Schlocktoberfest XIII – Day 3: Halloween II

By Jim

Halloween II (1981)

Trailer:

*Spoilers Throughout*


What’s This About: Like the poster said, more of the night he came home.

Here are some of my observations as I watched the film:

  • One of the last few horror classics to finally appear here with us.

  • “Enter Sandman … bring me a dream …” Has that mash-up been done yet? ‘Cause I don’t wanna do it.

  • The gummies are kicking in – I just saw this Halloween opening at the end of the one before right?

  • Tony Moran gets screwed out of some royalties by not getting his face in camera this time.

  • There’s Loomis’ infamous 7-shot revolver. Not like this tiny little error in the sound editing hasn’t been picked apart like the fucking Zapruder film.

  • This time we also get to see the Michael Myers stuntman hit the mat perfectly.

  • No one ever mentions that Loomis pulled the trigger once more after it was empty. So I guess he thought he had and 8-shot revolver?

  • Finally, the Part 2 really starts when Loomis finds Mike’s blood in the grass on the front lawn.

  • “You don’t know what death is” should have been on Donald Pleasance’s gravestone.

  • Now that I have a minute while the opening credits are playing, I can honestly say I don’t know how much I can rip on this since it’s a fave. I guess we’ll see.

  • Out of the credits and into the streets! -Repeat if necessary-

  • I really wish Loomis made it clear to Sheriff Brackett that he shot Michael six times.

  • Mrs. Elrod’s midnight ham sandwiches with Night of the Living Dead on the ‘ole tube. Haddonfield was still trying to hold on to the simpler times.

  • Michael David-Niven’s himself into the kitchen to get the weapon upgrade he needs for the rest of this movie.

  • This movie has been over-explained, analyzed, satired, etc. so much even all the jokes have been done. However, I don’t think Michael’s terrible disregard of trespassing laws has been addressed yet has it?

  • Dick Warlock really did a great job after Nick Castle.

  • Michael killing Ellen in her living room was really one just for him.

  • Laurie doesn’t want to be put to sleep, the poor dear forgot which horror franchise she’s in.

  • Why isn’t this scene with the kid with the razor blade in his mouth #1 on every fucking famous horror scene list on YouTube?

  • Has anyone ever brought up the theory that since we see a POV shot from Laurie, and the only other POV shots in the movie are Michael – that, I dunno, they might be related?

  • Would you ever let a Doctor that fucking drunk give you a shot of any kind? I don’t like my doctor doing it sober. I don’t like my doctor at all as a matter of fact.

  • The Ballad of Ben Tramer should have been a Gordon Lightfoot song. Edmund sank, Ben burnt up.

  • That kid with the razor blade in his mouth is also the kid who found the gold coin on the beach in The Fog.

  • We should all say thankee that the Last Starfighter is here.

  • Good to see they threw that poor Dana Carvey kid a bone and gave him a small role in this. I doubt we’ll ever hear from him again. What do you mean, “not?”

  • That scene with Sheriff Brackett and Annie’s body is still a tough one.

  • Loomis hasn’t lost his touch of giving total plot exposition in grandiose form.

  • It’s a good thing Michael grew up in Haddonfield – it’s a walking city.

  • I never figured it out. When you see Michael in the side-view mirror is he standing next to the car or is he in the backseat?

  • I don’t think anyone is ever gonna see Michael when he’s on a security monitor.

  • So Michael followed the hot nurse to be able to time his getting into the building with hers. Outstanding.

  • Here we go with some more POV walking. I’ll go alert the Fellowship.

  • Still amazing how no one ever sees Michael. No reflections, no double takes, nothing.

  • If they just left it with Jimmy telling Laurie what happened and her just asking, “why me?” it would have probably launched another branch of the Halloween multiverse.



  • The fucking Strodes, when they say don’t wait up it means don’t try to find us until dawn bitches.

  • The wig Jaime Lee had to wear truly was horrendous.

  • Loooong way for the screeching cat jump-scare.

  • And an even loooooonger murder set piece for the security guard.

  • That burnt up Ben Tramer the dentist examines is as gory as it’s gonna get folks.

  • Even if you never watch the “TV Cut” of the first one, you don’t need those scenes because Loomis’ quick history rundown with the deputy here sums it all up precisely.

