Country: United States
Genre: Horror
Director: John Carpenter
Year: 1978
Rating: 
Where do I start? The low octane pacing? The bludgeoning obviousness of it all? The deadly dull score?
I have to admit, back in 1978, a madman systematically picking off teenagers had a certain amount of novelty appeal, but the old saw of dead bodies popping out of unexpected places was moldy around the edges even then. I kind of liked the silhouette of the guy pinned to the wall with the butcher knife, but that was about as inventive as the carnage got.
It doesn’t help that there is zero suspense, the characters aren’t developed worth a damn, and, thanks to the acting choices of Donald Pleasance, psychiatrist Loomis seems nuttier than bogeyman Michael Myers. On second thought, maybe that’s a plus, as this film needs all the camp value it can get.
The ending actually drew boos from the audience I saw it with, which made it all the more inexplicable to me when this movie was coronated with classic status. The only reason I gave Halloween
My only consolation is that the success this rancid pile of crap brought John Carpenter allowed him to make his true masterpiece, The Thing, five years later.
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