What perfection from Pleasense and Carpenter. I always find it odd how in 2 Loomis all of a sudden is in the oh my god reaction as it picks up from the end of 1. Maybe when Carpenter wrote that he had one too many Budweisers as the story goes on his writing of part two 😂
One of the issues I have with Halloween II is how it kind of undoes Loomis's "I knew it reaction" from the first film. When Loomis comes out the doorway to look at the lawn he has a bit of a wide eyed, shocked expression. Although, I suppose his shock could have more to do with the comical imprint left in the grass of Michael's full body, or maybe the fact that the grass apparently grew at an incredible pace in the minute or so it took him to get downstairs.
No I wouldn't say it spoils his initial reaction, he just knows he's back in pursuit and this time his suspicions are confirmed, he's seen for himself what it's capable of , and panic begins to set in
Immediately after the "I knew it..." reaction from Loomis, I've always gotten the impression from Laurie's tearful breakdown right then that she, as well, knows without even looking that the shape has survived, escaped, and is now still out there... ...I've never known if that's actually the intention, as it's just as likely that she's breaking down and crying because of all that's just happened, but I've always got the feeling that it could additionally mean that she knows that Michael is not only something other than human, but that he's vanished.
I've noticed several comments that highlight the difference in Dr. Loomis and his attitude between Halloween and Halloween II... You're not wrong, but to be fair, everyone has a limit, Loomis included, and I get the impression from the character in Halloween II that he's beginning to go off the deep end after the events at the end of Halloween... Considering that he just emptied his revolver into his patient who just simply got up and strolled away, I think it's believable that the good doctor is, at this point, losing his grip. It's one thing to posit that an individual is indescribably evil, but it maybe that it's a step too far for the character of Loomis to actually witness first hand just how overwhelmingly powerful that evil is, to the point of defying death itself, which, in short, has just plain freaked him the f*** out, ya' know?
Don't get me wrong, I love Halloween II, but there's so much deviation from the original in its tone and characterizations that I find myself increasingly critical of it. There's no way in hell that the same guy who knew Michael would be gone would be running around screaming and in shock that he failed to kill him in part II. Imagine how much better Halloween II would have been had Loomis remained quietly resolute and steadfast as he was in the original.
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Carpenter made the right choice for H78 ending . Loomis expression is perfect and Laurie’s reaction takes it to another level.
What perfection from Pleasense and Carpenter. I always find it odd how in 2 Loomis all of a sudden is in the oh my god reaction as it picks up from the end of 1. Maybe when Carpenter wrote that he had one too many Budweisers as the story goes on his writing of part two 😂
One of the issues I have with Halloween II is how it kind of undoes Loomis's "I knew it reaction" from the first film. When Loomis comes out the doorway to look at the lawn he has a bit of a wide eyed, shocked expression. Although, I suppose his shock could have more to do with the comical imprint left in the grass of Michael's full body, or maybe the fact that the grass apparently grew at an incredible pace in the minute or so it took him to get downstairs.
No I wouldn't say it spoils his initial reaction, he just knows he's back in pursuit and this time his suspicions are confirmed, he's seen for himself what it's capable of , and panic begins to set in
Immediately after the "I knew it..." reaction from Loomis, I've always gotten the impression from Laurie's tearful breakdown right then that she, as well, knows without even looking that the shape has survived, escaped, and is now still out there...
...I've never known if that's actually the intention, as it's just as likely that she's breaking down and crying because of all that's just happened, but I've always got the feeling that it could additionally mean that she knows that Michael is not only something other than human, but that he's vanished.
I completely agree with you
I've noticed several comments that highlight the difference in Dr. Loomis and his attitude between Halloween and Halloween II...
You're not wrong, but to be fair, everyone has a limit, Loomis included, and I get the impression from the character in Halloween II that he's beginning to go off the deep end after the events at the end of Halloween...
Considering that he just emptied his revolver into his patient who just simply got up and strolled away, I think it's believable that the good doctor is, at this point, losing his grip.
It's one thing to posit that an individual is indescribably evil, but it maybe that it's a step too far for the character of Loomis to actually witness first hand just how overwhelmingly powerful that evil is, to the point of defying death itself, which, in short, has just plain freaked him the f*** out, ya' know?
Don't get me wrong, I love Halloween II, but there's so much deviation from the original in its tone and characterizations that I find myself increasingly critical of it. There's no way in hell that the same guy who knew Michael would be gone would be running around screaming and in shock that he failed to kill him in part II. Imagine how much better Halloween II would have been had Loomis remained quietly resolute and steadfast as he was in the original.