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.

The film's director, Rob Zombie had absolutely no intention of making a sequel to his 2007 Halloween film. However, the studio decided to go forward with the sequel against Rob's wishes. He didn't want someone else ruining his vision, so he decided to come back and write and direct this film.

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 ...