Scary as hell itself!

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2012)

"JOHN CARPENTER'S HALLOWEEN" is a 1978 horror-thriller film directed by John Carpenter and written by Carpenter and Debra Hill. The story follows Michael Myers (Tony Moran), who killed his sister, Judith (Sandy Johnson) 15 years prior. Years later, as his doctor (Donald Pleasence) and a nurse (Nancy Stephens) try to transfer him to complete mental lockdown, he escapes and heads to Haddonfield to go after a couple of teens (P.J. Soles, Nancy Kyes, John Michael Graham) and his sister (Jamie Lee Curtis, in her first film role.)
This film is absolutely one of the best films I've ever seen, not just one of the best horror films. In fact, this IS THE BEST horror film I've seen to date. The film just sticks with you even after you go to sleep, it haunts you in your dreams. Tony Moran really defines the Michael Myers character. I mean, it's easy to just stick a mask on a guy and then have him walk around and kill people, but he adds a sense of madness to the character that you wouldn't expect. Jamie Lee Curtis, who's first film role was this movie, did a great job playing Laurie, especially in the final climatic 15 minutes. Donald Pleasence really defines the Dr. Samuel Loomis character, as he is an important plot point and his speech about Michael while him and Sheriff Brackett are in the Myers house is truly a great scene. The rest of the cast are also great, especially Nancy Kyes and P.J. Soles, who play Annie and Lynda, respectively.
The music and cinematography in this film is beautifully chilling. Considering this movie was made on a real shoestring budget, it's amazing how they were able to construct this film in a way that it is one of the scariest horror films to audiences. The music was created by Carpenter in a matter of 4 days, which is equally shocking because it could have taken much longer, and would have been bad. But Carpenter truly created the theme of the holiday. The cinematography and direction is great as well because you feel like you are with the people as the film progresses.
The writing of this film is just brilliant, Hill wrote the girls speech, and it was sounded like real girls were chatting amongst themselves. I'm assuming Carpenter did the speech of Dr. Loomis and it's just as equally brilliant.
I'm going to stop rambling now, but to close off, the film is excellent and is a classic amongst the genre. Rating: 10/10.