View Full Version : Donald Pleasence best performance in a Halloween movie?
gerry d
03-07-2005, 09:17 AM
I did a check first because i thought there might have been a thread on this topic already.But i checked & it came up with nothing.So here goes
From the following Halloween movies above.Which 1 would you consider to be the best performance from Donald Pleasence as the Dr Sam Loomis character?.
Now i'm pretty sure Loomis always gave his best when portraying Dr Loomis.
However in saying that maybe there is a Halloween movie that stands out more to you because of his performance.
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Laow-Z
03-07-2005, 09:27 AM
I still say Halloween 1 Extended Edition....I love the scene with the doctors begging them to move Michael to a maximum security facility. Plus his little speaches to Brackett throughout the movie were cool.
Hallowicked
03-07-2005, 09:40 AM
My vote goes to the original with the scenes for tv (extended version) included.
gerry d
03-07-2005, 11:04 AM
Ahh Shit sorry about that. I forgot to include Halloween (with the TV Scenes).
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Jeanette
03-07-2005, 11:05 AM
The original with the tv cuts. I love the extra scenes with Dr. L in them.
Michaeleon
03-07-2005, 11:17 AM
Originally posted by gerry d
Ahh Shit sorry about that. I forgot to include Halloween (with the TV Scenes).
cheers
Fixed. :) I also changed the votes to the extended since I assume the three who posted in here are the three that voted for Halloween (but wanted Extended Version).
I'd have to agree, the extended version gave us more time with his character. We see the desperation and his insight before it all began.
But Halloween II comes in a very close second, I love the emotion he puts on display. He's flabbergasted that Michael has escaped. His suspicions are becoming reality before his own eyes- Michael isn't a man...
MischievousSpirit
03-07-2005, 11:26 AM
For me it's a toss up between the Halloween Extended version, and Halloween II, for all the reasons most everyone here has said.
Dangertainment
03-07-2005, 12:11 PM
The best performance with Donald Pleasence would be Halloween and Halloween II.
King Sly Joker
03-07-2005, 02:37 PM
Halloween and Halloween 2.His best work by far in the series..
FranchiseHatesMe
03-07-2005, 02:44 PM
Originally posted by Laow-Z
I still say Halloween 1 Extended Edition....I love the scene with the doctors begging them to move Michael to a maximum security facility. Plus his little speaches to Brackett throughout the movie were cool. I must go with the girl that had a sex change. ;)
sorry guys, but i had to go with h5 on this one. loomis was really over the edge in this one as he teetered on the brink of insanity. i also like the love-hate relationship loomis had with jamie. i think DP played the part perfectly.
The Dark Shape
03-07-2005, 02:55 PM
Halloween 5. Where's a laughing icon when you need one? Donald, meet Razzie.
FranchiseHatesMe
03-07-2005, 03:02 PM
He went complety whacko is part 5. At least in 6 he was on drugs or something.
Cruel Intentions
03-07-2005, 03:12 PM
Halloween 1 extended gets my vote. His performance in H1m is great. All the scene with him in the extended is even better.
NCamp
03-07-2005, 03:52 PM
Id have to go with the original and I guess the extended versio since there was an extra scene of him. No beating the first.
MyersFan927
03-07-2005, 06:04 PM
So hard to choose. But I'll pick the Extended Edition because there is such a magnitude of compassion in his character, seen from beginning to end. Three of the most notable scenes are when Loomis is talking to the two doctors at the clinic, when he is arguing with Dr. Wynn outside of the hospital, and him explaining Michael to Brackett outside the Myers house. Donald was such a talented actor who could act as if he actually was each person, and his role as Dr. Loomis is no exception. He delivers a top-notch performance in each of his Halloween movies. And despite how people feel about him in H5, I thoroughly enjoyed him in that one.
somebigguy
03-07-2005, 06:39 PM
Extended version of course. I love the last scene of Part 4 however, that gets an honorable mention.
King Sly Joker
03-07-2005, 08:28 PM
Originally posted by somebigguy
Extended version of course. I love the last scene of Part 4 however, that gets an honorable mention.
The extended version kicks ass.I enjoy the bonus material alot.I can give his H4 an honorable mention to.Plus his middle to the end of H6 in the P-cut also..
Robert Beaudoin
03-08-2005, 02:15 AM
Halloween 1.
gerry d
03-08-2005, 08:36 AM
Originally posted by Michaeleon
Fixed. :) I also changed the votes to the extended since I assume the three who posted in here are the three that voted for Halloween (but wanted Extended Version).
Many Thanxs for doing that :)
cheers
LoomisFan4Life
03-08-2005, 11:20 AM
I went with the Extended version. I love the extra scene of him telling the doctors that Michael is the most dangerous patient he has ever seen.
