Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Dimension Films | Release Date: September 29, 1995

7.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 298 Ratings

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GodzillaMutoFanDec 19, 2015

..................................................................................................................................................scary as ****

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queenstephanieApr 26, 2020

Why do a bunch of idiots praise crappy guitar solos, terrible writing, random jump scares, strobe lights in your face every 4 seconds, and an illogical story?

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

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robertoiglesiasOct 14, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is loud, flashy, confusing, stupid, and annoying! It is awful and not scary.
The Producer's Cut of this film is not that good but it's way better than this.… Expand

4 of 31 users found this helpful427

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humunguschungusApr 30, 2019

Halloween the curse of Michael Myers is so **** that the studio was forced to drastically overhaul it before its theatrical release, but that didn't help things much. Both versions of this atrocity are quite simply disrespectful to the workHalloween the curse of Michael Myers is so **** that the studio was forced to drastically overhaul it before its theatrical release, but that didn't help things much. Both versions of this atrocity are quite simply disrespectful to the work that John Carpenter and co. put into the original classic. Do not watch this film under any circumstances. It is dreadful.… Expand

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JPKJul 4, 2019

Trainwreck Of A Horror Movie
Wow, This is one awful Halloween movie, and that’s a damn shame.

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marcmyworksNov 14, 2016

A gore fest with a confusing plot and randomly Paul Rudd thrown into the mix. The film's producer and director both had different visions of how this film should be created, the studio had even worse ideas, and this is the result.

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IRONK1979Jan 31, 2018

Easily the worst one in the franchise and one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

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DirigiblePulpJan 14, 2019

The Curse of Thorn is put mercifully to rest, but at least these movies were trying to build something new. The theatrical cut of this is immense garbage. I wish I could see the Producer's Cut, if only to say I did (there's no way it can saveThe Curse of Thorn is put mercifully to rest, but at least these movies were trying to build something new. The theatrical cut of this is immense garbage. I wish I could see the Producer's Cut, if only to say I did (there's no way it can save this), but it's not included in the Scream Factory complete collection, so it can't be that good can it?

This movie is seriously so awful, boring, braindead and disjointed. It doesn't work ever, at all for any reason.… Expand

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kyle20ellisMar 26, 2022

John Carpenter's 1978 'Halloween' is wholly deserving of its status as a horror classic. To this day it's still one of the freakiest films personally seen and introduced the world to one of horror's most iconic villainous characters MichaelJohn Carpenter's 1978 'Halloween' is wholly deserving of its status as a horror classic. To this day it's still one of the freakiest films personally seen and introduced the world to one of horror's most iconic villainous characters Michael Myers.

Which is why it is such a shame that not only are all of the sequels nowhere near as good but that the decline in quality is so drastic. Ok, the original 'Halloween' is very difficult to follow on from, but most of the sequels could at least looked like effort was made into them. 'Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers' is a prime example of this, a film with very little to recommend and just very poorly done in many areas.

Starting with the very few good things, Paul Rudd and Donald Pleasance, in his last film before his death from heart failure not long after (although his screen time is far too short and was clearly severely truncated), come off in a good way in the acting department.

The exploding head death is a pretty fun one and the setting is eerie. As far as praises go, that is it.

'Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers' was directed by someone who had an apparent dislike for Pleasance, the main reason for his limited screen time most likely, and had no interest in directing the film or the 'Halloween' series in general, and it shows loud and clear on screen. Even the direction in 'Season of the Witch' and 'Halloween 5' wasn't this indifferent or inept.

Sadly the effectiveness of the setting, which actually is eerie, is hindered by the filming and editing being pretty amateurish, the photography often is far too dark and drab and the editing makes bacon-slicer-like editing seem coherent in comparison. The music, like the previous film, is here a drawback when it was one of the better elements of the first four films. Here it sounds cheap, goofy and would have sounded out of date even in the 80s most likely.

Everything looks, sounds and feels like it was made in a rush and with absolutely no heart, accounting for the constant sense of incompleteness. There is nothing scary or suspenseful, it's unintentionally campy, uncomfortably strange and by the numbers with a convoluted story that makes no sense whatsoever, an abrupt ending, dull pacing and the man in black/cult plot that is just bizarre and just muddles everything. Michael Myers is just not creepy enough and looks goofy.

Very like the previous sequel, there is nothing interesting or endearing about the characters (though none are quite as annoying as Tina in 'Halloween 5'). The script especially sounds incomplete and the acting, apart from Rudd and Pleasance (whose screen time, as said, is far too short), is subpar to put it lightly. J.C. Brandy is a pretty poor replacement for Danielle Harris.

