Halloween II (1981)

Better than most people think

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I love Laurie Strode and Dr Loomis how they both have to fight against Micheal to save their lives the first Halloween is my favorite but the second one is good to

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.

I'm not the biggest fan of the original 1978 'Halloween'. I respect it for what it is, but I do prefer a little more violence and gore in my horror. There's no reason you can't have both extreme suspense and then violence and gore to top it off. That is probably the reason I enjoyed the sequel a little more than the original (sinful, I know). For me though, it just had everything the original had, plus more. The great music is still around this time. It really is brilliant. It's so haunting and eerie and memorable. It just screams "Danger!". I also love how director Rick Rosenthal creates scenarios where there is a countdown of sorts (in creative ways like an elevator coming down floors) and the killer is getting closer and closer. This is when the film is at its most intense.There's the usual dodgy acting and some of the dialogue is written in a pretty cringe-worthy way. Other than that though this is a horror master-class that has aged extremely well. The character of Sam Loomis remains one of my favourite horror heroes to this day. If you're a fan of 'Michael Myers', but find the original a little slow for your liking, try this one out for size. It may be more to your liking. Hell, even if you love the original you should still be able to find enjoyment in this one.

I guess the original "Halloween" movie would be a tough act to follow, but this was a pretty good little flick. It continues right where the previous film left off as we continue to see Michael Myers' body count rise. There's an important revelation in this. Laurie is revealed to be another one of Michael's sisters who was adopted in her youth which is why Michael is after her. Dr. Loomis is once again featured. When you have a villain who doesn't talk, you really do have to give characterization to the good guys and that's what these movies do.It's even treated more realistically as they actually get help from the police. Of course, they're still pretty useless. Dr. Loomis talks about how Michael is unstoppable hinting at his supernatural powers which will be expanded upon later. Actually, that didn't work out too well. Michael is just as intimidating as he was in the first movie. Second only to Jason Voorhees, he has the most kills of any slasher movie villain. Call me morbid, but some of these kills are pretty creative. ***