And so a franchise starts...

Rating: 5/10 (7 October 2018)

The score lends the film a constant foreboding atmosphere, without which the film might not have worked so well. 'Halloween' has a very simple plot with average dialogue, and not-so-good acting (note I didn't say bad). The only reason - I assume - it was such a huge success, is because of this simple premise and because the film bears the name of one of America's favorite holidays. And due to Jamie Lee's likability, off course.
It must have been scary at the time, but unfortunately no longer by today's standards. At times the characters do the stupidest things that people wouldn't normally do given the circumstances. Yet still, this is a classic horror that might have started the slasher genre (although this is not really a slasher film).