So here it is, probably the greatest slasher movie all time - ' Halloween' without doubt spawning one of the horror genre's most malevolent killers in the form of Michael Myers. The child who killed his sister and then ended up in a lunatic asylum only to escape many years later and bump off the inhabitants of his home town Haddonfield. 'Halloween' isn't just any old stalk n' slash film, for a start it features the acting skills of Donald Pleasance, who plays psychiatrist Dr Loomis, and in her screen debut, Jamie Lee Curtis, who becomes the obsession of Myers, who, in blue overalls prowls the night wearing a ghoulish white mask. Everything about 'Halloween' works, from the chilling synthesized soundtrack, to the unexpected scares, to the gore scenes, and most of all the suspense. The movie captures the sheer essence of Halloween in the United States, with those autumn leaves and cotton candy kids roaming the streets - and the mood is set immediately with that jack-o-lantern type charm.
However, despite several violent scenes, 'Halloween' still maintains that eerie candlelit atmosphere as Myers goes on his blood-thirsty rampage but the ending, despite being a chilling climax, would certainly leave the door open for many more sequels - which in a sense ruins the whole bogeyman feel of the original.
'Halloween' doesn't just make my top 100 films, but my top 10, because this is an all round classic flick that just on moody musical score alone beats all the competition. However, it seems only right that one should watch such a movie around All Hallows Eve, just for added effect. John Carpenter's classic has dated pretty well, and it's no surprise that it remains an all time classic that came just at the right time. Not much else to say really except watch it!
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