A True Classic

Rating: Null/10 (12 April 1999)

"Halloween" is my favorite film of all time, not just horror, but any type of film. It was released back in 1978 and starred an unknown actress named Jamie Lee Curtis. It focuses on a disturbed mental patient named Michael Myers, who, when he was six years old, killed his 17 year old sister with a butcher knife. Fifteen years later, he escapes and sets his eyes on three teenage girls who are out babysitting for the night. This is definitely John Carpenter's best film to date. It has all the elements of a SCARY movie: the dark atmosphere, the music, the unstoppable killer, NO blood, the frightened but smart heroine and likeable characters. The other six movies (with the exception of Halloween: H20) replace all of the original's suspense with huge amounts of blood and gore. Watch this one with the lights out.