Review of Halloween II (1981) by Kevin L — 22 Jan 2009

Picks up right where the first film ended and, unlike many sequels, does a good job of driving the story further. Laurie Strode (Curtis) goes to a hospital following her encounter with masked maniac Michael Myers. Of course, he comes after her. John Carpenter, director of the original, may have been embarrassed about producing this and chose not to direct, but the film holds up. There were reportedly creative differences between director Rosenthal (who was recruited on the basis of a short film he made) and producer/writer John Carpenter, who was also using members of the cast to shoot new scenes for the original "Halloween." The film is best if watched back-to-back with the first. It's also too bad they didn't just regurgitate Carpenter's score from the first film. The score for Part 2 is too synthetic, even though Carpenter once again performed it.

VERDICT: "In The Zone" - [Mixed Reaction] These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says buy an ex-rental or a cheap price of the DVD to own. If you consider cinema, ask for people's opinion on the film. (Films that are rated 2.5 or 3 stars).