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demmaster95May 8, 2011

Even though this movie is technically a slasher flick the action doesn't come un till much later into the movie so if your looking for a plain blood bath this is probably not your type of thing however the story line is well developed and theEven though this movie is technically a slasher flick the action doesn't come un till much later into the movie so if your looking for a plain blood bath this is probably not your type of thing however the story line is well developed and the suspense does build, as we know that at the end the killer (Michael Myers) will inevitably attack the main character (Laurie Strode) . The basis of the plot is that Michael Myers escapes from a mental institute and goes back to his home town where he starts Stalking a girl, After finding out about the escape his physiologist realises where he is heading and goes to the home town to find, and i will leave the rest of this brilliant movie for you to watch, since if you are a horror fan this is defiantly a must watch.… Expand

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grandpajoe6191Sep 25, 2011

Legendary director John Carpenter made his mark in the horror genre with "Halloween". Yes, its that good (and scary).

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spadenxDec 3, 2011

While it does suffer from terrible over acting - Halloween gives us an actual scary horror film classic that is not only entertaining but its interesting. I enjoyed it.

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beingryanjudeAug 27, 2014

John Carpenter has a masterpiece on his hands. It transcends all other (often annoying) Halloween-related slasher movies. Perhaps, the use of Jamie Lee Curtis as our leading lady makes all the difference. She's wonderful.

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SpangleSep 22, 2016

A chilling horror film from director John Carpenter, Halloween is not without its age spots (what else did you expect after 38 years?), but remains an effective thriller to this day that has influenced a genre ever since it was released.A chilling horror film from director John Carpenter, Halloween is not without its age spots (what else did you expect after 38 years?), but remains an effective thriller to this day that has influenced a genre ever since it was released. Though Carpenter heavily riffs off of Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece Psycho, Halloween is scary in its own right, though it often uses the same skills Hitchcock demonstrated in Psycho to make Halloween enter the next level of scariness.

Okay, the acting is bad. I tried to lessen the hurt there, but it honestly was really bad. In saying that, however, I do not expect much in this regard. The point of the film is to scare you, not wow you with the prowess of that actors. That said, it was bad enough to mention.

On the positive column is practically everything else. Brilliantly utilizing sound in a fashion shown off by Hitchcock's Psycho, the film utilizes deeply unsettling sounds that honestly scare you on their own. Forget the visuals. The sound is scary enough on its own thanks to the film's use of sounds that not just alert you that something scary is about to happen, but have no chemistry whatsoever with your ears. When watching a film such as this, the score really sets the mood and boy does it ever accomplish this in Halloween.

As far as the characterization of Michael Myers goes, John Carpenter does a great job establishing the lore of Myers and telling rather than showing. Instead of showing us his time in the mental institution, it merely tells us what happened there, which ups the scariness and impact of the stories. In most films, this is a mortal sin. For horror films, it can be a brilliant tactic and Carpenter uses it perfectly. Thanks to the doctor's descriptions, we get a clear picture in our minds of what Myers is, what he looks like, and how he acts. This mental image is far scarier than anything Carpenter could have shown us.

Additionally, the film never rushes proceedings. It is more than happy to sit back and wait to build anticipation. Rather than having Michael run around killing everybody in sight, he bides his time and significantly ups the tension by building it and building it up. This anticipation completely boils over when things finally hit the fan and the tension is dialed up to 11. While cliched by today's time, the climax of this film was really the first of its kind (if I am not mistaken, Halloween was the first film to kill the antagonist only to bring him to life again). Plus, though it can be a bit silly at times thanks to it being done to death by 2016, Carpenter handles the reveals very well. With over the shoulder shots from Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) to Michael's "dead" body, the shot of him standing up becomes all the more terrifying. As a result, this is truly a film that defines the horror genre and the way in which we watch the movie, become terrified, and yell at the screen, "BEHIND YOU". Halloween is ripe with these moments and really benefits from it.

