Storyline
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.
Directors
Cast
Dana Carvey, Dennis Holahan, Jeffrey Kramer, Lance Guest, Lucille Benson, Charles Cyphers, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Verbois, Donald Pleasence, Leo Rossi, Gloria Gifford, Nancy Kyes, Nancy Stephens, Dick Warlock, Anne-Marie Martin, Hunter von Leer, Cliff Emmich, Kim Gottlieb, Pamela Susan Shoop, Tawny Moyer, Ana Alicia, Ford Rainey, Anne Bruner, Billy Warlock, Lance Warlock, Adam Gunn, Pamela McMyler, Howard Culver, John Zenda, Ken Smolka, Roger Hampton, Robin Coleman
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Reviews
70
There's some variety to the crimes, as there is to the characters, and an audience is likely to do more screaming at suspenseful moments than at scary ones. The gore, while very explicit and gruesome, won't make you feel as if you're watching major surgery. The direction and camera work are quite competent, and the actors don't look like amateurs.
50
Could be the work of any journeyman, give or take a few hundred gratuitous pop-culture references. Let no one accuse Zombie of stinting on the gore, however.
50
As slasher movies go, Halloween II is far from the bottom of the barrel, but, given its pedigree, one has a right to expect a higher degree of quality that what is delivered.
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
When it's good, it's because it's imitating its predecessor (but it suffers from tired spilled blood) and when it's bad, it's because it's imitating its own imitators. [31 Oct 1981]
50
For the most part, Halloween II is a retread of “Halloween” without that movie's craft, exquisite timing, and thorough understanding of horror.
