WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

lukem-52760 I will say Halloween 2 is filmed very well & has a similar atmosphere & style to the CLASSIC original but it's too stupid in many parts ridiculous actually!!! The whole story of making Michael lauries brother was RIDICULOUS no need at all & takes away how scary & random the killings was in the first film so makes no sense & was a STUPID idea. They also waited too long to follow the first film 4yrs, so the fact it literally carries on from the same night is Stupid again as you can see they all look different & aged & hair everything again STUPID!!! Also the part where Laurie wants to scream & all of a sudden can't scream loses her voice? until dr.loomis is in the hospital & the door closes & the of course she can scream again RIDICULOUS!!! Those are the bad points but the Good stuff is the excellent creepy atmosphere when using the excellent dark Hospital setting,that always stuck with me from watching it on my double feature video with the original. The cinematography is great & the music is good a more synthesized score as it's 4yrs later in the 80s!!! But yeah there is also alot of good stuff in this sequel, Jamie lee curtis is again really good but like i said had to do some stupid stuff in this & Donald Pleasance is back & basically being the same as usual but good. The hospital setting in very good & that makes the film exciting & scary, the kills are brutal & violent & myers looks very scary in this just like the first film so that is really good. A very good sequel just not Brilliant

tylerfarmer-25136 I love Laurie Strode and Dr Loomis how they both have to fight against Micheal to save their lives the first Halloween is my favorite but the second one is good to

bayardhiler Sequels are, by nature, hard to do for one is essentially trying to recapture that magic that made the original so good. Very few actually succeed. However, every now and then, someone actually makes a sequel worth seeing. Case in point, 1981's "Halloween II". Though I can't say it's as good as the first, it does manage to retain some of the magic and suspense that made the original so good. The story picks up exactly where the first one left off: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance) shoots Michael Myers six times but as we all now doesn't die. From there, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is taken to the local hospital but as we soon discover, Michael isn't done with her, and it's here that we discover the famous motive behind Michael's madness; Laurie Strode is Michael's sister. It's a fight for survival as Michael goes the hospital staff one by one until only Laurie is left, and is forced to face the horror of Michael once again.Written and produced by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, "Halloween II" was a film that wasn't supposed to be made, as Carpenter and Hill didn't believe that a sequel was necessary. But when money enters the picture, people have a funny way of changing their minds. In many cases, such a scenario is a recipe for disaster. I know that Carpenter himself has said he's not impressed with the script he wrote (going as far as to say the only thing that helped him through the writing of it was a six pack of Budwieser). But I don't think he should be so hard on himself, for unlike most sequels - especially horror ones - "Halloween II" works. Though Carpenter didn't direct it, the movie still has the Carpenter feel to it, as since many of the same crew of the original also worked on this one. The one who did direct, Rick Rosenthal (Before he directed the atrocious "Halloween Resurrection") manages to weave a very good, effective, atmospheric tale of a killer stalking a hospital in the dead of night, and deserves to be congratulated here. It also helps that Carpenter's original theme and score gets an 80's makeover, courtesy of electronic composer Alan Howarth (someone I've had the pleasure of meeting personally), which I must say, makes the Halloween theme that much more effective and creepy! But above all, another important quality is the acting. Everyone here does a fine job, from Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance to Leo Rossi and Lance Guest. Whenever a character dies, we feel for them. It's one of those instances where one feels a strong sense of camaraderie among the actors, something that is very rare in any movie. Some of criticized this as being slow, and I'll admit it does take longer for the film to get going. But the feeling of suspense is still there throughout the picture, and I myself consider this the best of the "Halloween" sequels, and look just as forward to it every time fall rolls around as I do the original. Happy Halloween!!!!

Thomas Drufke The first Halloween is one of the best Horror films of all time, and easily the best film centered around the holiday of Halloween. Halloween II, taking place on the same night, attempts to essentially recreate the magic of the original, but without the focus or sharp execution.Picking up directly after Michael Myers falls out of the window and to "his death", the divisive sequel is in large part the same plot as the 1978 original. Myers is on the loose, seemingly won't die, and is on a killing rampage for no good reason. Interestingly enough, there's even less method to his madness this time around, which is typically where the film fails. There was something about watching Myers go around killing sex-obsessed teenagers, and specifically Laurie Strode's friends, that made the first film so intense and more personal. But with Laurie spending most of the film in a hospital bed, there's a lack of emotional connection.That's not to say Myers doesn't have his frightening moments. In fact, the new ways Myers chooses to kill his victims was pretty creative, and luckily just gruesome enough to send chills up and down your spine (but not too gruesome where you feel like turning the movie off). We still have the first person camera movement and well edited cuts to legitimize the kills and keep a sense of reality to the situation. It's in these moments that I feel the film solidifies itself even if it doesn't nearly have the impact the first did.There is one particular third act twist/reveal that I'm sure ticked off fans of the franchise at the time, and I found it to be quite a reach as well. There's always a way to build mythology without overdoing the reasoning behind Myers' crimes and exploiting them. To me, Halloween II is a worthy horror film, but not nearly satisfying enough as a sequel to feature the main two characters from the original. Why not use Jamie Lee Curtis a little more?6.8/10