Happy Halloween, everybody! What more appropriate a movie to have for this most spooky of days? Mind you, this film is not the 1978 original, but it is a sequel to it. And as there are no other movies by that name, we only have a slight bit of confusion concerning sequel numbering. Yes, despite the fact that this is a sequel to the original Halloween... it is only a sequel to the original Halloween.
So... Michael cutting his way through Haddonfield General Hospital and being Laurie's secret brother? Gone.
Michael coming back 10 years later to terrorize his niece? Gone.
Michael having a psychic link with said niece? Gone.
The retcon of the Thorn Cult? Gone.
Halloween Hills, 90210? Gone.
"Trick or treat, motherfucker!"? Gone... and thank God for that one!