This is gonna be fun..

Rating: 3/10 (23 February 2006)

This has been heralded as the most scary/influential/original/trend setting horror movie of all time by a many of horror enthusiasts.I disagree with all those claims except for maybe its influential claims.I first saw this at age 10 when it came out in the theaters {and have since watched it several times to try and see just what it is I'm missing} and back then it didn't scare me so it surely isn't gonna now ,30 years later.I like Carpenter films but this is my least favorite out of the numerous ones I've seen him direct.Not only is this a low budget film {which is fine by me as long as there are other elements that make up for it} ..but it is totally missing any substantial gore/character development/inventive storyline/thought provoking dialog/etc.etc..to make up for its low budget.Next to the Blair Witch Project..I consider Halloween to be the most overrated horror film of all time. The ending is undoubtedly the scariest part of the movie and thats where IMO, it also displays the most original ideas..unfortunately to get to that point,one must sit thru a lot of dumb teenagers walking to and from school on the sidewalk with Michael Myers being voyeuristic and watching this from a distance..fast forward the 1st hour and 20 minutes and watch the last 10-15 minutes..and thank me later..the time you will save by doing this means you could go to the gym and get a good work out in..your body will thank you later too :}