Fantastic

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 1999)

Halloween (1978) C-90 min. D: John Carpenter. Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis, PJ Soles, Charles Cyphers, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, Nick Castle. Absolutely awesome low-budget horror film that set the standard for slasher films. This suspenseful and chilling masterpiece centers around the story of a psychotic madman named Michael Myers who brutally murders his sister on Halloween night as a child and then escapes from a mental institute 15 years later, coming back to his hometown on Halloween to terrorize teenagers. Pleasance is incredible as Dr. Loomis, Michael Myers' doctor who is determined to capture Myers as soon as possible. Curtis is terrific as Laurie Strode, Myers' main target (you'll find out why in HALLOWEEN II) and Loomis isn't that bad herself as Curtis' friend Annie. The atmosphere is so scary, the music is so eerie, and the finale is so frightening! This film is worth every minute of it! RATING: 10 out of 10. Rated R for some language, nudity, violence, and sexuality.