H6: The Curse of Michael Myers; Yay or Nay?

[PSU80]

Another schmoe on these boards actually had to idea of devoting a thread to defending this great Halloween sequel. Since I absolutely love this Halloween installment I decided to start a thread about it. While H6 isn't popular for it's plotline, I think it held solid value in comparison to other Halloween entries.

H5 was completely atrocious. H6 actually brought back an essence to the series that I feel was lost in part 5. Along with that H6 is without question the most brutal of the Halloween films and I think Michaels personality was finally defined. I have a lot of other points I could make but I won't list them all without hearing other peoples ideas and opinions first.

So...what do you guys and gals think of this underappreciated Halloween?

[Cronos]

the regular version is crap, the Producer's Cut is a lot better though

[teenkiller]

I have never seen the Producer's Cut but I remember the released version being okay. Not the greatest in the franchise but not the worst. While it was watchable I do feel that it followed the decline which set in with Part 5. Overall I would probably rate it a 6.5/10. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[halloweenshape]

HALLOWEEN 6 is a guilty pleasure. While the Producer's Cut is certainly a better made film, the theatrical version fits in better with the rest of the franchise. In the Producer's Cut, Michael is a controlled lapboy, but in the theatrical cut, he shows he's own man.

[XCoRyX]

Love it ... just like Jason Takes Manhattan, the word of mouth and bashing doesn't affect my personal tastes...say what you want but it hit me in the entertainment area and I found it to be a very fine and suitable/worthy sequel. I wouldn't go about expecting amazing with a 6th entry to a series.

[ilovemovies]

I thought The Curse of Michael Myers was okay. Not great, but certainly not that bad either.

I'd probably give it a 6/10.

[teenkiller]

I remember being hyped up for this movie when it first came out. It was the first Halloween movie I saw in theatres so it kind of holds a special place in my heart even though I don't consider it to be among the best. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[XCoRyX]

I could remotely agree with you... it was the first Halloween being advertised and hyped up for me,all the others came out when I was either not even alive or around 1-2.

Though I was only like 9-ish when H6 was made/released...I remember staying up at night to watch sitcoms or such and seeing the TV spots and being scared shitless,espicially of the crazy chick screaming "hes very angry". I wanted to see it so bad but obviously had no chance. We rented it when it came out and I wound up not being able to surpass the opening minutes at night-time and had to watch the rest in the morning. Haha.

[halloweenshape]

I was nine at the time and I remember the advertisements for it too and being excited as Hell (I literally got into the series around the age of 4 or 5). My parents wouldn't take me to the show, so we rented it the first night it was out.

I remember TV Spots that featured Tommy saying "Michael could be destroyed" then a flash cut to Michael swinging the axe and the title popping up. I was always curious about that line until I finally saw the Producer's Cut, where the line is "The evil could be destroyed."

[XCoRyX]

You sound how I was with horror movies dude...was literally raised into watching them.Halloween 5 was one of the first movies I recall seeing.

[halloweenshape]

Haha, I bought Halloween 5 when I was about 7 or 8 thinking it was 4 because of the obvious confusing covers. Now I am a self-proclaimed expert on the series.

[Kevin Lockard]

I hate this movie.

I've never seen the Producer's Cut, but from what I've read, it does sound better, but really, I still have no desire to watch it.

Come to think of it, I never watch any of the Halloween films outside of the original, Halloween 2, and H20. I personally think the rest just suck. Some have their moments, but yeah, on the whole, they're not very good.

[Damone]

I thought it was just, meh. I finally got ahold of the Producer's Cut this past weekend and I gotta say, it's too bad that wasn't the version released to the theaters.

