other horror film character that exists! The best part of this film for me was 1- the fact that Jaime chose a clown costume for Halloween, and 2- the ending twist when she killed her foster mom! Such a great twist that I never saw coming! Yes- the family legacy continues!
No wonder this series is famous- it's fantastic! Too bad there are so many films! I still have 3more to watch before I'm officially done with this great Halloween series!
Sincerely Yours,
Lisette Monique Diaz
Usually remakes aren't as good as the original, but in this case, I would have to disagree. Here's a general Synopsis: Young Michael Myers is found one Halloween night after he has killed his older sister. 15years later, he escapes the psychiatric hospital, steals a car, and drives himself home to Haddonfield. It is now Halloween morning. Laurie and her friends, Annie and Lynda, are stalked throughout the day by Michael who is hidden under a mask. That night, Laurie and Annie are babysitting while Lynda is hanging out with her boyfriend. Dr. Loomis, Michael's long-term doctor has followed him to Haddonfield and searching the streets with the help of Sheriff Brackett, Annie's father. While babysitting, Annie leaves to pick-up her boyfriend; however, Michael gets to her first and kills her. Soon, Lynda and her boyfriend arrive at the house where Michael kills them both. Having not heard from her friends for a while, Laurie decides to investigate- she crosses the street into the house and is attacked by Michael. She escapes and returns to protect the kids. Michael follows her and they struggle. Laurie manages to knock Michael out briefly, giving the kids time to run for help. Dr. Loomis, who has been walking the streets searching for Michael, sees Tommy and Lindsey running from the house and runs inside to help. As Dr. Loomis climbs the staircase, he sees Laurie being strangled by the now conscious Michael. Dr. Loomis shoots him down. Michael falls over the second story balcony and when Dr. Loomis checks, Michael's body has disappeared. Overall, a pretty decent film; however, I'm a bit biased towards the remake. First off, I don't think I've ever seen Jamie Lee Curtis at such a young age, so that was weird. But seeing as this was her debut film, she did a fantastic job. Compared to its remake, this film had much less gruesome details, but more dramatic acting- the death scenes were very funny to watch. I wish that there was more blood throughout the whole movie, even though it's an older film, it would have been totally possible. The musical score was fantastic, as always with these movies. Another feature I disliked was the lack of character development. Unlike its remake counterpart, none of the characters were very interesting because I didn't really know their story. In the 2007 remake, we got to see Michael drop into the darkness, Dr. Loomis seemed to have genuine feelings for him, and there was an actual connection and reasoning for Michael to pursue Laurie; in this original, none of that existed. Perhaps his lack of reasoning is what made Michael even more terrifying during this time period; however, as human beings, we like to make sense of things an dot make stories, and this movie was lacking a lot of previous action information. I would definitely recommend watching the movie; however, just because it's the original, but one time is enough for me!
It seems the remake got the idea for its intro from this film. Here's a general synopsis: Opening in the midst of the previous film's ending scene; Dr. Loomis shoots down Michael who tumbles over the balcony and disappears into the night. Laurie is taken to the hospital where she is bandaged up and told to rest. Dr. Loomis, on-the-other-hand, seeks the police department's aid to search for Michael. During the hunt, a person who is suspected to be Michael is hit by a car and goes up in flames. Although everyone now believes Michael to be dead, Dr. Loomis is persistent that this beast of a man is still out there. Sheriff Brackett leaves the search when it is discovered that one of the murdered teenagers was his daughter, Annie. While searching for Michael, the police receive a report that an elementary school has been broken into, it is there that they find a bloody message left by Michael, "Samhein". Dr. Loomis persists on continuing searching for him although Marion claims that he has been summoned out of Haddonfield by the governor; however, it is brought to his attention that a secret document pertaining to Michael's past has been found. This document states that Michael's baby sister, Angel Myers, was adopted and renamed, Laurie Lode. At this news, Dr. Loomis pulls out his gun and forces the driver to take him to the hospital where Laurie is. Throughout the movie, Michael slowly makes his way to the hospital, killing every adult that gets in his way, including basically all of the hospital staff. Due to her medication, Laurie continues to drift in-and-out of consciousness and stumbles through the hospital attempting to hide herself from any dangers. Jimmy, Laurie's school friend, spends most of his time trying to cheer up Laurie and promises to keep her safe; however, he slips in a puddle of blood and knocks his head, leaving Laurie to fend for herself. There are several close calls for Laurie as she struggles to keep away from Michael. Finally, Dr. Loomis and crew arrive at the hospital and help the injured Laurie to escape. While Marion calls 911, the State Trooper is killed by Michael and Dr. Loomis and Laurie escape deeper into the hospital. They trap themselves into an operation room that Michael easily breaks into. There, Laurie picks up Dr. Loomis's fallen gun and shoots Michael directly in the eyes. As Michael starts to swing blindly attempting to make any kind of contact, the pair release the valves of a couple nearby ether and oxygen tanks, filling the room. Dr. Loomis instructs Laurie to run. He chooses to sacrifice himself to take out the monster and flicks on a lighter causing the room to explode. Laurie, who has barely escaped the blast, turns to see Michael's enflamed body walking out of the room. Just as she begins to panic, Michael collapses- dead. I'm going to assume that Rob Zombie took every one of the original Halloween movies and compiled them into his remakes, because there was more of a character development in this sequel. (I can only assume since I haven't watched the rest of the series yet). This movie was still kind of slow, but there was more blood and dramatic killings, just like I wanted! It seemed that Michael was getting more creative with his murders- my favorite was, of course, the most gruesome one when he drowned the nurse in the boiling water of the hot tub. There also seemed to be an attempt at more romantic elements in this movie, which seemed a bit out of place.
