A run–of–the–mill school comedy so plastic it would’ve taken someone with an exceptional on-screen charisma to save the day – and unfortunately Judd Nelson just can’t cut it.
80s-o-meter: 83%
Total: 58%
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#568 Halloween 5 (1989)
The last Halloween movie of the eighties is a notable step down from its predecessors towards total mediocrity.
Without its masked antagonist going around killing teens and Loomis running behind him Halloween 5 could be almost any other run of the mill slasher of the era. Elements that have worked in the past have been changed to more mediocre ones; Instead of relying on his trademark kitchen knife, Michael Myers now mostly drives around instead trying to bump into people, and the Carpenter’s original moody theme song has gone through a rearrangement that makes it less moody and menacing.
Slashers had already gone out of style by the late 80s, or taken some well needed evolutionary steps. Meanwhile, Halloween 5 just concentrates on milking out one more movie out of the already totally dried out series.
80s-o-meter: 85%
Total: 48%
#567 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Made with considerably higher production values, Halloween 4 regrettably loses much of the organic feeling of its predecessors and presents an invincible and more plastic Myers.
80s-o-meter: 90%
Total: 80%
#566 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Season On The Witch steps out of the story line of the previous movies, and is an interesting little fireside spook story that would’ve been best released outside the Halloween series.
80s-o-meter: 65%
Total: 74%
#565 Halloween II (1981)
Continuing the story right where the hugely popular Halloween (1978) left off, Halloween II is a worthy sequel you’ll feel right at home watching given you watched and liked the first movie – and probably feel a bit lost if you didn’t.
80s-o-meter: 60%
Total: 81%