Halloween 2 (DVD)

...the original a sequel to Halloween was always on the cards and three years later, in 1981, Myers returned to our screens. However this time John Carpenter would not be directing the film, instead he and Debra Hill only share writing and producing credits for the film while Rick Rosenthal (who also directed Halloween: Resurrection) takes over at the helm. Halloween II takes place on the same night as Halloween with Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) ...
...down Myers before he turns Halloween night of 1978 into a total bloodbath as opposed to just a minor one. However Myers’ interest in Laurie seems unabated and it is not long before he is at the hospital to track her down and finish the job he failed to do earlier. With it starting straight after the original it wouldn’t be the craziest thing to watch Halloween first before you view the sequel. Although you can view it without prior knowledge to ...

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I saw the first Halloween film about 4 or 5 years ago, and I really liked what I saw! It was full of action, and one of the scariest films I had ever seen. When I first heard that this was going to be on TV I was really looking forward to it, as the first Halloween is one of my favourite horror films. I wasn't too disappointed; it is quite a good film. Not as good as the original but not bad at all. I do like it enough to have bought it on DVD though. ...
...Michael Myers has been in an institution since he was a young boy for murdering his sister, but now he has escaped. He goes back to his hometown of Haddonfield to terrorise the quiet community, and his sister Laurie Strode, played by Jamie Lee Curtis. But back to this film… This film starts exactly where the original took off from, with Dr. Loomis shooting Michael six times or so. After her torment from the previous film (or a few minutes ago), ...

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...crazed Michael Myers did on Halloween of 1978, after trying to kill teenager Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) he seemingly met his end after being shot by his doctor (Donald Pleasance). However when Michael is nowhere to be seen it would seem that Halloween is far from over for Laurie and Doctor Loomis. Laurie is rushed to hospital after her ordeal with Michael whilst Doctor Loomis continues on in his hunt for Michael before more people are made ...
...her at the hospital… Halloween II is a direct sequel to 1978’s Halloween. Halloween II was released in 1981 but was set on the same night back in 1978 straight after Michael is shot. You’d think that three years on there might be some continuity issues but it seemed to me as though Rick Rosenthal had got everything right in this film, even it’s star Jamie Lee Curtis didn’t look as though she’d aged more than a day. If you’re planning on watching ...

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...the original finished is where Halloween 2 starts off, Laurie Strode injured, Micheal Myers (I'll be calling him MM from now on) escaped even though he was badly injured & Dr Loomis still in pursuit. In case you'd forgotten the ending of Halloween there is a brief reprise here from when Laurie sends the 2 kids to call the police onwards. MM should have been caught as he was watching Loomis talk to the cop, there were a load of children walking down ...
...watching Loomis they would have reached where he was standing. I've debunked the film in the opening 10 minutes. The 2nd pretty HUGE goof is the guy they've got playing "The Shape" AKA MM, he is no-where near as big as the guy in the previous movie, he's too short and way too slim built to be Myers. If he's going to be lifting anyone up and throwing them around like the original it won't be believable at all. The story of the murders and the killers ...

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...Production year was 1981 for Halloween 2. Yes the great mind of John come back for one more Halloween scare.. Halloween 2, unlike most other horror movies continues where the film left off. Michael Myers is still on the lose, but in this Halloween we find out why his after Laurie (Jamie lee). I'm not going to say why; you'll just have to watch it to find out!! Again with this great story/script. I was there with my pop and chocolate shouting at ...
...best watched. It's still Halloween night Laurie has been taken into the local hospital, but once again Michael Myers the unstoppable killer that he is, is still after Laurie. With Doctor Loomis still looking for Michael, hoping to get to him before he kills again. Michael knows that Laurie has been taken into hospital. So on the way he cant help but to kill a few loved up couples, guards and just a few nurse on this path of destruction. The killing ...

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Halloween II isn't quite as good as the original Halloween,but it's come damn close.It's a very entertaining,action-packed and blood-drenched follow up to the classic original.Mike's mask is even creepier and better than the mask from Part 1. He kills his victims quite gruesomely. A teen girl next door gets a serrated kitchen knife shoved into her throat,two doctors gets their eyeballs gouged out with needles and a police officer gets his throat ...
...the music from Part 1,but it's close.The scare factor is very high and H2 is pretty much as scary as H1.Dick Warlock's performance as Myers is very menacing and devilish.The acting is still good and the story is great.However,H2 of course has flaws. The story has some plotholes (like the understaffed Hospital) and it's once again too short.Still,it's a very enjoyable follow up to the first and almost as good.It manages to fit in scares with the gore ...

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With halloween 2 John Carpenter (again Director composer and writer) completes the master piece is slash horror that he started with halloween. Part two starts exactly where part one ended, with Michael being thrown out of the window, as it progresses we see nice twists that are usually left out of horror films. With the extended time granted to him john Carpenter is able to answer the question of what happens to Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis returns ...
...Unfortunatly for Laurie Michael follows.... What follows is a continuation of slick horror with each murder going a step further then the previous. While much more conventional as a horror then the prequel (after all slasher films had become common place by now) it is still much better then average film and manages to reach a satisfying conclusion of the two films (especially if you refuse to take the sequels into account). Donald Pleasance returns ...

