Halloween II Tribute

[@previousimage5326]

I was lucky enough to see this in the theater when it first came out, I was 11 years-old, it was an absolutely unforgettable experience, completely thrilling, a little terrifying, and completely fun!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

So cool that you got to see this in theaters. That had to be totally thrilling and at 11...!!

[@karlastraight2458]

Me too- in the theater!! THE BEST!!

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

Halloween 2 isn't just my favorite in the franchise, it's my favorite horror movie in general. I love everything about it. The music, atmosphere, and of course, Dick Warlock as Michael Myers is top notch! I really enjoyed watching this video. You have a new subscriber, sir.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks so much for watching, subscribing and commenting. We're definitely both Halloween II lovers. 🎃💀🖤

[@richtalksrecords]

Great video, Happy Halloween, and thank you for the shout out!!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

🎃💀🖤👍🏼

[@Dwight2744]

You're making some great points brother. I like the first one better but I appreciate the no nonsense, simple plot, straight up slasher vibes of the second one. I think the early '80s was the peak of this kind of movie.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@Dwight2744 Thanks and the early ‘80s were totally the peak for slashers (hell, I’d argue it was the peak for ALL movies).

[@LadySienna1]

That moment at the beginning, right after Loomis says..."you don't know what death is."...and the Halloween theme hits, then the organ as the credits come on screen.. Gives me chills every time... Also: the moment the drumbeat drops after Micheal slashes the troopers throat while they are on the ground...personal favorite moment of the movie.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@LadySienna1 Thanks for commenting and I feel the same way about the opening (as you know from my video). So many great moments in the film: such an impactful collision of music and visuals.

[@LadySienna1]

@@EdwinCannistraci Lol, I actually made my comment before you mentioned that part in your video. I was enjoying the video that much.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@LadySienna1 Ha! Great minds and such. 😉

[@paulcooper1046]

Halloween II was the first Halloween movie I saw. I had never felt that way while watching a movie. It will always be special to me. Cheers, mate!…🎃

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@paulcooper1046 Right on! Thanks for sharing and cheers right back atcha! 🎃

[@osaji922]

Halloween 1 and 2 are the absolute best and you can forget the rest.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@osaji922 🖤🎃👍🏼

[@randycunningham7318]

I would add Halloween 3, and stop there.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@ I do love most of his other 80s films, but the Debra Hill era films are my favorite.

[@travzimmerman1340]

​@@randycunningham7318 Yup, H3 is fantastic

[@DieHardBall]

H1 and H2 is Halloween to me

[@michaeljfoley1]

What the heck, this video wasn't recommended to me at all. KZbin, what you doin' to me?! I need to know immediately when a new Cannistraci video drops! Cmon!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@michaeljfoley1Aren’t you subscribed?? That alone should place my videos high in your recommendations…!!

[@michaeljfoley1]

@@EdwinCannistraci Yes, been subscribed for a while, but clicked on your channel wanting to listen to that hilarious Iron Maiden ranking again 😆 or the insightful Bob Dylan series, and it's then that I discovered you posted a new video 6 days ago! Say what!? 🤨

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@michaeljfoley1 Major ball drop from KZbin. Still, glad you eventually stumbled upon my latest video. 😉

[@michaeljfoley1]

@@EdwinCannistraci I'm not as interested in movies as I am in music, but that said, I enjoy your movie videos a great deal. You are a very interesting person to listen to, regardless of the subject.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@michaeljfoley1 Thanks. It's appreciated.

[@crazyleg2006]

This is a great breakdown on Halloween 2. I love your vid and the movie. Thx

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks much. Appreciate it. 🎃💀🖤

[@pauliedf3]

The long shot of what laurie sees down the hallway of the nurse being lifted up by the scalpel, the silence in fear, still sticks with me

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@pauliedf3 Amazing shot. Powerful visual storytelling.

[@Badabucco-b6z]

Great video ! As a kid I found this movie the best because it was very CREEPY !!! Is easily the best slasher movie ever

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@Badabucco-b6z Thanks and right on! 🎃💀🖤

[@therhapsodist976]

Great analysis!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@therhapsodist976 Thanks much!

[@FrancisLightenUp]

Gotta watch the Halloween movies this week. I was just a young teen back then and these movies are imbedded in my phyche. Also I love these movie videos you do. I hope there are more in the future.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@FrancisLightenUp Same with me, brother, and they’ll definitely be more movie videos in the future. 😎👍🏼

[@Tils3]

Outstanding critical review! Thank you for such a thoughtful laydown - Siskel would be proud. Love the teaser for Season of the Witch.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@Tils3 Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. 🎃💀🖤

[@Mot.Muzac.]

