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If the supplemental features are any indication as to what life was like on the set of Halloween II, every day was either an insurmountable challenge or a laugh riot. Writer-director Rob Zombie's commentary is the most telling of the extras; Zombie details, in rueful but bemused tones, the daily struggle to complete the film with local technicians, driving rain, short days, and punishing weather. He also points out the many shortcuts he was forced to take to see his vision to the screen, and he details the 14 minutes of scenes deleted from the theatrical release (mostly inconsequential, though "The Pit" in the hospital basement is impressively nasty) that constitute the director's cut. Not everything about Halloween II was a chore, as the blooper reel indicates; it's nothing one hasn't seen before (blown takes, misfired props), but it does give the impression that the cast had a good time on the set. Less intriguing are the numerous deleted and extended scenes; there's a considerable amount of prolonged gore in the murder of Lou Martini (Daniel Roebuck), but most of the scenes are comprised of dialogue--not Zombie's strong suit, and since the film is already too long to begin with, the idea of sitting through more tedious scenes might not be appealing to viewers. Audition footage for some of the minor and supporting roles offers passing interest, but the extended "comedy" routines of faux horror movie host Uncle Seymour Coffins, and the multiple music videos by the cleverly named but utterly bland Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures, are forgettable at best. The extras are rounded out by a wealth of Sony movie previews, including District 9, Moon, and The Stepfather. --Paul Gaita
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It is that time of year again and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Halloween 2 picks up at the exact moment the first movie stopped and follows the aftermath of Michael Myers murderous rampage through the eyes of his sister Laurie Strode. Original Title: Halloween II. Actors: Malcolm McDowell Scout Taylor Compton Sheri Moon Zombie Tyler Mane. Director: Rob Zombie. Condition: New. Format: DVD. Format Size: Widescreen. Runtime: 119 mins. Language: English. Subtitle: English Subtitles. Region code: Region 1. Discs: 1. Rating: Unrated. Genre: Horror. Release Year: 1981.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
ZOMBIE LOST IT.,
This review is from: Halloween II (Unrated Director's Cut ) (DVD)
The "Holloween 1" remake was great and will be a classic on it's own,just like the original. But this one was a miss. The killing scenes and parts of the story were good, but there was to much ghostly,spirit world crap dealing with his mother. Those parts of the movie made me not like it so much. I gave this 3 stars only because of the Horror/Killing scenes.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Stop Hating - This Is A Superb Remake!,
By Basket Case (Kitchener, Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Halloween II (Unrated Director's Cut ) (DVD)
The first Halloween movie I ever saw was the 1981 version of Halloween II when I was around 7 years old. It scared the living daylights out of me and started my fascination with the series. Though there have been some horrible entries to the franchise, such as "H2O" and "Resurrection" - I hear alot of criticism and bashing of Rob Zombie's second foray into the Michael Myer's legend.This is totally unfair and possibly the result of the high-bar set by his first remake a couple years earlier. I actually think this is one of the better installments. It is a well-crafted film with some interesting spins on what was becoming a tired franchise by the time Busta Rhymes and Tyra Banks were being recruited to fill roles. I especially enjoyed Malcolm McDowell's Loomis as sleazeball opportunist (as opposed to Donald Pleasance's squeeky-clean Loomis); and hooded, bearded, unmasked Michael trekking vacant farmfields endlessly in a semi-psychedelic stupor. Rob Zombie was in a difficult position to please long-time fans, those who want something more than Michael skulking the shadows breathing heavily, and newer horror fans who get bored with anything that isn't "Saw" or "Human Centipede". He did an outstanding job. The only misgiving is that Laurie's character is somewhat annoying and cries/screams/sulks waaaaaaaay too much. I hope Mr.Zombie continues the series - his music career sure as hell isn't going anywhere!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Complete Trash!,
By S. J. B. (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Halloween II (Unrated Director's Cut ) (DVD)
This was trash, through and through! There's not much more that can be said other than if you liked this, you're on serious drugs!...no stars for this garbage at all, though it made me give at least one which is one too many, IMO!
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