Yes, this film most certainly kills this franchise. Not Halloween itself, but definitely the Zombie story line. There's just nowhere left for it to go, which I find absolutely hilarious. This guy's total lack of ideas caused him to box himself in on the second film.
While I am no Halloween nutswinger, to not use the theme during the opening or in places throughout the film is just pure idiocy. This glaring omission clues you in early on that this is a Halloween film in name only.
The hospital sequence is pretty intense. Its a shame this is only a hallucination. Zombie apparently didn't realize that the whole film should have had a similar vibe. Instead this sequence sticks out and is clearly only there as an ode to the original Halloween 2. If that worries you, fasten your seatbelts. You already know he has no ideas, so more odes are to come.
I absolutely loathe Laurie. I wouldn't piss on her if she was on fire. She is the main character. When you detest who you are supposed to sympathize with, its a sign this steaming turd should have been locked in the vault. Her party girl vibe and complete 180 in personality just turns me off.
"I love you, Michael".
REALLY??
This guy recently murdered your mom, dad, and ALL your friends......and now you love him?
I almost walked out then and there. Wish I did, although it was pretty much over anyways at that point.
If Zombie was gonna dumb us down like this, I wish a "switcheroo" had taken place and Annie become the main character. Not sure how he could have pulled this off, but Annie is genuinely likable even though the role isn't large. She's not that affected by all the carnage either, but definitely takes it harder than Laurie did. Also like how she seemed to develop a tad bit of agoraphobia. Annie and Sheriff Brackett should have been the centerpiece of the film. When you watch this, you'll feel the same thing.
She should NOT have been killed. Her scene is actually quite emotional as her death isn't as 'in your face' as other kills in the film. I guess her death works in that aspect, but this character could have easily went on to another sequel.
Drum roll please.....
Loomis dies. Yeah, Michael's main villain is now taking a dirt nap in the second film, and he aint coming back. At this point, it started running through my head that some of these scenes were reshoots with Dimension wanting Zombie to wrap up his storyline. Both Loomis and Michael die in this, so SOMEBODY wants this put out of its misery. When you're thinking about studio politics while watching a movie, it's a bad sign. 
Loomis didn't even need to be in this movie. He stand out too much. he's basically a pompous asshole that doesn't care about anything, then he acts like he cares for a nanosecond just so he can get killed. Idiotic. He should have remained dead in the first film.
It doesn't surprise me though. This is Halloween in name only, it was obvious the film was going nowhere, so you might as well just kill everybody.
Anyone remember how Zombie said he hated the sequels and only liked the original? Pop quiz dumb ass.....
Why was your workprint an homage to Halloween 4, and why is this film so heavily influenced by 4/5? I'm starting to wonder if you've even watched the original.
Having a psychic connection between Laurie/Michael is just idiotic. This barely worked in H5, and did so because it wasn't completely shoved in our faces. The dream/vision sequences are laughable, as they wouldn't have identical visions even if there was a connection.
These visions start almost immediately(after a kill), and they kill any type of flow the film could have had. I don't need to see Zombie's wife every so many minutes, and THAT is exactly what she is.... Zombie's wife. She's not even a character. He really needs to stop using her.
Laurie putting on the mask was a BAD idea. It works at the ending of 4 because you didn't expect it and a child in that situation is eerie. Here its just comical.
This film should have been more of a psychological horror film.I think it should have been right after the carnage of the first film and showed Laurie and Annie trying to get their lives on track. Then have the third act be Michael coming back to finish what he started.
Scratch that, Makes too much sense and would have required an idea from Zombie.
Why is every other word "fuck"? How on God's green earth did Zombie ever get a job in this industry? He must give a mean blowjob.
I've seen other people say it, and I'm gonna say it as well....
This film is closer to a Friday the 13th than Halloween. Only thing I sorta liked was some of the kills. He goes into overkill mode with the knife, which is believable from this specific version of Michael.
There's no method to the madness here. He seemingly picks random people to kill, which isn't really Michael's MO.
The pic above is a spoiler of sorts. Its the ending of the film, and while I do NOT think it was all a hallucination, I can see why its sort of left open as such. Just in case they decide to do another sequel to this storyline they can use the "it was all a dream" excuse.
Oh, and seeing Michael's face didn't really bother me. There are so many other flaws with this film, that is the least of the problems. I wouldn't have showed it though.
I am now boycotting this series until Dimension hires someone with talent. I am no longer contributing to the success of these steaming turds created by hacks. If horror fans don't stop supporting this stuff, we're gonna enter another dark age of horror. I am also boycotting all Zombie films from this point forward as its obvious even to Helen Keller's ghost that this guy is a one trick pony, and that trick isn't even creative.
Halloween 2
2/10