Halloween is a tough film to watch nowadays. Though there is an ever present sense of dread, a killer score, and endless tension, the film has truly been copied on a daily basis since its release 38 years ago. As a whole, Halloween is a thoroughly scary and entertaining affair from John Carpenter with unmistakable influence from Psycho and on later films. Interestingly, there is little-to-no gore in Halloween, yet films that will rip it off for years to come bathe everybody in blood. Odd. Also, did anybody notice the cheeky foreshadowing of Carpenter's future remake of The Thing?… Expand

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Jack_SunshineDec 3, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The build up to Halloween (the holiday, not the film) has inspired me to explore the old slasher ‘classics’ of the ‘70s and ‘80s, which until now has been something of a neglected pursuit. It transpires that they are often relentlessly formulaic and derivative, although this does serve to highlight the strengths of superior films in the genre.

Traditionally, we are introduced to a group of carefree and naive teenagers who are then systematically and sadistically dispatched with varying creativity by an unseen killer. The film usually concludes with a battle between the now revealed killer and the final (usually female) survivor, culminating in an often mind bogglingly ambiguous climax.

Artistic integrity aside, many of these killers have developed into iconic horror characters, and (sometimes in spite the original directors’ wishes) have spawned persistent franchises. It is thus with a sense of genuine curiosity that I look towards the horizon at the undoubtedly heady delights of Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) and an answer as to why Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) is followed by yet another three Nightmare on Elm Street films.

Where better to start than with Halloween (the film, not the holiday)? Even if it didn’t spawn the genre, its global success certainly solidified it in the public consciousness. It brought horror away from the supernatural and into the idyllic streets of suburban America.

Naturally, the film opens on Halloween night (purportedly chosen when director John Carpenter realised that nobody had yet made a film by that name) when a teenage girl is murdered by her own brother, the young Michael Myers. He bears a simple name that would come to represent evil incarnate, at least until it became irrevocably associated with a certain Canadian comic actor.

The tagline “The night he came home!” is enough to reveal that the rest of the film takes place on a Halloween some fifteen years later, when an adult Michael escapes from a psychiatric hospital with the single minded objective of returning to his hometown and indulging his psychopathic tendencies.

For reasons at yet unknown, his ultimate objective seems to be Laurie Strode, played by Jamie Lee Curtis in a role which would earn her the title of ‘scream queen’ and land her roles in the wave of slashers that appeared in Halloween’s wake, including Prom Night (1980) and Terror Train (1980).

For all its commercial success, Halloween is at heart an independent film, one of Carpenter’s earliest, brimming with evidence of budgetary constraints and notably fraught with continuity and production errors. The famous mask was in fact a painted William Shatner mask from Star Trek, and the film was shot during spring in Southern California (not autumn in Illinois) on a tight schedule: Donald Pleasence, who played Michael’s psychiatrist Dr. Loomis, filmed all his scenes in under a week.

Against this backdrop, Carpenter makes use of shadow and subtlety, rather than special effects. Those familiar with more modern films may be surprised by the low body count and lack of graphic violence. The slow pacing draws out the tension, and allows the character development that other such films lack. Much of the first half follows Laurie and her friends through their day, whilst Michael stalks them one step behind. He is the unsettling figure in the distance, always drifting in and out of sight. Only Laurie sees, and her distress falls on the deaf ears of her incredulous friends.

Not everything about Halloween is completely original. At one point, Michael evokes a traditional campfire tale by hiding in the back seat of a victim’s car, a variant of which has appeared in everything from The Godfather (1972) to The Dark Knight (2008) and even in later slasher films.

Pleasence steals the show as Dr. Loomis, bringing gravitas to a film of otherwise fluctuating acting quality. It’s faintly hammy, but the sinister British elocution provides a voice of reason and grim truth against the sea of American hysteria as he reveals the true depravity of his patient’s soul in one of the best quotes in the film:

“I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes… the devil’s eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realised that what was living behind that boy’s eyes was purely and simply… evil.”

