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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

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Reviews Counted: 20 Fresh: 2  Rotten:18 Average Rating: 3.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Synopsis: When the town police ignore his warnings that the madman Michael Myers has escaped his mineshaft tomb, Dr. Loomis tries to persuade Myers' niece to help him trap the evil killer who has embarked on a bloody rampage through the town. When the town police ignore his warnings that the madman Michael Myers has escaped his mineshaft tomb, Dr. Loomis tries to persuade Myers' niece to help him trap the evil killer who has embarked on a bloody rampage through the town. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, Beau Starr, Wendy Kaplan

Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 25, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • (unspecified) - English

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0/4

Frustrating, confusing, loud, and offensive.

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08/27/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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C-

Poor Dr. Loomis' nerves are pretty much shot at this point, leading to some unintenionally hilarious moments.

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08/18/06
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com
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2/5

I can see how the hardcore Halloween-heads can find some small nuggets of fun in this particular sequel, but in my eyes the series ended with the explosion in Halloween 2.

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07/20/06
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com
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1/4

[The film's been infused] with a run-of-the-mill slasher vibe, complete with oversexed teenagers and moronic authority figures.

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07/17/06
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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2/5

No review available.

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07/21/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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2/5

a step down on the quality ladder

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06/10/05
Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser
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1/5

No review available.

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03/08/04
Jake Euker
Filmcritic.com
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1/5

No review available.

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02/11/04
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
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'Halloween 5: The Failure of Michael Myers' would be more accurate, though admittedly not as appealing in a mass-marketing sense.

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11/29/03
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
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2/5

A relatively uninspired entry in the Halloween series.

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11/04/03
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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2/5

Weak Halloween entry. Maintains the status quo, no new developments.

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08/13/03
Fred Topel
About.com
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3/5

A guilty pleasure...the knife's not blunt yet

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07/11/03
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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3/5

A bit more refined in its details than the conventional horror movie.

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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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2/5

No review available.

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11/12/02
Nicolas Lacroix
Showbizz.net
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2/5

No review available.

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10/29/02
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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1/5

Filming this sequel, the ultimate revenge!

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10/14/02
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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2/5

No review available.

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10/11/02
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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1/5

A film that's dreadful in just about every way possible.

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07/25/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films
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2/4

for most of the running time, one wonders what is the purpose of the movie outside of rehashing old slasher cliches

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
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A prime example of the principle of diminishing reruns.

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01/01/00
Richard Harrington
Washington Post
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