Shocking masterpiece

Rating: Null/10 (29 July 1999)

This film inspired so many horrid rip-offs (including its own mindless sequels) that most mainstream audiences overlook it, but it is one of the best horror films of all time. The story is pretty familiar now, nothing more than a psycho killing teens, but John Carpenter relies on visual scares and turns this into a masterpiece of suspense. 5/5 stars.