In this installment, Michael is seeking the son of niece, Jamie Lloyd. And not for a family get together.

This film reminds me of someone at a casino who decides to gamble all of their money on either red or black. This is what happens here. Myers murderous ways are explained by him being part of a cult that drives him to want to destroy his bloodline. This is linked to the Celtic rune of Thorn (don’t ask).

Does this work? No. John Carpenter explained Myers perfectly well as a personification of wild instinct, like an embodiment of everyone’s id. That’s all you need to know.

Also, when filmmakers try to over explain why a horror film psycho acts the way they do, it removes mystery and also, the horror.

There were Celtic elements to two other Halloween films (Parts 2 and 3) but this wasn’t over explained and didn’t feel contrived. But it feels contrived here. It also reeks of desperation.

We get Paul Rudd as a grown up Tommy Wallace and Donald Pleasance’s last film appearance before his death.

I’ve never seen the Producers Cut and never would as watching this version was such a chore.

No wonder the whole Thorn angle was disregarded for the next film as here they’ve painted themselves into a very esoteric (and boring) corner.

1 out of 5 stars