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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:5

Rotten:18

Average Rating:3.8/10

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: This fourth installment of the series takes place ten years after the original and finds the man in the William Shatner mask in a coma and being transferred from Richmond Mental Institute to... This fourth installment of the series takes place ten years after the original and finds the man in the William Shatner mask in a coma and being transferred from Richmond Mental Institute to Smith's Grove. However, the van gets into a horrible accident, skidding off the road and exploding. Predictably, Myers' body is nowhere to be found in the wreckage, alarming both the skeptical police and the indefatigable Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence). Soon, Myers is spotted back in Haddonfield, and it becomes obvious that his next target is his young niece, Jamie (Danielle Harris). His return has whipped the town into a frenzied mob, which proves to be unfortunate for the Halloween revelers who have chosen the popular "Michael Myers" mask as their costume. Often considered the best of the sequels, THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS is a return to form for the series after the debacle of HALLOWEEN 3. [More]

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Michael Pataki

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Michael Pataki

Director: Dwight H. Little

Director: Dwight H. Little

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Aug 10, 1999

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Reviews for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

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The best of the sequels to Carpenter's seminal slasher movie.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/27/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

No review available.

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08/26/02
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

It seems the latest stage in some curious evolutionary pattern; the slasher species keeps proliferating and getting weaker at the same time.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times

Boy, this one's rich.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
11/02/03
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Although this is just more of the same old same, Halloween 4 is directed with some skill by B-movie specialist Dwight H. Little.

Full Review Source: FulvueDrive-in.com | comment Comment
08/18/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

One of the best chapters of the series...really novel

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03/10/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

...[Donald Pleasance's Dr. Loomis] doesn't once refer to Myers as "pure evil," though he does call him "evil on two legs" which is almost as good...

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04/19/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

The shocks are infinitesimal, the script diabolical.

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

Feels more like an obligatory teen slasher than the previous films...but gets the job done.

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10/28/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

No review available.

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06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

While Part 4 is better than Part 3, it is still worse than, say, being bitten in the retina by fire ants.

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11/29/03
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

No review available.

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07/01/05
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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No review available.

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02/18/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Of all the Halloween sequels, including the irrelevant and unwatchable Halloween III, Halloween 4 stands out as the best of a generally uninspired lot.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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The first half of the film is better than any fourth sequel in a slasher flick franchise deserves to be.

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01/27/02
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
ToxicUniverse.com

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11/20/03
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

It's nothing more than a slick Hollywood movie that's relatively harmless and never all that scary.

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02/13/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
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07/29/07
Neil Cohen
Neil Cohen
Echo Magazine

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12/07/02
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
Showbizz.net

H4 is very much the cheap knockoff of its prototype, but not half as visceral.

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01/01/00
Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington
Washington Post
 
 
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