Ignore the imposters, this the real deal

Rating: 9/10 (12 April 2020)

I remember how fearful I was first time seeing this original Halloween - the scene where the door slowly opens & the man is standing there with a white sheet over him like a ghost, glasses on. The girl sits up in bed & giggles, teasing him, thinking it's her boyfriend, but as her facial expressions change, you see her realise, this is no joke. I saw it on a little old black & white portable TV but the impact of that first watch was incredible.
All sequels & remakes are cash grabs milking the original hot cow for all she's worth.
The reasons this film gets 9/10 from me not 10/10 are: -

the low budget affects the technical quality of film, making it slightly fuzzy to watch
the pacing is sometimes too slow with scenes of the teenage chatter
Jamie Lee Curtis grates on my nerves