Halloween is one of those horror movies that you must see. From the chilling opening sequence POV shot through the film's climax, this film is great. Michael Myers appears out of nowhere and disappears even faster, and the fact that he is a living human (?) makes it brilliant.
The only drawbacks are the fact that he just doesn't seem to die which makes him seem more of a supernatural being than a human psycho (which is scarier). The other detraction is the sequence in which all of Laurie Strobe's friends get killed. It just seems out of place for such a smart horror film. Not that it shouldn't be there, but it almost seems like an interlude where the audience gets their cheap scares.
All in all, classic horror film that loses its realism by the end and becomes a parody of itself. Nevertheless, it still has some brilliant sequences that make up for it.
The only drawbacks are the fact that he just doesn't seem to die which makes him seem more of a supernatural being than a human psycho (which is scarier). The other detraction is the sequence in which all of Laurie Strobe's friends get killed. It just seems out of place for such a smart horror film. Not that it shouldn't be there, but it almost seems like an interlude where the audience gets their cheap scares.
All in all, classic horror film that loses its realism by the end and becomes a parody of itself. Nevertheless, it still has some brilliant sequences that make up for it.