Halloween II

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Halloween II

R

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

10/19/2018

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.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

11/17/2011

3/5

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

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Perri Nemiroff

CinemaBlend

08/13/2010

1/5

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.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

2/5

Gets weirder and more brutal than its predecessor, though is still bogged down by Rob Zombie's joyless cinematic sensibilities.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

10/30/2023

3/5

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)

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

10/25/2023

3.5/5

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.

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Jordan P

@Jordanflickmaster Jul 18

Not impressed with Rob Zombie. He thinks he's deep and otherworldly, but seems like he never matured mentally. He's a hack.

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Damien S.

@Damien197384 Jun 18

Main thing I liked about this movie was the atmosphere

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Mitch S

@SwagoDiego2k Jun 1

Absolutely anything that made the last film remotely enjoyable is removed from this film. It's like the first he had somewhat of an idea what he was doing, then had a stroke and suffered brain damage then took a very potent psychedelic and wrote up this movie, then directed it. It is actually devoid if logic and reason. It's all over the place. The acting is god awful. I mean maybe they just saw it for what it was and just gave up. Not putting any real effort or soul into their performances because lord almighty does it show. It radiates through like a small beam if light coming through in a pitch black cave. It's obvious and does nothing to help this movie. Rob Zombie is rarely good. But this is so bad that blew my mind. It would take actual skill to write something this bad on purpose. I would skip this, it adds nothing to the franchise. It's pointless noise. Even if it's free you still lose the brain power to endure this film. 0/0

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Beau G

@BeauGO Jun 1

The definitive worst film of all time. From start to finish this monstrosity absolutely dulled me , the one emotion i felt in this entire horrible experience was disgust at the overly brutal unwatchable fetished scenes. the fact that Rob Zombie can fall of a cliff with a sequel is the only thing that makes this animal human

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Charles T.

@CharlesGaming1000 Apr 20

Weird man…. just weird

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Sfderk K

@RT46584697 Apr 18

I was actually struggling to finish the movie and I just couldn’t stop thinking about how this Michael Myers is just lame with that backstory. Probably my least favorite Halloween movie+it was boring. October 31st saved it half a star

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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, Lions Gate 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