Brad Dourif is the most underrated actor ever. His first role in Cuckoo's Nest is absolutely stunning on a profound level. One of the best acting performances I have ever seen.

The only thing I didn’t really like is the white horse situation. Super pretentious and unnecessary

You are one of the critics that points out every defect of a movie you love. It's something I respect Cody a lot.

Danielle Harris's Annie was so brilliant, quietly resolved to her damaged face, living to be a good daughter and friend, quiet and level headed as opposed to her obnoxious self in the first movie... her new personality makes her death so much harder to deal with

You're right about one thing mate, this film is totally undeserving of the performance by Brad Dourif!

Hoboween: The night he lost is home

I thought Tyler mane was excellent as Michael Myers

Movies never make me cry, but the scene when Sheriff Brackett finds Annie dead made me tear up. Solid performance! I love this movie! Very unique with brutal kills

This movie is CRIMINALLY underrated. The amount of hate it receives is closer to groupthink than actual criticism

I got so hyped when you said "I am not one of them"! Finally someone else who enjoys RZ's H2

Michael Myers is jason Voorhees in this movie.

Me: thinking this film is meh Everyone else:This film sucks Cody Leach: I will defend this movie till I die Everyone after they see that video: This film is really good I've just suddenly for some reason changed my mind. Me: What the...

And you are 100% right about the scene where Bracket found Annie. Rob Zombie made it an important scene. He put thought into it and chose to make that death mean more than just any other death scene. He wanted you to sit with it and feel it the same way Lori did. It was awesome and very impactful.

The BIGGEST sin that came from this movie is that he made Dr. Loomis into Dr. Phil - no forgiveness from me for that.

I don’t get all the hate for H2, it’s brutal and realistic. It shows how Laurie is dealing with the events from the first film and how broken she is. The atmosphere is creepy and gritty, and the kills are phenomenal. I like the theatrical cut wayyyy better bc it shows a damaged but optimistic Laurie but it doesn’t have Sheriff Bracket’s breakdown. Angry brutal Myers is my favorite. Scout gave an amazing performance

I honestly really like the movie because it takes the franchise in a completely different direction than anything else that came before and its honestly refreshing considering all the movies have basically the same plot but they took a chance and made something different and I appreciate it

Ive really enjoyed your Halloween review series!

I 100% agree with you in that scene when sheriff brackett found annie in the bathroom.... it's IMPOSSIBLE not to get emotional with his performance. That's what I always say about horror movies is that they lack compassion and realism for the victims but that scene in the bathroom will forever be iconic to me

This movie was awesome and completely underrated for it's time. You just have to understand where he's coming from about the mother and the white horse. Michael said when he was in custody in protective services with his Mom visiting that he always dreamed of her as a ghost with a white horse. That and the mask was just perfect for him and they had a great actor for Michael Myers. The original director may not have liked his direction, but I loved his new perspective of him. He may have been the first mortal Michael Myers, but that was actually fleshed out into what actually made him how he turned out.

“The white horse” really.. if it wasn’t for the white horse this would’ve been a decent film. anyhow good review can’t wait to hear your review of the new movie

The beginning of H2 is phenomenal. He's killing people while Night in White Satin is playing. I think it's one of the best sequences in a Halloween movie period.

Loved this movie..thought it was darker and liked his character development Laurie's decline and Annie's death... just the whole feel of the movie. Also myers looks great as the hobo..wearing a hoodie and his half faced mask. Great review Cody, finally some appreciation for H2.

oh man im gonna miss this review series. This was by far my fav group of videos youve made

