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Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2013)

This is my favorite movie. I love everything about it. What it's about and how it was made. This will be an iconic movie forever and with it's low budget makes Halloween a stroke of genius. The way the movie was filmed and the Carpenter-created score makes this movie very creepy. It isn't in your face about it either. This movie is subtle, and leaves it up to your imagination. There is not much gore, but tons of suspense. Even Michael Myers mask is plain and low-keyed, but it's awesome. The POV filming was great and innovating for that time. Black Christmas did it a few years before Halloween, but Halloween was a bigger hit. The storyline is great and plays into the plot perfectly. The not-knowing is the key element to this film. The time of year to express this film was excellent. This film wouldn't be the same if it were in the summer or any of the other holidays. Halloween was the perfect time for Michael to flip his switch as a child. I wish people would watch Halloween to see a great film that was made on an extremely low budget. A movie that pioneered so many aspects to the horror genre. Halloween was written and then put on the screen to show that when all the pieces fall into place a masterpiece is born!