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Halloween II

Play trailer Poster for Halloween II R,  1981,  1h 32m,  Holiday/ Horror/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 27% 108 Reviews Tomatometer 63% 50,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
27% Tomatometer 108 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Michael Myers (Jonathan Prince) 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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Critics Consensus

Its visual style preserves the chilling mood of its predecessor, yet Halloween II emerges as a lesser imitation rather than a worthy successor, amping up the body count to numbing effect.

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Alexander Walker London Evening Standard Jul 23, 2026
I don't know whether to be more apprehensive of a movie which exists only to carve people up, or the audience for which it was made. Go to Full Review
Jay Scott Globe and Mail Jul 23, 2026
When it's good, it's because it's imitating its predecessor and when it's bad, it's because it's imitating its own imitator. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Jul 23, 2026
"Halloween II" as a reprise, simply piles up a greater number of corpses. Go to Full Review
Roger Ainsley Seattle Post-Intelligencer Nov 5, 2026
"Halloween II" does build tension well at several points. Then it "gets graphic," and tension decays into nausea. Go to Full Review
Terry Lawson The Journal-Herald (Dayton, OH) Oct 3, 2026
What's memorable about Halloween II is the eerie sense of watching moviemakers trapped by their own devices. Go to Full Review
Kirk Honeycutt Escondido Times-Advocate (CA) Jul 23, 2026
"Halloween II" plays out a bewildering series of carefully crafted gross-out moments which bear no real relationship to each other. The only thing that builds is its dumbness. Go to Full Review
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Draco L Apr 5, 2019 With the return of Michael Myers, Dr. Loomis, Laurie Strode, and John Carpenter as a producer, Halloween II should have been much better. The film is very disappointing and is largely forgettable aside from its setting and the iconic shot of Myers' eyes bleeding. The film is shot darkly and is poorly lit throughout, at times this works and ads to the overall film, but other times it is just a pain. Really the only thing the film has going for it is the return of the cast from the original films. There are much better Halloween films out there (and there are much worse) and there are also much better slasher films out there. Overall, underwhelming and disappointing slasher flick. See more
Mar 23, 2019 Halloween II es una secuela descente que si respecta el material de su procesadora. Este film contiene una musica muy escalofriante y muy entretenida. En este volvemos a ver a las dos celebridades: Jaime Lee Curtis y Donald Pleasase. See more
Abraham M Feb 19, 2019 Honestly i use to like this movie a lot. But when I recently re-watched it (last Halloween) i didn't like like it. The movie is ok like the first one but it doesn't have something that makes it good. I found it to be boring. I really like the theme song though. I don't like how Dick Warlock plays Michael Myers like Frankenstein. He's not bad as playing Michael but I don't like how robotic he moves. I also watch this movie every Halloween with the first one. You should watch this movie after the first Halloween movie. I like how creative The Kills are and the ending is cool. All in all its ok. Its not as good as the first one but its not terrible. See more
Theodore W Feb 18, 2019 Usually when movies spawn sequels, especially when they are horror movies, the sequels tend to be decidedly worse than the original. Halloween 2 is the exception to that rule. While admittedly not as good as the original (few slasher films are as good as Halloween), the drop in quality is not nearly as bad as with other horror franchises. While the movie did make the same mistake so many others have made with their sequels (increased Gore and nudity not necessarily making a better movie), and adding the "Laurie is Michael's sister" plot twist that caused many people to scratch their heads, they did manage to maintain a creepy atmosphere and build up a decent amount of suspense. Add to that the higher production values that comes with having a bigger budget and you have the almost perfect horror movie sequel. See more
Feb 10, 2019 A very underrated Movie with good kills, a good performance by jamie lee curtis, great theme, and of course, donald pleasence as dr. Sam loomis. See more
Feb 5, 2019 It was a really good movie
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Movie Info

Synopsis After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Michael Myers (Jonathan Prince) 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.
Director
Rick Rosenthal
Producer
Debra Hill, John Carpenter
Screenwriter
John Carpenter, Debra Hill
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 30, 1981, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 19, 2015
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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