To be honest, I didn't see the point of this movie. Here's a general synopsis: In the days leading up to Halloween, Dr. Challis is given reason to suspect the curious on-goings of a renown mask company, Silver Shamrock. After the mysterious murder of his patient, Grimbridge, Dr. Challis teams up with Ellie, Grimbridge's daughter, to find out what series of events led up to his death. While in the small company town, Ellie and Challis witness several odd events from the death of an inn neighbor, running into a quirky sales family, the robotic-like company security guards, and street cameras; all-the-while, picking up clues along the way. On their second night, just when they have decided to leave, Ellie gets taken. Challis sneaks into the company where he is shown by its owner, Cochran, the behind-the-scenes of the Silver Shamrock Masking Company. Cochran explains, through a live demonstration, that each of his masks contains a computer chip that has come from Stonehenge. On Halloween night, when their commercial airs, the chip will activate and kill its wearer and unleash a lethal swarm of insects and snakes. Cochran continues to explain his plans to resurrect macabre aspects of the Gaelic festival, Samhain, which he connects to witchcraft. Challis escapes and rescues Ellie. They destroy the factory and Cochran, then flee the town. While driving away, Challis is attacked by Ellie who has evidently been turned into one of Shamrock's androids. Challis crashes the car and struggles with the android. He is eventually able to escape where he finds a gas station and attempts to contact the television studios airing the Shamrock commercials. The commercials continue to air and the movie abruptly ends. This 3rd film had no reason to be apart of the Halloween series. The only references to the previous movies was the fact that the movie took place during the Halloween season, and that the television channels were airing the movies that night. The death scenes were more gruesome than the past films' but they were hilariously well-done. However, for an early 80s film, you would expect it to have been better done. This film was very out of place compared to the rest of the franchise, and was confusing throughout most of time. Not exactly a movie I would watch more than once...
Thank you for bringing Michael back!! Here's a general synopsis for this film: It's been 10years since the end of Halloween II. Michael Myers survived the hospital explosion and has been in a coma since. After overhearing that his only surviving relative is his niece, Jamie Lloyd (the daughter of his now deceased sister, Laurie Strode), Michael escapes and returns to Haddonfield. Dr. Loomis, who also survived the explosion, hears that Michael has escaped and pursues him to the town. Meanwhile, 8-year old Jamie Lloyd is living with her foster family in Haddonfield. Jamie is picked-on by the school kids for having the serial killer, Michael Myers as her uncle; however, Jamie does not realize that Michael is the Boogeyman that she's been having nightmares about. After school, Jamie's step-sister, Rachel, and her friend (the now-teenaged) Lindsey, take Jamie costume shopping. Jamie decides on a frilly clown costume. That night, while out trick-or-treating, Rachel learns that her boyfriend, Brady, is cheating on her with the sheriff's daughter, Kelly- during their argument, Jamie wanders off and gets herself lost. Dr. Loomis, by this time, has already teamed up with the police department and is hunting down Michael. While searching, Michael murders an electrical plantation worker and plunges the town into darkness. He also takes down the whole police department, causing sheriff Meeker to initiate a town curfew, as well as causing the formation of a lynch mob thirsty for Michael's death. Unknowingly, Rachel is being chased by Michael. She eventually finds Jamie, and the Sheriff and Dr. Loomis arrive on scene to take them to a safe-home. They return to Sheriff Meeker's house and with the help of Kelly and Brady, the board up the home. Dr. Loomis leaves to check on Jamie's home, and after Sheriff Meeker makes contact with the state police on an old radio, he leaves to calm the lynch mob, leaving his deputy in charge. Michael sneaks into the house and begins killing everyone: the deputy is killed off-screen, Kelly is pinned to the wall by a shotgun, and Brady's skull is crushed inward. Throughout the carnage, Rachel takes Jamie to the attic where they escape out of a window and onto the roof. Michael follows them upward, causing them both to stumble off the roof- Rachel is briefly knocked unconscious, but Jamie, who was tethered to a rope, escapes. Down the street, she runs into Dr. Loomis and the two escape towards the school-house. Michael follows. He throws Dr. Loomis through a glass door and continues to chase Jamie. Just when Michael corners her, Rachel appears and sprays him in the face with a fire extinguisher. They run out of the school where they meet with the mob. Rachel convinces the mob to drive them out of the town and to wait for the state police. On their way out of the town, Michael climbs up from under the truck and kills off all of the men. Rachel takes the wheel and while trying to shake Michael off the roof, they crash into a ditch. The police arrive and as Jamie approaches Michael's body, he rises. The police shoot him down until he falls into the nearby abandoned mine-shaft and is presumed dead. The girls are taken home to their parents. Their mother goes with Jamie upstairs to run a bath. While the others are consoling Rachel, Jamie dons her clown mask and stabs her foster mother with a pair of scissors. Everyone runs to the bottom of the stairs after hearing a scream. There, Jamie is discovered at its top covered in blood, holding the pair of scissors. Dr. Loomis panics and the rest stare in horror as the film blacks out. I loved this sequel, and was so happy to see Michael back! Although, I was surprised to see that he and Dr. Loomis survived the hospital explosion- but I suppose the show must go on! Everything was fantastic, from the blood and gore to the graphics, make-up, music, colors, and acting. Jamie, who was played by Danielle Harris (Annie in the Halloween remakes) was amazing to watch! Definitely the best actor in the whole film! Little Jamie was also, sadly, was the smartest horror film character I have ever seen! She knew when/where/how she needed to escape Michael unlike every other horror film character that exists! The best part of this film for me was 1- the fact that Jaime chose a clown costume for Halloween, and 2- the ending twist when she killed her foster mom! Such a great twist that I never saw coming! Yes- the family legacy continues!