We cannot deny that Loomis was right to be wary, but at its most cynical reading this paints a picture of a psychiatric system that has utterly failed Michael as a patient. Nevertheless, for a film which appears grounded in a real world interpretation of horror, there are undeniable echoes of the supernatural: Michael’s nigh immortality to the grievous wounds inflicted upon him lend credence to the diagnosis that there may be something truly diabolic at work.… Expand

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demolisher7778Oct 27, 2014

A horror classic. Nothing is creepier than seeing Mike Myers stalk you with his creepy mask. The scares are genuine and the chills are real. However, Halloween does have unforgettable and expendable characters.

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StrangerinaJul 1, 2014

The first half of this classic is rather uneventful, we see Michael escape the hospital, and college girls banter on about their personal life. I'm not much of a fan of this kind of character development. I found it rather trite.

TheThe first half of this classic is rather uneventful, we see Michael escape the hospital, and college girls banter on about their personal life. I'm not much of a fan of this kind of character development. I found it rather trite.

The suspense does eventually get running as Michael starts killing off these characters, and the soundtrack does justice to this psychotic mass murderer. The movie relies less on gore and more on the creeping murderer around every corner.

Less is more, in this case.

The presence of Donald Pleasence really makes the character of Michael Myers come to life, and without him, I doubt that I would have given much of a hoot about this film. He adds a more psychological side to Michael's otherwise uninteresting (but still rather creepy) presence.… Expand

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alejandro970Oct 31, 2021

Just behind Psychosis, this is one of the forerunners of the psychotic killer genre. One of its strengths is how the musical background and suspense go hand in hand in a way that causes anxiety in the viewer, without simple resources. Just inJust behind Psychosis, this is one of the forerunners of the psychotic killer genre. One of its strengths is how the musical background and suspense go hand in hand in a way that causes anxiety in the viewer, without simple resources. Just in case, tonight lock doors and windows.… Expand

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KelvinSelimorOct 25, 2020

Halloween. He's a monster. Not a bad horror movie for Halloween. I really like the occasional stress when it seems that Michael will attack his victim, but he does not.

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GrachechkovskiNov 4, 2018

If we take this time, when this movie was created - it's a wonderful horror. I like it all first part of film, because I love horror that has great suspense. And the Halloween dealts with this. However, the second part of movie, when MichelIf we take this time, when this movie was created - it's a wonderful horror. I like it all first part of film, because I love horror that has great suspense. And the Halloween dealts with this. However, the second part of movie, when Michel gonna kill - was awful: it had a lot of funny clichés… Expand

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JLauSep 27, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hulking mental patient breaks out of an institution and goes back to the town where he had previously killed his sister so that he can kill other people of a similar age on Halloween.… Expand

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LattelyNov 29, 2020

The beginning of horror films not brilliant but an excellent example how it should be.

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KutchikiFeb 9, 2023

Halloween is a great beginner's horror movie because it's not particularly scary but it's very atmospheric. The movie is also super aged. The movie has a great soundtrack. The only weakness of the movie are the characters apart from Lori andHalloween is a great beginner's horror movie because it's not particularly scary but it's very atmospheric. The movie is also super aged. The movie has a great soundtrack. The only weakness of the movie are the characters apart from Lori and Dr Loomis the characters didn't really interest me, but that's just a small weakness of the movie… Expand

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ERG1008Sep 8, 2010

Boy kills his sister, goes to asylum, escapes 15 years later, goes back to hometown to terrorise teenagers.
John Carpenter's benchmark slasher film which served as a template for many others to follow & created the horror that is MichaelBoy kills his sister, goes to asylum, escapes 15 years later, goes back to hometown to terrorise teenagers.
John Carpenter's benchmark slasher film which served as a template for many others to follow & created the horror that is Michael Myers.
Most of it still stands up quite well using Myers sparingly, sometimes only seeing Myers' mask standing out in the darkness in the corner of your eye.
It does get a bit silly in the last ten minutes but overall a solid horror film.… Expand

