Halloween II (2009)

Name: Halloween II (2009)
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: August 28, 2009
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane

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Dimension Films | Release Date: August 28, 2009 | R

Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane

Summary: It is that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town's got an unlikely new hero, ifIt is that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town's got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable. [TWC]… Expand

Director: Rob Zombie

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 105 min

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Kyle Smith

At times Halloween II dances on the line between alarming and disgusting, and it doesn’t all hold together — I couldn’t figure out what the goblin banquet was doing in this movie. But if it was meant to freak me out, it worked. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Halloween II provides ample spotlights for Zombie’s visual gifts, but—apart from some striking Oedipal fantasy sequences featuring Sheri Moon Zombie as the spirit of Myers’ mother—we saw most of this last time around, and a lot of promising material leads to dead ends. Read full review

Tom Russo

The copious violence, as always, is an assault - even aurally, as every thudding knife strike is made to sound like a boulder dropping on the theater. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Zombie is still committed to showing how violence perverts all touched by it, yet his carnivalesque approach undercuts his empathy. He panders to the cheap seats whenever he’s not being scary. Read full review

Mike Hale

Halloween II is full of in jokes and references but nearly devoid of wit. Read full review

Robert Abele

What you won't feel is genuine horror, because unlike John Carpenter -- whose original 1978 film is a sly game of nerve-racking peekaboo -- Zombie isn't out to engage fans of the genre with a slaughterhouse bonbon like "Halloween II." Read full review

James Berardinelli

Halloween II is an affront to Halloween and horror fans. It's the kind of cataclysmic misstep from which a franchise cannot recover. It has transformed Michael Myers from an iconic movie monster into a laughingstock. Read full review

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BekkaS

Aug 31, 2009

This movie was badass, what's wrong with you people. i am a fan of the original "halloween", i will admit the remake of the first "halloween" by rob zombie was COMPLETELY HORRIBLE. it was the worst remake ever, but rob zombie's halloween 2 was simply amazing, finally brutal This movie was badass, what's wrong with you people. i am a fan of the original "halloween", i will admit the remake of the first "halloween" by rob zombie was COMPLETELY HORRIBLE. it was the worst remake ever, but rob zombie's halloween 2 was simply amazing, finally brutal killings, with more gore. i love horror movies, but they never make me jump. hands down this movie made me jump! this movie is the shit! simple as that.… Expand

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Rick

Aug 28, 2009

The only reason I am giving this movie a 9 instead of a 10 is because I'm looking at it through the Halloween fan's eyes, not a Rob Zombie fan's. There is a LOT of visual effects that might not appeal to the typical horror movie fan, but Zombie lovers will appreciate it.

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Khunter4382

Oct 13, 2011

This film was better than the Zombie first. It is more atmospheric and there are many beautifully filmed shots. There are a few gaping plot holes and the audience often wonders, "Why is he endlessly walking?" However, this film resorts back to the horror that makes Michael Myers what he is.This film was better than the Zombie first. It is more atmospheric and there are many beautifully filmed shots. There are a few gaping plot holes and the audience often wonders, "Why is he endlessly walking?" However, this film resorts back to the horror that makes Michael Myers what he is. He is displayed in a truer form than he was in the first Zombie film. The cast is stronger here, and I enjoyed this film. McDowell provides a loathsome twist to the Loomis character in particular.… Expand

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JLau

Sep 27, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Michael needs to kill Laurie so that he can join his dead mother and her white horse but Laurie is too busy swearing, being being awful and treating her best friend badly to really notice.… Expand

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ChadS

Aug 29, 2009

Great moments in stabbing; it's a short history. Joe Pesci, of course, in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas", stabbing a "made man" in the car trunk with his mother's cutlery. A film about gangsters, the mafia, needs to show how such men conduct their business. It's not Great moments in stabbing; it's a short history. Joe Pesci, of course, in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas", stabbing a "made man" in the car trunk with his mother's cutlery. A film about gangsters, the mafia, needs to show how such men conduct their business. It's not gratuitous; it's what they do, kill. Among films of recent vintage, the alleged Zodiac Killer in David Fincher's "Zodiac" deserves special mention. He stabs a young couple, shockingly, in daylight, on a seemingly perfect day. It's not gratuitous, it's historical, and Hitchcockian, to boot. The stabbing in "Halloween 2", while not altogether graphic, becomes so, as the implied violence of Michael Myers(Tyler Mane) upon the nurse feels graphic, because the filmmaker's intent feels inhumane. By my count, Michael stabs the nurse thirteen times. That's a lot of fluid he leaves behind on her mutilated body. He humiliates her; it's "bukkake" with blood. For this filmmaker, death by strangulation is what passes for subtlety, and perhaps, more disturbingly, humanity. Lucky for Laurie's friend, Michael kills her before she gets naked; before she gets stabbed while doing, "it". Unlucky for the moviegoer, her partner had to pee first. The stripper, on the other hand, had no such luck, no time to put on a blouse. While fully disclothed(topless, but not full-frontal), in arguably, the film's ugliest scene(the one with the dog is a close second), Michael bashes her face, repeatedly(by my count, six times), into a mirror. (sigh) Some people find this entertaining. (sigh) Not only is "Halloween 2" violent, the film also lacks narrative credibility. In a crucial plot point, Laurie's epiphany, which is set up as the film's emotional high point, seems downright laughable, due to the circumstances. Laurie(Scout Taylor-Compton) lives in a relatively small-town; she should know what the film contends she doesn't.… Expand

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BrandonG

Aug 30, 2009

Rob Zombie did great witht he first Halloween , but this just sucked. It was like he made this for people to stop asking for a sequel and it will work.

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JamesK.

Aug 28, 2009

Just plain horrible.

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