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Halloween II

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Halloween II (1981)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:8

Rotten:23

Average Rating:4.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Picking up right where the last film ended, this sequel begins as Dr. Loomis pumps evil Mike Myers full of lead, then watches helplessly as the maniac killer stands up again and runs away. Laurie... Picking up right where the last film ended, this sequel begins as Dr. Loomis pumps evil Mike Myers full of lead, then watches helplessly as the maniac killer stands up again and runs away. Laurie Strode, the teenager last terrorized by Myers, is taken to a nearby hospital to recover from her traumatic ordeal. But Myers isn't through with her yet, and the fright-night monster works his way through the sleepy town, leaving a river of blood in his wake. Determined to get his revenge on Laurie, he eventually descends upon the hospital -- and the dark secret that binds the two of them is finally revealed. [More]

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer

Director: Rick Rosenthal

Producer: Moustapha Akkad
Director: Rick Rosenthal

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Reviews for Halloween II

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Rebecca Murray
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About.com

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11/08/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

No review available.

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10/23/02
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

A senseless remake; a series that should have stopped after the first movie.

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08/20/02
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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08/14/02
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

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08/09/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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08/01/02
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas Mercury

Might have been better than the first one if it hadn't been tampered with after Rosenthal shot it

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

While it’s nowhere near the classic that the original is, this sequel deserves credit for trying to stay on track with its predecessor and succeeding most of the way.

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11/01/01
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

Had Halloween 2 not been a sequel to one of the greatest genre films of all time, it would be regarded as little more than another bad slasher film from an era full of bad slasher films -- a fate that it richly deserves.

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02/13/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

Halloween is a classic and its first sequel is a sloppy afterthought.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
 
 
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June 05, 2006: Get Ready for a Very Zombie "Halloween"
If you love the original "Halloween," but have grown a little weary with the endless sequels, it looks like shock-maker Rob Zombie might have just the answer: He'll be... More...

November 11, 2005: In Other News..."Halloween" Producer Dies in Bomb Attack
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