The best horror film ever made. Period.

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2019)

I first saw Halloween on cable as a twelve-year old kid. Halloween night fell on a Saturday that year, and I spent the entire weekend binging horror films. Though many were memorable; Nightmare on Elm Street; The Ring; Final Destination 1 - 3; Jeepers Creepers; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and others, none stuck with me on quite the same magnitude that Halloween did. I instantly became a lifelong fan of the entire franchise. My allowance no longer went towards burgers and milkshakes from the Hardees down the street - I was now determined to track down all the Halloween films on DVD. And I did.
It wasn't my first horror film-I saw The Grudge about two years prior at a sleepover-but it was the first to truly change my life. My office, where I'm currently writing this review, is encased with horror books, movies and memorabilia; most of which is Halloween and Michael Myers related. I own all the films on VHS, DVD and Blu Ray, along with a slew of action figures and promotional material.
I can't say anything about this film that hasn't already been said. I just wanted to share my experience. If, somehow, you haven't sat down and given this film a fair shake, it's time to change that, because this film, quite literally, could be life changing. It certainly was for me.