The first, and best....

Rating: 9/10 (24 October 2006)

There is something to be said for cult films. While I haven't liked all of John Carpenter's later films (especially "Escape from L.A.", but also I had a problem with Kurt Russel in that movie). This film, plus Donald Pleasence and Jaime Lee Curtis equals good entertainment.
Jaime Lee Curtis and P.J. Soles (also from "Carrie") are being followed by Michael Myers, who we see as a young child, committed murder on Halloween (or Sam-ha-in, as the psychiatrist/Donald Pleasence calls it) The film was shot in South Pasadena, yet is supposed to be Haddonfield Illinois. The art department worked overtime creating autumn and an ominous environment to complete the setting.
It is a basic slasher film that doesn't rely on cheap tricks and special effects, unlike the later films. It is horror/suspense at its best. A must see for Halloween. 9/10.