Halloween II

"Family is forever."

Director: Rob Zombie Year: 2009 Runtime: 105 min IMDb: ⭐ 5.3
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Synopsis

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois. Meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

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Content Warnings

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a dog dies
spoiler Michael kills and eats the dog
someone is sexually assaulted
Yes
animals are abused
Yes
a cat dies
spoiler This is in the first zombie Halloween film, not the second
an animal dies
spoiler A cow is hit by the coroner's van.
a pet dies
spoiler Michael kills someone's pet dog Ivan
there's a dead animal
spoiler Dog is killed and eaten. Cow is hit by a coroner's van
an animal is sad
Yes
there's child abuse
spoiler No but Michael is abused in the first film and much of his trauma is still worked through in this one
a woman is brutalized for spectacle
spoiler Mike Myers kills a woman while she's nude and was having sex just minutes before being killed. Not only are there a lot of gratuitous shots of her naked body before she's killed and running for her life, but her death is pretty drawn out compared to the deaths of the male characters in that scene, who also had the dignity of dying with their clothes on, unlike her.
there's abusive parents
spoiler In the first film we can see micheals dad who verbally abuses him most of the time. I think I've only seen micheal get hit by his dad once or twice
someone is stalked
Yes
there's addiction
spoiler Idk why 6 people say no when Laurie is addicted to her prescription drugs
alcohol abuse
spoiler Lauriei, also there's a party scene
someone uses drugs
spoiler Prescription anti-psychotic drugs are used by the main character
someone is sexually assaulted onscreen
spoiler I do remember seeing someone get raped by one of the guards in a cell. It's probably in the directors cut though since I didn't see it in the normal one.
someone is restrained
Yes
a woman gets slapped
Yes
someone's mouth is covered
Yes
there's eye mutilation
spoiler Michael Myers swipes a knife across both of a man's eyes
there's excessive gore
Yes
there's torture
Yes
there's body horror
Yes
heads get squashed
spoiler Strip club employee gets his head stomped in
there's finger/toe mutilation
spoiler At the start of the film when Laurie is in the hospital there are some close up shots of her fingers after the events of the first film which I would classify as post mutilation
teeth are damaged
Yes
someone is burned alive
Yes
there's decapitation
Yes
someone's throat is mutilated
Yes
there are hangings
spoiler Dead body is shown hanging in the strip club scene
there's shaving/cutting
Yes
there's cannibalism
Yes
there's amputation
spoiler Aa man's head is severed
someone struggles to breathe
spoiler Laurie during her hallucination
someone asphyxiates
Yes
hands are damaged
Yes
somebody is choked
Yes
someone is stabbed
Yes
someone has a seizure
spoiler Laurie has seizure-like episodes where she hallucinates sometimes.
someone falls down stairs
Yes
Someone becomes unconscious
Yes
someone is crushed to death
Yes
someone breaks a bone
spoiler Lots, one character gets open fracture too
a minor is sexualized
Yes
a kid dies
spoiler young people are dying
a non-human character dies
Yes
a major character dies
Yes
someone dies
Yes
the r-slur is used
Yes
a family member dies
Yes
someone is kidnapped
Yes
there are jump scares
Yes
there are clowns
spoiler The clown mask from the first movie
there's ghosts
spoiler Michael repeatedly sees a ghost (or vision) of his mom, his younger self and a white horse.
someone is possessed
spoiler It's implied that Michael's and Laurie's mind are connected somehow, which leads to her imagining herself performing violent acts equal to Michael's.
someone vomits
spoiler Laurie goes to the bathroom and vomits after eating meat off a pizza at the dinner table
There's audio gore
Yes
there is copaganda
Yes
there are transphobic slurs
spoiler Not exactly slurs but transphobic content involving a girl dressed as a boy for her Halloween costume
needles/syringes are used
Yes
there's a mental institution scene
spoiler The movie ends with Laurie having been admitted to a mental hospital. But it's not clear if it's real or just another hallucination.
there's a hospital scene
spoiler In the beginning there is a dream sequence set in a hospital
someone dies by suicide
Yes
someone has an eating disorder
Yes
a mentally ill person is violent
Yes
there's misophonia
Yes
someone suffers from PTSD
Yes
someone says "I'll kill myself"
Yes
reality is unstable or unhinged
Yes
there's dissociation, depersonalization, or derealization
Yes
someone has an anxiety attack
spoiler I dunno who's saying no for this but the whole film almost feels like a longform anxiety attack, with Laurie having multiple panic attacks throughout the film
someone has a mental illness
Yes
someone has a meltdown
Yes
shaky cam is used
spoiler Lots of handheld camera, especially during a lot of the Myers killing scenes
there's flashing lights or images
spoiler There is one scene where Laurie has a hallucination. Also, the barn scene at the end
there are sudden loud noises
Yes
there's screaming
Yes
there is obscene language/gestures
Yes
someone is watched without knowing
Yes
there are homophobic slurs
spoiler The f-slur is used a few times in this film
there are "Man in a dress" jokes
spoiler Not exactly, but a joke about trans women (69m12s to 69m18s) Repeated from 75m58s to 76m12s
there's ableist language or behavior
Yes
someone speaks hate speech
Yes
there is sexual content
Yes
there are nude scenes
Yes
someone is sexually objectified
spoiler Two guys talk about a dead girl's body in a very disgusting manner. 6m50s to 7m54s
someone has a chronic illness
Yes
someone is homeless
Yes
the ending is sad
spoiler Depends on whether you watch the directors cut or the theatrical version
a car crashes
spoiler 9 mins in a car crashes into a cow
a person is hit by a car
Yes
a car honks or tires screech
Yes
there's blood/gore
Yes
there's gun violence
Yes
someone drowns
spoiler In the 2009 version a man Is drowned via his head being submerged in a sink

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