Killer returns home: beware

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 2005)

I've seen Halloween several times and it is certainly better than any of the sequels that followed. This turned out to be a massive hit despite being made on a low budget.
It starts with 6 year Michael Myers stabbing his sister to death and then 15 years later, he escapes from the asylum where he was locked up and returns to Haddonfield to kill more people but his first victim is a mechanic, stabbed on the way. His Doctor, Sam Loomis is in pursuit. When Myers returns to Haddonfield, he first stalks possible victims and has a run in with a young boy at school. When darkness descends, he starts his killing spree, his first victim actually being a dog. He then stabs to death three people baby sitting, two girls and one of their boyfriends and tries to murder Laurie Strode, but Loomis shoots him in time, despite Laurie stabbing him with a knitting needle and a coat hanger. Despite having several bullets into him, Myers has gone... But we all know he will be back.
This has to be one of the best horror movies in recent times and is very spooky throughout, helped by that now famous music score.
The children who Laurie is baby sitting are watching two 1950's sci-fi's: The Thing From Another World and Forbbidon Planet which makes this even more spooky.
Now to the cast: this made Jamie Lee Curtis a star and she is joined by the excellent and creepy Donald Pleasence as Loomis and Charles Cyphers and P J Soles.
Horror movies don't come much better than this. Brilliant.
Rating: 5 stars out of 5.