Review of Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) by Scott P — 17 Sep 2012

Silly sequel that manages to do nothing but copy the previous entries in utter sloppiness.

This review of Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) was written by Scott P on 17 Sep 2012.

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers has generally received mixed reviews.

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