This is such a wild take that I respect it. H2 has always been kind of my second least favorite of the OG Halloween series behind 5, but you made a good argument.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Ha! Thanks. Maybe the next time you watch H2, it'll inch up the ladder.😉

[@RMCPMark]

Another good video Mr Cannistraci. I would like to give a shout out to the cast of Halloween 2 especially to a supporting actor but he always did a fantastic job in every movie. And that guy is Leo Rossi who plays Budd Scarlotti. He’s a cool paesano who gets a little dip in the hot tub with the hot nurse. Sadly he only makes it to second base before his demise 😁

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks and I'm a fan of Mr. Rossi as well. Being an Italian-American I see a lot of myself in him and I know I would never survive a slasher film because of it! 😅In Budd's defense it seemed like he had already hooked up with Karen a few times before, so at very least, he had that going for him before his demise.

[@CathyLahn]

p.s. I've "always" liked "HALLOWEEN 3: Season Of The Witch" as well. Always. Its a cool, weird film that not only takes you down that interesting alternate path, but also brings us those fantastic 3 masks 🎃🧟💀 + the song, which has become part of horror history in and of itself. Btw, I think 'the best' point you made during this clip is that people need to understand the time. Movies were uniquely cool in the late 70s and early 80s. There's far too many adjectives to properly describe it. But that particular capsule of time was very special...and happily "devoid" of all the Myers, Vorhees, Krueger worship which came soon after. I'll never forget seeing these films in the theater or on pay cable back then. For instance, a but later on, seeing the first "Nightmare On Elm Street" with my girlfriend at the theater... before anyone knew who Freddie was. And the nature of that first one, totally Wes Craven, was evil, surreal and totally affecting. With straight up violent deaths and macabre visions all through it. And "at that time" this movie was so effective, that we felt palpably frightened to leave the theater through the side EXIT door, which opened to a little puddle of water and a tall/thin cement stairway, leading up to the parking lot. Only stray light shining down. And why did we feel this? Because there were no "jokes" from Krueger...he was only this wide-eyed, scarred madman who wanted to slice you up. No silly, half-assed rock songs during the credits either. It was just "over," with creepy score playing....and you had to leave.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

All great points and thanks for sharing your memory of first seeing Nightmare on Elm Street. I can only imagine how scary that must have been (before Freddy became such 'a personality"). That's the thing: once all these slashers got into the late 80s, they became too iconic and too familiar and the overall style of the films had softened and lost their edge.

[@CathyLahn]

@@EdwinCannistraci Hey, thanks. Appreciate your always kind and thoughtful responses. And you're absolutely correct in what you said here. It's fine and fun when these "psycho madmen" get personalities and fan clubs, but for me, I like it when they're frightening and dangerous. Hard to be either of those when you're cracking jokes and/or performing stunt kills, mostly for laughs. Again, I'm cool with that. I just wish they would've ignored the over zealous fans, focused in and made a few more truly scary entries first. ⚡

[@darkestrealmsproductions5116]

Yep, I first saw this bad boy back in '02 on the SciFi Channel back when I was in eighth grade. It was my introduction to the Halloween franchise (and slasher movies in general) and it remains to be one of my favorite horror films ever made. I feel like it doesn't get the recognition that it truly deserves.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Of course I agree. Thanks for commenting about the first time you saw this great film. 🎃💀🖤

[@ourheartscondemnyou]

Excellent video! Curious to know your thoughts on the last three movies with Jamie Leigh.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@ourheartscondemnyou Thanks as always. Despite having their moments, I don’t care for the first two films of the reboot trilogy. However, unlike most people, I love Halloween Ends and it’s easily my favorite Halloween film post the Carpenter/Hill era. What did you guys think of ‘em?

[@ourheartscondemnyou]

@ agreed that they all have their moments. We are slightly biased though as the first one was our first date movie ;) We thought that one had some of Jamie Leigh’s best acting. The look in her eyes alone told you that she’d seen some s*it. But we were underwhelmed by the last movie. I guess we had too many expectations. We have to give it a second viewing though based on your recommendation. 🥃🥃

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@ I think Ends works best if you view it as a standalone sequel and not a last chapter of a trilogy. It’s really just its own thing. Cheers! 🥃

[@KandJHorrordotcom]

Great movie. I actually put Friday the 13th part two or three or the final chapter as the greatest slasher film ever. But, there are many in the running.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I'm a big fan of those Friday the 13th installments as well (I also love V and VI, but I bounce between III and IV as my favorite).