Stand up for what you love ❤

This movie is just weird in my opinion. Sometimes I love it as sometimes I absolutely hate it. I do give Rob Zombie tons of respect. It does something different and I really appreciate that. I love Danielle Harris and Brad Douriff did an amazing job in this movie and how they took care of Laurie and were very caring in this movie. I don't mind Laurie slowly getting more and more crazy. I also love the way that they actually had Laurie discover that she's Michael's sister because that's something that they never bothered to do in the original Halloween 2. And I think Myers is brutal as fuck and I actually don't mind the "hobo" Myers cuz I mean that's what Michael would do instead of standing there in the jumpsuit and mask when he's not killing, and it makes the mask feel even more special because he only puts it on when he kills. My only problem is that I'm just not a huge fan of Rob Zombie's style. I love his cinematography (especially that fuckin farm or whatever scene where he fucka up those farmers), but I'm not a huge fan of the Rob Zombies music video style. But I don't know. And while I actually kinda like the way they went with Laurie, I do think she was a bit annoying at times but it's not that big of a deal. But probably my biggest problem is Dr. Loomis. I just don't like how much of a dick he is and ya it's supposed to be different and not like Donald Pleasence, but he's not supposed to be a huge cunt like in this one. Overall this movie is actually pretty good and a bit misunderstood Edit: and that white horse shit was just stupid Edit#2: are you gonna do a spoiler free review of Halloween 2018? Edit#3: nevermind u just posted it 😅

The movie was pretty good, in my opinion. But, as for all the Michael Myers supernatural shit, as well as his mom ghost, I heard that Rob Zombie's original plan was to have it be revealed that Laurie was the killer the entire movie, and Myers was a fantasy induced by PTSD. Kinda like with Chucky being in Nica's head during Cult, but both ideas were poorly executed.

Am I and Cody the only ones that LOVED this one? Yeah? yea... ok.

Congratulations Cody on 19, 000 subscribers..

Dude you really deserve more subscribers than you have like really, I haven’t seen review like yours, you put so much detail & opinion into your vids, big love man keep up the good work 👍🏻

This is for sure one of my favorite Halloween movies

I thought I was alone in this world, the one person who loved this movie. Thank you, Mr. Leach, I don't feel crazy anymore. You nailed everything flawlessly in this reviw (Except the editing, apparently, haha), the goods, bads, and in betweens. Theatrical release is the way to go, less is more (Especially when Mr. Z is at the wheel). Nailed it! Looking forward to your 2018 review, I'll share my thoughts as well. Mad kudos, my Horror taste soul mate.

The hospital scene was fantastic IMO

Cody, thank you for clarifying the difference in tone between the Theatrical Cut and the Directors Cut. The reason I hated watching this movie so much is because I have only seen the Directors Cut. Yes, Laurie is very, very unlikable in the Directors Cut. So much so that I think that is what turned me off to the movie (that and the whole White Horse, Sherri Moon Zombie aspect that still leaves me shaking my head). I have never seen the Directors Cut of Rob Zombie's Halloween from 2007, just the Theatrical Cut. Now I really need to see the Theatrical Cut of Halloween 2 and maybe I will get a new, more fresh perspective on the movie. Yeah... Don't watch the Directors Cut.

“Behold the pale horse, and the man who sat on him was death, and hell followed with him.” The white horse is the pale horse, and Michael Meyers is death. Duh Cody!!! 😂😉

I'm gonna be honest, I used to have a lot of disdain toward Zombie's Halloween films. But as time goes on & after experiencing the lackluster trilogy from Blumhouse, I've grown to appreciate Zombie's efforts & willingness to make it his own. Definitely worth a revisit in my opinion.

I really loved this Movie, I love H1 2007 alot more but this is so underrated. I really enjoy both remakes

This was actually the first Halloween I saw and it holds a special place in my heart

Yes thank you! I love this movie and I am so happy to see someone else who likes it! Rock on Cody!

Octavia Spencer's multi stab death is the BEST kill of the entire series

Nice review but "well written dialogue?" Where at one point in the movie is the dialogue good?

One thing you've got to give Rob Zombie is that he's sequels are different than the first film

Both of Rob Zombie’s Halloweens had a lot of positives and negatives and I think you did a great job explaining them. Awesome video!

I actually liked this one a bit more then the remake.

I am glad I am not the only one that loves this film. All of your points were spot on. I have always defended this movie. Great video, great series

One of the best acted and most believable performances, and one of the most original direction with a franchise/sequel/whatever!

One of my faves, horror movies, not just sequels.

I've watched every one of these videos as you released them over the last several days. Really looked forward to each one of them... That's for the great series, keep up the great work! Excited to see your mask review video!

