Halloween II

2009
R
1 Std. 45 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

4,8/10

61.832

IHRE BEWERTUNG

TV spot for Rob Zombie's second chapter in his Halloween saga.

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2 Videos

99+ Fotos

Slasher Horror Horror

Laurie Strode hat Mühe, sich mit der tödlichen Rückkehr ihres Bruders Michael nach Haddonfield, Illinois, zu arrangieren. In der Zwischenzeit bereitet sich Michael auf ein weiteres Treffen m... Alles lesenLaurie Strode hat Mühe, sich mit der tödlichen Rückkehr ihres Bruders Michael nach Haddonfield, Illinois, zu arrangieren. In der Zwischenzeit bereitet sich Michael auf ein weiteres Treffen mit seiner Schwester vor.Laurie Strode hat Mühe, sich mit der tödlichen Rückkehr ihres Bruders Michael nach Haddonfield, Illinois, zu arrangieren. In der Zwischenzeit bereitet sich Michael auf ein weiteres Treffen mit seiner Schwester vor.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

4,8/10

61.832

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
When Rob Zombie had to have a few days worth of footage shipped off for developing at the start of production, the film canisters were accidentally x-rayed by airport security, ruining the film reels and forcing several days worth of re-shoots.

Patzer
(at around 42 mins) During Loomis's interview in front of the dilapidated Myer's house it is obviously not the same house used in the previous film.

Zitate
[from alternate ending]
Michael Myers: [before stabbing Loomis] Die!

Crazy Credits
Stills of crime scene photographs of Michael's murders are shown over the credits.

Alternative Versionen
The Director's Cut runs 14 minutes longer (119 minutes). Among the changes:
The opening scene with Laurie walking and Loomis being placed into the ambulance is longer.
The hospital dream scene has an extra sequence of Laurie attempting to cross over a pile of bodies.
An on screen title that said "One Year Later" in the Theatrical Cut now says "Two Years Later."
During the breakfast scene, Laurie and Annie now argue about going to the psychiatrist.
More dialogue with Laurie and the psychiatrist. Laurie looks at a framed inkblot on a wall and says that it looks like a white horse.
Loomis' press conference is expanded. Loomis discusses Michael's Oedipal complex, as well as the idea that Michael perhaps saw Loomis as a father figure.
Added sequence where Laurie runs a bath and begins to freak out.
Laurie stopping to play with a pig on her way to work is removed. She instead goes to the psychiatrist and tells her about playing with the pig (we see a few seconds of it, now in flashback), and how it triggered a nervous breakdown of sorts. When the shrink denies her more pills, Laurie freaks out and swears.
The scene where Annie finds Laurie drinking a beer in her room has been expanded: They have another fight.
A non-masked Michael (along with Young Michael and his mother) angrily looks at a billboard that advertises Loomis' book.
When Laurie and Maya come home from the party, there is a short added sequence of them making tea in the kitchen prior to going upstairs. There's also an added shot of Michael apparently walking out of the house.
Brackett's reaction to finding Annie's body is longer, containing video flashbacks of real-life actress Danielle Harris as a child.
The ending is significantly different: After Loomis enters the cabin, Michael throws him through a wall, and the two of them wind up outside. Michael then removes his mask, yells "DIE!", and stabs Loomis. The cops then open fire and kill Michael. Laurie then comes out, takes Michael's knife, and approaches Loomis with it, implying that she may stab him. The cops then open fire on her and seemingly kill her. We then fade to the same hospital footage seen at the end of the theatrical cut as a cover of "Love Hurts" plays on the soundtrack.

Verbindungen
Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Inglourious Basterds/Post Grad/World's Greatest Dad (2009)

Soundtracks
Eine Kleine Nachtmusic 2nd Mvt.
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as W.A. Mozart)
Performed by Rundfunkblasorchester Leipzig (as Leipzig Radio Concert Orchestra)
Courtesy of DeWolfe Music

Benutzerrezensionen687

Ausgewählte Rezension

5/10

letdown.

Yes I'm one of the few people who thoroughly enjoyed rob zombie's remake of halloween. So I was extremely excited to find out he was making the second one.

I love Zombie's directing style and I do think he is somewhat talented. But this movie just wasn't his best. The style and feel of the film was perfect. But the storyline was complete trash. He should have stuck to the original story.

Zombie's "re-imagining" of the second coming of Michael Myers was way off. Yeah he spiced up the original with Michael's backstory, but he completely redid the second one.

So if you just want to see people get stabbed with a cool directorial style and nice lighting(oh and boobs, lots of those) then yeah you might like it.

But for what it's worth, the backbone of any good movie is good source material, and the source material for this was Zombie's lackluster screenplay.

Shame. The first one was so promising. This one definitely ended it. Not only because Zombie says he won't direct another, but because it went so far downhill from the first one it basically killed itself.

Oh and the final scene in the movie is ridiculously laughable and will most likely give you a WTF look on your face.

5/10 for this one. Just don't take it too seriously and think of it as another slasher flick and you may enjoy it for what it is. Just another slasher flick. Nothing special here.