The ending of Halloween 4 is a chilling classic scene in the franchise that gets a severely underwhelming payoff in this fifth installment.

| May 3, 2023

Halloween 5 is a textbook example of how to completely fail as a sequel. Everything that was accomplished with the fan favorite 4th film is destroyed in this horrendous follow-up. Get ready for one of the most insufferable characters in horror history!

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

This was the beginning of the end for the Halloween franchise.

| Original Score: D | Nov 2, 2020

It's clear that the filmmakers didn't know where this was headed, and the result is an aimless, muddled mess.

| Jun 3, 2019

It's peak absurdity for the franchise, but Halloween 5 commits the far more egregious sin of also being rather dull.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Oct 21, 2018

Sub-par filler for completists of the series only.

| Oct 31, 2013

This is an uneven Halloween addition, but also more ambitious than the norm.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 28, 2008

Completed the transition to full-fledged brainless slasherdom begun in Halloween 4 at at time when the brainless slasher film was at its very worst.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Aug 11, 2008

Frustrating, confusing, loud, and offensive.

| Original Score: 0/4 | Aug 27, 2007

Poor Dr. Loomis' nerves are pretty much shot at this point, leading to some unintenionally hilarious moments.

| Original Score: C- | Aug 18, 2006

I can see how the hardcore Halloween-heads can find some small nuggets of fun in this particular sequel, but in my eyes the series ended with the explosion in Halloween 2.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 20, 2006

[The film's been infused] with a run-of-the-mill slasher vibe, complete with oversexed teenagers and moronic authority figures.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jul 17, 2006

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Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 11, 2004

'Halloween 5: The Failure of Michael Myers' would be more accurate, though admittedly not as appealing in a mass-marketing sense.

| Original Score: C- | Nov 29, 2003

A relatively uninspired entry in the Halloween series.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 4, 2003

Weak Halloween entry. Maintains the status quo, no new developments.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 13, 2003

A guilty pleasure...the knife's not blunt yet

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 11, 2003

A bit more refined in its details than the conventional horror movie.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 20, 2003