There were a lot of things wrong with Rob Zombie's sequel Halloween 2, but the biggest was having Michael Myers speak for the first time ever. One thing most slasher villains have in common is that they don't talk, or at the very least do it sparingly. That's what makes a charismatic joker like Freddy Krueger, an eloquent demon like Pinhead, or a verbose psycho like Ghostface stand out from the pack. When it comes to silent slashers though, the two big kahunas are Halloween's Michael Myers and Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees.
Debuting in 1978's original slasher masterpiece from director John Carpenter, Michael Myers infamously made his first kill as a child, stabbing his sister Judith to death as seen from his own point of view. However, he never actually speaks during this sequence, as he's next seen escaping from Smith's Grove Sanitarium 15 years later, as a grown man. Throughout the infamous "Night He Came Home," Michael never speaks, nor does he utter a word during any of the six Halloween sequels he appears in.
Michael's silence was finally, kinda sorta broken during the first half of Rob Zombie's 2007 Halloween remake, as more time is spent with young Michael both before and after he murders Judith, and he does speak during this period. Still, once in adult serial killer mode, Michael doesn't say anything. Fans had no problem with this, but apparently Rob Zombie did.
Halloween 2: Rob Zombie's Biggest Mistake Was A Talking Michael Myers
Near the end of Halloween 2, 2009 Rob Zombie director's cut edition, Michael Myers is confronted one last time by his nemesis and former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Malcolm McDowell). While Zombie was also busying ruining Loomis' characterization in Halloween 2 by making him a huge jerk, the good doctor did try to make one last attempt to stop Michael in the sequel's closing minutes. Needless to say, this doesn't go well. Michael throws Loomis through a wall, then stabs him, right after speaking as an adult for the first time ever. DIE! growls Michael at Loomis, right before doing his best to make that happen. He also removes his mask first, exposing Michael's full face clearly for the first time as well.
It's a ridiculous, groan-worthy moment, and one that betrays Michael's prior character as an adult, which always involved hiding behind a mask and being silent. Some might try to dismiss Michael's awful "DIE!" moment due to it not being part of Halloween 2's theatrical cut, but Zombie's director's cut is now the only version widely available on home video, which means fans are much more likely to view that version than the theatrical iteration. It may be only one of many poor creative decisions Zombie made with Halloween 2, but it's the worst of the lot.
