IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive
RottenTomatoes.com
Register | Log In | What is RT?
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Trailers & Pictures The Vine Forums
Box Office | In Theaters | Opening | Upcoming | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches by subscribing to our Google Subscribed Links profile.
 
Movies / On DVD / Halloween: H2O
Halloween: H2O

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Email to a Friend
  • Add to List
  • Bookmark and Share
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon

Halloween: H2O (1998)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
50 %
Tomatometer

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted: 54

Fresh: 27

Rotten:27

Average Rating: 5.4/10

Consensus: Halloween: H2O is the best of the many sequels, yet still pales in comparison to the original Halloween.

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Twenty years after the original HALLOWEEN, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), now the headmistress of a Northern California private school under an assumed name, is still struggling with the terrifying memories of the psychotic killer... Twenty years after the original HALLOWEEN, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), now the headmistress of a Northern California private school under an assumed name, is still struggling with the terrifying memories of the psychotic killer Michael Myers. That horror becomes a reality once again when Michael returns, embarking on a murderous roadtrip from Illinois to California, killing three more people and stealing a victim's car before threatening the lives of Laurie's rebellious son (Josh Hartnett), his girlfriend (Michelle Williams), and the school security guard (LL Cool J). It's up to Laurie to conquer her internal demons and end Michael's evil. And a conveniently placed ax might just help her accomplish the task.... [More]

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Michelle Williams, LL Cool J

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Michelle Williams, LL Cool J, Adam Arkin, Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Janet Leigh, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Director: Steve Miner

Director: Steve Miner
Screenwriter: Robert Zappia, Matt Greenberg
Producer: Paul Freeman
Composer: Marco Beltrami

[See More Credits]

Get This Movie

  • Buy DVD
 
 
 
 
Release:

Mar 16, 1999

[DVD Details]
 
 

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35:1

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

Reviews for Halloween: H2O

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3 >> >|
Arrange By: Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 
Ratings Image

It's somewhere around minute 58 - that's in a film that runs 80 minutes before credits, folks - before anything particularly interesting happens.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
08/24/08
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
Ratings Image

While Carpenter's film was all about economy and a skilful use of empty space, Miner's busy compositions have a cluttered feel that is echoed by superfluous orchestral music.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
08/16/07
Derek Adams
Time Out
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
10/30/06
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
Ratings Image

H2O successfully captures the foreboding mood of Carpenter's 1978 original before eventually settling for the obvious. And at 86 minutes, it's just too short.

comment Comment
01/24/06
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com
Ratings Image

Brilliant and witty. Those are two words that will not be used to described this film, nor, I suspect, its target audience.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Ron Wells
Film Threat
Ratings Image

The horror genre is not my forte in either taste or interest, but I have to admit, I enjoyed sitting through Halloween: H20.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
Ratings Image

The selfish pea brains who brought their bright-eyed infant to...this violent horror movie deserve a private, late-night visit from the uncompromising Michael Myers.

Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
07/01/04
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Ratings Image

Then Michael shows up and blah blah blah.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
11/29/03
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly
Ratings Image

If you're a Halloween fan, you're probably over 30, and this film will suit you--you need your sleep.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online
Ratings Image

BRILLIANT and WITTY. Those are two words that will not be used to described this film, nor, I suspect, its target audience, not the kids around me at the preview screening, anyway.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Ron Wells
Film Threat
Ratings Image

I'm currently stuck watching the revival of a movie form that appalled me the first time around, then disappeared from view after a torrent of thoughtless re-workings that resembled bloody tape loops.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
11/15/02
Paul Tatara
CNN.com
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

The biggest mystery about Halloween: H20 is why the filmmakers bothered to send it to theaters.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ratings Image

I thought the original Halloween was overrated, the 2 or three cheapie sequels I've seen were even worse, and this new entry is still crap.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
Ratings Image

...a welcome resurrection for which fans will undoubtedly be grateful.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/25/02
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine
Ratings Image

...Steve Miner is no Carpenter.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/12/02
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

Halloween: Twenty Years Later has forgotten the wellspring from which it flows.

Full Review Source: ToxicUniverse.com | comment Comment
01/27/02
Jeremiah Kipp
ToxicUniverse.com
Ratings Image

Nothing more than a dull retread of worn-out cliches, buoyed only by the much-anticipated return of a familiar face.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
02/27/01
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
Ratings Image

Halloween: H20 is as stylish and scary as it is ultra-violent. It brings back a stunning Jamie Lee Curtis in the role that made her a star and it's a work of superior craftsmanship in all aspects.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/21/01
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

The movie was competently staged by director Steve Miner, and the actors were fine. It held my interest throughout. It's just that this story has worn itself out from the retelling.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/01/01
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3 >> >|
all

Latest News for Halloween: H2O

July 12, 2006: Cast Lines Up for the "Day of the Dead" Remake
After Zack Snyder's "Dawn of the Dead" remake impressed a bunch of people and made a bunch of cash, it came as no surprise to learn that a "Day of the Dead"... More...

June 05, 2006: Get Ready for a Very Zombie "Halloween"
If you love the original "Halloween," but have grown a little weary with the endless sequels, it looks like shock-maker Rob Zombie might have just the answer: He'll be... More...

November 11, 2005: In Other News..."Halloween" Producer Dies in Bomb Attack
Moustapha Akkad, producer of the cult "Halloween" slasher series and the director of three of his own religious-themed films, died Friday after suffering injuries from... More...

November 01, 2005: Miner Tapped to Direct "Day of the Dead" Remake
Variety reports some good news/bad news for the horror fans. The bad news is that Millennium Films has decided to mount a remake of George Romero's "Day of the Dead."... More...

See More Topics...

Related Forums for Halloween: H2O

Halloween H20 Props & Wardrobe Auction...
by: UltimateMovieFan 3/8/06


Film review: Not my slice of Pie
by: hide 8/7/05


LadyVyxen
Errrrr....
by: LadyVyxen 7/27/04


LadyVyxen
Errrrr....
by: LadyVyxen 7/27/04


LadyVyxen
Errrrr....
by: LadyVyxen 7/27/04
See All

More DVDs

Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
FRESH: 1 93% Iron Man
FRESH: 2 85% Forgetting Sarah Marshall
ROTTEN: 3 50% Sex and the City - The…
ROTTEN: 4 52% Leatherheads
ROTTEN: 5 12% Made of Honor

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
FRESH: 77 77% Indiana Jones and the …
FRESH: 97 97% 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
FRESH: 88 88% Mongol
FRESH: 78 78% Standard Operating Procedure
ROTTEN: 30 30% War, Inc.

More New Releases…

What’s Hot On RT

Brad Pitt, Florist?

Brad Pitt, Florist?

De Niro, Tucci in What Just Happened

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat

Plan your costume with our Halloween Guide!

That's Hot

That's Hot

Paris Hilton picks her favorite films.

Toon vs. Toon

Toon vs. Toon

We rank the best animated films of all time!

More Info

RT To Go

Get this widget! Movie Reviews

Around The Network

  • Halloween: H2O at Rotten Tomatoes
 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.