can this be watched as a standalone movie ?
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dave626 — 9 years ago(April 09, 2016 02:43 PM)
Absolutely it can be seen as standalone. II was okay, but it was forced to add things it shouldn't have had to, like the gore that was missing from the original and the whole family connection with him and Laurie. While family gave the series legs, it didn't necessarily have to go that route as a hook for further films. Babysitters to be killed by the Boogeyman would've worked just fine.
"He came home." - Dr. Sam Loomis from the original HalloweeN -
SomeCreepinaVan — 9 years ago(April 20, 2016 10:35 AM)
Halloween has a great unambiguous ending. Carpenter really likes not explaining things too much and open endings where you decide what happened next. He's mentioned that too many films explain everything never leave anything up to the audience. It's like Stanley Kubrick. So I really love Halloween's ending, but that also doesn't mean you can't love Halloween II.
Yes, as Halloween wasn't made with the intention of a sequel. With Halloween II, you have a terrific continuation of the original story written by the same writer as the original (obviously John Carpenter.)
Why wouldn't Michael not want to finish off a victim that got away? That is thru and thru whatever the hell is controlling Michael personality.
The other Michael Myers Halloween films should not be considered when watching Halloween and Halloween II.