Directed by Joe Chappelle. Written by Daniel Farrands. Starring Donald Pleasance, Paul Rudd, Marianne Hagan, Devin Gardner and George P. Wilbur.
Plot: Jaime is pregnant and then killed shortly after giving birth – Tommy Doyle finds the baby and decides to protect him
This is one of the most complicated Michael Myers movie. Probably because it makes no real sense. Apparently, back when Michael was taken from the police station in the 80’s, Jamie was, too. And she was held and impregnated by a cult. After she has her baby, a boy, she flees their confinement with the help of a nurse, who is later killed by Michael. Then, Michael goes after Jamie and it’s on.
Michael finds her and he kills her, but he can’t find her son. Before she dies, she says something like “you’ll never have him”, meaning the baby of course. And Michael’s pissed. Now, I should mention that Jamie called a radio station before she died to warn everyone in Haddonfield that Michael was coming back. No one believes her, but Tommy Doyle, the same little boy that Laurie Strode babysat all those years ago. He’s obsessed with the whole Michael case now, so he goes to find Jaime and finds the baby instead and decides to name him – Steven – and keep him to protect him from Michael.
Enter Loomis finally, and now you have a movie. A strange movie about Loomis and Tommy trying to protect baby Steven from Michael and the cult and the strange man in black, who we sort of saw in the last movie.
There are a lot of homages to the other movies in this one that would have been cool if the movie itself made more sense. Michael’s not a great Michael in this one either. Sorry, but he’s got a really tiny waist and great big shoulders and long, freaky arms. The main girl in the movie talks about how good of a mother she is, but she never knows where her kid is. Paul Rudd is frickin’ crazy and hysterical. Was he told to overact that badly? Honestly, the whole movie shit the Michael Myers bed. It was mediocre at best.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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2 thoughts on “Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers”
I’m ok with this movie. It tries to expand on the mythos and go new directions like Jason Goes to Hell. I always award points for effort. The normal version doesn’t make total sense, whereas the “Producer’s Cut” ends abruptly and unsatisfactorily. I’ve never understood why in the normal version Myers leaks green goo from his eyes. There was an article on Cracked this October that argued that Myers was actually one of the robots from Season of the Witch. Something to think about.
I love how Loomis pronounces the quote you provided. “Madmin.”
Interesting theory about the green goo. I haven’t heard that one before. And personally, I love the way Loomis pronounces most things. We feel he’s the best part of the Halloween movies.
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I’m ok with this movie. It tries to expand on the mythos and go new directions like Jason Goes to Hell. I always award points for effort. The normal version doesn’t make total sense, whereas the “Producer’s Cut” ends abruptly and unsatisfactorily. I’ve never understood why in the normal version Myers leaks green goo from his eyes. There was an article on Cracked this October that argued that Myers was actually one of the robots from Season of the Witch. Something to think about.
I love how Loomis pronounces the quote you provided. “Madmin.”
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Interesting theory about the green goo. I haven’t heard that one before. And personally, I love the way Loomis pronounces most things. We feel he’s the best part of the Halloween movies.
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