Halloween (1978)

Halloween is a 1978 American slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut. Originally meant a single film, it is the first installment in the Halloween franchise.

Plot
On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) An original horror film plotline for the time.
 * 2) An amazing musical score with a very memorable theme song.
 * 3) Michael Myers has become one of the most popular/iconic slasher movie villains in film history along with Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Chucky from Child's Play (1988), Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th (Franchise) and Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Ghostface from Scream (1996).
 * 4) * Also the fact that Michael Myers is a plain human being with no supernatural powers makes him even more of a terrifying figure.
 * 5) * His breathing sound is creepy.
 * 6) Suspenseful and memorable scenes.
 * 7) Spawned a critically acclaimed horror franchise.
 * 8) It launched the careers of many currently well-known stars, mainly Jamie Lee Curtis.
 * 9) Wonderful and chilling cinematography for the 1970s.
 * 10) The lighting is well-done and fits with the movie’s tone, especially for the final half of the movie.
 * 11) It has become a classic Halloween favorite by many horror movie fans.
 * 12) It showed that John Carpenter has very decent, high-level experience as a director and music composer.
 * 13) Likable, interesting characters.
 * 14) Good acting, mainly from Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, Donald Pleasence as Dr. Samuel Loomis and Nick Castle as Michael Myers.
 * 15) Dr. Loomis' description of Michael Myers being very emotionless is one of the most memorable, spine-chilling pieces of dialogue in cinema history.
 * 16) A very unpredictable ending showing Michael cannot be stopped and makes the viewers wonder what will happen in the sequel(s).
 * 17) The POV shots that show’s Michael's mask and his face not being revealed throughout most of the film until the climax just makes him look even more intimidating.
 * 18) The death scenes are nicely done.
 * 19) The poster is very iconic.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) A few elements, like the first person POV shots and the stalker idea, are similar to the original Black Christmas.
 * 2) The deaths in this movie are limited to being silent most of the time, thankfully it's sequel improves on the deaths.

Trivia

 * 1) John Carpenter’s idea to make Halloween was inspired by Bob Clark’s 1974 Horror film,  Black Christmas.
 * 2) Jamie Lee Curtis is the daughter of Janet Leigh (another famous scream queen) who is well-known for her performance as Marion Crane in  Psycho.
 * 3) The film was originally going to be titled “The Babysitter Murders”.

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