Review of Halloween (1978) by Spielberg00 — 14 Nov 2011

Bottom Line: Why appreciate Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street when you can appreciate this? Halloween started it ALL.

This review of Halloween (1978) was written by Spielberg00 on 14 Nov 2011.

Halloween has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Halloween

Review of Halloween (1978)

By Moviecriticbomb (5) on 14 May 2019

This movie is a monster in and of itself. Everything about this movie from the Halloween setup to the simple 2-key music, is scary…

Read Review

Review of Halloween (1978)

By Alejandro970 (859) on 31 Oct 2021

Just behind Psychosis, this is one of the forerunners of the psychotic killer genre…

Read Review

Review of Halloween (1978)

By Crusader (90) on 28 Oct 2022

John Carpenter's masterpiece that started it all. Without it, chances are we wouldn't have slasher as a genre…

Read Review

Review of Halloween (1978)

By Larissa26 (8) on 09 Apr 2021

The poster got me very interested and attracted to watch the movie, and it's literally the best terror movie i've ever seen…

Read Review

Review of Halloween (1978)

By Bfoore90 (601) on 29 Jun 2020

Carpenter's little engine that could single handedly turned Hollywood and modern horror on it's backside, Halloween is one of the best horror…

Read Review

Review of Halloween (1978)

By Mbrydge (2) on 15 Aug 2021

This is the only horror movie that still legitly scares the hell out of me every time I watch it I highly recommend watching this movie…

Read Review

Review of Halloween (1978)

By Monkireviews (254) on 31 Oct 2018

It’s a enjoyable movie, but not very scary. The beginning is fun, though not amazing it good…

Read Review

Review of Halloween (1978)

By Royalguy07 (396) on 31 Oct 2022

Noticed for the first time that absolutely none of the trees or grass is showing any sign of an Illinois fall but it was filmed in CA. Still the best…

Read Review

Review of Halloween (1978)

By Seanreneau (16) on 22 May 2018

Halloween might just be the greatest horror movie ever. Halloween has great music,great suspense and very entertaining…

Read Review

Review of Halloween (1978)

By Ahmedaiman9999 (95) on 22 Oct 2018

Halloween is a remarkable horror film but this in largely down to Carpenter's wonderful ability in building up and creating suspense…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Friday the 13th (1980)

By Kingofdanerds (16) on 09 Nov 2016

I really did not know what to expect when I bought this movie. The movie overall was pretty good…

Read Review

Review of Gothika (2003)

By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 19 Nov 2003

Bless Penelope Cruz's Spanish little heart (not to mention her right tear duct) that she can wail a line like He opened me like a flower of…

Read Review

Review of Valkyrie (2008)

By Johnston (4) on 29 Dec 2008

Much ado about nothing. It continues to fascinate me how every few years they make another film about Nazi's…

Read Review

Review of Scream 3 (2000)

By Heyitsmegrif4 (255) on 23 Dec 2011

It has finally become what it has been making fun of the whole franchise…

Read Review

Review of Executive Decision (1996)

By Jason I (75) on 27 Dec 2007

Steven Seagal dies really quick and unexpectedly. I wish real life were like that…

Read Review

Review of The Day of the Jackal (1973)

By Alexis N (138) on 05 Jul 2010

This movie is 2 1/2 hours long.. I fell a sleep a handful of times and there's no music in the whole thing. it's very boring and very long…

Read Review

Review of Jacob's Ladder (1990)

By Ad V (401) on 01 Sep 2012

Other than some eerie visuals this film has nothing else to offer. Well, except a headache…

Read Review

Review of Spiker (2007)

By Keith C (780) on 20 Dec 2011

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 (2007) Spiker HORROR Another straight to rental slasher movie centering on a mentally deranged serial killer who…

Read Review

Review of Layer Cake (2004)

By Kevin S (2,121) on 16 Jul 2017

I fell sleep three times during the movie. Movie is difficult to follow. Little to no action…

Read Review

Review of Hustle (1975)

By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Aug 1997

The sinister mise-en-scene is compromised only by a few overripe lines from screenwriter Steve Shagan, and Reynolds reveals himself as an actor…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews