The best Halloween film - by far. The Curse of Michael Myers has and will always be my favorite film of the Halloween franchise. I am a Halloween freak and I've seen each film hundreds of times. In "The Curse", Michael is the scariest he's ever been. He's huge, menacing, malicious and extremely violent. Something about the way this movie is filmed, it has the feeling that embodies the spirit of Halloween. Just watching it makes me feel like I'm knee deep in a pile of leaves in the middle of autumn. Paul Rudd is fantastic as returning character (from the original) Tommy Doyle. His acting really pulls off the mental anguish that Michael has caused him since childhood when he had his first encounter with THE SHAPE. Towards the end, when he practically comes face to face with Michael, you can feel the tension and I love it.
If you can find the extra/deleted scenes (YouTube, special edition DVDs) it can add a few twists to the film. I love the explanation of Michael's back-story - the "method" to his madness. Sadly, this film saw the end of Donald Pleasance - as Dr.Sam Loomis in the movie, and in real life. His death came not long before the Curse was released. He was one hell of an actor.
This movie, for me, portrays Michael the way he should've always been portrayed. Terrifying. It was the first Halloween film I saw in theaters. Watch it and love it. The last 20 minutes of the movie are E P I C.