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Halloween II

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After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Michael Myers (Jonathan Prince) 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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Halloween II picks up where its predecessor left off - and quickly wanders into a dead end that the franchise would spend decades struggling to find its way out of.

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Aja Romano Vox As films go, however, Halloween 2 isn't very good. Oct 19, 2018 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Rick Rosenthal, who directed this 1981 sequel, doesn't have Carpenter's expansive, affectionate way with stereotypical characters, and without it they're empty shells -- bodies waiting for the slaughter. Aug 27, 2007 Full Review Mike Emery Austin Chronicle A bad sequel to a good movie. Aug 27, 2007 Full Review Brian Rowe InSession Film Curtis and Donald Pleasence reuniting at the end always fills me with joy, as does the explosive final scene that feels so beautifully definitive. May 3, 2023 Full Review David Gonzalez The Cinematic Reel The tagline, “More of the Night He Came Home”, never felt truer than when watching Halloween II. Rated: 3.5 Jan 31, 2023 Full Review Cody Leach Cody Leach (YouTube) While not quite the timeless classic that the original has proven to be, Halloween II is still one of the most effective sequels in the franchise. The hospital setting paired with some memorably brutal kills shines above the fairly generic script. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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João V Esse filme explica demais a história e tira o mistério só personagem Michael Myers. Esse filme faz tudo que o 1⁰ fez, só que pior Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/10/25 Full Review Stephen C Scary, yet I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/29/24 Full Review Omar G Halloween II (1981). My favorite movie of the Halloween series. Great John Carpenter theme. All in one night in a hospital. For me Michael Myers is like Boo Radley played by Robert Duvall in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). He lurks in the night watching in the windows, he is silent and they look alike physically. Undertaker (WWE) copied how Myers gets up from the ground. Lots of attractive females, the first victim the brunette Anne Bruner and the young mom also Brunette. Also briefly the blonde reporter. Who needs Jamie Lee Curtis the nepobaby with so many girls dressed as nurses as a fetish. Tawny Moyer, Ana Alicia, Pamela Susan Shoop, Gloria Gifford. An idiot policeman kills an idiot and drunk teenager Ben Tramer. But they are there to serve and protect with taxes. Red Deep (1976) was plagiarized for the death of drowning a woman with boiling water and burning her. This nurse and her lover Budd were the most hateful and screamed to be killed to punish them. Also where Laurie escapes through a window is straight out of Suspiria (1977). The paramedics Jimmy and Budd are like the fools in the buggy in A Bay of Blood (1971). It was easy for the victims to survive, they just had to leave the hospital and Laurie to Myers. For example, when Jimmy could have taken the blonde nurse by the hand and run to a nearby house, the blonde Jill Franco would have been saved and would have ended up in Jimmy's bed. The useless, hateful Laurie Strode who tries to scream and seems to have been defecated by a horse and has to be saved several times by Loomis. I read criticism that there are few people in the hospital, man! Myer is immortal and they want realism. As well as Laurie's perfect aim to hit Myers in the eyes. That Michael Myers is an idiot, he didn't kill Laurie Strode. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Caleb M This movie has one good scene were he kills the girl in the hot tub such a downgrade from the first one but it isn't bad Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/13/24 Full Review Michael P The kills were great and so was Michael himself, but the theme falls too short from where we were left off. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/12/24 Full Review Ryker M Resembles more of a slasher film, rather than a quiet stalker film akin to its original. I definitely enjoy that change though. The additional action and suspense helps it make due to the original film. Ignore the critic reviews and give it a watch; in my opinion, watching it with the original 1979 Halloween makes for a better viewing experience. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Michael Myers (Jonathan Prince) 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.
Director
Rick Rosenthal
Producer
Debra Hill, John Carpenter
Screenwriter
John Carpenter, Debra Hill
Production Co
Dino De Laurentiis Productions, Universal Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 19, 2015
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround
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