Product Description

Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield driven by visions of his mother and the urge to take care of some unfinished family business.

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Product Details

Title	Halloween II (Unrated Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]
Directed By	Rob Zombie
Label	Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating	Unrated
Aspect Ratio	1.85:1
Format	Blu-ray AC-3 Color Dolby Subtitled Widescreen
Original Release Date	2009-01-01
Brand	Sony
Studio	Sony Pictures
Starring	Scout Taylor-Compton,Tyler Mane,Malcolm McDowell,Sheri Moon Zombie,Chase Wright Vanek
Running Time	105 minutes
Release Date	2010-01-12
Manufacturer	Sony Pictures
Publisher	Sony Pictures
Region Code	0
Theatrical Release Date	2009
UPC	043396341876
EAN	0043396341876
Number Of Discs	1
MPN	043396341876
Creator	Andrew G. La Marca Andy Gould Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Joseph Zolfo Malek Akkad

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Customer Reviews

Whatever it was cool..

Review by Tom_Tuna, 2010-09-10

I've read elsewhere on the web that a lot of people have major problems with overall shoe string budget quality feel of director Rob Zombie's 2009 remake of Halloween 2. And also from that the overall picture failed in conveying a particular engaging story. I completely disagree or and in fact have to say that those low level aesthetics and shooting on the fly is what makes this film such a rich experience and a strong standout from the heard of remakes that we keep seeing year to year. I feel that Zombie has a very firm grasp on the release of dread and a control of the character development while still moving the story along in broad strokes. Most telling is the pizza dinner scene where Sheriff Brackett , Laurie, and Annie try to share a normal and calm makeshift family dinner before Laurie erupts into an ill timed emotional outburst that just drips with the looming dread that just lurks around the corner. But mainly the first 20 or so minutes with Laurie evading a grizzly murder via a now bearded almost more human Michel Myers in a dreary grey hospital just pumps with anxious momentum that thrives on a less is more approach. I wasn't going in to this a Rob Zombie fan but I left with the enjoyment of experiencing a hyper stylish, cool, blood drenched slasher epic. Plus the soundtrack and dream sequences work pretty well. I mean its cool so whatever....

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Skip this horror of a horror movie

Review by Erik Kramer, 2010-09-07

This movie was a complete waste of time. I wonder if its possible to sue Rob Zombie for the time wasted in watching this movie. I am a huge fan of the original Halloween series (minus part three). I also enjoyed Rob Zombie's first remake. However, this was a futile effort in filmmaking. Allow me to elaborate for a moment.

First of all, the picture quality stinks. When viewing this dismal excuse of a movie you cannot even see the gory picture scenes. Ok, I admit I am a little demented but the main reason to see a horror movie is actually see people being butchered by some maniacal psychopathic killer. In this remake it is impossible to see the events of the death scenes because the producer failed to sufficiently light the scenes.

Secondly the acting was reminiscent of a William Shatner death scene. Over the top and not at all believable. It almost seemed as if they gathered a bunch of kids of the street and told them to act in a movie. Were there no actual auditions? Or is it that the filmmakers have no eye for talent?

Finally the character development merely didn't exist. We never got to know let alone relate to Lori Strode (the main female character). The Dr. Loomis character was a joke. In the original series Donald Pleasance portrayed him as the silent mentor type (or not so silent), with a passion for hunting down his arch nemesis. His passion and fear in hunting down Michael Meyers was akin to that of Captain Ahab hunting his great white whale. In this remake, Dr. Loomis is a bitter creation of a narcissistic society. Whereas in the first series the Loomis character was a bastion of good, this new Loomis is almost as evil as Michael Meyers just in a different way.

Needless to say I only gave this movie a rating of one because there isn't a lower rating to give on Amazon. Save your money and buy one of the following horror movies: The original Halloween series, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Hellraiser, or Camp Sleepaway.

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Halloween 2 times the gore...........

