A Good Film That Hasn't Aged Well

Rating: 7/10 (29 October 2018)

Yeah, as per usual, my opinion is divisive. So, sue me.
I grew-up mainly on this first Halloween film. My mother and I loved it, and-at one point-we watched it every single Saturday for a couple of months. "Halloween" is a very watchable film, but it's not perfect. I don't think my issues with it are due to seeing the film too many times, or anything like that. I think I just realized, at some point, that this movie has flaws.
John Carpenter's directing is very dry and clean, here. The man is one of my favorite directors of all time, but I have about five movies I like way more than "Halloween", from his body of work.
"Halloween" is iconic, but so is "Gone With The Wind"-which I also have major problems with.
"Halloween" has almost no blood in it, and yet it managed to create such a massive genre that tends to be repetitive. Just because it started a genre does not mean it aged well.
The cast is a great example of a major flaw in the film; the only person who can act is Donald Pleasance. He's good, but not great. Everyone from Jamie Lee Curtis to the girl who plays Annie are unbearable and whiney. I don't even think they can pull the humor off. Michael Myers, I believe, is only good because of Carpenter's directing skills and creativity. I think the film is more his baby than anyone else's, because his other films have proven his attention to extreme detail.
The film soares, though, with its atmosphere and score (also created by John Carpenter).
There's plenty of good about this film, but there's plenty of bad, too. It just goes unrecognized, frankly.
All this comes from a life-long fan of the film (and the franchise).