- Studio: Compass International Pictures
- Release Date: Oct 25, 1978
- Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran
- Summary: Fifteen years ago, Michael Myers brutally murdered his sister. Now, after escaping from a mental hospital, he's back to relive his grisly crime again, and again...and again. (Anchor Bay Entertainment)
- Director: John Carpenter
- Genre(s): Thriller, Horror
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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100Halloween is an absolutely merciless thriller...I would compare it to "Psycho."
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100From a shock-and-suspense point-of-view, Halloween is the rival of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." With only a few arguable exceptions (such as "The Exorcist"), there isn't another post-1970 release that comes close to it in terms of scaring the living hell out of a viewer... A modern classic of the most horrific kind.
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80There's nary a drop of blood on screen in this rollicking funhouse of a movie but there is enough sheer cinematic ingenuity on display to coax screams out of the most jaded gorehound.
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50After a promising opening, Halloween becomes just another maniac-on-the-loose suspenser. However, despite the prosaic plot, director John Carpenter has timed the film's gore so that the 93-minute item is packed with enough thrills.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 41 out of 45
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Mixed: 3 out of 45
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Negative: 1 out of 45
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Legendary director John Carpenter made his mark in the horror genre with "Halloween". Yes, its that good (and scary).
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PatrickD.4Cliched, dull and far from exciting.
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