Swift and surprisingly intelligent nerve-tingling thriller.

Rating: 10/10 (10 October 2001)

Swift and surprisingly intelligent nerve-tingling thriller (made by John Carpenter) about a grown-up murderer, Michael Myers, who as a young boy, killed his older sister on Halloween. Fifteen years later, Myers makes a daring escape from an Illinois mental hospital to return to his hometown, just to find his "other sister", and start where he left off.
The sister, Laurie, is played here by Jamie Lee Curtis and she is excellent despite screaming her head off upteen times. As Michael tails Laurie and her pals around town, Michael's eccentric doctor, Loomis (the late Donald Pleasence) comes to town to thwart Michael's attempt. Carpenter also composed the wondefully eerie musical score and Dean Cundey's camera work is terrific.