More than 30 years later and the debate about whether Rick Rosenthal's sequel to John Carpenter's horror classic Halloween is really any good, continues. On one hand, much like the troubles that befell the sequel to Jaws, Halloween II was met with its fair share of flaws and frustrations. A great many deaths were later reshot (by Carpenter himself) to pump up the gore. And even some character moments were lost on the cutting room floor. So, in a sense, Rick Rosenthal's Halloween II is more like a hybrid cut, with some added gore cut in to make the film more “horrifying.”
Rosenthal's original cut has never been seen, though a great many fans have long regarded the TV edit (included with this release) as his preferred vision for the film, and while it's likely closer to his intentions, it's not quite his full vision.