Michael's signature mask, is a William Shatner captain Kirk mask... in 1975, Shatner did a made for TV movie called Devils Rain. Requiring a special effect a cast negative of his face, called a life mask was made. Later used fir Kirk masks..... Halloween producer Tommy Lee Wallace with meager budget needed masks, visited a Hollywood costume shop... 3 masks... a clown mask for childhood Michael, a emmett Kelly Sad clown mask, and a Kirk mask. They cut the eyes out. Cut off the sideburns, flipped hair and painted it white
This film is the best in the franchise. The later ones are downhill to varying degrees but can still be worth watching. However, they comprise roughly four different canons with this film being the only one that all other films recognize. (Halloween 3 (1982) is entirely different, so I don't count it as part of any Michael Myers canon at all.)
Correction: one of the four canons does not recognize Halloween (1978). Tyler Foster's listing is the correct one. Also, a note on your desire to have more backstory/motivation for Michael. The absence of backstory is itself key to the film. Crucially, at the beginning, Dr. Loomis and Nurse Chambers argue about whether to use the pronoun "it" or not. While Michael does seem to organize around a sexualization of Michael's sister, Michael is more of an incarnate concept than a human. As Dr. Loomis says, Michael is "purely and simply evil."
Very First memory ever was me laying belly down on the living room floor,with my family behind me on the couch.. staring at a big wood framed TV that sits on the floor and halloween was being aired for the first time on television... I was 5. You definently dont have that kind of connection with this movie,so you're not going to see it the way older horror fans see it.
It's always a tie for me between this and the Exorcist for my favorite Halloween/horror movie but Halloween usually wins in the end. Great reaction, as always!!!
I think there's far better Horror/Halloween movies around than those two,although they have their merits and I suppose are scary in parts if you've never seen them before. However, when The Exorcist was finally re-released in 1998 at the cinema as well as for home entertainment, I saw it at the cinema with my girlfriend and I'm afraid the audience just laughed at all the so called scary parts all the way through.
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I like this movie, but I do think that there are other movies that probably deliver more for a contemporary audience. The double-edged sword of Halloween is that it is so elemental -- Michael has no motive, there is not much subtext or deeper context to dig into, although the movie has plenty to discuss in context of the genre and how that relates to real-world culture. I think you might enjoy some of John Carpenter's other movies more, including his horror classics The Thing, Prince of Darkness, and In the Mouth of Madness, and the great sci-fi action classic They Live -- one of the greatest and most ridiculously cool class satires of the 1980s. You also might like Bob Clark's classic Black Christmas (1974), which many people point to as kicking off the slasher craze before Halloween. Halloween is the horror franchise with both the largest number of entries and the most convoluted set of timelines -- there are actually four separate canons. Without spoilers, these are: • Halloween (1978) > Halloween II (1981) > H20: Twenty Years Later (1998) > Halloween: Resurrection (2002) • Halloween (1978) > Halloween II (1981) (optional?) > Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) > Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) > Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) • Halloween (1978) > Halloween (2018) > Halloween Kills (2021) > Halloween Ends (2022) • Halloween (2007) > Halloween II (2009) • Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) -- stand-alone, unconected to any of the others. Ultimately, given you only liked this so much, it's hard to say if you need to see any more of these. I would think maybe Halloween II (1981), Halloween 4, H20, and Halloween (2018) would hit all the bases of the extended Halloween franchise, if that would be interesting to you...but even that is a pretty large undertaking of four more movies.
This movie has been copied so many times that people don't realize that the reason they know what's going to happen is because this film practically invented the genre.
I remember watching this movie on October 20, 2000, with my sister. It was a was a week before my 10th birthday! My parents and I left on a Friday and came back on a Sunday. We were going to Flagstaff for my sister's ROTC training. We stayed in a hotel room and we watched Halloween for the first time! It scared the hell out of me! I didn't see the sequels till later.
