i must admit and this be one of my favorite horror film of all time . the unique way that john carpenter have direct this picture and open the door to so many mock genre and it will chill you to the bone whether it be your first time watch it or your fiftieth . the sound and the menace horror of michael meyers and the infamous scream of jamie lee curtis give this film instant cult status and a great start for the independent era . i love the music and i love the character and the familiar yet spooky setting and the simplistic nature of the villain and and the random chaos of it all . there be no really rhyme or reason to the killing in this first film and give u a taste of michael true nature . be he insane and or in some way just a very brilliant beast . that question may never be truly answered and but carpenter give u his 100 % and more devotion to this amazing masterpiece . john carpenter be the master of horror . while lately his film have not be the caliber that they once be ( see ghost of mar ) and halloween begin his powerhouse of a career . this be his ultimate film . while he do release other great and i will always remember this one a the film that cause me to turn on all the light and beware when babysitting and and check behind closed door and because you never know where the evil would appear next . carpenter have this amazing ability to bring you into the world in which he weave . with the power of his camera and he place these image of meyers in place you least expect while give you the perception a if the murderer be right next to you . i love every scene in which we pan back and there be michael and watch from the distance and without anyone the wiser . that be scary and yet utterly brilliant . i love the scene in which carpenter pull your fright from nearly thin air . there you would be and mind your own business and when suddenly that horrid mask would appear out of nowhere . like the character and you too think it be just a trick of the eye and but that be where carpenter get you and it isn not . michael isn not a ghost and he be a human be ( or at least we think ) and yet he have a strong mental ability than most of the main character . this lead into some really dark theme and unexplored symbolism and but even without that and this be a spooky film . then and if you just do not have enough of michael just vaporize in the window of your house and carpenter add that chill theme music . i still have that tapping of the piano key in my mind and constantly wonder if meyers be look at me through the window . carpenter have find the perfect combination of visual fright and chill sound to foreshadow what may happen to our unsuspecting victim next . it be lethal and and it be do with refresh originality and more unique thrill than anything release by today horror hollywood could muster . carpenter halloween be a breath of fresh air in the midst of what could be a rough horror year and with actual scare be replace by paris hilton and you know that the quality isn not quite the same . finally and i would like to say that even the simplistic nature of the opening murder in this film be terrify and chill . the use of the clown mask send shiver up my spine . the way that it be film with that elongate one shot use the child mask a if it be our own eye be still one of the best horror opening ever . it completely set the tone for the remainder of that film . you have the babysitter theme and you have the childish behavior which carry with michael throughout the film and and you have the art talent of carpenter all roll into one . i could literally speak for hour upon hour about this film and but instead i would rather go watch it again . it be worth the repeat visit many time . overall and i think this be one of the most outstanding film in cinematic history . skip all those foreign film that think that they be go to chance the face of movie leave it to a budget tight carpenter and the slasher film genre . this singular movie redefine a whole generation of horror film and and still continue to be an influence on modern day horror treat . the lethal combination of a genuinely spooky murderer and the powerful cinematography of the event ( which normally doesn not amount to much in horror film ) and and the beauty of jamie lee curtis be exactly what make halloween that film above the rest . sure and freddy be cool and you feel sympathetic for jason and but michael be real and he be troubled and and he be on the loose lusting for the blood of babysitter . what can be well . grade represent out of .