Hasn't aged well

Rating: Null/10 (5 March 2020)

I understand that this is a very important film for the entire horror genre and was considered very scary back when it first came out but regardless I find this movie to be rather overrated. But there is a lot of good things in this film. The iconic score is very haunting, the suspense is very well-done, and Donald Pleasence is amazing in this role. While the movie is definitely very suspenseful, unfortunately the pacing is very slow and kinda boring. To add to that, most the acting isn't that good. Jamie Lee Curtis is mainly fine, but as for the other performances, they all suck. Particularly the other teenagers. I felt no attachment to any of these characters and was hoping they would just die. To top it off, the movie hasn't really aged that well. While the atmosphere is well done, the movie just isn't very scary in modern times. 4/10