Year: 1978
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis
Directed By: John Carpenter
Rating: R
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Halloween is probably my all time favorite horror movie in the original slasher genre. I will be the first to admit that Michael Myers still haunts my dreams to this day. I did a new thing with this movie, I watched it with people who have never seen it before. In my eyes, this is a movie everyone should see. It is the movie that started the chain reaction of horror movie slasher flicks (Psycho helped too).
Haddonfield, IL is the setting for this low budget, massive grossing picture. This movie was filmed in a matter of days, for the low budget of $300,000 and grossed over $40,000,000 in the US alone. Talk about a great business decision to roll with this movie. It is about a man, known simply in the credits as "The Shape" but we later find out his name is Michael Myers, who murders his sister when he is a kid. After 15 years in a mental institution he escapes, and heads back home to wreak havoc on Haddonfield. This movie is left with very little explanation of why this is happening, and why The Shape is targeting the people he is targeting. Not until 1981, when the sequel was released would any of your questions be answered. This is Jamie Lee Curtis' first film and really jump started her career in Hollywood. The Shape will become one of the most iconic characters in movie horror, and Halloween would spawn 8 sequels, including one that had nothing to do with The Shape. It was remade by director Rob Zombie, and I will review those later. There is talks of a third installment to these remakes, but will not be done by Rob Zombie thank goodness. In my opinion, John Carpenter needs to take back his glory.
I watched this movie with two of my friends, and I am proclaiming to them it is great and scary. However, after the end of the movie, they were saying, that wasn't scary, that was stupid, blah blah blah. Here is my advice to you.
1. Don't watch this movie and be doing something at the same time. It takes away from the whole vibe of the movie.
2. Let all logic go out the door, because all slasher pictures are based around the idiot plot. Idiot plot is where all logic and common sense are gone, because if it was there, all the problems and situations wouldn't exist.
3. Watch this movie in the dark. It is a very dark movie, taking place mostly at night, so it will help you see the screen better.
4. Have the volume up more then you usually would because the music is what makes this movie even more suspenseful
The reason you have to do these things are because think about the time this movie was made. The audience was different, and they don't have to do what they do now, i.e. constant gore and blood everywhere, followed by a terrible plot (Saw 2-7).
I am giving this movie 4 out of 5 over-sized butcher knives. Again, getting a 5 out of 5 is going to be tough with me because that would be the perfect movie, and there are very few that I give to that. I love this movie and really liked what was going on and the way it was filmed. Every sequel had a new person playing Michael Myers, and would never really be as good as The Shape in this movie. Who knew that walking slowly would be so hard.
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Fun Fact: The Shape's mask in this movie, is a William Shatner Halloween mask painted white. There were two masks being considered for this role, and when the actor came out in the Shatner mask, the crew was in shock, and they knew the hit the jackpot. Who knew a Star Trek mask would be so influential?
Thank you all for your comments, and I will look to add them to my list of movies to watch. I apologize for not posting more, I have watched 4 already and just need to get those posted to you guys! Thanks.
Haddonfield, IL is the setting for this low budget, massive grossing picture. This movie was filmed in a matter of days, for the low budget of $300,000 and grossed over $40,000,000 in the US alone. Talk about a great business decision to roll with this movie. It is about a man, known simply in the credits as "The Shape" but we later find out his name is Michael Myers, who murders his sister when he is a kid. After 15 years in a mental institution he escapes, and heads back home to wreak havoc on Haddonfield. This movie is left with very little explanation of why this is happening, and why The Shape is targeting the people he is targeting. Not until 1981, when the sequel was released would any of your questions be answered. This is Jamie Lee Curtis' first film and really jump started her career in Hollywood. The Shape will become one of the most iconic characters in movie horror, and Halloween would spawn 8 sequels, including one that had nothing to do with The Shape. It was remade by director Rob Zombie, and I will review those later. There is talks of a third installment to these remakes, but will not be done by Rob Zombie thank goodness. In my opinion, John Carpenter needs to take back his glory.
I watched this movie with two of my friends, and I am proclaiming to them it is great and scary. However, after the end of the movie, they were saying, that wasn't scary, that was stupid, blah blah blah. Here is my advice to you.
1. Don't watch this movie and be doing something at the same time. It takes away from the whole vibe of the movie.
2. Let all logic go out the door, because all slasher pictures are based around the idiot plot. Idiot plot is where all logic and common sense are gone, because if it was there, all the problems and situations wouldn't exist.
3. Watch this movie in the dark. It is a very dark movie, taking place mostly at night, so it will help you see the screen better.
4. Have the volume up more then you usually would because the music is what makes this movie even more suspenseful
The reason you have to do these things are because think about the time this movie was made. The audience was different, and they don't have to do what they do now, i.e. constant gore and blood everywhere, followed by a terrible plot (Saw 2-7).
I am giving this movie 4 out of 5 over-sized butcher knives. Again, getting a 5 out of 5 is going to be tough with me because that would be the perfect movie, and there are very few that I give to that. I love this movie and really liked what was going on and the way it was filmed. Every sequel had a new person playing Michael Myers, and would never really be as good as The Shape in this movie. Who knew that walking slowly would be so hard.
TMBro
Fun Fact: The Shape's mask in this movie, is a William Shatner Halloween mask painted white. There were two masks being considered for this role, and when the actor came out in the Shatner mask, the crew was in shock, and they knew the hit the jackpot. Who knew a Star Trek mask would be so influential?
Thank you all for your comments, and I will look to add them to my list of movies to watch. I apologize for not posting more, I have watched 4 already and just need to get those posted to you guys! Thanks.
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so does this mean we can't ask questions during the movie?
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