A film that still scares after more than 20 years

Rating: 10/10 (14 August 2000)

Halloween is a great movie. It's older than me, but it never fails to cause tension. Of course there will be the occasional person who will rant on and on about "There was barely any gore..." and "There's not enough deaths", don't listen to that person, there more happy with films like, well, those stupid and countless sequels. John Carpenter creates a normal setting, just like where you or I live, and makes you fear it, because Michael Myers may be in the bushes or in your backyard. The piano score is extremely creepy. The movie is about a young boy, Michael Myers, who murders his sister on Halloween and sent to a mental institution for a long time. But 15 years later, just before Halloween, he escapes. He returns to Haddonfield, Illinois and starts to stalk and kill young babysitters, or whoever happens to get in his way. A young Jamie Lee Curtis brilliantly plays Laurie Strode, Michael's main target. There are some extremely suspenseful scenes, like when Laurie just barely escapes Michael in the house her friend was babysitting for, and runs to the neighbors house, they think her yelling and screaming is a prank, they ignore her. Michael comes out of the house where Laurie escaped him, and slowly pursues her.(he, unlike most horror movie killers, walks, doesn't run)She runs to the house she babysits for only to find she is locked out. Michael comes closer and closer and...I won't ruin the rest) This movie is very suspenseful and is a definite must see for the any moviegoer. Those who must have endless blood and gore, I suggest you skip this one. A classic. 10/10