One of the best horror movies of all time. Halloween established the tone and cliches for a whole sub-genre, if I were in the 80s making movies this would definitely be one of the main movies to get inspiration. The scene with the pumpkin during the initial credits is awesome and it is complemented by the score so perfectly and the score is amazing not only in the beginning but throughout the entire movie. It is a tremendous job from John Carpenter in every aspect of the film.

I love Michael Myers' characterization, that emotionless pale mask is disturbing. I can see why some people would find this film boring or something like that, but for me it takes just the time it needs to set the story and the tone. The movie doesn't have a lot of kills nor are the kills gory, but they're definitely effective. My favorite part has to be the stalking by Mr. Myers, what a creepy dude, damn, poor Laurie and her friends.

PS: The scene that shows The Thing from Another World (1951) being watched by Tommy and Lindsey is super cool when you realize that this movie was going to be filmed again by Carpenter and become his masterpiece.