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  • Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Summary: Picking up precisely where its predecessor left off, Halloween II follows the same ill-fated characters as they encounter the knife-wielding maniac they left for dead in the first Halloween. It seems the inhuman Michael Myers is still very much alive and out for more revenge as he stalks the deserted halls of the hospital where his sister lays waiting. As he gets closer and closer to his terrified target, Dr. Loomis discovers the chilling mystery behind the crazed psychopath's savage actions. (Universal)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 19
  3. Negative: 4 out of 19
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    63
    Halloween II, writer-director Rob Zombie's completely unsettling but incompletely satisfying continuation of his 2007 reboot, offers up a rush of fiercely imagined nightmare images. Be warned: It's one of the most gruesome films of the year.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    60
    Zombie walks the walk, you can't deny it. And he's found the medium where he can let his freak flag fly highest. Now, he can proudly put that battered old William Shatner Halloween mask on a stick, too, and let it rip.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    30
    A totally unnecessary and extremely poor sequel to the original "Halloween". Although Dean Cundey's photography goes a long way toward recapturing the look of the first film, director Rick Rosenthal is no Carpenter, and the emphasis here is on graphic blood and gore rather than the skillful manipulation of the audience.

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  1. Positive: 33 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 74
  3. Negative: 30 out of 74
  1. SFN
    10
    ok for one people need to start commenting on the right movie, this is the original halloween 2, the sequel to john carpenter's not that crappy rob zombie bulls**t, second of all this movie is good, alot more killing, alot more story and alot more of everything, this movie is a must have and will be one of the best horror movies of all time… Expand
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  2. Spielberg00
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bottom Line: Slashings. Slashings. More slashings. For whatever reason, Michael Myers enjoys it, but even seeing it, Halloween II comes across as dull. To barely alter the most famous quote from THE SHINING: “All gore and no plot makes HALLOWEEN II a dull film.” It seems now that Michael Myers just loves to heartlessly, mindlessly slice and dice his victims (which is technically every young person in sight). Like the first one, this is made a la a B-movie (though this time, it wasn’t one). Unlike the original, we see every single murder in detail, and NOTHING is implied. It takes away the whole point of #1! To alter Jack Torrance’s infamous words in THE SHINING a little more, what would really make sense is to say, “All gore and slight plot makes HALLOWEEN II a dull film.” The story picks up exactly where the first HALLOWEEN left off. Once Michael Myers escapes after being shot six times (he’s back!), Laurie Strode is taken to the local Haddonfield hospital. She is blood typed, and among all the time Laurie spends trying to escape Michael Myers, little does she know that she has a close connection between him. (I won’t spoil it for those who have not seen it.) It’s a great continuum of the first one, and very creative, but it seems that the plot is just being taken over by recurring, unrelated bloodbaths, nevertheless. The whole mood of HALLOWEEN II was, thankfully, the same as the first one. Even though it has now become a true slasher film, most of which aim not to terrify, it has an unsettling, eerie mood, and an irresistibly tense feeling. Who ever decided to record the music for this one, though, truly copped out and screwed up John Carpenter’s original score, doing things such as playing the title theme backwards and playing the themes on a modified organ rather than a piano (though the harpsichord, which was sometimes used in #1, is kept more often than not). Aside from the still-fantastic performances of Jamie Lee Curtis (char. Laurie Strode) and Donald Pleasence (char. Dr. Sam Loomis), the acting in this film is not all that great, and if anything, unintentionally funny. Even Dick Warlock can sometimes do a dumb job as the main serial killer. Especially in that one scene near the end where he can’t see anything or anyone, so he starts swinging his knife around like a total idiot. So unless you were left hanging by the last few seconds of the first HALLOWEEN, I would not really recommend HALLOWEEN II. It’s easy to see why John Carpenter decided to abandon his role as director right after the first film, and only parts are good. It just seems like Michael Myers is going around murdering everyone in his way, using whatever he sees in front of him, and that is often taking away from the plot. (Though I did enjoy the face-melting scene.)… Expand
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  3. KateA
    2
    Rob Zombie should really stick to making music. Once again he ruined what is a classic film in my opinion. He totally went off the whole story of the 1st one and kept characters that died in the first film in the 2nd one! The man should give up now before he does more damage. I'm really disapointed in this one! :(… Expand
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