[JJFlamingo]

Terrible film. Will ONLY buy this on DVD if and when the Producer's Cut is EVER officialy released. Watching this in the theatre was nauseating. The ending made me nearly demand my money back...:mad:

[teenkiller]

Yeah that was pretty anti climactic. Ooooooohhhh they beat Michael with a pipe! I have seen better pipe beatdowns in Commando... Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[Cop No. 633]

I have a funny relationship with H6. I like it and I don't. I like it because like Teenkiller, it was the first Halloween film I was able to see in the theaters and for the experience alone, it holds a very special place for me. What I liked a lot about H6 was that it at least tried to be different... it tried going into what made Michael Myers and I think it could've worked, had it followed through on its proposition. I remember when it was advertised... it got me so excited because I was a fan of the other films and had wanted to know what happened to Jamie and who the man in Black was... I remember rewinding my copy of the Jerky Boys just so I could see the preview. To this day, H6 had the best previews of the entire series... they really made you think this was going to be the mother of all the Halloweens.

Unfortunately, it falls short, but it didn't hit the ground as hard as H5, H8, and the remake. Those were terrible films which had no redeeming qualities in my mind. Well, h5 is still good to get drunk/stoned and getting a laugh. But the others have no atmosphere or characters... at least H6 had Paul Rudd as Tommy Doyle. That was really cool. Even the Strode family were well written except for the father and the son. hehe

So I still have affection for the film. When it was over, I kept talking about it with my best friend Abel... we'd come up with all kinds of theories as to what happened. What would be cool for part seven. It really was the sequel that opened a lot of creative possibilities... but sadly was cut with H20 which I think is entertaining, but all around pointless... with Jamie Lee Curtis back, it should have been a GREAT movie, but instead, the producers caved into the Scream phase and threw in an awful subplot with her son. H20 I'd say is a bigger disappointment (not a worse film mind you) if only because of the talent involved. It should have easily been the best sequel of them all, but they failed at that.

[Damone]

Terrible film. Will ONLY buy this on DVD if and when the Producer's Cut is EVER officialy released. Watching this in the theatre was nauseating. The ending made me nearly demand my money back...:mad:

If it ever gets an official release I'll definitely buy it, but until then, the version that can still be downloaded off the net, doesn't look too terribly bad and is well worth a watch.

[shoe1985]

H6 is a movie that really was good until the final 15 minutes. Both versions of the film had problems in those final 15 minutes. They tried to be supernatural, and I like to think Halloween is not supernatural, yes, I know Michael got shot a billion times, so what?

The Pcut is closer to the original in feel. The atmosphere felt similar, the music was right on. The ending with the stones was very lame. The whole thorn symbol was interesting, but Michael is just Michael.

The Tcut is more of a harder edge movie. The kills are much harsher, and the soundtrack seems out of place. The ending was good until the whole green ooze comes into play. I didn't mind that Tommy beat the hell out of Michael with a pipe, but when Tommy was walking away, Michael should of got up, and attacked him or something. Maybe Loomis could have saved the day by shooting him and having him fall out of a window. They go and look out after a minute or two of embracing each other, and he is gone. It pays homage to the original, and allows for the story to continue.

That idea allows for the story to stay simple, and not get to far complex like it would become.

[Dolf]

I actually enjoy both the T Cut and P Cut for different reasons. I realize both have flaws (e.g. the T Cut ending and the P Cut's explanation of Myers), but I can respect them both for canonical story telling, whereas H20 copped out by merely ignoring the sequels (I'm not even counting Rob Zombie's reimagining as calling that a cop-out is an understatement).

Like some of you stated in this thread, I was a kid when 1-5 came out and was eagerly awaiting Part 6 (which came out six years after 5). Alhtough I enjoyed seeing it in the theater, the ending was disappointing (although not as disappointing as finding out the story wouldn't continue when H20 came out).

A few years later, I finally saw the Producer's Cut and, to me, that's the end of the series. The T Cut may have been better had Donald Pleasance been alive, but he sadly wasn't for the reshoots.

[g1ng3rsnap9ed]

I personally loved H6,I thought it breathed new life to a dying series,and made Mikee scary again.And admit it,who didn't love the strobe light massacre scene:D