Halloween II

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William D This is an okay movie that was ruined by producers trying to force changes to the original story. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/09/25 Full Review Allan C I recently had the chance to rewatch the original HALLOWEEN on the big screen as part of a John Carpenter film festival, and afterward, I decided I wanted to rewatch all of the sequels. The original film is a slasher film masterpiece that helped establish the rules for the plethora of imitators that followed: the final girl, have sex, and you’re dead, the indestructible killer, the dead killer is not really dead, etc. Carpenter focused on suspense over kills and gore, which is where a majority of subsequent slasher films made their focus to their detriment. This sequel picks up immediately following the events of the first film, with Laurie Strode being taken to the hospital as the lone survivor of Michael Myers’ rampage (outside of the kids she was babysitting). “The Shape” follows Laurie to the hospital, where slasher mayhem ensues. Director Rick Rosenthal (BAD BOYS, the one with Sean Penn, not the Will Smith one, and RUSSKIES) does a pretty good job of imitating Carpenter’s style established in the first film, but kind of goes his own way in the second and third act in the hospital. Carpenter and Debra Hill co-wrote this sequel, and Carpenter and Alan Howarth also returned to compose the score. Original cinematographer Dean Cundey (JURASSIC PARK, APOLLO 13, and THE THING) also returned, as do both stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance in lead roles, which makes this sequel feel connected to the first film, which is a major asset. You even get Charles Cyphers returning as Sheriff Leigh Brackett for a short time until his character discovers his daughter’s murder, which Nancy Loomis even returns for in this sequel to play a corpse as the murdered Annie Brackett. Overall, although HALLOWEEN II offers nothing new and is nowhere as good as the original, it is well crafted and delivers exactly what audiences want out of a slasher film. It also features (SPOILER ALERT!) a decisive demise for Michael Myers, which we now all know was not the case, but is pretty satisfying at the moment. FUN FACT! Dana Carvey made his film debut in HALLOWEEN II, playing “assistant.” Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Shaun R Ive always believed the franchise should’ve ended at 1. It was never going to happen but I did not expect over 10 further films. 2 is not a bad film, it’s just not an all time great like the original. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/01/25 Full Review J H Other than the cinematography of Dean Cundey and the cool version of the main title theme, this movie pretty much stinks. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review Garry A It moved slow. Some of the kills were cool and the ending was good, but it was boring in parts. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/26/25 Full Review John R Just as good as the 1st one Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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