Before there was Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Ghostface, and among others; there was Michael Myers, an unstoppable evil, who stalks and lurks its victims. And wears a William Shatner. LOL! In all seriousness, "Halloween," tells the story about Michael Myers on what happened 15 years earlier into the movie. He kills his own sister, and gets himself to be in hospital. Flash forward to 1978, Michael Myers escapes and goes into Haddonfield, Illinois by killing some victims around Halloween night. I first saw this movie on AMC, which is probably during its Fear Fest (if I remember correctly), and thought it was pretty darn good. I was so drawn in of the psychological aspects of Michael Myers as what Dr. Sam Loomis describes him, where there was a scene that Loomis explains the Sheriff about Michael Myers, when he first met him as a six years old with a blank, cold emotionless face, and the blackest eyes, the devil's eyes. That is all you need to know. His character perfectly sums up how evil Michael Myers is, and definetly what makes him into an icon. Donald Pleasence does an amazing job for the role that he was born to play, and he is Sam Loomis. Its funny to know that Carpenter uses that name from a classic Hitchcock movie "Psycho," and the character of Sam Loomis was played by John Gavin. Jamie Lee Curtis, the daughter of Janet Leigh, makes her debut as an actress, and really does a real good job as Laurie Strode, the girl next door. We start off from her not being strong into a strong character. The rest of the cast like P.J. Soles, Nancy Kyes, and others all did well for what they were given. John Carpenter is a gifted filmmaker, and was more than good as he is terrific for writing the script alongside with Debra Hill; then he was terrific for directing and creating an iconic musical score. The cinematography by Dean Cundey is marvelous, and really do love the looks of the film's visual. The atmosphere itself is very moody, and does give you the feel of Halloween. The premise is superb, and never I find it boring. The movie doesn't have that much gore like what you see in other horror movies, but it works well without it. I don't know what is left to say about "Halloween," except that its a classic 70s slasher flick, and it could be my favorite Carpenter movie. I believe it is. I love "Halloween," and I give it a 10 out of 10. Be careful or the boogeyman is going to get you.
Review of Halloween
