Halloween II

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Halloween II

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Released Aug 28, 2009

1h 45m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A year after narrowly escaping death at the hands of Michael Myers (Tyler Mane), Laurie Strode is at the breaking point, pushed to the edge by Dr. Loomis' (Malcolm McDowell) revelation that she's Michael's sister. Little does she know, the unstoppable killer is back in Haddonfield and, driven by visions of their dead mother (Sheri Moon Zombie), he is determined to bring about a bloody family reunion.

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Critics Consensus

Zombie shows flashes of vision in the follow-up to his Halloween reboot, but they're smothered by mountains of gore and hackneyed, brutal violence.

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Aja Romano

Vox

Extends this interest in psychology to Laurie Strode (played this time by Scout Taylor-Compton), plumbing the emotional and psychological connection between her and Michael.

Oct 19, 2018

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Zombie remains committed to showing how violence lingers with, and perverts, all who are touched by it

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Perri Nemiroff

CinemaBlend

At one point in the film, a character is accused of "profiteering off the miseries of others" and that is exactly what Zombie will do to you if you see this movie.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 13, 2010

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

An ambitious, if flawed, sequel whose biggest accomplishment is having the most authentic portrayal of Final Girl PTSD ever seen in a horror film. (Director's Cut)

Rated: 3/5

Oct 30, 2023

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Halloween 2 has its problems, but the all-star cast is doing great work, and the film has a surprisingly nuanced consideration of Final Girl PTSD.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 25, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Zombie's latest features no redeemable characters, gruesome violence that takes precedence over character development, and leaves the viewer feeling detached and unsettled, but not in a good way.

Rated: 0.5/4

Sep 4, 2023

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Rowan C

Michael Myers returns to life once again, with the brutal intent to reach his little sister Laurie Strode. As this is happening, Dr. Loomis has turned into the new Gale Weathers profiting off of other peoples miseries by writing a book about it. I didn't like that Michael was wearing a hood basically the whole time, and for most of the movie it was just him traveling back to Haddonfield to get his revenge. The second film doesn't even come close to beating the remake done in 2007. Rob Zombie does know how to deliver one hell of a brutal movie, with every kill being over the top. Overall, I was really dissapointed of how this movie turned out because the remake in 2007 was actually good.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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JACK B

Rob Zombie takes a lot of bold swings with this movie... I can't help but enjoy a lot of them. Myers is arguably at his scariest and most brutal, but also is extremely different and unique in this film. Scout Taylor Compton does a great job playing a traumatized Laurie Strode, and the reveal that she is linked to Myers via Loomis' book was brilliantly written. Even Rob Zombie's dialogue is toned way down. Take out the Sheri Moon Zombie ghost weirdness and Myers speaking and this movie is good and bold Halloweeen movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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Jeffery D

As a fan of the original movies I avoided The Rob Zombie reboot but finally saw them, wish I had not . Didn’t think anything could be worse then Zombie’s first one but some how this one sucks even more. In the whole Halloween series this one is even worse then Halloween 3: Season of the Witch… That says a lot

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Michael S

I will admit that I do admire Rob Zombie taking a big swing to do something different with Halloween II. But holy smokes is it dreadful, from top to bottom. Because he filmed in Georgia, the locale looks nothing like small town Haddonfield. The violence is brutal, but without any feeling or perverse joy behind it. The entire Loomis "book tour" angle is painfully unfunny (Weird Al Yankovic cameo notwithstanding). And the less said about the visions of Michael's dead mother the better. Only the hospital sequence near the beginning (RIP to Octavia Spencer's nurse), in a nod to the original Halloween II, was interesting. The rest was a complete wreck.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Audience Member

This is the most underrated movie in the franchise and one of the most underrated horror movies ever

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Julian S

Zombie’s “Halloween II” is a brutal, unsettling, and impactful reimagining of the Michael Myers and Laurie Strode saga that garners respect for its fearless vision.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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Tyler Mane

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Brad Dourif

Sheriff Brackett

Scout Taylor-Compton

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Synopsis

A year after narrowly escaping death at the hands of Michael Myers (Tyler Mane), Laurie Strode is at the breaking point, pushed to the edge by Dr. Loomis' (Malcolm McDowell) revelation that she's Michael's sister. Little does she know, the unstoppable killer is back in Haddonfield and, driven by visions of their dead mother (Sheri Moon Zombie), he is determined to bring about a bloody family reunion.

Director: Rob Zombie
Producer: Malek Akkad, Andy Gould, Rob Zombie
Screenwriter: Rob Zombie
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Dimension Films, Trancas International Films Inc.
Rating: R (Crude Sexual Content|Bloody Violence|Strong Brutal Violence|Disturbing Graphic Images|Language|Nudity)
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 28, 2009, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2009
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.4M
Runtime: 1h 45m

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