[@jeffspicoli763]

Easily my favorite Halloween movie and definitely a top five horror movie for me!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Hell yeah! Always a man of good taste. 😉🖤

[@almosthuman56]

I sat through the first 5 Halloween movies two days ago because I got three vaccines, For the flu, shingles and covid. Fucked me up and was bed ridden the next day. I am back to 100%. And I enjoyed part 2 more than before, Fun watch. Boiing water scene was brutal.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Glad you're back to 100%. 2 definitely gets better with repeat viewings and a Halloween marathon is perfect for when you're sick. Strangely they're comfort films. 🎃💀🖤

[@FrancisLightenUp]

@almosthuman56 oh man..glad your feeling better. I'm set to have all three on election day. I may skip the shingles one..that may have been the one that did you in. I've had the other two before with no issues.

[@Andy-m6j]

Great video Eddie. I myself do prefer the 1st movie however. Where do you stand on Friday the 13th movies?

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks and I dig the Friday the 13th films. Here's my off-the-cuff ranking... 1.) Part IV 2.) Part III 3). Part V 4.) Part II 5.) Part VI 6.) The Platinum Dunes Remake 7.) The Original 8.) Freddy vs Jason (if we're counting it) 9.) Jason X 10.) Part VII 11.) Part VIII 12.) Jason Goes To Hell

[@Andy-m6j]

@@EdwinCannistraci Nice list Eddie, I get your love of Part V too, it was kinda cool that they chose a copy cat killer I thought. I just think some of the budget constraints shine through a bit more on that one than they do on the others. My top two are Part II and Part III. I love part two, in particular Jason’s bag head, so cool that and a perfect progenitor to the iconic hockey mask that followed. I find the bag head really creepy and fitting for an early more inexperienced Jason. Incidentally, check out the recent slasher ‘In a Violent Nature’. It wears its Friday influence on its sleeve. It’s from the killer perspective and I really liked it. Basically Friday the 13th for the modern audience imo.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@ Cool. I’ll check it out…!!

[@joeylodes]

Halloween II is my favorite in the series. By Far. Dick Warlock was my favorite Michael Meyers.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Right on. I didn't say it in my video, but Dick Warlock is my favorite Shape as well.

[@joeylodes]

I’m always partial to the great sequels Wrath Of Khan Empire Strikes Back Aliens Rocky II The Dark Knight The Two Towers T2 for ramping up the action the way it did (though I think original Terminator is the better overall film) And yes … Halloween II It took the best aspects of Halloween I and ramped it up from the visuals , to the score , to the acting , and with a GREAT twist in the story that didn’t seem forced and made things make more sense in retrospect. Dick Warlock’s robotic like , killing Machine was perfect and thank you for pointing out its influence on the original Terminator. Great video

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@ Thanks and spot-on insights on your part. 👍🏼

[@JC-uf4zu]

The original “ Terror Train “ with her in it, is the best slasher movie ever. You’ll never guess the killer.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Now that's an original take. I forget: who was the killer? Was it David Copperfield? 🤔

[@JC-uf4zu]

@ No.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@JC-uf4zu I'll have to rewatch...!!

[@davidrivas8005]

Is the killer the train

[@JC-uf4zu]

@@davidrivas8005 Close guess ….but no.

[@standbyforsummarycombustion]

I enjoy Halloween II more than the Original too, but my favorite in the series is H4.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for commenting and wow. I'll have to rewatch H4 in the near future. It's been a few years...!!

[@eternalriver7866]

I just met Dick Warlock (Michael Myers in Halloween 2) Hes such a sweetheart and in great spirits. I regret being so drunk because I remember wanting to ask him if he was the one who walked through the glass at the hospital. I was however sober for the second day when I met him. I brought my daughter and he said he was lucky to be surrounded by a beautiful woman. It was extra cool because Tyler Mane (Rob zombie’s Michael Myers actor, was just a few feet away in the room just watching us. Even though Nick Castle is my fave, Halloween 2 was so fricken scary I had to meet Dick Warlock. The whole being alone in the hospital and the quietness is spine tingling 😱

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for commenting and very cool you got to meet Dick Warlock (I forgot to say it in the video, but he's my favorite Shape). He looks like a friendly guy from his playful, on-set pics. Since he was a stuntman, I'd be surprised if he wasn't the one who walked through the glass. Those guys love doing that stuff...!!

