Rob zombies take on halloween 2 unfortunately does not fall into that category at all. The film was reported to have been cancelled due to dimension losing the rights to the series. Danielle harris, who portrayed jamie lloyd, was 11 years old when halloween 4 was filmed, and. The host of horrors hallowed grounds, sean clark, takes you on a trip down memory lane with halloween ii. Zombie acknowledged that filming in georgia provided certain tax breaks for the company, but the real.
Halloween 2018 film, a direct sequel to the 1978 film halloween also called halloween ii 3 during production. It was a sequel to the earlier remade zombie film halloween 2007, and not a remake of the halloween 2 1981 film. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Picking up where halloween ended, and then jumping ahead one year, halloween ii follows laurie strode as she deals with the aftermath of the previous years events, dr. The buildings and houses that were made famous in tv and movies, from halloween to the craft. Rob zombies halloween ii will always be one of the most fascinating films of the 2000s decade, highlighting zombies distressing vision as well as the sorely lacking creativity in the slasher genre in recent years. Production began on february 23, 2009 in atlanta, georgia. Halloween was released into theaters on october 25th, 1978. Halloween ii was released into theaters on august 28th, 2009. Halloween ii theatrical 12 when this film was released back in 2009, it was butchered no pun intended by the critics and most of the audience. Download halloween ii 2009 film to pc or mobile now bluray 720p.
Halloween ii critics consensus zombie shows flashes of vision in the followup to his halloween reboot, but theyre smothered by mountains of gore and hackneyed, brutal violence. Fans of the halloween franchise have been decisively split over rob zombies reboot of john carpenters classic slasher flick especially in regards to this summers sequel, halloween ii. The writers were to be patrick melton and marcus dunstan, the latter of which would have also been the director. Rewind the locations where they filmed the 1981 horror occult movie starring jamie lee curtis, donald pleasence, lance guest more cast. While a remake became inevitable, i dutifully went to see it and was completely let down. The film is a sequel to zombies 2007 remake of 1978s halloween. For 100 minutes, youre going to see a stupid, silly movie, perry said. Halloween ii 2009 a year after narrowly escaping death at the hands of michael myers tyler mane, laurie strode is at the breaking point, pushed to the edge by dr. It was filmed in 16mm to give it a harsh, gritty tone. It is the tenth film overall in the longrunning halloween franchise laurie strode scout taylorcompton managed to shoot michael myers in the head on halloween night. The first halloween is one of the best horror films of all time, and easily the best film centered around the holiday of halloween. For its first airing on television, extra scenes had to be added to make it fit the desired time slot. New milford, connecticut, usa additional filming 8 of 8 found this interesting interesting. Rent halloween ii 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
A madea halloween, tyler perrys voice unexpectedly filled the theater. The film is a sequel to zombies 2007 remake of halloween 1978, and the tenth film in the film series. As this was shot mostly in georgia, i had not taken the time to search out the filming locations. This is the worst film ive seen since catwoman and now ranks as the 4th worst film ive ever had to sit through in my life just behind battlefield earth, catwoman. The film is a sequel to zombies 2007 remake of halloween 1978, the second movie in the rebooted halloween series and the tenth halloween film overall picking up where 2007s halloween ended, and then jumping ahead one year, halloween ii follows laurie strode as she deals with the aftermath of the. It is here, in south pasadena, that you will find the original myers home where young michael myers commits his first murder his sister, lauries jamie lee curtis own. Halloween is a 2018 american slasher film directed by david gordon green and written by green, jeff fradley, and danny mcbride. Halloween 2 1981 vs halloween 2 2009 october 15, 2016 by corin in original vs remake when rob zombie remade halloween, his version was clearly outclassed by the original, but to be fair, he wasnt that far off the mark and there were certainly things to be appreciated about his adaptation. The film opened with a title card providing the meaning of a white horse in ones dreams, excerpted from the subconscious psychosis of dreams. However, many of the other scenes from halloween were filmed a good 15 miles to the east of hollywood, in the city of south pasadena, where they found a residential neighborhood which somewhat resembles orange grove avenue. Rent halloween ii 2009 starring scout taylorcompton and malcolm mcdowell on dvd and bluray. I believe youre referring to the little girl in halloween 4 and halloween 5, who plays jamie lloyd. Filming primarily took place in georgia, which provided zombie with a tax incentive as well as the visual look the director was going for with the film.
