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I went in with an open mind, ready to experience something new for the first time. When I got through the first, it was clear this was to be the worst. I scrambled for the smallest bit of good I could find, any hint of that classic cartoon charm or even well-written characters.

All they do is have banter with one another, and not in the way that is entertaining, just forced arguments without any substance or witty writing like The Looney Tunes Show and old cartoons had, the characters are inconsistent and stray away from what they're meant to be constantly, and no jokes land. It's trying to be 'cool' and 'edgy' to stay relevant with a modern audience (or at least, at the time it aired) yet failed to do so, and because of all these reasons I have to say that I see where everyone is coming from.

I genuinely prefer Halloween II over most of the Halloween franchise sequels and the other movies themselves in general. I know that this is a really unpopular opinion among movie critics and Halloween franchise fans that this is a great movie almost as good as the original (or to me, better.) but let me explain; I think it's a really neat idea and concept that it takes place on the same night as the first movie, picking up moments after. A lot of sequels to movies don't actually do this that I'm aware of and I think it's executed quite nicely here! It actually makes it super fun to watch Halloween (1978) and then this right after.

Halloween II also sees Laurie in the hospital which is actually interesting to see as it actually acknowledges what she went through that night and we see the immediate aftermath of what happened to her on that infamous night, not to mention the part near the end which has Michael chasing her throughout the hospital is very very tense and creative it actually has the viewer on edge and not completely sure of what's going to happen since Laurie is still injured quite badly and can not escape as easily as she could had she not been still injured.

The acting is actually still quite spot-on, especially from Jamie Lee Curtis who reprises her role as Laurie Strode from the first film, and Donald Pleasance who once again plays Dr. Loomis and they fit their roles perfectly just like in the first movie. And Jamie does a great job at playing an injured Laurie which actually feels like it gives complications and obstacles to her survival in this film. Kind of feeling like she has a higher chance of being killed off here.

The movie leaves almost no continuity errors or any changes from the previous film (excluding the twist where Laurie is revealed as Michael's long lost sister although in this movie it feels more like an addition than a change, an unneeded one of course)

Not to mention the AMAZING setting and the production and cinematography in this film. It's really quite impressive that they're able to make the story feel exactly like it is taking place on the same night and year as the first movie even despite the filming being done in 1981!

We get a few new characters that are pretty cool and interesting to get to know such as the male paramedic named Jimmy who is shown to have feelings for Laurie and they actually have a chemistry with each other throughout this film. Although scenes with them can sometimes drag out a little bit it's still nice to see. Plus the scenes with Jimmy on his own are also really fun to watch such as his own encounter with one of the victims of Michael Myers when searching for Laurie. The plot and character development in this film is genuinely really good as well and is really looked past when most people view this film. As for Michael Myers, although he is played by somebody different than the actors that did in the first film, Dick Warlock does an amazing job at playing his role in this film!

The movie also has an amazing soundtrack that goes quite well with the atmosphere that the story develops as time goes on, though not as good as the original film it has it's moments especially when The Chordette's song Mr. Sandman plays and they manage to make it have a super creepy vibe to it given the situation and when it's used.

There are tons of creative death scenes in this movie, and the ending is super satisfying here too. Of course the movie does have it's downs such as the infamous and unnecessary plot twist of Laurie being related to Michael which takes away a little bit of the creepiness factor of him due to the first movie showing he basically had no motive at all or target and it is very inaccurate and unrealistic that the hospital in this film is as deserted as the one in this plot.

However I genuinely recommend this movie despite negative critic reviews and most of the Halloween franchise fans not liking it nowadays, it's truly an underrated masterpiece of a film and one of the best ones alongside Halloween (1978), Halloween (2018), Halloween H2O, Halloween III, and Halloween 4. And is actually my most favorite, and the best one, of the franchise in my opinion.

LazyTown is a classic, one of the best shows on Nick Jr. This show was not annoying at all and it's still watchable even to this day at the age of 16 when having to babysit.

The first thing I'll cover is the songs in this show, the music is very catchy and has some amazing songs that became a hit and popular such as "Bing Bang" which is in the end of every episode. We are Number One and You Are a Pirate are also memorable and had a big impact on internet culture.

The second thing I'll cover is that the positive messages about friendship and living a healthy lifestyle which isn't really present in a lot of TV shows for kids, thsi show encourages kids to eat their fruits and vegetables and it's surprisingly effective at getting them up and moving as well with likable characters too!