the greatest

Rating: 10/10 (23 April 2006)

i cannot recall ever seeing another horror film that was constructed as carefully and perfectly as john carpenter's 'halloween.' despite a number of errors (haddonfield, illiniois cars all having California license plates is a big one) and a dubious killer (knowing it's william shatner makes it all the more disturbing) the suspense in this film is spine-breaking. i don't think the killings are particularly gruesome, in fact i barely remember the details of them. what i do remember is the thought of laurie stroud cowering in a closet with a straightened hanger as her only defence from the man who has killed all of her friends.