For me it's Halloween. He did a really good proformance. Halloween 2's proformance was also pretty good.
freethy
03-08-2005, 02:07 PM
Halloween. His performance and participation in this movie were what helped make this movie.
King Sly Joker
03-08-2005, 07:55 PM
Nobody must liked his 5 & 6 preformance..
theevilisgone44
03-08-2005, 10:40 PM
I voted for the original because he gave a classic performance and because it's the best of the bunch. However, I am surprised more people didn't choose H4. He made a triumphant return in that one!
King Sly Joker
03-09-2005, 08:03 AM
Originally posted by theevilisgone44
I voted for the original because he gave a classic performance and because it's the best of the bunch. However, I am surprised more people didn't choose H4. He made a triumphant return in that one!
True his comeback made one for the ages.He was back to finish business..
rabbitinred666
03-09-2005, 09:30 AM
i voted for h4 because i just liked him more in that movie. I guess its because he had more scenes. he definitly made h4
Mark Warner
03-09-2005, 11:16 AM
Halloween 6 P-Cut
thetodd
03-09-2005, 11:39 AM
I went with the Halloween extended version.
It's hard to decide because he really didn't have a bad performence in any of the movies. Some thought he was a bit hammy in H5, but I think he did a great job of portraying someone on the verge of losing it.
King Sly Joker
03-10-2005, 07:24 AM
Originally posted by Mark Warner
Halloween 6 P-Cut
I love that.Its the most bashed movie with its T-Cut.But his last acting role in this series. Was one of the most power packed.I find,his role outstanding in H6..
MichaelMyers
03-10-2005, 12:56 PM
Donald was the best in the original Halloween.
6Michael6Myers6
03-11-2005, 07:59 AM
Originally posted by MichaelMyers
Donald was the best in the original Halloween.
amen...but i also liked his performance in HII as well
King Sly Joker
03-12-2005, 01:21 PM
Originally posted by MichaelMyers
Donald was the best in the original Halloween.
Nothing can compete with that.He has just been somewhat better in others..
NeewollaH
03-12-2005, 01:23 PM
Originally posted by King Sly Joker
Nothing can compete with that.He has just been somewhat better in others..
Other movies? Like Escape From New York!!!!
"YOU'RE THE DUKE!!!! YOU'RE THE DUKE!!!!":D
King Sly Joker
03-12-2005, 01:39 PM
Originally posted by NeewollaH
Other movies? Like Escape From New York!!!!
"YOU'RE THE DUKE!!!! YOU'RE THE DUKE!!!!":D
Thanks,I guess lol...
Nightrious
03-12-2005, 06:17 PM
In part one he had the best script to follow, but that doesn't make his performance any less in the other movies. I really liked watching him beat down Mikey with that hunk of wood in part four. But yeah, I think his performance was always at its best, but he had something better to peform to with part one.
matthew28
03-12-2005, 10:25 PM
part 1 extended.Part four was also pretty great especially his reaction to jamie stabbing her step mother.The hunk of wood beat down was actually in part five.
Nightmare13
03-13-2005, 02:17 AM
Halloween, hands down! I think he has good parts in each of the Halloween movies he is in. :)
SonOSam
03-18-2005, 07:20 PM
H1 is a given. I think the Loomis character is really the number one character in H2 and Pleasence gives a great performance. At that point everyone knows Loomis was right and are looking to him for guidance to find and stop Myers. A lot of the plot revolves around Loomis in H2. He was really good in H4 too. I especially like it when he's picked up by that "old preacher" guy and at one point Loomis smiles and is amused. Loomis has quite a journey in H4. Loomis was too crazy in H5, but Pleasence played crazy well. I liked H6, but the Loomis character didn't have a cool send off. And Loomis is just dead in H20, but cool voice over during credits. 1st time that gave me chills and almost a tear to my eyes.
TheShape2005
04-08-2005, 12:32 PM
Originally posted by gerry d
I did a check first because i thought there might have been a thread on this topic already.But i checked & it came up with nothing.So here goes
From the following Halloween movies above.Which 1 would you consider to be the best performance from Donald Pleasence as the Dr Sam Loomis character?.
Now i'm pretty sure Loomis always gave his best when portraying Dr Loomis.
However in saying that maybe there is a Halloween movie that stands out more to you because of his performance.
cheers
I would go with the first halloweeN
gerry d
08-12-2005, 02:36 PM
I thought i'd Bump this thread to give some of our newer members & anyone else for that matter a chance to vote & give their opinion.
cheers
Nightmareman88
08-12-2005, 02:39 PM
H6 p-cut
H4
H2
H5
coryorton
08-13-2005, 10:31 AM
the original for sure...although to me he ALWAYS did amazing in what he was given in the series, and all of his other films.
benluvin
08-13-2005, 10:40 AM
H1 was his best work i thought by far, followed by H2.
