Overall, Halloween 2 is not better than the original, but it is by no means worse. Yes, some scenes have no purpose and the plot is nothing exceptional, but for a sequel it's good enough and besides you'll be too involved to care. If you liked the original, watch this one with it together.

They recast Young Michael because the original actor had grown too much. It would be jarring. They had to recast there.

Yes, it's bloodier than H1 overall, I even said that in my original post, but it's marginally bloodier than the original film. The kills in H1 take longer too, there's struggling going on. The hot tub kill in 2 is the only thing that matches the rawness of the original film's kills.

While remarking on how his producer's side took over with Halloween II—he broadly gestures toward wanting to give younger directors opportunities, but really he wanted a check—he called the Myers sequel “an abomination and a horrible movie.” He would later add how director Rick Rosenthal didn't have a feeling for the ...