Halloween II

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Halloween II

R

1981

1h 32m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

Jul 23

I don't know whether to be more apprehensive of a movie which exists only to carve people up, or the audience for which it was made.

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Jay Scott

Globe and Mail

Jul 23

When it's good, it's because it's imitating its predecessor and when it's bad, it's because it's imitating its own imitator.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Jul 23

"Halloween II" as a reprise, simply piles up a greater number of corpses.

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Kirk Honeycutt

Escondido Times-Advocate (CA)

Jul 23

"Halloween II" plays out a bewildering series of carefully crafted gross-out moments which bear no real relationship to each other. The only thing that builds is its dumbness.

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Susie Eisenhuth

The Sun-Herald (Australia)

Jul 23

2/4

There's no doubt that producer John Carpenter and his team have perfected a pretty devastating No Frills fear formula. It's a class act all right. If you like that sort of thing.

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Phil Kloer

Florida Times-Union

Jul 23

The movie has all of the originality and good taste of a hotel lounge Elvis impersonator.

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Patrick Y

@ThrowingTomatoes Aug 16

Halloween II delivers everything you want from a direct sequel. Picking up literally seconds after the original was such a cool move, instantly plunging us back into the chaos of Haddonfield. Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence seamlessly step back into their roles, with Loomis bringing even more unhinged energy this time around. The eerie, muted hospital setting amps up the paranoia, and that fiery finale in the operating room? Absolutely legendary execution. It’s relentless, gritty, and the ultimate capstone to Laurie and Michael's initial night of terror.

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SilleePawp9111 T

@RT15677948 Aug 6

I always prefer watching the 1978 film and this one back to back. This is one of, if not, the BEST horror slasher sequels that have ever been released, and my favorite movie in the entire franchise. It is VERY rare to get a sequel that’s better than the original. This film does not deserve the hate it gets at all, and while the flaws are evident, so are the flaws in every other slasher film to exist. This movie might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I love watching it every time. 10/10

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Brolio J

@dognutts Aug 3

GREAT SEQUEL TO THE ORIGINAL

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Jordan S

@RT15565128 Aug 1

When you know that Carpenter hated the idea of Laurie and Michael being siblings, it should tell you how bad this movie is. It’s baffling there are people out here who thinks this is better than the original. The mask is terrible, characters are boring, most of the time Laurie is in a bed in an abandoned hospital which doesn’t make any sense at all. Gorier doesn’t mean better.

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bluemanorlandofan2026 T

@RT92190981 Jul 13

One of the best sequels of all time, the movie gives a great Halloween atmosphere. Michael Myers is a lot scarier in this movie, and it has great kills has an awesome ending, and I love how it takes place the night of Halloween 1

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 10

Os primeiros 25 minutos são, sem dúvida, minha abertura favorita de qualquer sequência, independentemente da franquia...

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Laurie Strode

Donald Pleasence

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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: Universal Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis Productions
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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