A. Remin' D.
08-13-2005, 12:04 PM
I'd say 4, I liked his performance best. Especially at the end with "No! No!" and he points his gun.
But I also love his in the TV Cut of 1. With his "I am begging you to reconsider."
JOeKER
08-13-2005, 04:43 PM
I went with HalloweeN 4. To me, that movie is all Loomis. He is the major tie to the first two besides Michael and I think he played his best role of the series in this.
Mark Warner
08-13-2005, 05:54 PM
Pleasence's performance in the original is, by far, the best. The way he seemed completely obsessed with stopping Michael yet he never went overboard. He remained calm throughout the entire film (the one scene at Smith's Grove with Wynn was the only instance of him shouting angrily because of Michael in the film).
I truely believe Donald Pleasence should have won some sort of award for his performance as Loomis in the original Halloween. It just goes to show that most of Hollywood doesn't know shit.
Herbert West
08-13-2005, 05:57 PM
Halloween 1 is his best performance, although his turn in part 4 is fantastic also. he really carried that film
slasherfan
08-13-2005, 11:38 PM
H1 Extended
wallygatorca
08-14-2005, 12:03 AM
Only 1, because of his raw and fresh intro to the character. He was someone you could identify with back in those times.
"Come here lil' kid, I got some candy for you"...(Psycho Stranger),
was being shove down our throats at the time.
He gave you some of "that".
Along with "he's soulful enough to take a swig out his paperbag, because he means you no-harm... down-to-earth-dude.
Awhile before the new sheriff came to town...The Lawyer, (70's Space Alien)
45 Lampkin Lane
08-15-2005, 10:39 AM
Both Halloween and Halloween 4. He was brilliant in Halloween.
PhantomPhart
08-15-2005, 07:16 PM
Halloween 4 was good too but my favorite performance would have to be the Original. He was just so good. I'd hate to picture the series without Donald having ever been in it.
Deckard
08-16-2005, 01:28 AM
I chose the extended cut, for obvious reasons as far as Donald is concerned- he is perfect as Loomis! But in choosing between Halloween and Halloween: Extended Cut, I chose the extended cut because I feel the movie is better in that cut- if it could get any better. I love the scenes added with Loomis, and even the little bit with Lynda and Laurie about that damn blouse. Classic.
renee30152
10-01-2005, 08:34 PM
All of the Halloween movies with him in it were great. He was an excellent actor and will continue to be missed dearly!
Chaosboy
10-01-2005, 11:10 PM
I would defintely give DP a scary award for H-5. His portrayal of Dr. Loomis was absolutly brilliant. This was a Loomis bordering on the edge of absolute insanity himself in his never ending persistence of destroying his foe. You can see the obsessive maddness oozing from him in most every scene. Dr. Loomis is charged with an energy in this movie that his aging body can scarcly contain and is through trying to reason with anyone and is a man on mission who will run over anyone who gets in the way of HIS prey, some dude named Micheal Myers. The best part is the thumpin' ol' Dr. L lays down on MM, which is just as brutal as anything MM could ever throw at ya! DP was playin' his A game and then some, which makes this performance legendary. DP lives on forever through a Doctor named Loomis.
The chaosboy
Laow-Z
10-01-2005, 11:29 PM
Originally posted by Chaosboy
I would defintely give DP a scary award for H-5. His portrayal of Dr. Loomis was absolutly brilliant. This was a Loomis bordering on the edge of absolute insanity himself in his never ending persistence of destroying his foe. You can see the obsessive maddness oozing from him in most every scene. Dr. Loomis is charged with an energy in this movie that his aging body can scarcly contain and is through trying to reason with anyone and is a man on mission who will run over anyone who gets in the way of HIS prey, some dude named Micheal Myers. The best part is the thumpin' ol' Dr. L lays down on MM, which is just as brutal as anything MM could ever throw at ya! DP was playin' his A game and then some, which makes this performance legendary. DP lives on forever through a Doctor named Loomis.
The chaosboy
So dramatic..:D
Chaosboy
10-01-2005, 11:37 PM
All the better to make my point deary!!!:D
afraid2fall
10-02-2005, 03:42 AM
I would have to say Halloween :D
Jason E Davis
10-05-2005, 08:46 AM
I'l' never forget when I was very young I stayed up wayyy late past by bedtime and watched "Halloween" on TV.
I'll never forget it.
To say this film, and I even liked 2 just as much (I snuck into a theatre LOL to see it) ... nothing has scared me so much.
Donald Pleasance, a man I had never heard of at my young age at the time; was the most fighteningly real part of the films.
He had a passion for what he knew, and was the key character that 'did know what it was' and everyone else was ignorant of what was happening or not believing it was possible.
His words to the Police Officer in H1 - while in the Myers House in the room where he murdered his sister scared the crap outta me (and was the defining point in the film to me).
"This is not a man" ... that key line caught me like a fish is hooked. What is 'it' then, how did this happen - and more so "why?".
