The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Halloween II is honestly a fantastic film. Jamie Curtis and Donald Pleasence are once again fantastic. Michael Myers is still the most menacing slasher villain, and the music is amazing. This movie did suffer from unnecessarily gory kills unlike the first one. In this film there were also more inconsistencies. But in the end, this is a great film.

Sequels are, by nature, hard to do for one is essentially trying to recapture that magic that made the original so good. Very few actually succeed. However, every now and then, someone actually makes a sequel worth seeing. Case in point, 1981's "Halloween II". Though I can't say it's as good as the first, it does manage to retain some of the magic and suspense that made the original so good. The story picks up exactly where the first one left off: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance) shoots Michael Myers six times but as we all now doesn't die. From there, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is taken to the local hospital but as we soon discover, Michael isn't done with her, and it's here that we discover the famous motive behind Michael's madness; Laurie Strode is Michael's sister. It's a fight for survival as Michael goes the hospital staff one by one until only Laurie is left, and is forced to face the horror of Michael once again.Written and produced by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, "Halloween II" was a film that wasn't supposed to be made, as Carpenter and Hill didn't believe that a sequel was necessary. But when money enters the picture, people have a funny way of changing their minds. In many cases, such a scenario is a recipe for disaster. I know that Carpenter himself has said he's not impressed with the script he wrote (going as far as to say the only thing that helped him through the writing of it was a six pack of Budwieser). But I don't think he should be so hard on himself, for unlike most sequels - especially horror ones - "Halloween II" works. Though Carpenter didn't direct it, the movie still has the Carpenter feel to it, as since many of the same crew of the original also worked on this one. The one who did direct, Rick Rosenthal (Before he directed the atrocious "Halloween Resurrection") manages to weave a very good, effective, atmospheric tale of a killer stalking a hospital in the dead of night, and deserves to be congratulated here. It also helps that Carpenter's original theme and score gets an 80's makeover, courtesy of electronic composer Alan Howarth (someone I've had the pleasure of meeting personally), which I must say, makes the Halloween theme that much more effective and creepy! But above all, another important quality is the acting. Everyone here does a fine job, from Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance to Leo Rossi and Lance Guest. Whenever a character dies, we feel for them. It's one of those instances where one feels a strong sense of camaraderie among the actors, something that is very rare in any movie. Some of criticized this as being slow, and I'll admit it does take longer for the film to get going. But the feeling of suspense is still there throughout the picture, and I myself consider this the best of the "Halloween" sequels, and look just as forward to it every time fall rolls around as I do the original. Happy Halloween!!!!

Halloween II is a great example of why bigger doesn't always equal better. It has a bigger budget, a bigger cast, a wider set of locations, a higher body count, and a more complicated plot, but it just isn't as good as the original. Even though the first movie wasn't without its cheese, it still felt grounded in reality, making the existence of a seemingly unstoppable killing machine like Michael feel more threatening. When your sequel features a scene in which a man, who just so happens to be wearing the exact same getup as Myers, boiler suit and all, get briefly mistaken for him before immediately getting hit by a police car and dying in an explosion, your movie ceases to feel believable. I can buy the fact that Michael shrugged off six bullets, but this feels maybe a little too silly. The fact that the movie isn't patient enough and has the first, present-day, on-screen killing take place within the first ten minutes, as opposed to forty or so minutes in, means that there isn't enough time for suspense to be built up, making Halloween II feel more like a run-of-the-mill slasher movie where you're just waiting for another body to be added to the pile. It's predictable and it's not scary. That's not to say the movie is without its merits. Many of the shots are pretty spooky, the lighting is dark, the acting is still pretty good, and the hospital setting is interesting. The music actually works in favor of the bigger scale too, as tracks from the first movie are remade with synth instruments that lend themselves well to the bigger scenes. The final chase in the hospital is almost on-par with the one in the first movie, even if its marred by the fact that the side-characters have god-awful peripheral vision. Overall, a very uneven and lesser sequel. Ignoring my gripes, this is where I think the story of "The Shape" should've ended, with the following movies being anthology stories instead of the same Michael Myers stuff every time. But no. Now we have a bunch of terrible sequels, with Halloween 3, the only one that tried to be different, being unfairly hated for doing something new. "I SHOT HIM SIX TIMES!" out of ten.

In this first sequel to Halloween, picking up where the events of the first film left off, Michael Myers returns and continues to go after Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), with Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance) determined to end Michael's reign of terror.This movie has plenty of jumpy moments, screams and carnage - just right for a scare, especially during Halloween. Michael Myers is as creepy as ever, and is indestructible. The plot is fast-paced from start to finish, and the script is simple but straight-forward.Good acting with great suspense, intrigue and thrills.Grade B+