Halloween II

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I was able to find the Theatrical Version of this movie, and I loved it so much more, than when I saw the Directors cut. The movie to me isn't meant to be a Masterpiece, but just a suspenseful, fun and Violent Slasher film, I Mean, isn't that what a Slasher film is? Gory, disturbing and wild fun? I think so, give this a watch if you haven't already.

To it's credit, it's better than the majority of sequels in the original Halloween series. Unfortunately, the flaws are just too big to ignore. Zombie is obsessed with creating his own vision and this leads to some bizarre choices and plot details. As before, Zombie wants us to sympathise with the villain, so he is now followed around by a white horse, a younger version of himself and his mother. A choice that cynics will imply was just to get Zombie's wife some more screen time. Mane's ferocious strength translates well, but when walking around as part of the odd-bunch, it becomes distracting. Zombie tries his hand at some artistic flourishes, which would be welcome, and would feel right at home in an original piece. As part of the Halloween mythology, it just sucks out all of the fun. An acceptable slasher, but one that mixes the laughable with the horrific in a tasteless mix.

For all intents and purposes I believe that there needs to be certain things within a film that make it worth while, like a plot, characterization, and some semblance of what the hell you are even trying to do. This had none of them. The film is directed really well, edited really well, and has a great use of sound, and still managed to be the worst movie I've ever seen. This is coming from a guy who loved the franchise, except maybe 3 (no Myers) and Resurrection. Why does he see his mother? Don't know what these had to do with ANYTHING. What the hell happened to the characters that were established in the remake, it's like they all underwent 180 degree changes. What the hell is the deal with the horse?????????? Why are the kills so outlandish that they become jokes DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE.

I found Halloween 2 to be an awful movie, but I have seen worse. The directing was awful. There was no continuity for the script, and the concurrent movie stories did not intertwine well. The movie had no build up for the story just action. Even the action scenes were predictable. Does Rob know how to create characters who are other than trailer trash. Everyone uses the f word and yells. Rob needs more balance persona for his movies characters. There were a few good parts to the Halloween movie. One see's how angry and deranged Micheal is. Just nothing but anger with this guy. The other theme that big people are hard to hurt message got across well with the film. I notice silence with the Michael character creates a stronger emotion than dialogue. I give the movie a 3 out of 10.

I thought this film was good, despite all the negative reviews I've found. The "Halloween" franchise has always been about insane indestructible Michael Myers hunting down Laurie Strode. In this movie, precisely that happens. Expectations fulfilled. But in this movie, Rob Zombie creates a world of carnivalesque violence. He also creates (in my opinion) a believable character in Laurie Strode, if not a likable one. Following the events of the first film, Laurie now suffers nightmares and crippling anxiety attacks. YES there are some clichés but on the whole, I found this film to be a great slasher flick with the unique atmosphere of insanity that Rob Zombie creates. I think it is very telling that the girls are dressed up as Rocky Horror characters for the second half of the film. In conclusion: this is one of the best horror sequels I've ever seen.

This movie was a lot more of a believable story line and had a very interesting plot twist. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I am a man who has watched and owned a lot of bad movies. JAWS 4, Friday the 13th Part 8, Pirhana II, etc... My point is that a movie has to be pretty bad for me not to enjoy it. My friend and I have a gauge to ranking how good a movie is: How far into a movie are you before you look at the counter to see how far into it you are. I looked at the clock at 6 minutes. This movie is truly awful. I TURNED IT OFF at 17 minutes!! I almost never turn off anything. Don't watch this movie. If anyone in Hollywood is listening, "Take this franchise away from Rob Zombie!!" I think that we've learnt something here. If you are named after a dead person, you will direct like one. I have to stop thinking about this film; I'm feeling nauseous.

I really enjoyed the first attempt of Rob with his view on Michael Myers, but here things go terribly wrong. As with so many sequels the killer is more in the headlight with stupid things. Remember Freddy Kreuger suddenly peeling an apple with his glove. Here we have some weird things going on, he's seeing his mom dressed in white with a white horse. Michael going to the supernatural. Even his sister has the same problems, she's seeing the same demons. All of that takes the movie away from being a slasher to another dimension. Even the fact that we see Michael without his mask is for me not done. It takes away the mystery of the killer. It's like Pinhead (hellraiser) standing in full light. Even the part of Loomis is sometimes too long and takes you further away from Michael. Not as good as his first attempt.