[@eternalriver7866]

@@EdwinCannistracithat’s right! He was wearing a Stuntmen’s Association Member baseball cap when I met him. If I meet him again I will ask again lol

[@jbwuzhere6819]

It's probably the 2nd greatest horror sequel ever after Dawn Of The Dead... and right alongside Evil Dead 2. It is the greatest slasher film IMHO.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Hell yeah! You're a person of good taste. 🎃💀🖤😉👍🏼

[@joeblogs-vx4ep]

Opinions are changeable you say it is everybody else says it isn't the greatest slasher of all time😂

[@GhoulishGage]

I’ve always said the original is my favorite, but you make a great argument that this one is better. I might have to reevaluate my stance!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Hell yeah. Maybe it IS better objectively...!! 🤔

[@frankthebutcher6679]

Yea, that's a good point. This movie scared the fuck outta me. It still does. The retcon and following films CANNOT contend

[@EdwinCannistraci]

🎃💀🖤👍🏼

[@dougg98]

Good points on this video. But nurse Karen's conversation was a timing device. So we knew she had to go somewhere else and make it to the Hospital. So that they could make it to the hospital at the same time for the rearview mirror shot. I also read that they added the boombox scene so people could understand how Michael would know Laurie is at the Hospital. But Halloween II is ultimately the only satisfying sequel and the only one I really watch anymore. It just feels like a Halloween movie with some iconic Myers scene.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

I probably could've made an entire video on my stalking/Nurse Karen theory and clarified a few things. I know the soundtrack cue for the boombox scene is entitled "He Knows Where She Is", so there is that element in play, but regardless of why Karen was introduced where she was, Michael is pretty focused on her after he slips into the hospital and, judging from the film itself, it appears he's stalking her in the same manner he has stalked other women. Even if Laurie is the ultimate goal, Michael gets distracted easily by pretty young women, so it's not like he's relentlessly "on mission" like he's presented in the mid period sequels. For example, there's Alice's murder in the beginning, which served no strategic purpose in regards to tracking down and killing Laurie. Plus, there's no logical explanation for how Michael would even know Laurie is his sister, but I'll concede there's a supernatural undercurrent (especially with how Michael cannot be killed), so, at very least, on SOME level Michael knows Laurie is connected to him. Whether ot not he is literally thinking "She's my sister" or simply "This one REALLY seems like my sister" doesn't matter in my opinion: it still results in him being drawn to Laurie in some capacity. How much he knows and how much of it is calculated? I think that's open to interpretation. That's one of the many reasons the Carpenter/Hill approach was so much more sophisticated and satisfying that later incarnations of Michael. They never explained too much and retained most of the mystery surrounding his character. Anyway, thanks for watching and for commenting. It's fun talking about this stuff, huh? 🖤🎃💀

[@dougg98]

​@@EdwinCannistraci good thoughts. I think the Alice parallel is in play for Karen. He likes to kill attractive girls. I always took his "stalking" Karen was him just getting to and getting familiar with the hospital. And then he is setting this up for his final prey which is Laurie. He's methodical in that sense - like the first movie. Your basic premise that this is the best slasher movie is a strong case. I think the only Friday movie I would think is as good would be IV and I haven't seen that one in years. The rest were pretty cookie-cutter. Any other slashers you think are at this level? Good stuff!

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@dougg98 Thanks again and yeah: Michael could definitely multi-task when it came to killing. 😅 Friday the 13th Part IV is a strong contender and it's definitely the strongest entry in that franchise (although I also enjoy III and V). Psycho III is more of a pure slasher than the first two films and I think it has a higher quality than most films in the genre: I'm a big fan of it. Although supernatural slashers, I love the first four Nightmare on Elms Street films and even though I can tell the original and third one are stronger, my favorite is the second one (Freddy's Revenge). It's such a dark and twisted film. And finally, Dario Argento's Tenebrae is probably the closest to a pure slasher he ever made and I also love that film and think it's a contender.

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

What did Michael do too Laurie's hair😂

[@EdwinCannistraci]

He scared her so much, it took on "the appearance" of a wig. 😅

[@randycunningham7318]

Halloween 2 is better than most Carpenter films after Halloween, IMO. Halloween 2 is brilliant.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@randycunningham7318 🎃💀🖤

[@JCStorm76]

You are right, sometimes, just sometimes the sequel is actually better. Same with Smile 2 which I just saw today

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@JCStorm76 I keep hearing Smile 2 is better than the first one. I’m going to definitely see it now.

