The Movie that started the Slasher Genre

Rating: 8/10 (1 May 2006)

John Carpenter was the genius behind Halloween, he gave it the soul it needed to make it a success and blockbuster which to this day is one of the best ever. Aside from Jason and Freddy, Michael Meyers is one of the most well-known horror icons in the world. Easily the best in the series, followed by an equally good sequel which takes place directly after the events in this movie, Halloween is a fright-fest of epic proportions.
In 1963 young Michael Meyers watched his sister make love to her boyfriend one Halloween night, and then afterward he savagely killed her while wearing his costume and brandishing his trademark butcher's knife.
Detained in a mental hospital under the care of Dr. Loomis (played very well by the late Donald Pleasence) Michael neither says a word nor gives any emotion for fifteen years. Then, on the anniversary of his killing in 1978 he breaks loose one rainy night and begins hunting his other sister, Laurie Strode (Jaimie Lee Curtis, in the role which launched her career.)
Killing his way to her on the night of All Hallow's Eve, while eluding capture, Michael and Laurie have a final showdown which gives us one of the best climaxes in movie history. If you want a movie which is as good as the original Nightmare on Elm Street, or the first chapters of Friday the 13th, this is the movie to watch, and required watching if you're a horror-buff like me. 10 out of 10.