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ReubenIsAGodNov 1, 2013

On of the greatest American slashers ever created, its the simple fact that the main antagonist is just their, staring at you through his cold heartless eyes, stalking the viewer, its so goddamn creepy

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Compi24Oct 23, 2018

One of the genre's greatest exercises in holding the audience within a zone of pure tension for over 90 minutes, John Carpenter's "Halloween" is a rightful classic, featuring some simple, yet effective lore, generation-defining scares, and aOne of the genre's greatest exercises in holding the audience within a zone of pure tension for over 90 minutes, John Carpenter's "Halloween" is a rightful classic, featuring some simple, yet effective lore, generation-defining scares, and a nerve-shredding final act. Not much else to say about this one -- you simply have to watch it to experience the influence and history.… Expand

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solomsApr 17, 2015

For everybody who always looking for a good horror movie, here's one. Don't look for the year of the movie, because the best horror movies ever are from the 70's. That Michael Meyers are brilliant.

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EpicLadySpongeMay 13, 2016

It seems I never got a chance to review this movie in October 2015 because my account was created 2 months after. Why am I reviewing this in May? None of your concern that's for sure. Horror classic, and because it's horror it got the scoreIt seems I never got a chance to review this movie in October 2015 because my account was created 2 months after. Why am I reviewing this in May? None of your concern that's for sure. Horror classic, and because it's horror it got the score of 7, for everyone to enjoy.… Expand

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Ozymandias1905Mar 20, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. cadılar bayramı'nın yayınlanmasından yıllar sonra, insanlar yazar / yönetmen john carpenter'a, laurie maskesini filmin sonlarına doğru bir an için çıkardığında, michael myers'ın garip bir şekilde şekilsiz yüzüyle ne kadar dehşete düştüklerini anlatacaklardı. ama aslında tek gördükleri, rolü oynayan aktör tony moran'ın sıradan yüzüydü.

bin dokuz yüz yetmiş beş yapımı korku filmi. yönetmen john carpenter'ın bobin kafa'da videosunu izleyince, yönetmenin ne kadar kaliteli bir insan olduğunu anladım ve bu filmi izlemeye karar verdim. her açıdan muhteşem bir film olmasada izlerken zevk aldım. özellikle micheal myers karakteri ve lauire karakteri başarıyla yazılmış. micheal myers karakter oluşumunu çok sevdim. micheal myers, geçmişi hakkında az bilgi sahibi olduğumuz, doğuştan psikopat bir karakter. amansız, hedefine kilitlenen ve ondan taviz vermemesi çok hoşuma gitti. lauire ise irfan sahibi, vakur bir karakter. fevri olmaması ve kolay hiddetlenmemesi hoşuma gitti.
filmin sonunda micheal myers karakterini ölmemesine sevindim. eğer böyle bir karakter yaratıyorsan onu kolay harcamamalısın.
görüntü yönetmeni dean cundey, filmin editini yapan tommy lee wallace ve charles bornstein başarılı bir iş çıkarmış. filmi izlerken hiç sıkılmadım ve görsellik beni tatmin etti.

filme puanım: 70/100

film hakkında bazı trivia bilgiler:

