He did loose what Myers is, no doubt about that, he really should have just come up with his own character. However, I'll take a well made film that still feels like a good Halloween, even if the character is different, over a film that remembers what Myers is but is crappy regardless. McDowell as Loomis gave us that aspect again which was nice, it was an entertaining movie if you stick to the theatrical cut and try to forget Michael's history.
However, there are things about 2 that have me wondering if Rob will have departed too much this time around to even be a good movie at all. The generic stuff looks good, but the black magic stuff with Myers' mom has me nervous, it feels like curse of Thorn over again.