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Picking up exactly where it’s predecessor left off, Halloween II follows “boogeyman” Michael Myers as he stalks the deserted halls of the hospital where his intended victim (Jamie Lee Curtis) lays waiting. Meanwhile, his doctor (Donald Pleasence) desperately continues to hunt him down.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.63 ounces
Item model number : 25646594
Director : Rick Rosenthal
Media Format : Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time : 1 hour and 38 minutes
Release date : September 18, 2012
Actors : Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer, Lance Guest
Producers : Debra Hill, John Carpenter
Studio : Shout Factory
ASIN : B0089BSM70
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
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Mouse –
Following on directly from the first film as Dr Loomis discovers Michael’s body has gone…Michael is now ramped up as he hacks and slashes his way to the hospital to track down Laurie once more.Still using creepy a atmosphere and hand held camera trickery the film loses its way a little bit leading up to the explosive climax…The director, to his credit, has taken a leaf out of the “horror movie sequal” handbook… Darker, bloodier, scarier… Bur not necessarily better.Still miles ahead of any of the recent Halloween films which, tbh, should never have been made. Just saying.
Amazon Kunde –
Nach dem kultigen ersten Teil, ein würdiger Nachfolger! Dank Jamie Lee Curtis und Donald Pleasence ebenfalls Kultfaktor. Traditionelles Setting, traditionelle Charaktere, ja das ist die klassische Halloween-Reihe. Das soll weder dispektierlich gegenüber der neuzeitlichen Trilogie klingen, noch verklärend, folkloristisch klingen. Teil 2 ist einfach ebenfalls gut gealtert. John Carpenter kann mit Fug und Recht behaupten, ein Magnus Opus geschaffen zu haben. Mit “Nacht des Grauens” anno 1978, hat er etwas geschaffen, das heutzutage auch der jugendliche Horrorfan bewundert und ehrfürchtig mit Slasher-Kultfilm artikuliert.
Nick Hendrickx –
Als je Halloween 1 bekeken hebt kan je onmiddellijk deze film bekijken want 1&2 zijn eigenlijk 1 film
denis motterlini –
Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo
Gerson f. –
La pelicula esta bien trabajada en el paso a bluray, viene con subtitulos en español, y de extras, trae un documental sobre el terror en el cine conducido por Donald Pleascence, y tambien viene subtitulado, es una exceelente edicion de Halloween 2
The Evil Never Dies Podcast –
Great Blu-ray!
Been looking for this Blu-ray for awhile now Scream (Shout) Factory did a great job with this one ! Love the special features!
R. Christman –
More of the night HE came home…
Let me start off by stating that I’m going to discuss the movie itself, this new Blu-ray release and the recent Universal controversy.This isn’t the best movie made, not even the best sequel but by far the best Halloween sequel next to H20. The story picks up right where the original left off. We’re introduced to the very understaffed Haddonfield Memorial Hospital as Laurie makes her stay to be stitched up and to recuperate from her wounds that night. Meanwhile Michael stalks the streets of Haddonfield, his childhood hometown, on his search for Laurie. The always faithful Dr. Loomis is on the prowl for Michael once more trying to stop his patient from hell and facing the subsequent guilt of “letting him out” again to wreak more havoc. That’s all I can say as to not give the movie away and to spoil it for you newcomers (but really, it’s been out 30 years, maybe you shouldn’t be reading the reviews if you haven’t seen it yet).The movie ups the ante on gore and nudity to compete with the other early 80s grand-daddy era of slasher films. But this movie does it with a bit more class. There’s only one scene in particular that’s necessarily disturbing. I’ll just say it’s “scalding”. The characters are more or less fleshed out, or as fleshed out as they can be in the slasher genre and that’s due in large part to John Carpenter and Debra Hill writing the film. I wouldn’t say it’s the best character development but it could be much worse. Hindsight is 20/20 afterall.The Blu-ray is great. It’s an upgrade from DVD by far. A lot of people seem to take issue with the white specks but I think it’s not over-bearing and it’s not that noticable in my opinion. I’m glad that DNR wasn’t involved. I’ve come to appreciate film grain. The original Halloween looks fantastic on Blu-ray and this film doesn’t look bad at all. To be honest I wasn’t expecting Universal to put any care into it at all especially since it’s a catalog title. The extras are nice, sure the deleted scenes and alternate ending is in full screen and they’re not in HD but they look as close to HD as you’re going to get. They didn’t include all of the deleted scenes from the tv cut but I think they included the best scenes in my opinion. Terror In