Review by George Carabetsos, 2010-09-05

When I first seen this on the big screen, I didn't care for it. But decide to buy the dvd anyway. Watching it a second time was good. This movie is not all that bad. Michael Myers came back to life after the ambulance crash into a cow. Michael then sees his mother spirits telling him he'll soon be home. Then Michael goes threw his killing spree, and trying to find his little sister. This movie got lots of gruesome detail murder scene, which would make any horror fan happy. This not Rob Zombie's best movie, but still worth a watch.

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This Halloween 2 is too hardcore.

Review by James McDonald, 2010-09-02

Unrated Director's Cut running time: 1 hour, 58 mins.
This Rob Zombie version of Halloween 2 (2009) begins the same night where Halloween - Unrated Director's Cut (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) (2007) ended.
Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) is walking down the street in shock after shooting Michael Myers. Sheriff Brackett (Brad Dourif) stops his car to comfort her. She is taken to the hospital and is in extreme pain and hysteria.
The body of Michael Myers is put in a Coroner's vehicle. On the road, the vehicle stops sudddenly as it hits a cow. Michael, alive, busts out of the back doors and kills the passenger.
Michael quickly finds his sister in the hospital and terrorizes her again.
Suddenly, Laurie wakes up and it is 2 years later (unrated version). Her nightmares are getting worse as Halloween approaches. Laurie believes she killed Michael. She is living with Sheriff Brackett and Annie (Danielle Harris) who has also survived her ordeal with Michael.
Laurie visits her therapist (Margot Kidder).
Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm McDowell) has also survived his terror of Michael, his former patient, and is now on tour doing seminars and book signings about his new book on Michael Myers. Not everyone is happy with his tell-all book.
He believes Michael is dead as well, however his body was never found.
We see that Michael is still alive and is on his way to Haddonfield.
Laurie's dreams are becoming too gruesome amd bothersome. She is schizophrenic and hallucinates. She really has it out with her therapist.
The more that Michael nears Haddonfield, the worst Laurie becomes.

Also in he cast: Richard Riehle, Howard Hesseman, Mary Birdsong, Weird Al Yankovic.
Brad Dourif: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).

Danielle Harris: Halloween 4 - The Return of Michael Myers (Divimax Edition) (1988), Halloween 5 - The Revenge of Michael Myers (Divimax Edition) (1989).

Howard Hesseman: Billy Jack (1971), WKRP in Cincinnati - The Complete First Season (1978-82).

Margot Kidder: Superman - The Movie (1978), The Amityville Horror (1979), Superman II(1980), Superman III (1983), Superman 4: The Quest For Peace (1987).

Richard Riehle: Office Space (1999), Grounded for Life (2001-05), Red (2008), A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011).


Please keep in mind Rob Zombie took on this project at the last minute and decided to make it his own version with his own ideas.
I thought the film had a good start until we found it to be part of her dream.
This movie was much too hard core and strange to see. I'm glad I did not see it in the movie theatres and probably will not watch it again.

Some of us heard about the ordeal actress, Margot Kidder went through many years ago in 1996, so it is surprising to see her as a therapist in this kind of film.
The scenes with Scout Taylor-Compton must have been hard for her.

Option of subtitles in english.
Special Features: Audio Commentary with Rob Zombie, over 20 deleted scenes and alternate scenes, 30 bloopers. more featurettes and surprises.

*** Update: The new Halloween 3 will be directed by Paul Lussier. They hope to release it October 31, 2011.

In the meantime, enjoy the original Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Halloween III - Season Of The Witch (1982).

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Not as good as the ORIGINAL Halloween 2

Review by Izumi Yamane, 2010-08-30

This movie was ok, but after watching the first Halloween movie by Rob Zombie this movie was really not very good.
It was really dark and "gothy", maybe he was going for that image, but the story wasn't there. The first movie was WAY better, the ORIGINAL Halloween 2 with Donald Pleasance was really great. This movie compared to that, makes this movie look.........well....not well written or directed. i love Malcolm McDowell, but his role in this movie was not good. Really dissapointing. Don't waste your money on this one, buy the original with Jamie lee Curtis you will like it much more than this one. It had potential.....but what a waste of time......

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