Halloween (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Terrifying, intelligent, masterful.
Disadvantages: None. Unless we consider the sequels. Or the remake. Which we won't.

Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year, mostly on account of a lifelong love of horror cinema. Each year, I'll go out of my way to amass a selection of films about me, some of which I'll have seen - for one must be sure of being scared somewhere along the line, and that certainty is not always there with new acquisitions - and some of which will be new to me. In this spirit, I'm going to be posting a series of reviews of pictures you ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent tension building horror
Disadvantages: None unless your a person who doesn't like watching older iflms with lesser special FX

...the first instalment of the Halloween series John Carpenter produced not only a classic horror film, but helped to spawn an entire genre of slasher films. The year is 1979. Imagine, if you will, there is no Freddie and there is no Jason. In previous years you may have become accustomed to Carpenters name by such classics as Assault on Precinct 13. Five years ago you were deeply disturbed by the texas chainsaw massacre or the Exorcist, and of course ... Read review

Advantages: A quality example of story telling over special effects
Disadvantages: None (unless we're talking about the remake!!)

...(which indeed paid homage to Halloween throughout). Not surprisingly as the film was so successful, it spawned its own series of sequels which fell woefully short of the original. A must for any horror fan's collection - in particular the 25th Anniversary addition which includes a fab documentary with cast and crew. ... Read review

Advantages: excellent thriller, on tenterhoks continuously, unpredictable
Disadvantages: slightly old- fashioned

This movie is the greatest mind-thrilling thriller ever created!!!! Having been produced in 1978, the graphics are excellent in the way that they are very very convincing and tension building. The actor that plays the 'mental masked man' was absolutely superb in the way that he portrayed this part. Because of this, the movie set myself on tenterhooks as to what horrible, yet exicting this he would do next. The fact that he was also invincable in the ... Read review

Advantages: some scary scenes to enjoy throughout the movie
Disadvantages: the real scary parts come at the end, mostly based on one character

...has made several versions of Halloween movies since 1978. The most popular ones being Halloween (1978), Halloween 4 and Halloween H20. It revolves around a teenage girl called Laurie strode. The role is played by Jamie Lee Curtis. Laurie strode is study's at college with her friends. She has a brother who is handicapped and was sent to the mental hospital for murdering his elder sister on Halloween night, twenty years before the leap. He was ... Read review

Advantages: great movie, highly recommended
Disadvantages: none

I started watching this film about two weeks ago and i just cant stop watching it, the plot is very good and the special effects are outstanding even for there era. the characters are played very well and are very realistic. this is the original horror film and i have yet to ever find a better film the sequals are also very good but i highly recommend this film for anybody who likes horror movies but are bored with most of the newer films that are ... Read review