Review of Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) by John P — 05 Oct 2013
What began as a great rebirth of the Halloween series in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers turns quickly into mediocrity with the fifth entry. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers throws all of the wonderful character study out the window that is established in the previous film and just aims straight on for pure slasher nonsense, and ultimately misses its mark.
For starters, the overall style of the film is just way too busy. Odd camera angles and over-the-top performances don't really suit this series and they definitely don't work in this film. The score also sounds too much like a retread of the original score, making it hollow and uninteresting.
From this point on, the Halloween series is in severe decline and it just won't ever manage to pick up itself up and carry on ever again. It's essentially over.
This review of Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) was written by John P on 05 Oct 2013.
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers has generally received mixed reviews.
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