Honestly, this movie is just a couple of changes away from being great, I would just take out most of the white horse stuff and make Loomis a bit more likable. Those were really the only two things in the movie that I hated. Other than that, I think Tyler Mane is great as Myers. I know this is a hot take, but it might be my all time favorite portrayal of the character. He is just terrifying to me, from the way he looks to the way he acts to the way he kills. Can’t say enough good things about Tyler Mane. That hospital scene is also one of my favorite sequences in the franchise. I never really minded that it turned out to be a dream since it showed us just how mentally damaged Laurie was after the first movie. I could talk about this movie all day, so I’ll just stop here. Great job with the awesome review Cody, this is one of the few times I agree with one of your many controversial opinions.

Ya know, I haven’t seen this movie since 2012 when I reviewed it with a friend. Our review was scathing. That being said, the way you defend it makes me want to give it another shot. I think I’ll do that tonight. I’ll make sure to strictly watch the theatrical version as you suggested.

I actually like this movie, but I don’t watch it often because of the white horse bs. It has no purpose in the movie and if he is so hellbent on having his wife in this movie, then why didn’t he do a flashback or something like that? Anything but the white horse

Man, I remember when Rob announced this movie, and hyping myself like no tomorrow dying to see this, because I loved (still do) H1 to death. Saw this early morning opening day... During the first 25 minutes, I thought we were watching a new classic, and potentially a superior sequel. As soon as Laurie woke up, the movie went downhill. Loomis was a greedy douche, and Michael went after random people who had 0 connection to Laurie (Save the tear jerking Annie death sequence), which was off putting. Incredible first act, lazy second act, rushed, but effective 3rd act, but not enough to save the whole movie. This movie had so much potential to be a classic on so many levels, but somewhere Rob said “fuck it”.

Rob Zombie’s direction and editing in this film is honestly insane. How he pulled some of this off is beyond me. That nightmare sequence with Laurie is amazing.

The opening dream sequence was the best scene I think of any rob zombie, having nights in white satin playing in the background just brought so much to it. Loved that

Yes! Completely agree. Been a big fan of this movie from day one. I thought Scout did an amazing job. She got so emotional in the bathroom scene with Annie that she had the walk off set because she couldn’t stop crying. Most tears from actors are fake...

Thank you for breaking the mold on not just slandering the film. Oddly enough zombie didn’t even wanna do the second film, he was contractually binded. Love the direction he went for in two by making it his own thing. This film is more of a psychological horror and I love it for that like you said it really highlights the trauma Laurie and even Annie went through it’s quite realistic in that regard

I love you defending the opening sequence, it takes the terrible boring storyline of original Halloween 2 and recreates it into a badass 10 minute dream sequence - and I must defend the “die!” at the end, Loomis begged him to talk for years and that’s the only thing he says to him before he kills him?! Iconic

The cinematography is awesome indeed!

Brad Dourif was so good in this movie

Excellent point about how RZ's H2 handles the sibling connection vs the original H2.

Adored Dourif, Danielle Harris.. and I don't know which ending it is ( directors cut or theatre) where everybody dies, Michael and Loomis die, then Laurie comes out, goes to stab Loomis and gets shot to death too. BEST ENDING EVER. ANd her aftermath/"heaven" is that weird white room

Rob zombie should have done a Friday the 13th instead

I am part of the 98% that doesn't like it. But I love watching reviews of peoples reasons why they enjoy a movie. I think this is a good review and I appreciate it. I can say that I like Daniel Harris and Brad Douriff in this movie. And the last one. And that one scene when Annie dies, does actually make me cry. But that is about all I got on this one.

I don't care what anyone says. I love Rob Zombie's Halloween 2007 movie more than the original 1978 Halloween movie. Halloween II (2009) was good also, but I didn't like the "White Horse" crap. The opening hospital scene was awesome.

I appreciate your review. Very professional given the fact that you're not a Rob Zombie but can still critique a movie for its art. I am not a Rob Zombie fan but i agree. The transition of Lorie from a traumatized girl to slowly connecting to Michael. There's also a sad scene when the sheriff's reaction to Annie's death adds emotion in comparison to all the other movies where we don't get the emotional side to the victims. We connect with the characters instead of them being just casualties. That was the missing element that this horror movie needed. Its really got all the elements especially the psychological aspect.

