Halloween

Rating: 10/10 (25 June 2013)

'Halloween' is that slasher flick we all initially heard of that has the killer in the white mask who stalks the babysitters on Halloween. It is the best slasher/horror film out there, because it mixes suspense and fear yet does so without so much blood. Gore is necessary in some horror movies, it can make up for lack of story/plot/excitement. Halloween didn't need any of that to be successful. The story goes that young Michael Myers killed his older sister as a child on Halloween, stabbing her to death. Fifteen years later to the day, he escapes the mental institution he was in (under the care of Dr. Loomis) and begins stalking Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). He follows her around at her school, follows her and her friends when they're walking home, all leading up to Halloween night when the murder and mayhem begin.
So many awesome things about this original Halloween, from the music to the big chase scene at the end between Michael and Laurie. I loved that it took place on Halloween, and we see the trick or treaters and the jack-o-lanterns. Great atmosphere. The body count is pretty low in this one, but when a murder happens John Carpenter makes it count. It's always dark and you never know when he's going to pop out at his victim. The white mask he wears works wonderfully as well. Acting was pretty good all around from PJ Soles to Nancy Loomis to Donald Pleasence to of course Jamie Lee Curtis. Halloween should be seen by every movie fan, not just horror.
10/10 - A perfect horror film