At the ending sequence when Laurie is exhausted, Michael shot off the balcony - and she asks "what's the boogeyman" - and Mr. Pleasance brilliantly played that scene said "as a matter of fact, 'it' was" ... queue music... he looks and as he expected he can't be killed and has moved on ...
The sinister feel of this film set the tone for what is the most terrifying and plausible horror film ever.
John Carpenter's music which is 'beyond a soundtrack, but an anthem', and his script defined 'horror' at that point : the fact that this was not a human, it was in fact the devil on earth - and immortal with being void of feeling.
No one, and no other movie(s) have captured the 'deepest cut' (pun intended) to the movie industry's view of what will scare people that could be jaded from past or future films.
There was no explanation - he just kills, with a passion - and can not be stopped... the idea of immortality scares most people, let alone when it is attached to the mind and body of a serial killer... and his reign as king of horror began and will not likely end soon.
I do support a film in the 'vs.' idea - if not "Pinhead" then "Jason".
This is quite possible - even though the two are from different studios... I'll give you one example - "Titanic". It took two studios to afford and merge their empires to make a film that made huge money (Universal and 20th Century Fox). These are realitively small companies in comparison and if both would see huge returns, pitting Michael Vs. Jason - to me - would be the right film to make in my opinion.
Of course we know who would win ... no one, BUT the battle would be extreme, hateful and extremely popular for the fans of horror films and bring the icons together.
If it ever will be Michael vs. Pinhead - alas the same thing would happen - I'd suggest a relative of Loomis finds the box, knows it could possibly stop Michael - open it - and throw it at him : and the games would begin. In the end, both would prove indestructable but that same person would realise they after the fight have become stronger as one - finds a way to get the cenobytes back in the box, to stop the 'deadly romance'.
They are the slashers - both seemingly immortal - but Michael is not an angry child - he is a demon.
Hope you enjoyed my 1st post - you guys are awesome!
Jason.
:)
Originally posted by Chaosboy
I would defintely give DP a scary award for H-5. His portrayal of Dr. Loomis was absolutly brilliant. This was a Loomis bordering on the edge of absolute insanity himself in his never ending persistence of destroying his foe. You can see the obsessive maddness oozing from him in most every scene. Dr. Loomis is charged with an energy in this movie that his aging body can scarcly contain and is through trying to reason with anyone and is a man on mission who will run over anyone who gets in the way of HIS prey, some dude named Micheal Myers. The best part is the thumpin' ol' Dr. L lays down on MM, which is just as brutal as anything MM could ever throw at ya! DP was playin' his A game and then some, which makes this performance legendary. DP lives on forever through a Doctor named Loomis.
The chaosboy
H5 for all the reasons this guy said. With H4 and H1 closely behind.
TheDevilsEyes
10-06-2005, 11:02 AM
Halloween II, I think he was great in this one, I loved the line "you don't know what death is!"
renee30152
10-06-2005, 07:48 PM
He was great in all of the movies espically the first one. He was right about everything and no one believed him. Poor man! ;(
RIP Sam Loomis
Samhain1031
10-08-2005, 01:20 PM
i would say movies 4 and 5 because basically onlike the other movies he really had like a main character part through the whole movie. He was pretty much in all of the action of the movie too.
WildHeart
10-23-2005, 06:28 AM
:) Halloween & Halloween 2 Are Donald Pleasence's Best Performance. RIP & God Bless You Donald, You Will Live 4Ever In Halloween :(
mszebra
10-23-2005, 11:24 AM
I think his best work is in the original, for reasons that most of you have already posted!
MichaelMyers04
10-23-2005, 04:17 PM
Wow, this is a tough one. I'd go with either Halloween 1 extended, of Halloween 4. In H1, he's more of a normal, but VERY determined person. In H4, he just goes all out (like the gas station scene)
Kelly&CarrieFan
10-23-2005, 06:23 PM
HALLOWEEN 2
SHYGIRL05
10-24-2005, 11:39 PM
I LIKE DR.LOOMIS IN H1 BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY KNEW WHAT MICHAEL WAS AND WAS DESPERATE TO STOP HIM....TOO BAD NO ONE LISTENED TO HIM UNTIL THE END. H2 KICKED ASS BECAUSE IN THAT 1 NO ONE FIGURED OUT HE WAS IN THA HOSPTIAL UNTIL THEY WERE ABOUT 2 DIE
ScootZilla
10-24-2005, 11:58 PM
I picked Halloween it is a classic in so many way's.
Scoot
EMIN3Mfan
10-30-2005, 02:46 PM
MY VOTE........goes to part 5, cause we have the seen of him face to face talking to michael and chains him up and beats the living crap out of him!!!! this is the ONLY time you actually see Michael captured (but why in the HELL did they let him keep the mask on in his cell?????).
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