Michael Myers is a pervert!

Rating: Null/10 (16 April 2003)

Spoilers herein.
I expected a lot from this film. I've known of the legend surrounding this movie for a long time. I was disappointed. For a low-budget film of 1978, the cinematography, sound effects, and suspense elements are pretty good. I imagine this movie was the first of it's kind, and very influential. However, classics don't get dated like this movie did. I may be over-exaggerating how dated this movie is. I think young viewers might still get frightened by this, and the movie is still watchable. The only thing about this movie that didn't get dated is the theme music. The theme music is excellent and definitely a keeper.
I found the movie boring. The real action doesn't start until halfway through the movie. There isn't much gore, and the casualty rate is at a minimum. The dialogue is too ordinary and rudimentary, and there isn't much of it. The suspense isn't bad, but predictable (I suppose it wouldn't be predictable when it was first released, but given all the imitations it spawned, there aren't any surprises). Michael Myers seems retarded. In one scene he is grunting and mumbling incoherently when going in for the kill. In another scene he has trouble breaking the closet doors. Ever heard of just opening it with your hands? The movie never explains why he killed his older sister, or why he is on a rampage now, fifteen years later.
Even though I don't think the movie is great, Michael Myers is still a nice villain. His cheap five dollar mask does wonders on him. He can look pretty scary just walking around the neighborhood with his butcher knife and his expressionless eyes.
I don't think the movie is bad, but it is not a classic. The only sense the movie is a classic is in the context of the time period when it was made. I'd recommend Halloween to young viewers, or people inexperienced with the horror genre.
Now to my theory about why Michael Myers is a pervert. When he was six, little Mikey had a defected form of the Oedipus Complex. Instead of lusting for his mother, he desired his sister. Sadly for him, an older boy was coveting her. His frustrations caused him to kill his sister. While in prison, he did nothing but jerk off. He was sex depraved. So the first thing he does when he escapes is to try to get some. Young Laurie comes by his house and Michael sees nothing but flowers and wedding bells. He must have her. So he stalks her to find out how he can impress her. Mikey can't get any because her friends are in the way. Watch the movie to see how this love affair turns out.