Halloween II | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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A year after narrowly escaping death at the hands of Michael Myers (Tyler Mane), Laurie Strode is at the breaking point, pushed to the edge by Dr. Loomis' (Malcolm McDowell) revelation that she's Michael's sister. Little does she know, the unstoppable killer is back in Haddonfield and, driven by visions of their dead mother (Sheri Moon Zombie), he is determined to bring about a bloody family reunion.

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Zombie shows flashes of vision in the follow-up to his Halloween reboot, but they're smothered by mountains of gore and hackneyed, brutal violence.

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Halloween II | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Aja Romano Vox Extends this interest in psychology to Laurie Strode (played this time by Scout Taylor-Compton), plumbing the emotional and psychological connection between her and Michael. Oct 19, 2018 Full Review Halloween II | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Keith Uhlich Time Out Zombie remains committed to showing how violence lingers with, and perverts, all who are touched by it Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Halloween II | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Perri Nemiroff CinemaBlend At one point in the film, a character is accused of "profiteering off the miseries of others" and that is exactly what Zombie will do to you if you see this movie. Rated: 1/5 Aug 13, 2010 Full Review Halloween II | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast An ambitious, if flawed, sequel whose biggest accomplishment is having the most authentic portrayal of Final Girl PTSD ever seen in a horror film. (Director's Cut) Rated: 3/5 Oct 30, 2023 Full Review Halloween II | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Halloween 2 has its problems, but the all-star cast is doing great work, and the film has a surprisingly nuanced consideration of Final Girl PTSD. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 25, 2023 Full Review Halloween II | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Zombie's latest features no redeemable characters, gruesome violence that takes precedence over character development, and leaves the viewer feeling detached and unsettled, but not in a good way. Rated: 0.5/4 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Julian S Zombie’s “Halloween II” is a brutal, unsettling, and impactful reimagining of the Michael Myers and Laurie Strode saga that garners respect for its fearless vision. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Alan T Somehow this one was worse than the first one. Had to remind myself while watching the whole time that this was even a Halloween movie. The entire storyline of Michaels mother is stupid and uncalled for. Plus, what's Zombie's obsession with every woman being at least half naked?! Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Michael H Not as great as the first but not bad either. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/27/24 Full Review Jarrod B What hell did I watch? Horrible screen writing, back dialogue. Some cool scenes, Rob Zombie has some great cinematography shots in his films, but an unnecessary sequel and not very good. D- Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Charles C The actual worst in the franchise, more people need to accept that. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review chris h Extremely violent and at times I feel it loses it's self.The stuff with his mom is dumb and lazy writing.I feel zombie just made this because he was under contract.The violence is above average and only redeeming thing.None of the cast you care about... especially the main girl. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rob Zombie Director Malcolm McDowell Dr. Samuel Loomis Tyler Mane Michael Myers Sheri Moon Zombie Deborah Myers Brad Dourif Sheriff Brackett Scout Taylor-Compton Laurie Strode
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Synopsis A year after narrowly escaping death at the hands of Michael Myers (Tyler Mane), Laurie Strode is at the breaking point, pushed to the edge by Dr. Loomis' (Malcolm McDowell) revelation that she's Michael's sister. Little does she know, the unstoppable killer is back in Haddonfield and, driven by visions of their dead mother (Sheri Moon Zombie), he is determined to bring about a bloody family reunion.

Director
Rob Zombie

Producer
Malek Akkad, Andy Gould, Rob Zombie

Screenwriter
Rob Zombie

Distributor
Weinstein Co.

Production Co
Dimension Films, Trancas International Films Inc.

Rating
R (Crude Sexual Content|Bloody Violence|Strong Brutal Violence|Disturbing Graphic Images|Language|Nudity)

Genre
Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 28, 2009, Wide

Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 2009

Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)
$33.4M

Runtime
1h 45m
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