Haddonfield sunsets...

Rating: 8/10 (22 October 2018)

I just re-watched this (for the umpteenth time!) to get ready for the new one, and I must say, this still holds up extremely well! The music, the opening scene with 6 year old Michael, and the super-intense delivery that Donald Pleasence, gives to every line! Wowza! And really, it's the lighting that does it. The shadows with just hints of light make this super creepy! Man, it's a good one! And that ending, when Loomis looks down from the balcony and the music kicks right in... freakin' freaky man! The only "flaw" I saw was how fast the sun sets as the girls drive across town. Day light to pitch black in the blink of an eye!
This go around, I noticed that one of the movies the characters are watching is "The Thing", which Carpenter will remake three years after this. I also never noticed how many times P.J. Soles says "totally". Guess I was way too scared before!