Halloween Review

Halloween has become a staple in the horror genre, but with new effects, plot twists, and monsters at Hollywood's’ disposal, the Halloween classic might not inspire the same fear in America’s youth.

While the film did introduce many new techniques for horror films, it did not use them to their advantage. In one scene Bob goes to the kitchen for a drink, and behind him we can see Michael lurking outside the door, but when Bob moves in front of the camera Michael has disappeared. This would be an interesting shot except for the fact that both the back door, and the adjacent closet door were both open, leaving no doubt as to where Michael had gone. Bob seems to suddenly realize that the back door is open and goes to close it pausing right in front of the closet door, giving Michael a perfect shot at him.

Throughout the whole movie, while Michaels does kill five people, including his sister, during his multiple fights with Laurie he misses her even when she is dazed and not moving, and we can see every time they fight that he will not manage to inflict a fatal wound.

Though many of the methods used during these scenes were, at the time precedents, by today’s standards they are feeble. Children today are more frightened by the unknown and psychological threats than someone in a mask with a knife. Compared to today’s movies Michael is made far too human. During one of his fights with Laurie his mask comes of and his face is clearly shown. His face isn’t scary in anyway — it doesn’t even stand out.