Halloween - The Greatest Slasher Film

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2005)

Halloween is a rare movie. First, it is rare because of the effectiveness of the shots. Nowhere else will you find such amazing and terrifying shots in a movie. And this movie was made on a very low budget. Second, this is a film that will truly scare you. Especially if you let yourself be drawn into the film. If you watch this film thinking it will be bad, or cheesy, you will only notice the flaws (yes, there are quite a few flaws). I watched this movie thinking that it was going to be great. It did not disappoint me. John Carpenter did an amazing job with this film, a superbness that he will never again match. In The Thing, he focused on the gore. In Halloween he focused on the scares. And it certainly did scare. There's a couple great chase scenes, a couple great deaths, and then, of course, there's the "pinned" scene. (Whoever's seen the movie should know what I'm talking about) Anayway, in a final note, This is the greatest slasher film ever. Hands down.