Best adult Tommy Doyle
Just out of pure curiosity, I wanted to see which version of little Tommy Doyle all grown up this community prefers. For me I really liked Anthony Michael Hall’s performance. I’m a little biased because I really enjoys Hall’s work, but also I like how angry he was in H Kills.
Hall was hokey and try-hard.
AMH was awful IMO.
I would say my only gripe was the “40 years ago you protected me” and when he says evil dies tonight when he’s going after Not-Michael. I really got into his performance when he says the Michael will be executed and sheriff barker giving him that look, that was a “oh s–t” moment for me and I felt a lot of power from him when he said “we watched your department fail tonight, fail!” Which had me somewhat agreeing with Tommy. Not trying to sway your opinion as I totally respect it, just mainly giving more evidence for my preference 
Paul Rudd done a awesome job. Hall ehhhh… not so good
Both were not great, Rudd especially is really overhyped now as an actor just from doing 2 Avenger films and becoming a meme, AMH, he’s bollocks for “Evil lies tonight” and going on about “40 years ago” crap
Anthony Michael Hall is a good actor, and he actually looks like he could be the adult version of the little boy from H1 (Rudd doesn’t at all), but the material AMH had to work with was just atrocious. You could have put Daniel Day Lewis in the role of Tommy Doyle from HK and I don’t think he would have done much better. The material was just too cringe. So although HK’s Tommy was terrible, it wasn’t because of AMH.
H6’s Tommy was way, way, WAY better. And Paul Rudd, for the most part, played him very well. He just doesn’t look anything like the little boy from H1.
I infinitely prefer H6 to HK, so there’s that.
But really I think this comes down to who you like better as an actor. Both are fine. But Rudd got the better role and better movie. So he has the edge in my eyes.
What’s a shame is I remember reading a script of H Kills and I don’t remember everyone saying “40 years ago” and “evil dies tonight” like it’s going out of style. I could be wrong and it could’ve been in there, but as of now I don’t think that was the case.
It’s more annoying when Hawkins and JLC have to say it every few seconds as well, I was like “Yeah, storyline, storyline, storyline. Bollocks to that”
I will concur. I do have to say I did enjoy the movie mostly in part to the music, Michael, and I do have to admit I’m a sucker for that ending. In regards to the script I like how the movie was essentially 1/3 flashback if I’m still remembering correctly.
The score and the flashbacks as well as the ending and Michael going out to slaughter people are the best parts for me, I wish the flashback scenes were all just cut together as one big thing, cut out the majority of the hospital stuff, then go to Michael stalking and killing before finally ending with the Haddonfield mob and Karens death
Oh definitely. The biggest thing missing was Michael stalking. If they cut out the hospital nonsense, they could’ve added at least 3 more kills from someone he stalked.
Also completely cut out Lauries crappy monologue too, that ruined Michael destroying the mob for me
I just wonder….if the dialogue hadnt been so cringey, if AMH’s character wouldnt have been way better. But then I see him doing the death stare and waving that bat and think “Yeah its just AMH”
I like Rudd just for the awkwardness and weirdness he pulls off. Plus it’s funny to say the Sexiest Man Alive started out in a Halloween movie financed by Disney. 
It’s funny because I showed my friend all the Halloween movies and with 6 he asks me “why is Paul Rudd so autistic?” And as one myself I said “I don’t know, I’m autistic and even I don’t act like that.” Lol
There should be a vote for “other” because they both suck.
I hated the way Rudd played Tommy and was glad when he didnt return but this new version is even worse.
I just dont see Tommy’s Character being like either one of those guys.
Well unfortunately an “other” option wouldn’t be possible because there have only been 2 people officially to play an adult Tommy. Sorry I couldn’t add it.
AMH is actually a great actor. It was just a case of the bad dialogue he was giving. I feel there writing in HK was just sloppy and overkill.
He is one of the best character actors out there. When he can play a likeable dork in weird science to a jerk in Edward Sissorhands and, and cheesy as it kinda was, a vengeful mob enticer in HKills