Halloween II (1981)

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The New York Times | Mike HaleAdd Critic to Favorites

If only he (Zombie) had more on his mind than his love of 1970s Italian horror films, his meticulous color schemes and his body count. Halloween II is full of in jokes and references but nearly devoid of wit.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith PhippsAdd Critic to Favorites

Zombie does a lot extremely well. Maybe someday he’ll find a movie into which it all fits.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Adam MarkovitzAdd Critic to Favorites

What Halloween II does have, though, is Zombie's claustrophobic visual style; he half-drowns his actors in shadow, then tracks them through windows and around corners like a focused predator. If only we cared about the prey.Read the full review

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  • Watch the Alternate Ending for 'Halloween II'

    12/13/09 I could rant on with unfettered snark again about the atavistic loathing of Rob Zombie's Halloween series ( Rotten Tomatoes has the second one at 21%), but that's a bit tired, no? As I mentioned before, I enjoyed the first one, but haven't yet had a chance to dive into the sequel, which most people have branded as excrement.  |  Cinematical.com
  • 21% Halloween II

    11/16/09 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.  |  Rotten Tomatoes
  • 21% Halloween II

    11/10/09 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.  |  Rotten Tomatoes
  • 22% Halloween II

    11/02/09 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.  |  Rotten Tomatoes
  • Have You Had a Horror-ble Weekend? Or Had Enough?

    10/25/09 October certainly brings spooks and scares to movie theaters nationwide.  |  Cinematical.com
  • 21% Halloween II

    10/15/09 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.  |  Rotten Tomatoes
  • 22% Halloween II

    10/13/09 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.  |  Rotten Tomatoes
  • Weekend Box Office: Tyler Perry, the Surest Bet in Town

    09/13/09 Ho-hum, another Tyler Perry movie, another first place opening.  |  Cinematical.com
  • 20% Halloween II

    09/03/09 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.  |  Rotten Tomatoes
  • 23% Halloween II

    09/01/09 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.  |  Rotten Tomatoes

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