Review of Halloween (1978) by Chrisb. — 03 Aug 2006

GREAT!! the best movie ever made. John Carpenter is a GOD. Honestly there are a bunch of cheesy horror movies out there. Halloween is in its own genre.

This review of Halloween (1978) was written by Chrisb. on 03 Aug 2006.

Halloween has generally received very positive reviews.

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