In 1996 Peter Jackson got a bigger budget and chance to use his creativity with ground breaking special effects to bring us his US film debut, The Frighteners (my personal favorite Peter Jackson movie).
However, thanks to one of the great child actor performances Halloween 5 is elevated to, emphatically better typical 80s horror slasher fare. That actor was Danielle Harris.
Few things inspire such universal joy, loathing, and terror as a clown and, depending on what stage in your life you’re at really seems to determine which camp you fall in.
All in all, I couldn't recommend this movie unless you just want to turn your brain off and watch pretty people run and jump in obviously fake environments, telling a story you already know.
Maybe “impact” is a good term to use to characterize the show as a whole. It’s never didactic or patronizing, it manages to maintain relevance without being too zeitgeisty.
