Director: Dwight H. Little
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, Sasha Jenson, David Jensen, Beau Starr
MPAA Rating: R
Distributed by: Anchor Bay
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Running Time: 88 minutes
Film: 3.5 out of 5 stars
EXtras: 2.5 out of 5 stars
I always thought that “Halloween 4” was a great reboot of the series especially after “Halloween III”, which lost it aim on the franchise. This will does what the subtitle says, it brings back the master murder Michael Myers. As a big fan of the “Halloween” series, I was hoping that this release would really bring something new to the table for its fans. In that sense, it really doesn’t but it is still an essential upgrade from the previous DVD releases. It is also crazy to believe that it has been almost 25 years since this was released.
“Halloween 4” looks very sharp and clear on Blu-ray. It’s 1080p transfer is impressive with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The audio track, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 is good but a little bit of a let down overall. The special features are also a bit of a let down, especially since Anchor Bay reported about a full half hour of deleted and alternate scenes but they are no one to but found. Also MIA is a promised audio commentary with writer Alan B. McElroy. Also from past DVD releases, the “The Making of Halloween 4: Final Cut” is not included as well.
Since these features are all ports from past releases, don’t expect anything new. The bulk of the special features are audio commentaries. The first is from director Dwight H. Little with Justin Beahm, the editor-in-chief of halloweenmovies.com as the moderator. It is definitely worth checking out. The second commentary is with actresses Ellie Cornell and Danielle Harris, which is not as good. There is a “Halloween 4/5 Discussion Panel”, which is from the H25 convention and runs about 20 minutes. Lastly a standard-def trailer is included.