* "bebek bakıcısı cinayetleri" başlıklı orijinal senaryo, olayların birkaç günlük bir zaman diliminde gerçekleşmesini sağladı. senaryoyu her şeyin aynı gün olacak şekilde değiştirmek bütçe kararıydı ve yılın en korkunç gecesi olan cadılar bayramı'nın bunun için mükemmel bir gece olduğuna karar verildi.
* michael myers'ın karar vermesi için iki maske seçtiği ortaya çıktı. ilki, üzerine kıvırcık kızıl saçları sürdükleri bir don post emmett kelly gülümseyen palyaço maskesiydi. bu, kız kardeşi judith'i palyaço kostümü içinde nasıl öldürdüğüne bir saygı duruşu idi. test ettiler ve çok çılgın ve ürkütücü görünüyordu. diğer maske, yaklaşık bir dolara satın alınan 1975 kaptan james t. kirk maskesiydi. kaşları ve favorileri kopartılmış, yüzü balık göbeği beyaza boyanmış, saçları sprey kahverengiye boyanmış ve gözleri daha fazla açılmıştı. kirk maskesini test ettiler ve ekip duygusuz olduğu için çok daha ürkütücü olduğuna karar verdi. bu michael myers'ın maskesi oldu.
* john carpenter, dr. sam loomis rolünü oynaması için peter cushing ve christopher lee'ye yaklaştı, ancak ikisi de düşük ücret nedeniyle onu geri çevirdi. lee daha sonra bunun kariyerinde yaptığı en büyük hata olduğunu söyledi.
* üç yüz bin dolar'lık bütçenin yarısı panavision kameralarına harcandı, böylece film 2.35: 1 dürbününe sahip olacaktı. donald pleasence'a beş günlük çalışma için yirmi bin dolar ödendi.
* hikaye, john carpenter'ın kolejde bir psikiyatri hastanesini gezerken yaşadığı bir deneyime dayanıyor. carpenter ona "şeytani bir bakışla bakan bir çocukla karşılaştı ve bu onu korkuttu."
* genç jamie lee curtis performansından öylesine hayal kırıklığına uğradı ki, filme çekildiği ilk günden sonra kovulacağına ikna oldu. o gece telefonu çaldığında ve telefondaki john carpenter olduğunda curtis bunun film kariyerinin sonu olduğundan emindi. bunun yerine, carpenter onu tebrik etmek için aradı ve işlerin gidişatından çok memnun olduğunu söyledi.
* kostüm departmanı için para olmadığı için tüm oyuncular kendi kıyafetlerini giydiler. tüm set için yüz dolar'dan az bir para harcandı.
* laurie strode'nin yatak odasında james ensor'un bir tablosunun posteri var. ensor, insan figürlerini grotesk maskeler takarak tasvir eden belçikalı bir dışavurumcu ressamdı.
* carpenter, cadılar bayramı'nı daha bitmeden bir yöneticiye gösterdi. filmi müziksiz gösterdi. yönetici bunu hiç de korkutucu bulmadı. film gösterime girdikten ve gördükten sonra fikrini değiştirdi, bu da carpenter'ın müziklerinin filmin atmosferine ne kadar katkıda bulunduğunun bir göstergesiydi.
* film, birleşik devletler ulusal film sicilinde kongre kütüphanesi tarafından "kültürel, tarihsel veya estetik açıdan önemli" olarak korunmak üzere seçilmiştir.
* filmi çekmeden önce görüntü yönetmeni dean cundey, chinatown'ı izledi. filmin sinematografisinden o kadar etkilendiler ki, renk paletini (gündüz çekimleri için yanmış turuncu, gece çekimleri için mavi arkadan aydınlatma ile birlikte) ve genel görünüm için aydınlatma kullanımına karar verdiler.… Expand

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amheretojudgeNov 2, 2018

makes you sweat and even bleed..

The Halloween Carpenter's psycho thriller is a festive of nothing but purely gripping screenplay that is weaved in for the screen and utterly utilizes its frame for the chills and thrills. Unless any othermakes you sweat and even bleed..

The Halloween

Carpenter's psycho thriller is a festive of nothing but purely gripping screenplay that is weaved in for the screen and utterly utilizes its frame for the chills and thrills. Unless any other horror picture, it doesn't rely upon art designing gore, loud sound effects and manipulative screams, but takes the ticking clock that is slow yet effective to the core. And it's that ticking clock, that makes you care for the characters that revolves around this tensed bubble that makes you sweat and even bleed. It is quick as a snap and lethal as its weapon, it hits hard and fast that leaves you in an awe of it.

The narration isn't that layered, but is surely adaptive and gripping in its simplicity where its linear script is an advantage as it always is, that helps reap the essential crisp and sincerity of the horror that it hopes to impute within the viewers. Carpenter and Hill's screenplay is just like any good recipe, it is created from home made ingredients which is what helps makers connect with the viewers instantly. Curtis may not be a revelation but she is definitely convincing in her stereotypical role that is offered to her in here.

