Michael Myers (Curse of Michael Myers) (Halloween) Review

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Michael Myers (Curse of Michael Myers) (Halloween) Review

Michael Myers (Curse of Michael Myers)
Halloween (Neca)Throughout the history of the franchise, the Halloween series has been retooled and rebooted a lot, with the Blumhouse trilogy notably ignoring everything after the first. One of the now-non-canonical timelines took place over three movies, with the last of them (and sixth overall), The Curse of Michael Myers, revealing that his bloodlust was the result of a cult. Not many fans liked that explanation, and it's commonly agreed Michael's just the walking embodiment of evil, but it hasn't made the film any less of a guilty pleasure. Now that NECA's done figures of all three modern Michaels, they're going back to 1995 and giving us his aforementioned Curse appearance.

After the first two and the fourth films used a modified Captain Kirk mask for Michael, the next two used all-new masks, with the Curse mask being a large improvement over what was used in Revenge. Trevor Grove sculpted the head/mask, and it's very accurate to the film. It has the same creepy, emotionless expression these masks usually have, with his eyes barely visible behind it, and the look and texture of the hair is good. The mask also has a grainy look for the paint, as if it was spray painted, while the hair uses different shades of brown for a realistic look. The alternate head is the same sculpt, but with green ooze pouring down on the mask. This comes from near the end when Paul Rudd beats the crap out of him, and I'm guessing this ooze is his evil-tainted blood, with a great look to it.

Standing tall at 7 1/2", Michael utilizes an all-new sculpt for the body, done by Kyle Windrix and Anthony Minichino (who also did the fabrication). The Thorn trilogy coveralls are a lighter, somewhat faded blue, and the color here is more accurate than the larger figure Trick or Treat Studios did (though those were fabric, whereas these are just sculpted). The details on the sculpt are great, and the paint on the outfit is more solid than washy, but it makes for a clean look that matches the film. Given that Michael was set ablaze at the end of Halloween II, his hands have a scarred look and bear a pinkish hue resembling burned flesh. The sculpt on the hands is fine, but there are some seam lines and small bits of excess plastic here and there.

Despite being a new sculpt, the Shape's articulation isn't too much different from previous Ultimates. He has a barbell head, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows (double-jointed), wrists, knees, and ankles, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs and calves, and a ball-jointed/barbell chest hidden under the coveralls. The joints move very well, with enough range for various slashing poses, and the extra heads and hands swap easily. Since the chest is hidden under a thick rubber outfit, don't expect it to have much movement. The hips are pretty tight, making a creaking noise when posed, but still move fine enough that you won't have to worry about anything breaking.

This is one of the most "Ultimate" feeling Michaels NECA's done, as he's loaded with accessories. There are plenty of weapons for him to use, with two knives, an axe, a crowbar, a syringe bundle, and the surgical machete he uses on the Cult of Thorn at the end (serves them right). There are also various hands to go with them, as aside from a pair of relaxed hands, there are also two pairs of gripping hands - one vertically-hinged and one horizontally-hinged - and a wide right for the syringes. Doing hands with different types of joints is better than the semi-revolver joints previous Michaels had, as they allow for more range, and work with plenty of weapon poses. For non-killer accessories, Michael also comes with a trio of candles, a bag of runes designed to rest on the floor, the pumpkin and lone mask (also designed to lay on the floor) from the final shots of the film, and a Strode Realty sign with a Michael cutout that clips onto it. I wouldn't call the sign and cutout necessary, but they're a neat inclusion that makes for good displays.

Although Curse was one of the least-liked Halloween movies, I thought it was pretty good, and NECA put out a figure that's even better. Michael does well in every category, save for a few issues, and despite not being the most memorable appearance of the Shape, the number of accessories here combined with a great appearance and poseability makes him worth getting. Hope this means we're closer to NECA doing an Ultimate '78 Myers.

- 6/24/25