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Plot Outline
Picking up right where the first HALLOWEEN left off, HALLOWEEN II continues the story of the night HE came home. The notorious Michael Myers is still alive. Dr. Loomis, shouting "I shot him six times...I shot him in the heart..." tries to convince town sheriff Brackett that the monster is still on the loose. Meanwhile, seventeen year old Laurie Strode has been taken to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital.
After Loomis and Brackett find a trail that leads to the local elementary school, Marion Chambers (the nurse who accompanied Dr. Loomis in the first film) informs Dr. Loomis that by order of the governor, he is to return to Smith's Grove, and leave Myers for the police.
Meanwhile, Myers has been on a rampage at the hospital. Killing each victim slowly, Myers makes his way through Mr. Garrett, the night watchman, Bud the ambulance driver, nurses Jill, Karen, Janet, and Mrs. Alves, and even the drunken Dr. Mixter. Laurie is left alone in the hospital with Jimmy, an orderly who has taken interest in the young woman.
An exciting finale fills the end of this sequel with suspense much like the first film. A dramatic secret is revealed about Laurie Strode's family history leading to an explosive final scene in the hospital operating room.
Review
Some people may say that this film is just as good, if not better than the first. their reason for saying this is that it provided a motive for Michael to continue his killing spree. I, however, disagree. I think it's great that the mvie had an extension like this one, but I was disapointed by knowing the killer's motive. Half the fun of the first film was thinking to yourself, "Why did he do it?", and without that element, it took on a different approach to the film series than was originally intended by John Carpenter and deborah hill. this movie is the perfect explanation on why fans should not force out a product by demand merely because they liked the first one. The reason for this is because it will never be as good, and will not ever compare to the original if rushed. This could have been so much better than it was. Granted that this film did do justice to the first film in many ways, however, a lot of things should have remained unsaid about the character until later on. This film recieves a highly thought about *****, and is the benefactor of the Slashback Pictures " One thumb slightly sliced off award." I, despite my beliefs about this film, do recommend it for a good scare, but not if you are a highly dedicated fan to the series.
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