Norman Bates, you have met your match.

Rating: 9/10 (27 October 2011)

Truly is the first horror film i was afraid of when i caught a glimpse of it. ironically i watched it on Halloween, and the following sequel Halloween II (1980)was not as impressive but was enjoyable, but didn't have the same magic and fear Carpenter had created in the audience, possibly due to the overuse of blood and predictable next scenes. Jamie Lee Curtis is in her breakthrough role that will make her become a household name and be seen as a scream queen alongside greats such as Signourney Weaver and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Donald Pleasence is in the best role he has been in since portraying Ernst Stravos Blofeld alongside Sean Connery in You only live twice (1967). It seems original that in this film a serial killer is on the loose, murders teenagers having sex but the virgin survives by sheer luck, but John Carpenter created this scenario and stereotypical setting. This is the greatest horror/thriller since Psycho and Norman Bates has finally met a match for greatest horror villain in cinematic history.