Carpenter's giallo picture and the beginning of a franchise.

Rating: 8/10 (13 June 2004)

Halloween (1978) was John Carpenter's homage to Dario Argento and
Mario Bava. A horror/thriller uses mood, music and lighting instead of
relying on buckets of red paint and cheap scares. This movie also was the
start of a movie franchise and has spawned hundreds of knock-offs and
rip-offs. Halloween is also responsible for the "teenage girl" in peril films. It's also responsible for the called "slasher" films that become the staple of 80's horror flicks and a tired cliche in latter day movies.
The film spans a twenty year period. A young boy has whacked his sister
and is placed in the funny farm. His shrink (Donald Pleasence) is afraid of
the boy and it seems he didn't do a very good job of treating him for his
psychosis. Now he doesn't want him to ever see the light of day, and for
good reason. The man is a bonafide monster. One day he escapse...
Highly recommended!
A+
The start of something big or the beginning of the end of horror films?