And yes, it's a scream, it's a cry for help and it is all basically escaping with few close calls, but all of it's of good quality in here. There aren't much verbal sparring but when there is one, it is pragmatic and equally nail biting as the breathing sound of the antagonist and all the physical sequences. It isn't scary as much as it accounts for. It definitely is a story worth listening or a case worth listening to. Halloween is Carpenter's romance to the thriller genre, it's not worth sliding by nor is it redefining.… Expand

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ahmedaiman9999Oct 23, 2018

Halloween is a remarkable horror film but this in largely down to Carpenter's wonderful ability in building up and creating suspense. Using the POV approach, and a chill-inducing score whenever Michael Myers appears, Carpenter certainly doesHalloween is a remarkable horror film but this in largely down to Carpenter's wonderful ability in building up and creating suspense. Using the POV approach, and a chill-inducing score whenever Michael Myers appears, Carpenter certainly does an effective job of immediately drawing the viewer into the proceedings. But it's the unconventional way of anticipation is the most terrifying thing about the movie.

I loved how Carpenter keeps us hooked for most of the movie (the first hour) just by making us waiting for Myers to strike, and yet nothing happens till the third act. That really made the movie an unsettling and unnerving experience, but also so captivating; my eyes was glued to the screen, TOTALLY!

Leaving us hanging for nearly an hour before Myers begins killing was a difficult challenge, and Carpenter just knocked it out of the park in terms of keeping me enthralled and riveted. That said, the slow-burning narrative and sinister atmosphere weren't enough to make this movie scary for me. Usually, I don't blame the movie for not scaring me when I find there are many things that the movie got right, such as the use of jump scares, simply because I don't get scared from horror movies at all! But I get nervous quite a lot when I watch decent horror flicks, and that didn't happen to me until the last, say, 15-20 minutes of the movie.

Another issue I have with this movie is everything about Donald Pleasance's character. Besides Pleasance's stilted performance, his character's presence along with the Sheriff don't seem to be necessary, and I felt that there would have been no much difference if both Sheriff and Doctor were cut from the film. I found Loomis is just an expository tool that also hasn't been utilized well.

The characters, in general, aren't smarter than those in other slasher horror movies. Case in point, Thomas Doyle who I would only believe his actions if he was 3 or 4 years old! Not to mention, Brian Andrews's performance that was really bad. The character and the performance are the exact opposite of Danny in Kubrick's The Shining!

Needless to say, Jamie Lee Curtis's performance as Laurie is simply stellar. The same goes for the rest of the cast regardless of those who I've mentioned above.

I also didn't like that Myers was depicted as superhuman. I don't know whether the sequels justified that or not, but this definitely didn't work for me. However, I liked so much how Myers looks, and how we didn't see his face as much as we hear him breathing under his mask from a first person POV.

For all its flaws, Halloween will remain a landmark of slasher horror cinema, simply because it has set the standards for horror films in general. Standards that slasher movies have never surpassed to date.

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DMLYxCriticMar 12, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. John Carpenter's Halloween is a classic that has stood the test of time. It is one of the first few films that popularized the slasher horror flicks and spawned many (some bad, some good, some fantastic) films in its wake, along with the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The gore has not aged well, though. For a slasher film, this movie lacked grit and blood, and focused more solely on the ominous buildup, especially with Michael Myers, who is a phantom in this movie. The acting was quite good, although the plot and the story need more expounding. The cinematography is amazingly done, and the musical score was excellent, as well. But overall, this has been a great film to establish the serial killer Michael Myers' lore, and the buildup is something to die for.… Expand

