I'm going to vouchsafe an opinion that won't be too popular around these parts, but, hey, I speak from the heart. Halloween II is shit. Honestly, I watched it last night for the first time in about 20 years and was shocked at how poorly directed and acted it was. Zero suspense, endless tiresome jump-scare scenes (a veritable coach station of Lewton buses if you will) - they even screwed up Myers by having him continually in every frame. The gore was poorly done and crushingly desperate, Donald Pleasance's overacting went beyond ham into the realm of madness. This film was a dog upon release and a dog it remains, God only knows what parts 4-6 are like - happily It's doubtful I'II ever find out. BTW If I missed any merit here, please come on and defend the film, I'd be interested to hear what positive aspects were enjoyed, seriously.
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