So of you may not be aware of this, but the Michael Myers franchise has been rebooted. This review is about the 2nd movie in the rebooted series, so it's basically the 9th Halloween movie but the 2nd as told by Rob Zombie. Yes, that's the same Rob Zombie from White Zombie who sang "More Human than Human." He makes horror movies now. Well, let me rephrase that. He makes gore and slasher movies now because horror implies that something is actually scary. And this one isn't really "scary" more than it is disturbing, gross, and weird.
In the Rob Zombie reboot, we see Michael Myers as a boy and we kind of see how he becomes the ruthless killer that he is. Halloween II picks up immediately after Halloween where Laurie Strode (the part made famous by Jamie Lee Curtis) has just "killed" Michael Myers and is in total shock and seriously injured. Fast forward 2 years, no one has heard from Michael Myers although his body has disappeared and no one is 100% sure that he's dead. Laurie Strode is seriously screwed up. She has nightmares and has identified with the dark side of life. Now, it's close to Halloween and Michael Myers has reappeared and just starts killing people left and right. And that is basically the movie. Sounds awesome, huh? Just for you that don't pick up on sarcasm easily, that answer to that question is "No."
I have come to the realization that I do not like slasher flicks. For me, the whole point of watching a horror movie is to be scared. To jump out of my seat, to get my heart racing, to get the sweaty palms. Slasher movies just don't really scare me. They really just gross me out and make me glad I'm not a teenaged girl, a fat redneck, a nurse or a security guard. I mean, all this movie consisted of was Laurie Strode being all dark and depressive, having nightmares, and screaming at her therapist with enough F-bombs to make Quentin Tarantino blush, and Michael Myers just walking around killing folks. Most of whom have no meaning what so ever. I mean, I will go so far as to say, this movie sucked. Period.
Having said that, there were a few cool little things that this movie did differently than the older Halloweens. We see Michael Myers real face almost as much as his masked one. And he's just as scary looking maskless. The way Laurie Strode reacts to the trauma that she's gone through is actually a believable response. And Dr. Loomis is portrayed as an egotistic ass. Other than that, its just a big dude walking around stabbing people and bashing their heads in.
I don't know. If you are into slasher movies, you might enjoy this, but I really don't think you will because it's just stupid killing. There just seems to be no point to 90% of the killings. I know it's meant to show that Michael Myers is a merciless being, but we get it already. If you are a huge Michael Myers fan or a huge Rob Zombie fan then you may like this one. I personally think all of Rob Zombie's films are just hugely disturbing more than scary. If you are in the mood for a horror flick, I suggest not watching this one. In fact, don't waste your time on this one. Ever.
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