[@44excalibur]

Sorry, but no, the sibling twist doesn't fall into place and doesn't work with what we've already seen in the first film. First of all, it is inconsistent with the continuity of the original film, as Laurie Strode is only four years younger than Michael, which would have made her two years old when Michael killed his sister Judith in 1963. This would have made it impossible for anyone (especially Dr. Loomis) to not know who she was. Also, Michael is seen spending most of the night stalking Annie and Lynda at the Wallace house and ignoring Laurie and Tommy at the Doyle house, which makes no sense if he escaped from Smith's Grove with the specific intent of killing her. Second, John Carpenter has since stated that the sibling twist was a mistake, and was not a "Eureka moment" since he was writing the script under the influence of a lot of beer and admittedly had no idea what he was doing since he felt that there was no more story to tell. Carpenter has said that the sibling revelation detracts from the mystery of Michael's actions and was unnecessary, as Michael needed no such motivation for stalking Laurie in the first film.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@44excalibur All fair points and good observations, but I think Carpenter is spinning the genesis of the sibling twist in the same negative light as he did the film later on. Obviously when Debra and him were writing the script, it wouldn’t have stuck if they thought it was a bad idea. They had rethought and revised several story elements during the process and it was their production. I did make a case that it makes more sense that Michael is only subconsciously drawn to Laurie and is acting more on instinct than thinking “This girl is my sister.” They don’t clarify it in the film, but maybe Dr. Loomis knew Michael had a baby sister, but after Laurie was adopted she took on the name “Strode” and it’s possible this wasn’t made aware to him (at the request of the Strode family). It works for me anyway. But like I said in the video, I think they leaned into the family angle too much in the mid period sequels. But I like how they handled it in II and it thematically makes sense since a sister was at the center of Michael’s psychosis.

[@44excalibur]

@@EdwinCannistraci Well, again, the problem with your analysis is that Laurie being Michael's sister, again, is not consistent with the first film and defies narrative logic. Again, if it is established that there is only a four year age gap between Michael and Laurie, then she would have been two years old at the time Michael killed his sister when he was six. In Halloween II, Marion Chambers tells Dr. Loomis that the file on Laurie was sealed and kept from him, which would never have happened since Dr. Loomis would have been given full disclosure of the case by law. Also, even if Michael's parents had somehow both died at the same time after he was committed (a convenient coincidence), Laurie would have been put in foster care until she would have been legally adopted by another family. There's just too much time and paperwork going into those things for it to just go unnoticed, including by Laurie herself, who would have been four years old by then. As for Carpenter, again, Carpenter stated several times that he had no intention of making a sequel, but was forced into it by producer Irwin Yablans and the studio. Carpenter felt that there was no more story left to tell, and he and Debra did not put too much thought into the sibling twist. They were making the script only for money, since they would have been paid a lot more than they were for the first film, from which they never received the profits from. Also, remember that Carpenter was working on Escape from New York at the same time that Halloween II was in production, so he wasn't really devoting all of his attention to Halloween II. The tacked-on sibling plot twist was simply something that he just added on arbitrarily and he later regretted, and again, it simply doesn't fit with the first movie. If Michael targeted Laurie because she was his sister, then why did he stalk Tommy Doyle at his school as well? Why spend so much time stalking Annie and Lynda and ignore Laurie altogether? Your attempts at rationalizing the sibling twist is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Again, it was just a plot twist that Carpenter added because he simply had no ideas left and didn't really put too much thought into. Halloween II would have been a much better film if that twist had never been added to the story in the first place.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@ You do realize I know all this, but still feel the same way, right? Art is subjective and a few of the issues you brought up (like Carpenter’s negativity about the film) I discuss in the video. But once again, thanks for weighing in.

[@jonpaulstepien]

Part 3 is way better than part 2

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@jonpaulstepien I think they’re apples and oranges, but I do love III. It might be my favorite Halloween film overall.

[@JoRN1222]

It was ok.

