Obviously in a rush to cash in on the success of the previous entry, this
was released a year after part 4 and the fans were not best pleased.
Jamie is now in a hospital for sick children, unable to speak after last
Halloween’s ordeal. Rachel is terribly worried about Jamie, but with
Halloween fast approaching she plans to leave Haddonfield for the weekend,
but her friends Tina and Sam have other ideas.
Thought to be rid of Michael Myers the kids plan to have the party to end
all parties at the desolate and secluded Tower Farm. Unknown to the teen
population of Haddonfield, Michael Myers survived last year’s mine
explosion and has been living in a cave with a hermit (I know, I know!)
and so Michael Myers is back and he’s out for revenge!!
Arguably the weakest of the Michael Myers sequels, the film suffers from a TV movie feel. Most of the set pieces look very staged and the look of
Michael Myers isn’t that good either. Despite such niggling aspects, the
film’s later scenes at Tower Farm do provide some shocks to hold the
viewers interest.
The cast are actually quite good with most of the survivors of part 4
returning and Wendy Kaplan provides a new character for the fans to root
for as the zany Tina.
The film upsets fans by killing off a well respected character far too
quickly and never really finds it’s feet, even the score is quite weak
here.
OVERALL SUMMARY
In the end, the film is mildly enjoyable and isn’t half as bad as some
other series sequels (ahem, Friday the 13th) but you can’t help thinking
that had the producers taken their time with this it would have been much
better.