I love this movie! In my opinion, this is the most underrated horror movie ever! I like how all of the main characters have changed since the events of the first movie. Laurie is a traumatized party girl, Annie is more mature, Sheriff Brackett is more protective of Annie and Laurie, and Loomis is a greedy jerk. Aside from Loomis though, I like all of the new portrayals. And yes, I still really like Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie! I also like how Michael Myers is portrayed in the movie. The "Hobo Myers" thing makes sense to me. Michael can only be in so many comas and cults before it gets old. And what was he doing between the events of the original H2 and H20 (and Resurrection). It makes sense that he would be a drifter, Avoiding the public eye. And I like the mask too. Maybe the reason the mask changes between movies in the original series is because the previous one deteriorates quickly and he replaces it with a similar looking mask. But this mask is so special to Michael that he keeps it with him despite it falling to pieces. Annie's death is also the most depressing death I have ever seen in a horror movie. Laurie's reaction to her dying and Brackett's reaction to seeing her dead and his rage after that really sell it for me. Her death gets me every time I watch it. This movie knows how to show that murder is a painful, traumatizing thing and how to show the different effects of it with different people. I also like how Laurie finds out about her relationship to Michael. I find it tragic. As for negatives, I don't like Loomis and I don't like the White Horse thing. The amount of profanity is still irritating but it is dialed WAY down compared to H1. I also prefer the Theatrical version to the Unrated version. Mainly for the VASTLY superior ending, but also for the dialogue changes. Watching the Unrated version makes the movie seem completely different! Again, I really wish that the 15-disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray from 2014 would have included the Theatrical versions of RZ's H1 and H2. At least I still have the DVD copies of them.

A spot on review of the Halloween series on a whole, and a helluva thumbs up on this review. Many similar thoughts on the great parts and the bad, not to mention a simultaneous exclamation of what was the worst part of this sequel..aside from the overdose of SMZ looking like she did in the Living Dead Girl video, that all of us but RZ had to painfully endure. Totally on board with the Oscar nod for Brad Dourif in this one too..just crushed my heart...this is a badass movie. 🤘 Enjoy the show tonight..I'm 2hrs out from my showing, and I can't fucking wait.

I’m very late to the party as I just discovered your channel today, but I’m so glad I’m not the only one that loves this movie.

I'm glad that you pointed out that is a remake and fans cannot expect everything to be the same like the original

In 2 hours and 9 minutes I get to see the new HALLOWEEN. 🎃🔪

Underrated film. Rob Zombie is disliked by many, but I feel he is a TRUE horror fan. And I would rather have somebody who truly loves the genre to direct a film rather than somebody who just shits out a PG-13 “horror” film because they can.

Remember. Myers talks if he wants to. But he needs to talk at right moment. Like how Halloween 2018 made Myere to speak at right time.

Halloween 3 is probably a more ballsy sequel than Zombie's Halloween 2

Octavia Spencer has one of the harshest deaths of any Michael Myer's kill. There are times I can't even watch it depending on my mood. Overall, I have an issue with the timeline here. Is this supposed to be the 70s? If so, why is Loomis on a late night show with Weird Al? My understanding was that it was still supposed to be in the 70s, but I can't ever tell because he always uses that tone. As for Laurie, I truly dislike this version of Laurie. I thought she was annoying. I would've rooted more for Annie Bracket here.

"Chucky": you break my heart michael. You break my heart

The problem is..Rob Zombie doesn't understand Michael Myers at all. The Killer in this movie is actually a Cousin of the Firefly family from House of 1000 Corpses. It's more of a spin-off of that shit.

You know, i actually use to hated this Movie until I've seen DrumDum and your Video's talking about it and you guys changed my Mind on the Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 Movie. I can now see why you guy's loved it and maybe I'll give it a Re-watch on the Movie but i don't know where i can watch it for free. Thank you for changing my Mind! ✌✌

Loved this review series, cannot wait to see the new one saturday! Also cannot wait to hear your thoughts on the new one Cody!

Hey Cody, just wanted to tell you I loved these reviews on Halloween. I like H2 too. Can't wait for the new one. Keep it up!

