A Very Disappointing Revisit

Rating: Null/10 (1 September 2011)

I hadn't seen this film in over twenty-five years, so I decided to give it another look. I remember going to the movies as a teenager to see this film and being scared to death, so I was looking forward to seeing it again. I can only say I was sorely disappointed. The film I thought was basically an inferior remake of "Black Christmas" (1974) with Olivia Hussey, which was a film Carpenter was obviously familiar with, and I feel he copied many film techniques and plot lines from. The fact that Carpenter has never repeated this success speaks volumes to me as his skill as a director. Carpenter is an excellent mimic but not an original.