Review: Halloween
I had been waiting to watch this movie for so long, and once I knew that they had it in my public library, I went over and got it as soon as possible. I reserved it and ended up getting it and watching it with my friends on Halloween.
After the movie, my friends Uncle dropped me off and the first thing I did when I got out of the van was book it into my house and to not look back. As soon as I got in my room, I turned the DVD cover to the other side so I didn't have to see Michael Meyers' face anymore.
Halloween is one of the scariest movies I have ever seen and also one of the best. Nowadays, people think that blood and gore are the keys to a great horror movie. While there are exceptions, most of those gore filled fests are pretty bad. Halloween doesn't show a lot of blood, and thats a very good thing. John Carptener instead, uses tension as his weapon of choice. Not knowing when Michael will strike next and who he will strike next is what creates the fair amount of suspense.
Carpenter starts us off on a very freaky note. A figure watches as his sister takes another boy up to her room. This figure, goes into the kitchen, grabs a knife, puts on a clown mask, goes upstairs and brutally murders his sister. His parents come home and they see him holding the bloody knife on their front lawn. Only then do we find out that this figure is a little boy.
We eventually see this boy again, this time in an isane asylum, sitting in a chair and looking out the window. His doctor comes in, Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), observes him quietly and then leaves.
This is only the beginning as we see Dr. Loomis and his Nurse, driving down the road to a spot where all the inmates have gone out walking. Dr. Loomis gets out of his car to try and see what is up. Minutes after, we see a deranged Michael Meyers attack the Nurse and push her out of the car while he jumps in. He takes off and the Dr. and Nurse are left in the road without a car.
Haddonfield is a quiet place and not a lot seems to happen there. People mind their own business and go on doing their everyday things. All of that is about to change for 3 girls: Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), Annie Brackett (Nancy Loomis) and Lynda van der Klok (P.J Soles). Creepy things start to happen as Laurie begins to think someone is stalking her. Looking into her class from their car, standing under her clothesline, following her and her friends down the road, spying on her from behind a hedge and calling her and not talking.
Unfortunately, this all happens to happen on Halloween night. Laurie and Annie are stuck babysitting, while Lynda goes and hooks up with her boyfriend. The events that occur after they all start to do what they are going to do, are absolutely horrifying.
Director John Carpenter, keeps a close and claustrophobic environment on his stars and that just adds to the tension level. We keep seeing Michael looking at these girls through the window. It gets extremely suspenseful because you keep seeing him, but you don't know when he is going to finally attack these ladies.
Though there is not a lot of gore, there is plenty of boo moments that are all perfectlly orchestrated. John Carpenter is an amazing director and he directs this film with authenticity and finesse. Whenever you hear the famous theme, you know that something very creepy is about to happen. The score here is amazingly well written and adds even more to the tension level.
This was definitely the breakthrough performance for Jamie Lee Curtis. She enhabits Laurie with a lot of humor and determination. All she wanted to do was babysit on Halloween, instead what she got is more horrific then anything she could have imagined. Curtis is especially effective in the scenes towards the end where her character is faced with dire consequences.
Nancy Loomis & P.J Soles are both very funny in their roles and they make sure that their characters fit to a T. Last, but not least, the great Donald Pleasance as Dr. Sam Loomis, is a movie character everyone will remember. He was so determined to catch Michael and put a stop to his madness. Pleasance fully rounds out his character in only a handful of scenes, amazingly well.
Nick Castle does a good job of portraying Michael (or "The Shape") as what he expect him to be. A ruthless killer with no remorse for anyone but himself.
The script is taught and suspenseful and contains a lot of the humor that we kind of have to expect from a horror movie.
Halloween is simply a masterpiece and Michael's face will stay with you long after the credits are over. A+
After the movie, my friends Uncle dropped me off and the first thing I did when I got out of the van was book it into my house and to not look back. As soon as I got in my room, I turned the DVD cover to the other side so I didn't have to see Michael Meyers' face anymore.
Halloween is one of the scariest movies I have ever seen and also one of the best. Nowadays, people think that blood and gore are the keys to a great horror movie. While there are exceptions, most of those gore filled fests are pretty bad. Halloween doesn't show a lot of blood, and thats a very good thing. John Carptener instead, uses tension as his weapon of choice. Not knowing when Michael will strike next and who he will strike next is what creates the fair amount of suspense.
Carpenter starts us off on a very freaky note. A figure watches as his sister takes another boy up to her room. This figure, goes into the kitchen, grabs a knife, puts on a clown mask, goes upstairs and brutally murders his sister. His parents come home and they see him holding the bloody knife on their front lawn. Only then do we find out that this figure is a little boy.
We eventually see this boy again, this time in an isane asylum, sitting in a chair and looking out the window. His doctor comes in, Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), observes him quietly and then leaves.
This is only the beginning as we see Dr. Loomis and his Nurse, driving down the road to a spot where all the inmates have gone out walking. Dr. Loomis gets out of his car to try and see what is up. Minutes after, we see a deranged Michael Meyers attack the Nurse and push her out of the car while he jumps in. He takes off and the Dr. and Nurse are left in the road without a car.
Haddonfield is a quiet place and not a lot seems to happen there. People mind their own business and go on doing their everyday things. All of that is about to change for 3 girls: Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), Annie Brackett (Nancy Loomis) and Lynda van der Klok (P.J Soles). Creepy things start to happen as Laurie begins to think someone is stalking her. Looking into her class from their car, standing under her clothesline, following her and her friends down the road, spying on her from behind a hedge and calling her and not talking.
Unfortunately, this all happens to happen on Halloween night. Laurie and Annie are stuck babysitting, while Lynda goes and hooks up with her boyfriend. The events that occur after they all start to do what they are going to do, are absolutely horrifying.
Director John Carpenter, keeps a close and claustrophobic environment on his stars and that just adds to the tension level. We keep seeing Michael looking at these girls through the window. It gets extremely suspenseful because you keep seeing him, but you don't know when he is going to finally attack these ladies.
Though there is not a lot of gore, there is plenty of boo moments that are all perfectlly orchestrated. John Carpenter is an amazing director and he directs this film with authenticity and finesse. Whenever you hear the famous theme, you know that something very creepy is about to happen. The score here is amazingly well written and adds even more to the tension level.
This was definitely the breakthrough performance for Jamie Lee Curtis. She enhabits Laurie with a lot of humor and determination. All she wanted to do was babysit on Halloween, instead what she got is more horrific then anything she could have imagined. Curtis is especially effective in the scenes towards the end where her character is faced with dire consequences.
Nancy Loomis & P.J Soles are both very funny in their roles and they make sure that their characters fit to a T. Last, but not least, the great Donald Pleasance as Dr. Sam Loomis, is a movie character everyone will remember. He was so determined to catch Michael and put a stop to his madness. Pleasance fully rounds out his character in only a handful of scenes, amazingly well.
Nick Castle does a good job of portraying Michael (or "The Shape") as what he expect him to be. A ruthless killer with no remorse for anyone but himself.
The script is taught and suspenseful and contains a lot of the humor that we kind of have to expect from a horror movie.
Halloween is simply a masterpiece and Michael's face will stay with you long after the credits are over. A+
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