Criminally under-rated
This has been my favorite Halloween sequel since I saw it in the late 90s. Far more enjoyable than 2, 4 and 5. Obviously not as big budget as H20 but on par in terms of entertainment. The writer did the best they could with the muddy MIB/thorn storyline introduced in part 5. Acting is far superior from everyone involved vs part 4/5 and a dark seriousness returns. Third act is obviously weak (in either cut, personally I prefer the theatrical) but overall it's not a bad entry to the series. My only regret as far as H6 is they didn't pay Danielle what she wanted - the new Jamie is far inferior, but doesn't last long anyway.