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MrPajamasDec 12, 2021

The original Halloween from 1978 is the best one for me. It more or less does what the new ones do. The masked Michael Myers chases his victims, however, it's just different here. I just have a soft spot for old horror movies and older moviesThe original Halloween from 1978 is the best one for me. It more or less does what the new ones do. The masked Michael Myers chases his victims, however, it's just different here. I just have a soft spot for old horror movies and older movies in general. From a horror perspective, no one is likely to be scared with this film today, although I did get scared once here. What I did like about the film though was the overall atmosphere. The opening scene was very well done in my opinion, and the film caught my attention right away. Add to that the intro with the excellent music that plays several times here. I would more or less describe it in simplicity is beauty. No master plot. Just a 70's horror chase. I do see a kind of charm in it though, and I liked it. For me, a good movie and especially a classic that I recommend.… Expand

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MeterologistJun 2, 2021

This movie is a classic and probably a must-see for many people. Though to me, it was kind of boring. I still recommend you see this film.

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HeroicAge616Oct 25, 2021

A spectacular soundtrack, combined with a minimalist plot that refuses to dive too much into Meyers backstory, forms an enjoyable classic even if the scares fail to hold up to modern day standards.

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NickkanApr 9, 2023

This movie is pretty overrated in my opinion. All characters except Dr. Lumis are uninteresting. No character develops or is likeable.
Michael's design is great as is the music and camera work.
Some dialogue has aged badly and the film is soThis movie is pretty overrated in my opinion. All characters except Dr. Lumis are uninteresting. No character develops or is likeable.
Michael's design is great as is the music and camera work.

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RD.Oct 16, 2006

Creepy, but not scary enough to not make you sleep at night. Maybe it is because of the lack of violence which is the complete contrast of what we see today. Yet the way Michael pursues his victims and the chilling background score make the Creepy, but not scary enough to not make you sleep at night. Maybe it is because of the lack of violence which is the complete contrast of what we see today. Yet the way Michael pursues his victims and the chilling background score make the movie creepy and entertaining.… Expand

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RyanLopezDec 3, 2010

Halloween was not the best in the series, because first of all, there was no blood. Which made the movie really suck, A horror slasher film needs to have blood.

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MonkiReviewsOct 31, 2018

It’s a enjoyable movie, but not very scary. The beginning is fun, though not amazing it good. The middle is very slow, not scary, or very great. It just follows the characters around and not much happens. The ending has a lot of action butIt’s a enjoyable movie, but not very scary. The beginning is fun, though not amazing it good. The middle is very slow, not scary, or very great. It just follows the characters around and not much happens. The ending has a lot of action but isn’t very scary, except maybe one creepy scene, at least in my opinion. The ending wasn’t great either, I recommend watching it, but it’s not that scary or exciting overall.… Expand

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RFOct 13, 2008

Nothing special about this movie, very dull - all the action is packed into a 20 minute block. The worst thing is it wasn't even scary - very disappointed.

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BigDamnHeroMay 2, 2014

It's actually not that gory or violent and it takes over an hour to get to anything remotely interesting but I can see some guilty pleasure value and why others may enjoy it; not to mention it was revolutionary for the horror genre.

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frederik1478Jul 15, 2020

The biggest problem with a classic is that you have seen many parts of it before, But a good classic is still good Regardless, Recommended it has a lot of good scenes and if you are a person who doesn't like a lot of blood in your horrorThe biggest problem with a classic is that you have seen many parts of it before, But a good classic is still good Regardless, Recommended it has a lot of good scenes and if you are a person who doesn't like a lot of blood in your horror movie then this is perfect… Expand

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Gamb1t66Oct 18, 2022

An average horror film that should be viewed more as a masterclass in making a serviceable film on a nonexistent budget than a study in crafting a good story. Halloween is often miscredited as the film that invented the slasher craze.An average horror film that should be viewed more as a masterclass in making a serviceable film on a nonexistent budget than a study in crafting a good story. Halloween is often miscredited as the film that invented the slasher craze. Instead, Halloween succeeded in reaching a wider audience and larger market while borrowing generously from the far superior Black Christmas.… Expand

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MichaelVoorheesJun 23, 2022

Классика. Отец-породитель ужастиков с маньяками, который пиздецки смешно сделан, чего только стоит сцена Майкла в комнате у сестры. Жанр на любителя, мне зашло :)Классика. Отец-породитель ужастиков с маньяками, который пиздецки смешно сделан, чего только стоит сцена Майкла в комнате у сестры. Жанр на любителя, мне зашло :)

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PatrickD.Jun 29, 2007

Cliched, dull and far from exciting.

