Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Jamie Lee CurtisLaurie Strode
- Donald PleasenceDr. Sam Loomis
- Charles CyphersSheriff Leigh Brackett
- Jeffrey KramerGraham
- Lance GuestJimmy Lloyd
- Pamela Susan ShoopKaren
- Ana AliciaJanet
- Kyle RichardsLindsey
- Tawny MoyerJill
- Anne-Marie MartinDarcy Essmont
Recommendations
- 70
The New York Times
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
Chicago Reader
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
ReelViews
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
Chicago Sun-Times
For the most part, Halloween II is a retread of “Halloween” without that movie's craft, exquisite timing, and thorough understanding of horror. - 40
Chicago Reader
The visual style--the orange-and-blue color scheme, the elegant 'Scope compositions, the graceful tracking shots, and the shrewd use of shallow focus--has been reproduced almost perfectly from John Carpenter's original, yet the wit and intelligence are gone. - 30
TV Guide Magazine
A totally unnecessary and extremely poor sequel to the original "Halloween". Although Dean Cundey's photography goes a long way toward recapturing the look of the first film, director Rick Rosenthal is no Carpenter, and the emphasis here is on graphic blood and gore rather than the skillful manipulation of the audience. - 30
Austin Chronicle
A bad sequel to a good movie...The main concentration is on gross-out effects and lame chase scenes.
