Halloween 2 (2009)

Director: Rob Zombie

Starring: Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael’s deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

From the onset I wasn’t really keen on watching this, as it couldn’t possibly add anything meaningful to the storyline. Keep in mind this is a sequel of a remake of the original ‘Halloween’, which had a sequel. This film therefore has no place in the timeline – anywhere!

How can I put it mildly: I HATED this film! It was unnecessarily graphic, vicious and brutal, and disgusting for the sake of being disgusting. Written and directed by Rob Zombie, the man surely has a very sick mind. It was over-gory and over-bloody and the killings were done torture-style, which is very unlike Michael Myers.

I further did not like any of the characters. Laurie Strode is an unrecognizable character, unlikable, foul-mouthed and a complete asshole, if I may use this word. I didn’t root for her at all. In fact, I didn’t care about any of the characters. (Characters were literally added by the minute purely for the kill anyway). Dr Loomis’ character is also completely different to previous films. He has become a stupid, comic-relief character, and wasn’t funny at all. Michael Myers is still a complete idiot, but more so in this film. And now he roams without his mask, looking like a hobo!! And he even grunts and uttered a single word: “Die!” Pathetic!

The film had no suspense whatsoever. It was crude and rude and a very sick film. And why are hospitals always so empty in horror films? Where’s the Security? This was not only the worst Halloween film I’ve seen, but one of the worst films in general.

On a positive note, despite me hating the film as much as I do: some of the dream sequences were very well done, albeit very weird. The ending was visionary, together with an awesome version of Nazareth’s ‘Love Hurts’ (performed by Nan Vernon). I must admit to loving this final ending, making it one of the best Halloween endings.