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Nclr_ChcknFeb 26, 2019

Terrible acting and non-existent gore.
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beeanadouOct 30, 2018

Definitely over-rated but not so bad considering when it was filmed. Creepy and intense background music is way more intimidating than the weak story cause everything is just too predictable.

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axelkochNov 1, 2012

Excessively overrated crap. How can I decently scare me when I know so little of the story? Why does Michael Myers kill? Why this girl? And why couldn't you integrate some additional stories, Mr. Carpenter? A good horror movie offers moreExcessively overrated crap. How can I decently scare me when I know so little of the story? Why does Michael Myers kill? Why this girl? And why couldn't you integrate some additional stories, Mr. Carpenter? A good horror movie offers more than apparently purportless killings. Not scary, not intelligent, not good. At least I thought the Michael Myers characters was good. His mask and his groaning are pretty scary, you could've made a good film out of this.… Expand

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ArendelleawesomNov 8, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a very easily scared person my sister has told me about scary movies and its scared me just so you get an idea of how easily frightened I am and quite frankly this movie was not scary I was only startled at two of the jump scares and it wasn't the big ones because I predicted where all of the other ones would be if i watch a horror movie and go home and walk into my house then go straight to my bedroom without turning any lights on i dont think a horror movie did its job and on top of the fact that this movie doesn't really have any good actors besides the professor who wasn't even that talented at that this movie was one of the worst movies I've ever seen and that's not an exaggeration… Expand

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JasDean89Nov 30, 2015

in every halloween movie it always appears for michael to chase after his sister using the name of laurie. iit causes the movie to be boring and uninteresting because he uses the same character and its name throughout the whole movie!!!!!

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ShiningLionOct 25, 2021

I somehow made it to 2021 not having seen this film. Don't get me wrong, I love a good horror movie but most are tripe to me and I think the bar for good horror was definitely lowered somewhere around the release of this film and TexasI somehow made it to 2021 not having seen this film. Don't get me wrong, I love a good horror movie but most are tripe to me and I think the bar for good horror was definitely lowered somewhere around the release of this film and Texas Chainsaw Massacre in the 70s. At that point they realized they could throw off all the Hitchcockian pretentions of character development and plot because your average schmuck will froth at the mouth over an hour and a half of braindead silence with intermittent kills. Ones that don't even make sense, like pinning a guy to a wall with a knife hardly long enough to make it through the other side of him (yet in the shot this is show most of the blade didn't enter him so it magically grew to 2 feet in length). I can forgive liking this film if you grew up with it or like to think like everyone else, but if you have any more of a quality filter than that it's not a great time, even in October... It's so long, plodding, and boring. Hardly any Halloween atmosphere at all.

The music gets old reaaaaal fast. If it wasn't so overused it may have worked better, but it became almost comedic how any time a car moved with Michael in it or any time he would move even off screen the music would start again. He's like a human ice cream truck I guess.

The final 10 minutes of the film are the only actually suspenseful or eerie part, unless being set in the 70s automatically makes a film feel eerie to you. The entire thing could've been distilled into a pretty good 30 minute spooky story, but in no way shape or form deserves the praise it has garnered and the endless spinoff of cookie cutter sequels. I'm all for mindless fun but this film is just mindless and no fun, and just seems like the start of the era of puritanical propaganda where the teens who drink, smoke, and have sex die while the good girls survive. Meh. Go ahead and downvote me to hell. I don't care. I'll get back up again. >:D… Expand

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queenstephanieApr 26, 2020

overrated. not scary, no interesting characters, not a smart plot. none of the companies called this scary without the music, and the music is more entertaining than scary

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