In a word, ugly. It just pips Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (aka Halloween 6) to the title of worst Halloween film ever.
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10/16/09
Halloween II (2009)
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Reviews Counted:66
Fresh:14
Rotten:52
Average Rating:3.8/10
Consensus: Zombie shows flashes of vision in the follow-up to his Halloween reboot, but they're smothered by mountains of gore and hackneyed, brutal violence.
Theatrical Release:09-10-2009
Synopsis: Rob Zombie returns to the world of HALLOWEEN with this sequel to his film.
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Sheri Moon Zombie, Brad Dourif
Director: Rob Zombie
Reviews for Halloween II
Top Critic[A] lumbering mess of a movie, which does no favours for the slasher genre, one that's fast losing any sense of innovation or vitality.
10/16/09
It's not one of those so-bad-it's-good, or B-movie fun (MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D), this is a serious and genuine shocker. If you like Zombie's sadistic offbeat humor and his filmmaking style, you'll eat this up.
08/29/09
There's just something about H2 that's peculiar, odd & even intriguing. Maybe it's the fact that Zombie made HIS movie instead of OUR movie, or maybe it's the sheer simplicity & brutality of it all, but in the end I think hardcore horror fans will enjoy..
08/28/09
A demented, uninhibited sequel that tears off in a vividly lunatic direction. Zombie's making this one for himself, folks, and either you succumb to the experience or every single scene is going to feel like multiplex imprisonment.
09/02/09
Zombie redeems himself with Halloween II but let's hope this is the last we see of Michael Myers for a while.
08/29/09
Almost shocking how skillfully anchored it is, Halloween II is confidently and assuredly its own beast, and what a beast it is.
08/28/09
Zombie walks the walk, you can't deny it. And he's found the medium where he can let his freak flag fly highest.
09/01/09
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10/13/09
Zombie remains committed to showing how violence lingers with, and perverts, all who are touched by it, yet his carnivalesque approach often undercuts his very real empathy.
09/01/09
While the film is not as good as Zombie's first, the violence is relentlessly brutal and you will definitely be jumping out of your seat.
08/28/09
[Halloween II] offers up a rush of fiercely imagined nightmare images.
09/01/09
OK but not great
09/04/09
There's a lot going on here that's worth a look, even if the writer-director's reach occasionally exceeds his grasp.
08/28/09
There are bits and images in this film that would ensure praise from the horror-fan crowd if they weren't in a Halloween movie directed by Rob Zombie.
08/30/09
This film might be the most artfully rendered slasher sequel ever made. Alas, Zombie's dark poetry only goes so far without more substantive justification.
10/18/09
Most of its 101 minutes are filled with routine slasher scenes and flecks of pop-Freudian hokum about why the infamous Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) is such a murderously unhappy guy.
09/01/09
For a filmmaker who began his career with relatively clever and visionary splatter films like House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects, Zombie seems to be pursuing the path of least resistance.
08/28/09
Zombie's viewpoint is clear: he's taking Michael's inexorable killing spree to its brutal extreme, and he wants us to feel every blow.
08/28/09
either a work of jaw-dropping, unhinged genius, or the most moronic horror film since Ernest Scared Stupid
08/28/09
Latest News for Halloween II
September 30, 2009:
Weinsteins Hold Off on Halloween 3D 
Nothing can kill Michael Myers -- nothing, that is, except for the Weinstein Company, which has shut down production on "Halloween 3D" for the immediate future. More...
August 31, 2009:
Weinsteins Plan 3-D Halloween for 2010
"Halloween II" may not have topped the box office over the weekend, but Bob Weinstein says the studio is moving forward with a 3-D sequel for next summer -- and it'll happen... More...
August 28, 2009:
Nine Ways to Survive a Michael Myers Attack
With "Halloween" back in theaters, now seems like the perfect time for Film School Rejects to compile a helpful list of ways to avoid being offed by prolific murderer Michael... More...
August 27, 2009:
Critics Consensus: Guess Halloween 2's Tomatometer!
This week at the movies, we've got the return of Michael Myers (Halloween 2, starring Malcolm McDowell and Scout Taylor-Compton), three dimensional fatalities (The Final... More...
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