Overall, don't expect any terror, scares, fear or thrills here, you'll be disappointed. 3/10 Bethany Cox… Expand

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SOSOGAUDOUJan 16, 2021

Euh.. c'est bien de la merde, c'est inutile, ça n'apporte rien à cette saga, qui meurt depuis le 4ème épisode. Ce 6ème a quand même pour but de faire relever le niveau, j'ai quand même envie de vomir quand je dis ça.. mais quand vous voyez unEuh.. c'est bien de la merde, c'est inutile, ça n'apporte rien à cette saga, qui meurt depuis le 4ème épisode. Ce 6ème a quand même pour but de faire relever le niveau, j'ai quand même envie de vomir quand je dis ça.. mais quand vous voyez un Halloween ayant comme titre "La malédiction de Michael Myers", tu t'attend pas à un culte du cinéma de l'horreur et à un succès. J'ai l'impression que les producteurs insistent beaucoup sur le fait que c'est essentiel de rallonger cette pauvre franchise juste pour la faire souffrir encore plus et la faire tomber à l'agonie. Voilà c'est très nanardesque comme titre, surtout que ça a été recherché par le pauvre Joe Chapelle, réalisateur incompétent nous faisant exhiber sa Filmographe bien médiocre.

En faite Halloween 6, ça n'apporte rien oui.. mais si ça a pour but de faire kiffer les amateurs de gore et de continuer dans une linéarité scénaristique faible et à la fois complètement banale. Je me dit qu'on devrait s'en passer et en arrêter là, et attendre 40 ans après pour recevoir l'excellent Halloween 2018, comme ça on garderait que les 3 premiers épisodes, oui j'ai cité Halloween III parce que je l'adore, je suis complètement fan ! et garder ceux de Rob Zombie ^^ Surtout qu'en plus il essaye de rajouter une histoire un peu plus complexe, plus recherché afin de bien faire remplir son contenu et donner un nouveau chemin à la saga, mais si ça devait être original, hum.. c'est raté parce que ça ne sert toujours à rien.. et pk a t-il 6.6/10 sur Metacritic ? C'est pas mérité, c'est de la merde.. ça nous montre que du gore et rien de plus ! bref à éviter !… Expand

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akshatmahajanOct 11, 2020

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers was the worst and unnecessary part. This movie was not even needed. They could have easily ended the franchise with Halloween 5. This movie was neither scary nor entertaining. This movie only had badHalloween: The Curse of Michael Myers was the worst and unnecessary part. This movie was not even needed. They could have easily ended the franchise with Halloween 5. This movie was neither scary nor entertaining. This movie only had bad qualities.

The plot was senseless, direction was bad, the traditional halloween music was missing, the characters were okay. There was lack of screen time for Michael Myers and Dr. Loomis. There were too many unanswered questions. It seems even director didn't know in which direction is movie going.

Overall, this was one of the worst movie of halloween franchise and you can watch it if you want a good sleep.… Expand

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Narwhale73Mar 10, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie had WAY too much potential to be what it was. Honestly, the film is like a 4, but I'm rating it lower because it could've been a 10 movie. Jamie Floyd and her arc was probably the best part of Halloween 4&5 (I liked her more than. Laurie). However, they tossed that away with a pointless death scene in the beginning despite being the protag for two straight movies.

What? Excuse me? But Why? That moment beginning alone summarizes the rest of the movie. The writing had interesting elements (I know I am in the minority, but I like the Thorn Curse plotline), but it needed more time in general. The plot is unusually intricate, which is unique for a slasher, but it needed to be explained better as it seemed to be confusingly rushed in. As a result, I can only imagine that the people who DO care are scratching their heads at what information was given, and the people that DON'T care are annoyed that you wasted their time with a convoluted plot in a slasher film.

The acting was cheap, a good deal of the scenes were cheap, and the beginning was en media res, expecting you just to go along with what supposedly happened between Halloween 5&6. The ending was another "muh inconclusive" ending which honestly is just silly as we've been here far too many times. This might just be me, though.

Micheal was okay...even if he teleports and now has some weird and unfair sixth sense to find relatives. The kills are nice. So if you're just looking for a dumb, cheap slasher flick, the movie is still good for that. However, there are plenty of other slashers if you're looking for that, as Halloween lost its competitive edge back during 5. Anyways, sorry for seething, but I am just hurt to watch such potential go to waste because the producers didn't want to put the effort, time, and money into a movie that requires high ambition to work.… Expand

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HellHoleHorrorFeb 15, 2022

Some great moments of violence. The problem was that the great concept was poorly executed. The story progression is often slow and confusing. Some good ideas emerged though. I just couldn't help but think that this film could have been soSome great moments of violence. The problem was that the great concept was poorly executed. The story progression is often slow and confusing. Some good ideas emerged though. I just couldn't help but think that this film could have been so much better. Turn it on, sit back and let it happen, it’s fine.… Expand

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