Talk:Halloween II

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Contents 1 Update 2 timeout review 3 Novelization 4 Article 5 Urban Legends

[edit] Update

I have rewritten/updated this article in a similar fashion as I did Halloween (film). Added sections on production, reception, criticism, etc. Deleted content that was apparently copy and pasted from other sites on additional material in the "alternate version." Added pictures. Please copyedit and critique. Dmoon1 07:45, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] timeout review

from Time Out magazine's film guide edited by tom milne second edition 1991, p277 reprinting original magazine review by David Pirie:

"92 minutes"

The first Halloween had such an ancient maniac-on-the-loose theme that it was easy to miss just how original the film was in its ue of the new gliding Steadicam to prolong audience identification with the villain. Rosenthal is no Carpenter, but he makes a fair job of emulating the latter's visual style in this sequel (co-scripted by Carpenter) which takes up where the earlier film left off. The action is now largely set in a terrorised local hospital, while the villain has so palpably becom an agent of Absolute Evil that any assocations with contemporary sexual violence are fortunately diminished. The result won't make any converts, but Jamie Lee Curtis is as good as ever. Zzzzz 09:03, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Incorporated some of this, thanks for your input. Dmoon1 13:51, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Novelization

The author of the novelization mentions the HII one here [1] which might have something worth incorporating - his relationship with Carpenter and Carpenter's producer's and his script for H4. Although one of the FAC people thought the article is already too long... Шизомби 20:52, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article

"Can't have one sentence paragraphs".....An interesting comment, seeing as though the paragraph in question was two sentences.

I'm concerned that someone is having a sense that they "own" the article here. NickBurns 21:25, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

The anonymous user's edits were not changed. The short paragraph was simply merged with the one beneath it. In my opinion (and that of those who supported the article at FAC), the section was fine as it was before the anonymous editor saw fit to change it. Dmoon1 22:40, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Urban Legends

Why is this catagorized under "Films Based on Urban Legends?" What urban legend is it based on? The Swagga 03:15, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

see the last paragraph in the "writing" section.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.26.73.156 (talk • contribs).

I have removed this category, since the film itself is not based on an urban legend, but merely references one. This category is meant for films that are mostly based on urban legends, such as When a Stranger Calls or Urban Legend. Dmoon1 19:26, 4 February 2007 (UTC)