Ten years after the events in Haddonfield, Micheal Myers is on his way back home. Set on killing his young niece, Danielle, Myers must once again be stopped by Dr. Samuel Loomis, this time however, the town of Haddonfield is ready for Myers. After the abysmal film that was Halloween III: Season of the witch, the filmmakers decide to get it right and put Myers back in the drivers seat of this 1988 sequel. Loomis and Myers will once again duke it out for the pleasure of us all on the streets of Haddonfield, for the life of Laurie Strodes daughter and Michael’s niece Danielle.

Pretty standard slasher fare as Michael proceeds from escaping the mental hospital to once again a direct route to Haddonfield. Dr Loomis, once again hot on the trail, begins to warn people that Michael is back in town, and this time they listen to him! About time. There is a fairly high body count, but not a lot of gore as things are kept pretty tame this time around.

Newcomer Jamie Lloyd plays Danielle and does a pretty good job in her first role, she really looks great at the end of the film. The worst part about this film is that this is where Myers loses his human like qualities and gains a more invincible persona, like the slasher he only wishes he was, Jason Voorhees.

Halloween part 4 was shot back to back with part V and when a studio announces this you kinda know what’s going to happen at the end, like you didn't already. This is a decent attempt but falls well under the radar, and starts the confusion of the Halloween franchise.

3/10

This is actually one of the better Halloween films. For some people, that might not be saying much, but I actually liked it. For the most part, that is. The opening sequence during the title was excellently shot, creating a great sense of foreboding and anticipation of what's to come. The next 10 minutes, which chronicles Michael Myer's return, were also quite effective.

While it's hard to fill the shoes of someone like Jamie Lee Curtis, Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell do a great job as the two new heroines. They're not quite your stereotypical slasher film heroines, which is a nice change.

This film also shows that Michael Myers is a lot more intelligent than most horror fans give him credit for. If you pay close attention, you'll notice that Michael Myers is implementing something that most of the other bigtime slashers do not: it's called strategy. When he begins his assault on the poor town of Haddonfield, watch what he does and the order in which he does it. It isn't as random as most people think. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, he had a plan and it was a pretty decent one.

Now for the stuff that isn't so good. This movie has a lot of idle time where there isn't much going on. There are scenes that I think they should have included to resolve this issue, like the attack on the police station. That would've given Mikey more on-screen time and given the film better pacing. The mask used in this one is the 2nd worst in the series. It makes Michael look like he's constantly thinking "What?" or "Huh!?!" And what's the deal with the shoulder pads?

Like I said before, Danielle Harris did a fine acting job, but the character of Jamie got on my nerves. She spent half the film whining and crying. Sure, she's only seven years old and she's being stalked by an unstoppable serial killer, but deal with it already! All that being said, this was still an enjoyable movie, and much better than most slasher films.

I give it 6 out of 10 children who shouldn't play with scissors.