A true testament to the genre.

Rating: 9/10 (26 October 2010)

Halloween is quite simply, a masterpiece in the realm of horror, right up there with Psycho. As Siskel and Ebert said years ago, Halloween doesn't hate women, and it loves filmmaking.
Halloween starts off with a young boy named Michael Myers who murders his older sister and is sent to a mental institution. When he is an adult, he escapes, much to the extreme dismay of Dr. Samuel Loomis, his doctor, who believes Michael to be pure evil. Michael returns to Haddonfield, Illinois, his former residence, and stalks Laurie Strode on Halloween.
First off, the greatest trait this film has to offer is total suspense and angst. Instead of turning it into a bloodbath (most horror films nowadays), we see Michael follow Laurie and frighten her more prominently over time, it puts us in the protagonist's shoes. We think something will happen, but it doesn't. One of my favorite scenes in the film is when a kid is running and is immediately halted by Michael, scaring the kid off, the music cues at precisely the right moment. As the movie progresses, Laurie's friends are slaughtered silently and discretely, more creative and chilling than just "stab, stab, cut, blood, blood". When the final confrontation ensues, every time you think Myers is down, he's up and at you again. The ending will have you on the edge of your seat.
The film is well-made at a low budget, the music is frightful, the acting is top-notch. Halloween is horror movie magic. You will believe in the Boogeyman. And I don't mean the terrible 1980 film, either.