Leaning all the way in to the ludicrous "Thorn" subplot introduced in "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers", the Producer's Cut of "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" subtracts some of the best scenes from the theatrical version in favor of lore-building exercises equal parts stupid and hilarious. This isn't to say that it's all bad; what's left from the original cut outshines most of the new material, but this cut does do a better job with Jamie Lloyd (J.C. Brandy) even if it does also confirm that her baby is the product of incestuous relations with Uncle Mike. And I suppose if you're down with the "Thorn" silliness, you might just dig the sight of what was a beastly version of Michael Myers being thwarted by rocks and a dab of blood. Doctor Loomis (Donald Pleasence) inheriting Wynn's game at the conclusion may just go down as the funniest scene in the entire franchise, too. By the standards of effective slasher movies, however, the producer's cut of "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" is a disaster, despite a subset of franchise fans insisting that it surpasses the more generic version audiences initially received. I didn't hate this movie as much the second time around as I did when I originally saw it, but I'll still rank the theatrical cut way above it.
THE HALLOWEEN FRANCHISE
Halloween II (1981)
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