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...the first film left off, Halloween 2 continues to follow Michael Myers on his mission to murder Laurie Strode. By now the action has moved onto the hospital, providing Michael with a whole raft of new victims. The action is pretty much the same as the first film but in some way the film feels necessary. Halloween left the story open for a sequel and this film suitable carries the flame for Michael Myers. The film got little coverage over her for ...

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Halloween 2 is the sequal to the origional Halloween by John Carpenter. I would advise you to see Hallowen 1 first as it leads on exactly where Halloween 1 left off. Michael Myres is a serial killer and is said to be possesed by the devil. At the age of 5 he killed his older sister and family and was admitted to a mental institution. Having been locked up for 10 years he finally escapes to find Laurie Strode his younger sister (Jamie Lee Curtis.) ...
...the attempt. In Halloween 2 Michael continues to hunt Laurie Strode down, killing anyone that gets in his way. Laurie is in the hospital as she is wounded from her previous attack, and is not very mobile. Police in the meantime are on the lookout for Michael as he continues to kill inocent people in the atempt to reach Laurie. Laurie discovers she is related to Michael as she was not aware of this fact before because she was put up for addoption ...

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...the original film left off, Halloween 2 retreads the path of first film predictably and lazily. Jamie Lee Curtis is taken to hospital, near-catatonic, and lies in bed for a while as the remainder of the hospital's (surprisingly few) staff and patients are terrorised by the man in the William Shatner mask, and Donald Pleasance wanders around looking traumatised. Eventually, there's a bit of a chase, a bit of a confrontation, and a bit of an explosion. ...
...the first film, and was apparently added to the film after its completion. If this was an attempt to provide some greater reason to see the film, they needn't have bothered. This sequel attempts to recreate the atmosphere of its predecessor and is shot and editted in exactly the same style, but it totally lacks originality in its efforts to imitate. It also loses the sense of mysterious threat that was created by the unknown evildoer before, especially ...

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...sucesful. John was part of halloween and that is why its fortunes declined after his departure Halloween 2 starts where the original left off. Micheal is still after Laurie, but is more than happy to kill those in his way. In this movie we find out that Laurie is his other sister who was adopted after birth. The film also welcomes back the brilliant Donald Pleasance as Dr Loomis. If there was anybody as important as Myers then Loomis is that man. ...
...movie was a masterstroke. This kind of environment suited Myer. The amount of tools just lying about which he could use on people allowed Carpenter to show his artistic side. The long winding corridor also played into Myers hand as it enhanced his prcenc until you could feel it. If this movie has one downfall it is simply the lack of final conclusion. The ending like that of the original paved the way for future, craper, sequels. However if you like ...

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Poor old HALLOWEEN 2. Had this had been a standalone film it would have probably been put in much higher esteem - unfortunately it is the sequel to one of the greatest films ever made so it was never really gonna live up to its predecessor. The sequel picks up immediately from the action of the first film and follows Laurie Strode to hospital to recover only to encounter Michael Myers once again. The film, unlike the first is certainly not subtle ...
...the deaths such as scalding in a hot tub, syringe in the eye and strangulation are gruesome but you see far too much of them and of Myers which detracts somewhat from the suspense. Furthermore, it begins to get a little unbelievable when Myers refuses to stay down - putting that aside, watch this back to back with the first film and enjoy as you won't even notice the two stop - the two do compliment each other. ...

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This film starts exactly where Halloween 1 finished, and follows the events after Michael Myers gets shot six times by Dr Loomis. Laurie Strode is taken to the hospital, where naturally Michael goes to hunt her down. Still being pursued by Dr Loomis to try and stop this evil for good. This film has much of the same tension and shocks as the first Halloween, although in my opinion its not quite got the edge that the first one had. The music is ...
...more gore than the first halloween did though, this sometimes is needless as a lot of shocks can just be created by sheer suspense and surprise. This is a good film, a pretty good sequel, but not quite as good as the original, I still recommend it to anyone who liked the first Halloween though. ...

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...couple. Myers weapons have increased this time with him finding uses for an axe, a breadknife and a medical syringe. This is a classic horror film that will make your heart beat faster and faster. Halloween 2 was directed by Rick Rosenthal and was first released in 1981. ...

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This is the sequel to John Carpenter's classic slasher movie Halloween. Continuing from the same night the first movie did where the ending left you wondering, where did Micheal dissapear too? It has all the gore and suspence the first movie has and more, with most of the original cast returning. Although I thought it wasn't as scary as the first one, which now has took on more of a supernatural approach, as nothing seems to kill the babysitter ...
...to grip you right from the beginning. Jamie Lee Curtis gives another outsatnding performance, alongside her co-star Donald Pleasence, as they try and capture the brutal killer Micheal Myers before he does anymore trick or treating with his large kitchen knife. A perfect horror movie that you can sit on the seatte with a loved one with pillows over your eyes at the ready. ...

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