The Aisles, that alone sold me. I knew I had to pick this Blu-ray up. It could’ve just included this and no deleted scenes at all and I’d be happy. It looks great as well. And yes it’s the full theatrical movie hosted by Donald Pleasance and Nancy Allen. My only gripe about the release is the cover. I prefer the original art. But that’s a very meager and minor complaint on my end.Now to the Universal controversy…I don’t know what to say. Was it wrong of Universal to take Moustapha Akkad’s credit away? Yeah, I’m sure they have their reasons (albeit probably moronic or lame) but I don’t think an exchange with the corrected “Moustapha Akkad Presents” instead of “Universal Presents” title card is going to prompt many fans to exchange their copies for the corrected one. Unless Universal includes more deleted scenes or adds a documentary or commentary (doubtful) I don’t think many fans are going to care that much with the exception of the hardcore fans that are anal about it. It’s not enough to make my blood boil but I understand the frustration. We all want credit where it’s due. And it’s nice to see that Universal has acknowledged their mistake (as if they didn’t know). Either Universal is very smart or very stupid. Because they know a good number of fans would just buy the corrected version and keep the “mistake” too for completist reasons and make even more money or they just don’t care which would make them stupid.All in all I’m happy. I’ve waited all year for this release and with my luck as usual it didn’t go off without a hitch but I’m grateful for what I’ve got. This release exceeded my expectations.Edit, as of today June 4th 2012 I’ve since sent my disc in for the replacement Blu-ray back in February. Akkad’s credit was restored and now there’s HD lossless audio. Also, Shout! Factory just announced that they secured the rights for this film and ‘Halloween III’ and ‘They Live’ among others. And here’s what it offers: Audio comÂmenÂtary with direcÂtor Rick Rosenthal Audio comÂmenÂtary with stunt coörÂdiÂnaÂtor / actor Dick Warlock The Nightmare Isn’t Over – The Making of HALLOWEEN II, feaÂturÂing Rick Rosenthal, Lance Guest, Dick Warlock, Alan Howarth, Dean Cundey and more.. Horror’s Hallowed Grounds- Revisiting the origÂiÂnal shootÂing locations Still Gallery Theatrical Trailer, TV and Radio SpotsRelease date September 18th 2012. Very good news!
Tony –
The best this has ever looked
So my review is only for this blu ray vs the standard good times DVD of this. I had this on VHS only to update to DVD when it came out then when Blu Ray came out I refused, I said no way, I’m tired of buying the same thing over again. I gave it some years until now they started releasing it again on the 4k ultra. Now at this point the price has significantly came down enough for me to go to Blu Ray, I know I’m a stage behind the times and just now going into Blu Ray’s when the world is going 4k ultra. Now on to the comparison its night and day. The good times DVD looked good on a regular smaller TV, then you put it on a larger screen and that’s where it breaks down to horrible quality pixelated images and even then still wont “fill” out the screen. Now I put this disc in and not only is the entire width of the screen filled out now but almost crystal clear in 90% of the movie. I know there is only so much they can do with a movie from 1981 and whatever the budget allowed at the time but the difference from DVD to this Blu Ray is astounding!. I’m going to hold off on the 4k ultra until they come down in price and get any kinks worked out that 4k ultraman have, a primary example is Friday the 13th 1980 looking worse on 4k ultra than regular Blu Ray, so there you have it, if you want to upgrade picture over the dvd without going to the 4k ultra yet this is the disc for you, it’s also loaded with extras that the good times DVD version didn’t have. One important thing I must add as to the actual movie itself, it’s not a bad sequel at all, it picks right up where the first one left off and although isn’t as good as the first one (I dont think anything is) its actually a decent sequel and has that early 80s feel to it when you see things like a kid walking with a giant boom box, glass coke bottles, stuff like that and at the same time this blu ray just pops on the picture quality and color and sound. I would highly recommend this.
Kaitlin Ruscetta –
Classic!!!
A favorite fall movie!
Wendy –
Stick with the originals.
I dislike.It when they stream the first for free and then charge you for the second. But we were in a scary movie mood. The classic ones are better anyway.
M. S. Horowitz –
Loved This Film…
It was campy, and worth escaping into it on a lazy day. The acting is so so, but it isn’t a film to watch for the acting. It has a haunting soundtrack, and if you aren’t afraid of the escaped from the mental institution for the criminally insane guy, then you’re foolish. Beware, he kills people. Not for weak at heart.