Love 75% of Rob Zombie's work and appreciate he wanted to follow HIS vision and he went in a NEW direction. That is really my only positive review.... I must confess to this being in my top 3 worst Halloween films of this franchise. I was both shocked and disappointed you liked this Cody, but again art hits everyone differently. I did appreciate you doing a review for each film of the franchise and it is my hope as time allows you do it for all the horror bigs, I.E Friday the 13, Texas Chainsaw series etc.... Best to you an yours moving forward Cody :) keep being authentic :) it is a endangered species now....

Gave this a rewatch theatrical cut & took on board what you said & yeah It actually not to bad just needs those weird dream scenes removed. Cheers Cody for showing me a different perspective on this film.

Personally I feel like the bad far outweighs the good in this movie. The complete character shift of Dr. Loomis was unforgivable imo & The white horse bullshit was ridiculous & cartoonish. And I did not like Lori's character shift either....horrible. Rob Zombie didn't give a shit about this movie, he did it purely for money, and it shows.

I think H2 is garbage but I am planning to rewrite it and I can probably fix it!

You convinced me to give this one a rewatch

I'm really glad you enjoy Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 this much. I wanted to defend some things you find as negatives but I am perfectly fine with the final score so I feel like there's no need. I'll be checking out your review of the new one after I see the film on 25th (I know it's spoiler-free, but I always try to stay in the dark as much as I can before watching a film and in Serbia we're getting it 6 days late) and I can't wait to hear your opinion on it. Cheers.

I'm one who doesn't complain about the hospital sequence, I actually think its the best part of the whole movie and then it goes to complete shit!

Hospital scene is amazing af

Thx 4 the reviews & I love ur intros lol

Jesus Christ, Cody. I just watched this for the first time. It might be my second favorite Halloween movie after 1978. This film is like an amalgamation of everything great about Halloween, but throw in a little Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original and Pt.2), and then pour in a tiny bit of David Lynch.

I found this dvd at goodwill. I already had the director cut and hated it. But the theatrical edition makes a big difference.

Who ever said resurrection was better then rob zombies Halloween two you need to check into a rehab because you’re clearly on drugs. Coming from a Halloween fan since 5 years old I don’t see how resurrection is better

I noticed a couple times in the video you redo some parts and idk if that was intentional or if you just forgot to cut it out but I definitely can relate lol. I struggle hard while filming a video

I'm sure I've commented before but I still love this review. I made sure to see this opening day because I loved that we had a Micheal movie but also that the portrayal of him, fantastic. Making a villain scary is very tuff, and this Micheal is just the LAST guy you want to deal with. I feel rob made Micheal too scary, too intimidating. Genius.

I actually wish they had gone with Zombies original idea that made the white horse stuff make more sense. His original plan was that Michael really did die in the first movie. All the white horse and Michael stuff was supposed to turn out to be Lauries hallucinations while SHE murdered people (hence the dreams of killing her friends and her also seeing the horse). The studio vetoed it (because of the track record of slasher movies switching killers) and he had to make last minute changes to the script.

Man I appreciated the Halloween review series 💯 This Film gives me chest pains 🤔😂

The close up shots of Michael walking towards the guard shack in the rain were bad asss

I love the Rob zombie Halloween. But I never liked the fact that he was grunting to me one of the scariest things about Michael Myers it was that he was 100% emotionless that always scared me as a kid no emotion on his face no emotion as he kills scared the s*** out of me

Micheal looked like the killer from urban legend

I loved this movie too, Great review, glad to see someone else likes it.

Halloween 2 is brutal and dark. Like the first one. And that it probably the only things i enjoy. The mask is also brilliant. Rob’s directions in the «new» Halloween movies is ballsy, sure. But its just too many things that went wrong. It has no charm or what so ever. I like the brutal Michael. But again, too damn many things i fuckin hate about the «new» Halloween movies. With that said, great review Cody. Love you’re channel.

I’m currently rewatching every Halloween movie made besides Season of The Witch (sorry I’m on a Myers kick ONLY) and starting with Rob Zombie’s movies and now much older than the last time I watched those two, I was in disgust with Myers grunts while killing bc I prefer silent Myers with no sound more than breathing but I truly appreciate hearing you remind me it’s a different take than the OG Myers. I prefer OG (1978/2018/2021) over anything else but LOVE so much about the Rob Zombie films but this did just help me enjoy Zombie’s part 2 much more than I did after finishing it last night