Day 6 of 13 Days of Halloween

Halloween (1978)

     I don't like the original Halloween. There I said it. I don't like the slasher genre as a whole. I find most of the films to be an excuse for gratuitous amounts of blood and gore with little to no plot.

Story:

     The story of Halloween revolves around a deranged man who escaped from an asylum near Halloween. He then goes around killing teenagers with a knife. An original idea for the time, but not well executed. I found the tension to be lacking as well as no sense of danger for the characters. The only scare that "got" me was when the cat jumped out of the closet. Even then, I was just startled.

Acting:

     Most of the budget was spent on hiring Donald Pleasance and he is misspent on this film. His experience shows and makes it glaringly obvious that the rest of the cast probably haven't been acting for very long. Jamie Lee Curtis does fairly well considering that the script isn't all that good. Some of her screaming was a touch over the top, but not by much.

Gore:

     There is surprisingly very little gore shown onscreen. In fact, the most blood is when Michael gets shot multiple times at the end of the film.

     Overall, I found the film dull. I spent the entire time waiting for something to happen. For anything to attempt to cause some amount of tension, but nothing ever happens. Bit disappointing really.

Overall Rating: 1/5