Halloween II: Review By The CryptKeeper

Sep 2nd, 2009 by The CryptKeeper
In the style of 80's slasher flicks, with those nice conveniences for the killer to kill... Or those coulda been plot holes.
  • OVERALL
    3.5
    GREAT
  • Story
  • Acting
  • Directing
  • Visuals
I know you people seem to hate this movie for its lack of story...but people, it's HALLOWEEN, not The Matrix, with a complex story. It's gonna be a guy killing people. Duh. Now granted, the others had a set of teens that you can forsee their future of death. This time Michael seems to just be killing random people that get in his way. I had a problem with this, but it wasn't enough to ruin the movie. I guess it did for others...so the story is weak, but whatever, it's Halloween!!!!

The acting is ok...some co-stars were questionable, but all the main characters are good. Scout Taylor-Compton is great as Laurie. While this new Laurie is completely different than Jamie Lee Curtis' original Laurie, and a bit annoying at times, she does an EXCELENT job at screaming her ass off the whole movie. She actually looks scared, and has great emotion in her eyes. Then they bring back Danielle Harris. She too is good at being scared. Brad Dourif also returns.

I always loved Rob Zombie's style, with House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, and his first Halloween. He makes his movies so completely extreme, but now he seems to be slacking a bit. This one lacked a bit of impact the first had. Somes scenes had some lame points, and he shouldn't have let that into his movie.

But basically I'm writing this review to say my complaints, and also why I still like it. So...

***contains spoilers but nothing big, and doesn't ruin the ending***

Ok, people, it's just a slasher. Quit over-analyzing it. It is what it is...a guy killing people. Sure, it does have some problems but you people who are bitching about the weak story or acting or bad writing (AKA those little things that are extremely unlikely to happen and are convenient for Michael to kill) should just chill. It's a slasher. This usually equals a weak plot, average acting, and yes, even plot holes. Sure, Zombie's previous Halloween film didn't have these, but all the other Halloween flicks sure seemed to. I don't hear people complaining about them.

I was a little disappointed with some of the different directions that Zombie took that were not in the first, but if you get over it and can accept that, you should like this movie.

By the way, for you parents, "crude sexual content" is wrong. Sex- yes, crude- no.

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Comments (18)

  1. IlikePie202

    really? h2 (an awful film) is better than forgetting sarah marshall and superbad? you have an awful taste of movies

    1 year agoby @Ilikepie202Flag

  2. The Cryptkeeper

    wow.... that guy deleted his comment down there, to make me look like a retard

    3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag

  3. The Cryptkeeper

    this is true, NewKill. I mean, theres been a few good horror movies, but theyre all by unknowns. for fanous ones, Zombie, is really the best one. i mean, i liked Eli Roth's Hostel flicks, but Cabin Fever really sucked. i doubt Barker is making a comeback. i mean, the guy did one movie that didnt even hit big theaters. not that great of a way so stage a comeback. WesCraven should come back, he was awesome. Carpenter... neverreally liked him to begin with. Hallownne was good but the rest of his movies seem to bore me, IMO.

    whatever, Raven.

    3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag

  4. RavenX5 God of Light

    Rob Zombie,best horror director to date my ass,Crypt.he's awful,the only ones are Clive Barker and Takashi Miike

    3 years agoby @hackx9Flag

  5. Newkill3000

    Lol, I think Zombie is actually the only horror director we really have anymore. I stopped counting Eli Roth anymore. I don't what the guy is doing. Wes Craven and Carpenter have vanished. Well, there's still Clive Barker with Meat Train.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  6. The Cryptkeeper

    I meant one of his SCRIPTS. i dont know why that was deleted

    3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag

  7. The Cryptkeeper

    this is true, even without the Halloween name, its still a flawed film. just without the Halloween name, its something wed end up seeing on the DVD shelf one day, and not a theater release.

    i too, like Zombie. his vision of horror is very... horrific. i think he is one of the best horror directors to date. but he does need some help with a story for one of his s. once he starts, he'll be fine.

    3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag

  8. Newkill3000

    I'm not sure if i would have liked it better without the Halloween name, but I wouldn't hate as much as do. But I am still a fan of Zombie. He has great potential to be a good director. I just want to see this guy do his own thing instead of making films from already existing franchises and I know Devils Rejects and House of Corspes was new, but the idea of that wasn't really new. It was almost like a Texas Chainsaw Massacre type of feeling.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  9. The Cryptkeeper

    haha. thanks, man. i do agree. he seems to be a regular old killer now, instead of Michael. i was kinda disappointed that Michael seemed to not be suspensful. he just walkes up to people and stabbs them. i think people would have liked this better had it not had the Halloween name on it.

    3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag

  10. Newkill3000

    Man, you write some great review, Crypt. Although, i didn't like this film at all. I want the old Myers back, when he used to be frightening and scary. Now, he's just like a regular old Jason, not that i have any problems with Jason. And pay no attention to that *sshole Delgren, he just jealous. He even got pissed at me and started coping my profile to have people thinking he's me.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  11. The Cryptkeeper

    chill out. not like i say its the best movie ever, and i stated its flawed in my review, that i doubt you read.

    3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag

  12. The Cryptkeeper

    i gave it a 3.5 because of what i stated in my review, f*cking retard.

    3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag

  13. The Cryptkeeper

    thanks, Fallen, and JohnnyBlaze. Appreciate it.

    3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag

  14. The Narrator: The Better Man

    Lol about the crude sexual content part. Nice straight faced review. :)

    3 years agoby @narratorFlag

  15. The First Avenger: JohnnyBlaze

    nice job Crypto your reviews are always to the point and good for a laugh or 2 : )

    3 years agoby @johnnyblazetb82Flag

  16. The Cryptkeeper

    thanks, guys!

    3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag

  17. Rlt9009

    Yes,great review.

    3 years agoby @rlt9009Flag

  18. Vamp

    Great review, man.

    3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag