I genuinely prefer Halloween II over most of the Halloween franchise sequels and the other movies themselves in general. I know that this is a really unpopular opinion among movie critics and Halloween franchise fans that this is a great movie almost as good as the original (or to me, better.) but let me explain; I think it's a really neat idea and concept that it takes place on the same night as the first movie, picking up moments after. A lot of sequels to movies don't actually do this that I'm aware of and I think it's executed quite nicely here! It actually makes it super fun to watch Halloween (1978) and then this right after.
Halloween II also sees Laurie in the hospital which is actually interesting to see as it actually acknowledges what she went through that night and we see the immediate aftermath of what happened to her on that infamous night, not to mention the part near the end which has Michael chasing her throughout the hospital is very very tense and creative it actually has the viewer on edge and not completely sure of what's going to happen since Laurie is still injured quite badly and can not escape as easily as she could had she not been still injured.
The acting is actually still quite spot-on, especially from Jamie Lee Curtis who reprises her role as Laurie Strode from the first film, and Donald Pleasance who once again plays Dr. Loomis and they fit their roles perfectly just like in the first movie. And Jamie does a great job at playing an injured Laurie which actually feels like it gives complications and obstacles to her survival in this film. Kind of feeling like she has a higher chance of being killed off here.
The movie leaves almost no continuity errors or any changes from the previous film (excluding the twist where Laurie is revealed as Michael's long lost sister although in this movie it feels more like an addition than a change, an unneeded one of course)
Not to mention the AMAZING setting and the production and cinematography in this film. It's really quite impressive that they're able to make the story feel exactly like it is taking place on the same night and year as the first movie even despite the filming being done in 1981!
We get a few new characters that are pretty cool and interesting to get to know such as the male paramedic named Jimmy who is shown to have feelings for Laurie and they actually have a chemistry with each other throughout this film. Although scenes with them can sometimes drag out a little bit
... keep reading on reddit ➡Hey all, I have had this idea for a while now and feel free to use this idea for future projects.
So the idea is like this
- Have "Halloween (1978)" play out until "The Shape" vanishes.
- Cut to "Halloween: Kill" for the>! 1978 flashback only!<.
- Have a couple of scenes from "Halloween 2 (1978)" such as Laurie Strode being taken to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital and the scene where Jimmy talks to her about who attacked her on Halloween. Also, remove everything about Laurie Strode being related to "The Shape".
- Add a time jump after "Halloween 2 (1978)" where we used footage of "The Shape" escaping from Smith's Grove Psychiatric Hospital from "Halloween (2018)"
- Afterwards, have "Halloween: 20 Years Later" play out with some minor cuts in the film and that's it.
Overall, I think this idea could work for someone who wants to do a fan edit on Halloween, but what do you think?
So I just watched the OG movie for the first time (crazy I know) and I was a bit taken back by the fact that when Myer’s face is revealed at the end, it’s not Nick Castle. Was there any reason for this? Because as far as I know, Nick Castle (other than stunt doubles obviously) was Michael Myers throughout the whole movie up until that point. Was it a behind the scenes thing? Creative choice? Story choice?
Had the option of seeing Halloween Kills in the theater (already watched on Peacock) or the original film, and I decided to see the original. Man, what an experience. The sound of the film in the theater brought out an extra level of creepiness to the film. It was an independent theater, so I’m not talking an IMAX or Cinemark XD experience, but just seeing it on the big screen with a nice sound system was wonderful.
If you ever have a theater playing the original near you, definitely experience it on the big screen at least once in your life!
Randomly watched this tonight and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. A lot of the effects are obviously dated, but overall, the story itself holds up very well. I loved the ending and thought the score was great at adding to the suspense... My qualm, is I thought the events unfolded a lot quicker than made sense given the time frame portrayed in the movie, but overall thought it was solid and would highly recommend to anyone!. Makes me wonder what else I'm missing from the genre around that time.
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