  • We now return to Night of the Living Jump Scares.

  • Bud and Karen really have nowhere else to fuck? Do they not ever have time off?

  • Laurie’s mom says she’s not her mother, blood drips on a floor, and she visits a creepy as fuck blonde kid sitting in front of a window. Whew! What a nightmare, fucking triple enchilada combo right before bed. Never again.

  • I would like to pause real quick here, salute and say than you to Pamela Susan Shoop’s absolutely perfect breasts. I mean for those about to rock …



  • This is the most sound proof hospital I’ve ever seen. No screams at all can be heard.

  • Karen gets a brutal stir-fry in the hydrotherapy pool thanks to Michael. Who by the way doesn’t burn his hands at all.

  • I never understood why Michael would break into a school and leave all those clues and background info willy nilly.

  • Hey everyone! It’s Nurse Chambers! You know from before! The crazy bitch who crashed Air-Force One in Escape From New York. There ya go.

  • Three nurses, one paramedic, one doctor, and one security guard: all killed.



  • We get even more Michael POV while he walks into Laurie’s room to stab the pillow fort she left behind while she went to take a squirt.

  • Was Laurie’s catatonia ever revealed to be fake or was it just a real quick case of it?

  • This hospital is criminally under-staffed.

  • I always felt bad for Loomis, I mean if they had just heeded his warnings.

  • Jimmy slipping in all that blood and getting concussed really was a stupid scene. Even with the alternate ending it’s still stupid.

  • Michael’s been out in the parking lot stealing alternators again hasn’t he? That whipper-snapper. I know no one’s car will start now, I’ll have a talk with the boy.

  • Hiyo! Michael saved the best murder of a healthcare worker for last.

  • Which leads to three solid minutes of Michael and Laurie cat & mouse.

  • If Laurie stayed hidden in that car for the rest of the night, that would’ve started another branch in their multiverse.

  • Ah yes, the fulcrum of the main Halloween universe. Strife and contention between fans, origins of lack of ideas or studio pressure to be blamed. Of course I’m talking about whether or not Loomis will remember how many bullets he has in his gun this time.

  • Fucking Jimmy makes his way to to the car Laurie just happens to be hiding in and passes out on the fucking horn. Thanks dick.

  • Of course Michael heard the horn, six shots to his chest and we walked away – you think his hearing’s off?

  • Fucking Myers man, say what you want about his activities – but the guy knows how to make a freaking entrance.

  • Someone pay attention this time, that was one shot for the window and five into Michael. So Loomis is empty and I’m not gonna reference the clip from “Clue” about how many bullets hit the chandelier.

  • 11 bullets in him and he’s up killing and stalking. Don Corleone ain’t got shit on Michael.

  • Loomis forgot he was empty. No one told him and he gets a scalpel in the tummy. Well done everyone, bang-up job. Idiots.

  • Two more bullets to the face with inhuman precision and Laurie escapes.

  • Loomis says fuck it all and torches himself and Michael with an earth-shattering kaboom Marvin the Martian would be damn proud of.

  • But no, one last fire-walk stunt of someone coming down the hallway towards Laurie. Was it Michael or Loomis? The world may never know.

  • The local TV van is parked outside the hospital naturally, and its call letters are, “WWAR.” I hope their competitor’s commercials always asked what they were good for and everyone would shout, “absolutely nothing!” Ahem. Well tough shit, I’m ending with that joke.

Final Thoughts: Arguably the best sequel to the original and definitely my favorite, but I really wouldn’t have minded if the Michael Myers saga ended here for good. I like most of the sequels and it’s my favorite franchise, but remember when Boba Fett was completely mysterious after only appearing in two films?

Score: 9 Pesky Multiverse Branches That Don’t Involve Marvel (out of 10)

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10 thoughts on “Schlocktoberfest XIII – Day 3: Halloween II”

  1. I’ve always thought this picture was severely underrated. One of my favorite slasher movies and it’s light years better than any Halloween movie since. I also love that the poster says, “ALL NEW.” What does that even mean? It’s also a goddamn lie because the beginning is the same as the end of the original. Also: Is Dick Warlock the greatest moniker in recorded history? It would be an excellent brand of erectile dysfunction pill.

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