Halloween II (2009)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

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:

Tyler Mane is only the second person to portray Michael Myers twice. George P. Wilbur previously portrayed Michael in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995).

Goofs:

Plot holes: We see camera footage of young Michael Myers, and Dr Loomis tells him his mother has passed away. Michael responds "I'll see her again, but I won't see you." By this point in the original Halloween, Michael had completely stopped talking to anyone.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Laurie Strode: [about Michael Myers] I know he's not gonna come back just because of some stupid holiday.

Movie Connections:

References "Kojak" (1973)

21st Century grindhouse retelling of John Carpenter's classic

If you're a fan of Rob Zombie's other films *House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, and Halloween*, I honestly can't see any reason why you wouldn't like this movie as well. The weird visions/dreams that Laurie Strode receives are very reminiscent of HO1C, it has the gritty look and feel of Devil's Rejects, and it takes the characters from the previous Halloween and instead of retreading the same story again, Zombie puts them into something entirely new and uncharted that was never attempted in the John Carpenter originals. Yes, it's extremely brutal and violent, but, it IS a horror movie, and a Rob Zombie one to boot, so what did you really expect out of it? Zombie said from the get-go that he set out to take the Halloween story and make it his own vision, which is exactly what he's accomplished with his two entries into this franchise. It's not high art, nor does it set out to be. It's a pure escapist, pop-corn genre flick, much in the vein of the exploitation movies that Mr. Zombie was weened on, and I applaud him for making it in such a fashion. Kudos.