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Halloween 4:
The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 11/06, 3/08

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11/06: My rating of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers might have gone up a lot higher if and only if I knew what the purpose of the movie was!!!

Suspenseful moments are aplenty throughout. However, there's no explanation as to why Michael Myers had become this kind of sadistic murderer or what his motivation was. It's just kill, kill, kill like the robotic villains from Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Phantasm.

All in all, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is an okay horror sequel but doesn't seem to go anywhere.

3/08: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is the beginning of the end for the franchise.

Refreshing my memory of what happened in Halloween II, Dr. Loomis turned on the gas chamber, flicked a lighter, and blew himself up to death along with Michael Myers. Hence, the killer's body was completely charred and burned to a crisp. Coming back for the third (well, technically the second) sequel, Michael Myers' skin looks new, indicating that what happened in the second part never occurred. Dr. Loomis also appears but this time is sporting a small scar on his face. It's amazing how these people can survive and look great after being blown up into smithereens.

Anyway, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is your basic money-making formulaic horror flick going through the motions. It's just kill, kill, kill. The end. Lights come on. Thank you for paying, get the fuck out, and please come back for the next sequel. How can the relatives of Michael Myers' family tree be so stupid to stay in Haddonfield again? What happened to Laurie Strode? Won't it make a lot sense to throw Michael Myers' body into some tank that's filled with boiling liquefied metal?

All in all, I'll rather see a Halloween sequel entitled William Shatner Meets Michael Myers.