A Slashing Classic

Rating: 9/10 (30 October 2019)

Halloween is such a classic that holds up four decades later, and is easily one of the best horror films of all time.
The film is about a 7 year old kid, named Michael Myers, brutally murdering his 17-year-old sister, Judith on a Halloween night in 1963. He is locked away in prison for 15 years. On October 30, 1978, Michael is now 21, and steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims. One of his victims is Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and she must do everything in her power to survive while she babysits on Halloween night and along with the help of Loomis (Donald Pleasence) he shall take this murdering scumbag down.
Halloween never gets old. The theme song is very catchy and is great to listen to a lot. The plot seems to be very legit, basic, not rushed, and all well developed. The pacing for the run time is spectacularly fast. The acting from Jamie Lee Curtis was wonderful, and for her film debut, she did amazing. Donald Pleasence also did a great job, and everyone else was perfect.
The film also really holds up and has aged well. Some people may not see it as scary nowadays because this was back when things were pretty tame, and for 1978, they did a great job at making it very ominous.
Overall, Halloween is a fantastic slasher/horror film that can't be forgotten.