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Halloween II

Halloween II (1981)

October. 30,1981
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6.5
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R
| Horror Thriller

After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.

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UnowPriceless
1981/10/30

hyped garbage

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Bergorks
1981/10/31

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

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Jonah Abbott
1981/11/01

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Logan
1981/11/02

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Verdugo85
1981/11/03

Halloween II continues exactly right where the original left off on October 31st 1978. Dr. Loomis fires six shots at Michael, knocking him off the balcony but when Loomis check for Michael's body, he's gone. Where did he go? Michael is still alive, bleeding and roaming around the area. Loomis and sheriff Brackett are all over town searching for Michael while Laurie is being taken to Haddonfield Memorial hospital to treat her injuries in which, of course, Michael follows her there and kills the hospital staffs one by one. Ok, this is a good sequel with a simple plot. Could it have been better? Of course. There are key elements that the original had for example, the first person camera view when Michael is walking and you can hear his heavy breathing. This sequel has a bigger budget than original that features higher body count, gore and nudity. Halloween II was intended to be the last Halloween film to revolve around the story of Michael Myers and Haddonfield because John Carpenter's intention for the sequels was to make an anthology series (Halloween III was the first). He didnt want to do a follow up to the original but was convinced to do the script and produce it with Debra Hill.-Laurie doesnt do much in this film. All she does is sleep in the hospital and runaway from Michael. There are alternate scenes that aired on tv that showed Laurie having more screentime and speaking..-Dr. Loomis determination in finding Michael indirectly causes the death of a teenager named Ben Tramer (Laurie's crush in the original film but never seen) because he mistook him for Michael since Ben's Halloween costume/mask resembled Myers, why is this guy even dressed like Myers?? Whatever..-Sheriff Brackett is in the film shortly and all he does is tell Loomis "you let him out", holding Loomis responsible for Michael running loose in Haddonfield. When Bracket receives the bad news about the death of his daughter Annie from the original, he again, angrily tells Loomis "YOU LET HIM OUT!!" Loomis had told him from the very beginning (since the original) that he fought to keep Michael locked up because he knew Michael was evil. Anyways, Brackett goes home to tell his wife the bad news and leaves his deputy Gary Hunt in charge of the manhunt with Loomis helping him..-Michael Myers has more screentime than the original. Stuntman Dick Warlock plays Michael Myers, he's shorter than Nick Castle who played Myers in the original. Warlock isnt bad but he's short. His version of Michael is walks too damn slow and very robotic/zombish with no energy, nothing like Nick Castle. Michael's mask is the same as the original according to Debra Hill but it looks different (pale yellowish dirty, blond/reddish hair) they could've retouched it to look pure white and dark brown hair like the original to make it consistent with this sequel. Michael's outfit looks small on him and tight, the length of his pants are up to his ankles and he wear lifts on his boots, wtf?? He just looked funny. -The hospital setting is fine but why was it so dark? Was Laurie the only patient in that big hospital? There were babies but there was no other patient besides Laurie..-I've noticed something funny, this film has stock footage. When Michael is first shown on the hospital camera walking in the hallway. This same camera footage is shown again later on but extended when one of the nurse is looking for the security guard. -Another funny thing I noticed is that Michael walks in the same corridor that leads to the operating room (where he blows up at the end) like three times. First, when he's first seen walking with the scalpel. Second, when he's looking for Laurie after he discovers that she wasnt in her room. And third, when he chases Loomis and Laurie to the operating room you can see there was no back way out in the section of the hospital so how did Michael appeared to be walking in the hallway from that section on the his "second" run?-I dont like the Carpenter/Alan Howarth mixed gothic version of the Halloween theme. I prefer the original all the way. Michael is after Laurie because she's his younger sister, thats fine, fun but I prefer that they werent related. Michael is just an evil force wanting to kill her because she got away in the original. I also didnt like that ridiculous "Mr Sandman" song, it doesnt fit the film, whats the point of that song?Overall, Halloween II is a good, fun sequel but predictable, not scary and not suspenseful like the original. Its just a generic horror/slasher sequel like Jaws 2 and Friday The 13th Part 2.

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IssaGuy
1981/11/04

What should I say? The sequel is not that bad if you ask me. Good story, the acting is good, good characters, and build up suspense like the first one. It's better than most horror sequel like Friday The 13th Part 2 (I like that one), Freddy Revenge: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (it's okay), Ring Two (It's boring), Saw II (I like that one), and better the Halloween 2 remake (that one suck). This is the best sequel and it's worth a watch!

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lorcan-61881
1981/11/05

Lately, I have been watching a lot of old classic horror films like Friday The 13th, Nightmare On Elm Street, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre etc. so I have decided to continue reviewing the Halloween series after I have decided to rewatch them this year. Starting off with Halloween 2 (my review for Halloween is a few reviews down). Halloween 2 picks up straight after Halloween and follows Laurie who has now been sent to the hospital after her injuries from the first film and eventually Laurie realizes that Michael is back to kill her and the hospital orderly. Halloween 2 is an amazing sequel, it does everything so well and honestly feels like a true sequel and actually, really really similar to Halloween despite John Carpenter not returning. The film is different though in ways from the first film, it also had some of the best deaths in the entire series including the scene where Michael stuffs a womans face in boiling water, that death was so fun! Halloween 2 is an amazing sequel that deserves to be notcied for what it truely is.

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bayardhiler
1981/11/06

Sequels are, by nature, hard to do for one is essentially trying to recapture that magic that made the original so good. Very few actually succeed. However, every now and then, someone actually makes a sequel worth seeing. Case in point, 1981's "Halloween II". Though I can't say it's as good as the first, it does manage to retain some of the magic and suspense that made the original so good. The story picks up exactly where the first one left off: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance) shoots Michael Myers six times but as we all now doesn't die. From there, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is taken to the local hospital but as we soon discover, Michael isn't done with her, and it's here that we discover the famous motive behind Michael's madness; Laurie Strode is Michael's sister. It's a fight for survival as Michael goes the hospital staff one by one until only Laurie is left, and is forced to face the horror of Michael once again.Written and produced by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, "Halloween II" was a film that wasn't supposed to be made, as Carpenter and Hill didn't believe that a sequel was necessary. But when money enters the picture, people have a funny way of changing their minds. In many cases, such a scenario is a recipe for disaster. I know that Carpenter himself has said he's not impressed with the script he wrote (going as far as to say the only thing that helped him through the writing of it was a six pack of Budwieser). But I don't think he should be so hard on himself, for unlike most sequels - especially horror ones - "Halloween II" works. Though Carpenter didn't direct it, the movie still has the Carpenter feel to it, as since many of the same crew of the original also worked on this one. The one who did direct, Rick Rosenthal (Before he directed the atrocious "Halloween Resurrection") manages to weave a very good, effective, atmospheric tale of a killer stalking a hospital in the dead of night, and deserves to be congratulated here. It also helps that Carpenter's original theme and score gets an 80's makeover, courtesy of electronic composer Alan Howarth (someone I've had the pleasure of meeting personally), which I must say, makes the Halloween theme that much more effective and creepy! But above all, another important quality is the acting. Everyone here does a fine job, from Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance to Leo Rossi and Lance Guest. Whenever a character dies, we feel for them. It's one of those instances where one feels a strong sense of camaraderie among the actors, something that is very rare in any movie. Some of criticized this as being slow, and I'll admit it does take longer for the film to get going. But the feeling of suspense is still there throughout the picture, and I myself consider this the best of the "Halloween" sequels, and look just as forward to it every time fall rolls around as I do the original. Happy Halloween!!!!

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