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers~
Let's just get straight into the general synopsis: The film opens as the previous film ends- Michael has just fallen into the mineshaft and the girls are taken home. The state troops tossed dynamite down the mine to make sure that Michael was dead; however, Michael's body is seen drifting down a nearby river where a local finds him. Michael falls into a coma for a year and upon awaking, he kills the man and returns to Haddonfield. Meanwhile, Jamie is living in a children's psychiatric ward and has been rendered mute due to psychological trauma. Jamie has also been exhibiting a psychic link with her evil uncle- Dr. Loomis is aware of this and tries to convince her to help him convince Sheriff Meeker that Michael Myers is still alive. Throughout the day, Michael is sneaking around Haddonfield, eventually killing Rachel, and starts stalking her friend Tina. During the Halloween night, Michael kills Tina's boyfriend, Mike. After panicking during a psychic link, Jamie regains her ability to talk. She tries to warn Tina that she is in danger, but Tina leaves for a Halloween party ignoring her. At the party, Tina's friends, Samantha and Spitz are murdered, as well as a pair of deputies. Jamie disappears from the hospital with her friend, Billy, and the children appear at the barn just as Michael begins chasing Tina. Jamie draws Michael's attention and he follows her in a car through a nearby forest. Just as Michael is about to kill Jamie, Tina appears, taking the fatal blade wound. Dr. Loomis discovers Jamie and Billy and gets them to safety. Now Jamie agrees to put herself in danger to help Dr. Loomis stop Michael for good. With her help, Dr. Loomis is able to lure Michael back to the abandoned Myers house. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger dressed in all black, seen throughout the film, causes an attack at Jamie's hospital, drawing the police guard away from the house just as Michael appears. Dr. Loomis attempts to reason with Michael- while trying to take his blade away, Michael attacks him. He then finds Jaime who is able to escape and hide throughout the house. She is forced into an old laundry chute and Michael stabs at it repeatedly trying to get her out. Jamie is able to climb out of the chute and hides in the attic and finds the dead bodies of her Rachel, Mike, and her dog, Max. Michael follows her upstairs. Jamie tries to comes very close with appealing to her uncle's humanity, but when she tries to see his face, Michael attacks her. Jamie runs around him and down the stairs and into Dr. Loomis's arms. Dr. Loomis draw Michael into a trap where he is able to weaken him with a tranquilizer gun and beats him with a wooden plank. In the end, Michael is locked up in the police station. Just as Jamie is about to be taken away to safety, the stranger in black arrives, causes an explosion, and helps Michael escape. Jamie walks inside, sees all of the dead officer bodies, and discovers Michael's empty cell as a shadow approaches her. I felt so bad for poor little Jamie! She went through so much to only have Michael escape in the end. As all of the other films, this one is another well-done piece! I loved the killing scenes, all of the make-up, gore, music, and great acting. Tina pissed me off- but that was because she was an idiot! And I absolutely adored little Billy and his relationship with Jamie. Danielle did another fantastic job with this movie. My only major complaint would be that I didn't quite understand how, or why, Jaime and Michael were having a psychic connection. Each of this film series (minus the 3rd installment) have all had realistic themes, but this one is the first to touch into the super-natural, which was both intriguing and odd. 
No wonder this series is famous- it's fantastic! Too bad there are so many films! I still have 3more to watch before I'm officially done with this great Halloween series!
Sincerely Yours,
Lisette Monique Diaz
ৎ꒰ ¯ิ̑﹃ ¯ิ̑๑꒱ુ ୭ ~Sweet Dreams~ ৎ꒰ ¯ิ̑﹃ ¯ิ̑๑꒱ુ ୭
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