Worse than the first one for sure. Rob Zombie completely destroys Michael Myers and the Halloween storyline in his 2009 sequel to his remake of Halloween back in 2007. Total garbage and if I had known what this movie was going to be, I would've never bought it on DVD. I was fourteen at the time of its' release, I feel pretty stupid the fact that I gave Rob Zombie money. Stay clear of this one at all costs, you'll end up wasting time, when you could've seen a film worth your time. I hate everything about this movie, there's one scene that's more suited for a heavy metal music video than a motion picture. I didn't like the fact that Zombie dressed him up in a hood. He makes Michael Myers have more of a human personality in this one. The film is terrible from beginning to the end. The shooting style is to gritty, a graphic blood bath. Once again Rob Zombie goes over the top with blood and guts, much worse than his 2007 remake, to try to scare his audience. I'm a huge fan of his music, After I saw the trailer for his newer film, 31, I can definitely say, Zombie, you're not the filmmaking type, it's either two options, 1. Take filmmaking classes or 2. Stop making movies and leave it to the filmmakers who know what they're doing. Sorry everybody, it's just sad to see everyone waste their money on this piece of trash he calls an amazing horror film. Also note that Rob Zombie's visions of creative art form, arent's working for him in his movies.For an overall rating I give Halloween II (2009)A 1/2 star.

Like in the movie before this one, Rob Zombie continues to miss the point of Michael Myers completely, however, this time he's not copying older Halloween movies that much.Two years later and new Laurie Strode is an asshole and has mental problems. Annie Brackett has also survived first movie, unlike the original and deals with Laurie's breakdown.Michael Myers eats a dog and is a hobo with a knife. Kills people, tripps like he's on drugs. Laurie tripps as well, but she's maybe actually on drugs.Loomis gets money, personal assistant and fame... more infamy though. Everyone finds out Laurie is Michael's sister, she goes even more nuts. Oh, yes, we have that back for this reboot as well, sorry.Brad Dourif gets angry, guns everyone down with the power of police. The end, also there is white horse here and there. Stupid.I rank this second worst Halloween movie in my book.

In era of countless horror movie remakes, Rob Zombie's 2007 version of 'Halloween' was a breath of fresh air; if not as spooky as its predecessor, it added a ton of background and character development that made its antagonist all the more intriguing to follow around. This sequel to the 2007 version on the other hand does little to up the ante and ultimately feels redundant - if effective every now and again. Indeed, the film is not a total waste with a gripping first 25 minutes of struggles and chases, plus there are some intriguing decisions, like having Michael drop the mask with his face gradually revealed in bits and pieces before full-on towards the end. The majority of changes are not for the better though. Malcolm McDowell's Dr. Loomis is suddenly an arrogant jerk more interested in publicity than helping Michael out, Laurie Strode is so whiny and emotionally unstable that she drains the energy of every scene that she is in, and many of Michael's attacks happen so quickly that it is hard to tell what is going on. Narrative-wise, the film is a logical progression of sorts; whereas the first film was more about Michael, this entry is more about Laurie, however, as she is nowhere near as fascinating a character, the movie is ultimately only ever as interesting as it sounds without anywhere near as many fun references to the 1978 original as in the 2007 version.

Malcolm McDowell so 2 stars just like I did the first one: ** The nudity isn't as much, so maybe I was wrong, maybe he was going for satire in the first one and not snuff porn...or maybe he was told to tone it down with the rape and dead naked women......but there are still naked women that get murdered by the big scary male monster after committing a fundamentalist sin of one kind or another......so was it intended to be a satire of the genre or does it just get Zombie off? Still not sure.And again, the atmosphere isn't there. The film has a feel to it that is almost grindhouse sleaze without being good enough to really achieve grindhouse sleaze.It makes for an off putting after taste in your mouth.And with all the nudity it still feels like its trying to be Friday the 13th more than it is a Halloween installment.Yet again I ask "Why remake it?" And this time the answer I can come up with is, Zombie is a great musician...unfortunately he shouldn't quit his day job.