A horror icon is born

Rating: 9/10 (6 October 2018)

Halloween the greatest horror/slasher ever made and the one that made the genre mainstream introducing one of the best horror icons in the infamous killer Michael Myers and the scream queen that is Jamie Leigh Curtis playing final girl Laurie Strode.
The story to this films is very simple but manages to be so effective that it's scary and there hasn't been a horrorocie like it since.
The story tells of Michael Myers who killed his sister when he was a young boy and has escaped from a mental asylum to cause havoc on Halloween night he is the embodiment of evil the boogyman. It's such a great premise for a movie and Michael is such an interesting character even though we know nothing about him the looks of Michael is very simple but effective and very scary even though all he wearing is a simple mask however it's the fact that mask looks emotion less is scary because you sort put you're fears into the mask it's like you're own personal Rosarch test.
The way John Carpenter builds tension in this is just pure genius he builds it and builds it and then keeps building teasing you untill he finally let's it happen and it's 100% satisfaction in its delivery John Carpenter is an absolute genius and this is his masterpiece some people may say the thing and that's a great movie but Halloween is just a perfect horror movie in my opinion.
Jamie Leigh Curtis one of the greatest horror actresses in the world and she is great in this movie Laurie Strode is one of the best characters in horror and is the ultimate scream queen such a legend and I could imagine anyone else playing this role she is just perfection in this movie and I love how Laurie is the exact opposite of Michael because Michael is pure evil and Laurie is this ultimate good presence in this movie really smart on Carpenters part for that little detail and just makes this movie the perfection that it is.
However my favourite character in this whole franchise is definitely Sam Loomis played by the late Donald Pleasence a legendary actor who will always be missed .
Verdict 9.5/10 greatest horror movie ever made and a great horror icon in Michael Myers