It's always a pleasure to re-visit Haddonfield

Rating: 9/10 (26 September 2013)

It doesn't matter what time of year it is, any time you watch "Halloween" it becomes October 31st for an hour and a half. It's always a pleasure to re-visit Haddonfield and spend a little more time with Michael Myers, Dr. Loomis, Laurie Strode, and all her friends.
Does "Halloween" really need any introduction? It might not be the first slasher film in horror history, but it's certainly the one that jump- started the genre and is still being imitated today. After the image of Michael Myers' famous white William Shatner mask hit screens, things were never the same. Suddenly, every psychotic in these types of films was covering their face using gimmicky guises. We've seen every sort of mask cover the maniac's identity, including hockey, gas, jester, cherub, and firefighter.
"Halloween" captures the time period and small-town feel of its setting so perfectly. Anyone who lived through the late 1970s and trick-or- treated as a child in a suburb can attest to this. If you happened to grow up in Illinois like I did, the movie hits home even more. Honestly, Director Carpenter couldn't have done a better job establishing a believable atmosphere for this suspenseful and thrilling masterpiece.