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Halloween II (2009) — Film Review
After watching Rob Zombie's first crack at the Halloween franchise, I wasn't sure things could get much worse. News flash: Halloween II is worse. God only knows what the studio was thinking in bringing Zombie back for the sequel. Released in 2009, only two years after the first, this final (for now) installment of the Michael Myers story was beyond disappointing. As much as Zombie trashed the franchise the first time, he criticized it, even more the second time around with excessive raunchiness, an unlikeable protagonist, and a weird dream plot that left me confused.
Halloween II occurred two years after Michael Myers attacked Laurie Strode on Halloween. Now an orphan, Laurie lives with her friend Annie and Annie's father, the sheriff. In the two years since we last saw Laurie, she's changed quite a bit. Her run-in with Myers left her alone, extremely angry and dressing like Alice Cooper. True to form, Myers, returns to Haddonfield for another Halloween adventure with his sister.
Zombie continued his tradition of filling this film with as much raunchy dialogue as possible. I am not easily offended and am not afraid of rough conversation. This film is different, though. It uses the conversation so offensively that it's distracting and off-putting. Now, I know what you're going to say… horror films should make you uncomfortable. This is true, but not only with…
