great!

Rating: Null/10 (29 June 2001)

HALLOWEEN is an undeniable classic, the one that started the horror trend of the 80s and that continues to this day. Even recent horror films show it's influence: the masked killer with utter determination, the strong heroine fighting to survive. Sure, not all of them have been good, but they all show the influence of HALLOWEEN. The film is one of the ones that helped spark my interest in filmmaking, and is just a great movie in general. Everything about it is superb: the simple story, the unstoppable character, the feisty lead character (the then-unknown Jamie Lee Curtis), the always reliable Donald Pleasance, the relentless suspense, the music, the direction, everything. A horror film that continues to beat all that have come since, HALLOWEEN is not just a great horror film, but a great film. Period.