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ROTOR has moments, just MOMENTS mind you, that could have been cool but bad acting, casting, directing and script bring things down to MST3K level pretty quickly. That said, somewhere beneath the illogical filler and terrible psycho babble is a terminator clone with 80s pizazz that could've worked. A terminator killer on a cool bike racing through the streets taking down anyone in his path? It should have worked. Too bad it never lives up to its awesome poster. I guess that is what budgets are for. Check out Bad Moon Rising or the Wraith for more effective 80s sci-fi cheese. Or tun the sound down and play "Surface to Air" from Zombi while watching.

Just as good as Pirates of the Caribbean and wonderful example of a movie that relied on practical FX and stunts. Before CGI locked its claws on Hollywood and turned film into highdef cartoons. Sure, most can complain about the hollowness of the script and some bad acting. COUGH: Matthew Modine. But, over all, if you like pirates, lost gold, remote islands real wooden ships, gigantic (and I mean GIGANTIC) explosions then this movie for you. In fact during a scene where people fall down a seaside cliff into an oncoming wave my 5 year old gasped out loud. Proof that despite our technical achievements in movie making, a solid stunt can still marvel.

So you made it to Part 5: the "REVENGE" of Michael Myers. I'm willing to bet that you're a horror fan, dutifully going through the series. Awesome! So here's something to know before taking the part 5 plunge. Although Halloween is considered one of the big three of the 80's horror hierarchy, it's path was more unorthodox than the grind'em out sequels like that of Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. After the ill fated Halloween 3 the series went dormant until Moustapha Akkard reacquired the rites and was, finally, able to cash in with sequels like all the other 80s slashers. A boom time he virtually created, I might add. While many horror-elites consider Part 4 a return to glory and often deride part 5 for it's illogical plot holes and annoying characters, it should be noted that Part 5 succeeds in spades with atmosphere, production value and cinematography where 4 does not. Making for one of the best looking sequels of the bunch. Sure it's a silly movie but it literally feels like Halloween when you watch it. Whereas Part 4 feels like a movie-of-the-week. So when fans say one is better than the other, know that, it's just not true. They're both equally goofy and quickly churned out to catch the final wave of sequel money. For complete incompetence simply look to part 6 Curse of Michael Myers.