[@44excalibur]

Sorry, but while I liked Halloween II more than any of the other Halloween sequels, I must strongly disagree with nearly all of your points. First of all, as I've stated earlier, the plot twist making Laurie turn out to be Michael's sister is inconsistent with the continuity of the first film, as Laurie is 17 years old and Michael is 21, meaning she would have been two years old when Michael killed his sister Judith in 1963 and therefore her real identity would have been known to everyone, including Dr. Loomis. It's also illogical since Michael spends most of the night stalking Annie and Lynda at the Wallace house and mostly ignores Laurie at the Doyle house. Also, the sibling revelation detracts from the mystery of Michael's actions, something that John Carpenter himself admitted was a mistake and a decision he made while under the influence of a lot of beer and having no idea of what to write. Second, the hospital location is implausible as no hospital would be that dark and understaffed on Halloween, the busiest night of the year. The lack of staff and any visible patients aside from the boy with the razor blade stuck in his mouth makes the situation unrealistic. Also, the bland hospital setting lacks the atmosphere of the first film, where Michael was stalking the darkened streets and houses of Haddonfield like a ghost. Third, stuntman Dick Warlock as Michael Myers as a significant step down from Nick Castle. For one, Warlock was slightly shorter than Castle, and the mask didn't fit on his head as well as it did Castle's. Also, director Rick Rosenthal made the mistake of allowing Warlock's eyes to be visible through the mask, something Carpenter specifically avoided doing in the original Halloween, where you never saw Michael's eyes through the mask. And finally, Dick Warlock lacked the smooth, graceful, effortless walk and body movement that Nick Castle had in the first film, as Warlock's movements were slow and stiff by comparison.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@@44excalibur I respectfully disagree with most of your points (and I responded to the sibling angle in your other comment). If you think that beautifully Dean Cundey shot hospital is a “bland” setting, I wonder if you’ve only seen the pan & scan version on TV. So much visual atmosphere. It’s only revealed in a deleted scene, but the reason the hospital is dark is because Michael cut the power. Regardless, I don’t think the film should be viewed with such a “real world” mindset. Like the Italian horror films that influenced it, the film is dreamlike and borders on a dark fantasy at times. Even the first film did this to a degree by making Michael impossible to kill. Also like the Fog, the Carpenter/Hill Halloween films are all about abstraction of the supernatural and the horror elements (once again, something that comes from Italian horror). And this is of course just an opinion and I know I’m in the minority, but I prefer Dick Warlock as the Shape. He feels like a bigger and more visceral threat and seeing his eyes makes the mask look creepier IMO. That all being said, I appreciate you commenting and I love reading different opinions.

[@44excalibur]

@@EdwinCannistraci The hospital is a bland setting because it has a white, sterile look that doesn't match the organic setting and backgrounds of the original film. Dean Cundy's cinematography on the first film is unequaled, and he makes that street between Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard look like another world entirely in every-town USA. Also, if Michael had cut the power in the hospital, the backup generators would immediately kick in, and technicians would be called to inspect the damage. Police would also be stationed there in the event of a victim of a triple murder. Also, one drunk doctor, two paramedics, and four nurses in the entire hospital? And where are all the patients? Aside from the infants in the maternity ward and that kid with the mouth injury, there was no one other than Laurie. The first film didn't do anything that was as implausible as that. As for Dick Warlock, even Debra Hill admitted that his movement and presence didn't match Nick Castle's. As for the illogical sibling twist, I've pretty much shown that there's no way to make that one work on any level that makes sense. But again, you are free to your opinion and I appreciate the reply.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@ Sorry I don’t have the more canonized and critically acceptable opinion that the original Halloween is better than Halloween II. And like I said in the video, artists aren’t always the best judge of their own work. In his 1980 Playboy interview John Lennon said half his songs in the Beatles were lousy. Does that mean I have to agree with him and dislike “And Your Bird Can Sing” and “Cry Baby Cry” (two songs he hated that I love). But that being said, I likewise appreciate the reply and you commenting. 👍🏼

[@paulvoorhies8821]

What???

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Best comment ever? 😅😅😅

[@cheapcinemachannel4548]

Halloween II certainly has a lot going for it. A follow-up album made in peak years is almost always better than anything down the line. One thing against it though is Dick Warlock. Talented guy but not a good choice for Michael. He's too short and the mask looks odd on his head. Cuts into the intimidation factor.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Thanks for watching and for weighing-in (even if I dig Dick Warlock's short and oddly shaped head Shape 😉).

[@alamahony]

Halloween 2 sucks as much as Halloween Resurrection,coincidentally they have the same director.

[@EdwinCannistraci]

Yeah, except one had John Carpenter and Debra Hill at the helm as writers and producers and no Busta Rhymes, the other... 😅

[@andrewbouk1324]

Yep, you are correct.👎🏻👎🏻

[@EdwinCannistraci]

@ Tough crowd.