Got into an argument with a couple of 16 year old students of mine about how most of them have the attention span of fruit flies with ADHD and that most modern media seems to cater to their sugar rush needs causing them to lose appreciation for the power of simplicity.

They disagreed.

I showed them the opening scene of Halloween.

That shut them up.

jamie lee curtis: AAAAAAAAH

michael myers, walking as slow as possible after her: why ah you running?

The iconic horror legend Michael Myers is born thanks to the sick and twisted mind of John Carpenter!

Pure genius taking something as simple as a mask to enhance terror by stripping away his humanity! Donald Pleasence was the sledgehammer that drove home the message that Michael Myers was evil incarnate and we swallowed it hook, line and sinker!

The soundtrack fueled our fears and cranked up the adrenalin coursing through our veins til we were frightened out of our ever lovin minds!

What made it even more horrifying was this was small town USA the last place you'd expect evil to wreak havoc! The girl next door played brilliantly by Jamie Lee Curtis allowed us to live and scream vicariously through her throughout the whole terrifying ordeal!

The landmark horror flick that launched careers and pulses into the stratosphere of legend territory!

Naughty Approved!

Revisited.

One of the most important films in horror history.

Acho incrível que o filme trabalha mais em construção de tensão do que susto por susto, isso com a conveniente ajuda da trilga sonora impecável.

:)

For some idiot reason I had this at four stars for awhile. Coming back to it now, with fresh eyes and sharing it with my eldest daughter, I gained a new appreciation. This is a masterclass in how to build suspense. 

And that’s what so many of the imitators missed out on: the suspense is key to making a scary story work! The punchline has to be quick, like the end of a magician’s trick. The fun is in the build to the conclusion.

It’s part of that magical rhythm that makes anything special, special. I remembered this time why I love this film, why it works so well, and why it’s best to savor it only every so often. 

Just an A+ in every sense.

still waiting on LONNIE to get his ass away from there 

The middle stretch is dull, but it’s got a solid opening and ending and it’s a fun movie to watch with your friends.

A monster movie with a villain plainly human, but monstrous in every regard. There's so much mystery around Michael Myers, but I'm happy to keep our distance from hm in the story. He has one desire, and that's all the necessary characterization he needs for the story. That's the simplicity of John Carpenter's plots I love, and a villainous force he seems to bring back in The Thing. Singularly focused. Donald Pleasance is not the best part of the movie, but Laurie is a good protagonist, even if stereotypical of the genre. A rousing performance, but one that doesn't receive much action. Visually, there are so many shots where Michael Myers establishes his entrance into the scene, and will immediately disappear, waiting for the kill, and it could take a long time, which creates an anxious feeling of anticipation. I shall give two a shot, but anticipate three

visualmente preciosa pero la imagen del asesino como mal absoluto es super blanduja y ridícula; ahí el remake de rob zombie le mea en la cara (la original es más inquietante, pero muchísimo menos violenta)