Watchable for the BRILLIANT DANIELLE HARRIS but that's about it!!! Donald pleasance is not very good here unlike in the EXCELLENT part 4!!! The SCARY shocking ending of part 4 is completely ruined here so that is a major problem!!! So yeah some ok bits but not a good fun slasher like its prequel part 4. JUST BORING & DULL REALLY

It's one year later after the events of Halloween 4. Michael survives the shootings and on October 31st he returns with a vengeance. Lurking and stalking, Jamie, Rachel, and Rachel's friends, Michael forms a plan to lure Jamie out of the children's hospital where events lead up to the confrontation at the Myers house. Halloween 5 is the same insane result that Part 4 was and it gets even more insane when survivors of the previous installment die easier this time and the film starts an entire supernatural element between Michael and his Niece that made no sense and if there's one good thing about both of this installments is Donald Pleasence who does a great job as Dr. Loomis once again but the end result once again is not a memorable or good film in this once good Franchise. (3/10)

This film was a huge creative mess. There is so many things wrong with it that this was the "Last Halloween" film for 6 years.The events of this film take place 1 year after "Halloween 4". What was a huge misfire was that "Halloween 4" had a brilliant ending. Sadly that gets pushed to the side for "Halloween 5" and so we end up getting a typical 1980's slasher film. Here is some of the problems the film had* Killing off Rachel * * The Tina Charterer* * The Comic Relief Cops* * The Stupid Soundtrack * * The Myers House Changed * * The Mask was terrible * * The Dork with the laugh * * The Introduction of the Man in Black * * Having Jamie be a mute for 1/2 the film * * The lack of individuality for any the female roles! * * Not Showing the Deaths of the cops (In the television adds we see Michael starting to attack them) * * The Ending*Now believe it or not this film could still be re-edited into a better film. By editing down the "Tina Role" and "Policemen Roles" They could also "Edit out most of the laughs that dork does.Sadly what was wrong with this film was only magnified 6 years later in "Halloween 6".

After the Halloween franchise made its "triumphant" return with the Michael Myers-based fourth installment, it became clear that the series was creatively bankrupt and nothing more than a cash cow. This fifth effort is a bit more watchable than that horrific fourth part, but not by a wide margin.For a basic plot summary, Myers seems to have no ill effects from his tumble down a mine shaft at the end of part four, and continues his pursuit of young Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), whom he has seemingly developed a sort of psychic bond with (she can sense when he is about to kill). Still pursuing Myers is Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance), as well as a mysterious "Man in Black" who is introduced in this film and explained further in the sixth part.The obvious problem with this film is that it is basically a retread of its predecessor, breaking no new ground whatsoever. Thus, things just keep getting more stale. Dr. Loomis keeps spouting the same warnings (which are never heeded until it is too late), Myers keeps on slicin' and dicin', and no real character development is present.I have to give the movie credit for trying to explain the demented character of Michael Myers (e.g. tattoo on wrist, "Man in Black" presence, etc.), but they needed to give us more than that in THIS film, not the NEXT one (which they ended up royally botching anyway). I think viewers are supposed to start to understand why Myers is such a maniac, but not enough hints are given to really make us care.About the only true bright spot (like in part four) is the acting of little Danielle Harris, who gives a very spirited performance for being such a youngster. Without her presence, this film would be very near an abomination through and through.Thus, if you are a fan of this series you'll watch this flick no matter what I say, but don't be surprised if you feel you have wasted about 90 minutes. Others just looking for a scary picture, please stay away and find something...anything...to take the place of this overrated sequel.