Halloween II (2009)

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writer (WGA):

Rob Zombie (written by)

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Family Is Forever

Plot:

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

Plot Keywords:

Halloween | Hospital | Hippie | Knife In The Head | Death

Cast

Sheri Moon Zombie	...	Deborah Myers
Chase Wright Vanek	...	Young Michael (as Chase Vanek)
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Laurie Strode
Brad Dourif	...	Sheriff Lee Brackett
Caroline Williams	...	Dr. Maple
Malcolm McDowell	...	Dr. Samuel Loomis
Tyler Mane	...	Michael Myers
Dayton Callie	...	Coroner Hooks
Richard Brake	...	Gary Scott
Octavia Spencer	...	Nurse Daniels
Danielle Harris	...	Annie Brackett
Richard Riehle	...	Buddy the Night Watchman
Margot Kidder	...	Barbara Collier
Mary Birdsong	...	Nancy McDonald
Brea Grant	...	Mya Rockwell

Also Known As:

H2 (USA) (working title)
H2: Halloween II (USA) (promotional title)
Halloween 10 (USA) (working title)
Halloween 2 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Rob Zombie's Halloween II (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, terror, disturbing graphic images, language, and some crude sexual content and nudity.

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #45526) | UK:18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Kristina Klebe knew both Robert Curtis Brown (her father in H2) as well as Nick Mennell (her boyfriend in the first Halloween) before shooting. Rob Zombie had no idea and all the casting was random. Though when he told her about casting her boyfriend in the first film he said he was looking at a few people but he needed someone who could match her height.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the first half of the film, it shows Michael at his "barn in the woods" and then it takes him 2 days to walk to Haddonfield. When Laurie is running from Michael, she apparently runs half way there and then Michael carries her the rest of the way in a matter of minutes.

Quotes:

Coroner Hooks: Six guys to lift one stiff. That's one for the books.

Movie Connections:

References "Kojak" (1973)

letdown.

Yes I'm one of the few people who thoroughly enjoyed rob zombie's remake of halloween. So I was extremely excited to find out he was making the second one.

I love Zombie's directing style and I do think he is somewhat talented. But this movie just wasn't his best. The style and feel of the film was perfect. But the storyline was complete trash. He should have stuck to the original story.

Zombie's "re-imagining" of the second coming of Michael Myers was way off. Yeah he spiced up the original with Michael's backstory, but he completely redid the second one.

So if you just want to see people get stabbed with a cool directorial style and nice lighting(oh and boobs, lots of those) then yeah you might like it.

But for what it's worth, the backbone of any good movie is good source material, and the source material for this was Zombie's lackluster screenplay.

Shame. The first one was so promising. This one definitely ended it. Not only because Zombie says he won't direct another, but because it went so far downhill from the first one it basically killed itself.

Oh and the final scene in the movie is ridiculously laughable and will most likely give you a WTF look on your face.

5/10 for this one. Just don't take it too seriously and think of it as another slasher flick and you may enjoy it for what it is. Just another slasher flick. Nothing special here.