Halloween ii is a 2009 american slasher film written, directed, and produced by rob zombie. Halloween ii is a 2009 american horror film written, directed and produced by rob zombie. It is not a remake of the halloween ii that came out in 1981. Halloween ii then was not high on my list of must watch films. It is the eleventh installment in the halloween film series and a direct sequel to the 1978 film of the same name while effecting a retcon of all previous sequels. Carpenter also made a voice cameo as the voice of paul, during the.
Rob zombie, 105 minutes, 119 minutes unrated directors cut film plot summary based upon the directors cut. Halloween ii 2009 halloween ii was released into theaters on august 28th, 2009. Halloween 2007 check out the all new halloween page at setjetter. Moments before the beginning of the press screening of boo 2. Filming locations 10 filming dates 3 production dates 2 filming locations. When a sequel was announced, i had the lowest of expectations going into the the theatre. Filming locations include atlanta, covington, decatur, farrar, madison, newborn and oxford, ga. Disappointment is one thing, but the absolute disgust i felt after seeing rob zombies halloween ii. Halloween ii 2009 purchase or stream halloween ii 2009 filmmaker rob zombie returns to haddonfield for this dimension films sequel that finds the murderous psychopath michael myers once again played by tyler mane out on the loose again. When youre rebooting a film franchise you obviously run the risk of not pleasing the fans. Reportedly, the film would have been a standalone installment set to reintroduce audiences to michael myers. This worked very effectively for him on what is still his best movie, the devils rejects, and it makes the killings in halloween ii feel all the more brutal.
Halloween by zombie was a movie of two parts the first was decent enough because it played out largely as an original piece however the second half descended into a kill em all piece that at best just got a little messy. Halloween ii, taking place on the same night, attempts to. Halloween ii was a box office success, becoming the secondhighest grossing horror film of 1981 behind an american werewolf in london. Perry was entering, microphone in hand, to introduce the film. This change in direction popped in the writerdirectors head when. Laurie strode struggles to come to terms with her brother michaels deadly return to haddonfield, illinois. To call halloween 2 i giant shitfest would be far too kind. There are four main houses seen in both the 1978 original and the 2007 versions of halloween. Financial analysis of halloween 2 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Expect sex scenes and nonstop stream of extreme profanity, too, but its really the violence with young women covered head to toe in blood, slashed to ribbons, whimpering, and crying for aid that makes halloween 2 truly unpleasant. Maybe the crew wasnt allowed access to the rear of the doyle house because, this time, michael myers the shape dick warlock plunges from the upstairs window into the front garden at 1530 orange grove avenue in hollywood. This was the 10th film in the series, and rob zombies second and final film.
With scout taylorcompton, tyler mane, malcolm mcdowell, sheri moon zombie. Heads turned and then excited gasps filled the room. It was shot over twenty days in the spring of 1978. When the movie was made there were two possible endings filmed with one being selected for the theatrical release. Like the prior halloween installment, two years earlier, this would also be directed by rob zombie. Ive never seen a horror movie so bland, so predictable, so boring and so ridiculous in my life. Well start out with the locations of those homes in the 2007 remake 1. Halloween ii 2009 film uncyclopedia, the contentfree.
Although its first 2030 minutes were similar to the 1981 film, it then skipped ahead one or. Carpenter filmed these during the production of halloween ii 1981 against his better judgment. Internationally, halloween ii was released throughout europe, but it was banned in west germany and iceland due to the graphic violence and nudity. This sequel to zombies absolutely atrocious remake is both a flourishing flower of inspiration and an outrageous fuck you to all the zombie haters, miraculously filmed in grainy. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Linked to instinct, purity, and the drive of the physical body to release. I, personally, do not care because i actually like it and prefer it over zombies original revisioning of halloween. It stars jamie lee curtis and nick castle who reprise their respective roles as laurie strode and michael. Halloween ii is a 2009 american horror film written, directed, and produced by rob zombie. Halloween returns is a cancelled 2016recalibration to the halloween series.
Halloween ii, a song by samhain from the 1986 album samhain iii. Halloween ii movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. Com with 20 being the 35th anniversary of my all time favorite, halloween, i wanted to update my filming locations for the series, which have been scattered throughout my blog. Crucifixtion of rob zombie is rob zombies 2009 abortion of the halloween franchise. Plus we visit some choice filming locations from the movie. Halloween ii 2009 full watch free online on soapgate aka soap2day with english subtitles. Follow sean clark and relive a laurie strode nightmare as she and dr. Filming ran from february 23rd, 2009 to april 9th, 2009. As readers of my blog know, halloween is my all time favorite movie.
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