Michael Myers is meant to be the absence of character which is why he is called The Shape in the credits. So you're not meant to know why he kills but the sequels gave their own answers. John Carpenter never wanted any sequels but the film was so successful that sequels were guaranteed.
That's a huge part of what made him so scary. The unknown is always going to be more frightening than having answers to your questions about him. Too bad people doing the remakes or sequels never understood that.
It's really unfortunate that Universal forced John Carpenter to make H2 as he didn't want Halloween to revolve around MM. His intention was to make Halloween as an anthology of different types of horror stories. It would've been much better for the franchise without the slasher genre. But, it was the deal he made in order to make The Thing.
Halloween is a must watch, for cultural and historical purposes because of the influence on the genre. When I first saw it, I pretty much had your opinion but as time progressed I learned to appreciate it much more. There are several different "timelines" but if you wish to continue, I think going directly into the modern Halloween (2018) and Kills might appeal to you more. Personally, my favorites are Halloween 2 and 4 but everyone has their own opinions. Season of the Witch (#3) is a complete stand alone unrelated to Michael Myers. The consensus is Revenge of Michael Myers, Resurrection and the Curse of Michael Myers are awful, just plain awful. Rob Zombie's remakes were ok IMO but trying to humanize Michael really misses the mark as to who and what he is.
Very nice reaction, Kaielle. I thoroughly enjoy this movie, mostly because of it's simplicity. It's creepy and suspenseful with very little blood. I agree with you that Myers is just creepy with the way he walks and how he stands. That's all you need. The way Myers "chases" Lori from one house to the next is very well shot and is terrifying. The music is iconic, the breathing is affective, the victims are idiots, except for the dog and it's all fun. If you haven't already, please watch the making of this movie. You talked about the low budget of this movie, and seeing what they did with this budget is delightful. It was a major score for them when Donald Pleasance agreed to be in this movie. I think they originally wanted Christopher Lee to play the doctor. I understand that you did not love this movie as much as I do, and that's fine. Just so you know, I did not grow up with this movie, because I was a coward as a kid when it came to movies like this. I didn't see it until I was in my 20's, lol. Looking forward to more reactions! Keep up the good work.
Loved your reaction! For me, this is the scariest movie of all time. I grew up in a neighborhood that looked very similar to the one in the film, so it felt as though Michael could leap out at me anytime. The Halloween sequels were hated by John Carpenter, except for the recent continuation trilogy: Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022). Halloween (2018) is a direct sequel to the 1978 film. Carpenter has approved of, and contributed to, this new trilogy, which disregards the other sequels (rightfully so, in my opinion, as those sequels are mediocre at best at garbage at their worst). Looking forward to more of your reactions!
Just so you know…. The Halloween series has 4 different storylines. 1. H1 and H2 2. H1, H2, H4, H5, H6 3. H1, H2, H H20, H Resurrection 4. H1, H 2018, H Kills, H Ends The Halloween series originally meant to be a anthology which is why Halloween 3 is a different story. But when H3 was released they realized people wanted more Michael Myers. Also it’s 2 complete remakes by a director named Rob Zombie who came out with H 2007 and H2 2009.
Great reaction. I get what you mean with your thoughts at the end, and that's fair enough. I will Halloween is my favourite movie, but i first saw it aged 5 in 1985 and saw it several more times as a kid. Since the year 2000 it has been switching with Die Hard between my favourite and second favourite film.
I like that you've reacted to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" ... Jamie Lee Curtis' mother was the actress in it. Anthony Hopkins was an extra in Psycho as well... The cop that is at the door of the holding cell of Norman Bates in the last scene... Hopkins is so young that it's hard to recognize his identity. 😆 ❤ 🎥 Oh, and Michael only took his sister's tombstone. 👍 😱
I know Halloween 2018 (Direct sequel to the original-40 years later) is a MUST WATCH after watching the original! I think you will love that one!! It's a great sequel!! Plz watch/react to that one.. PLZ!
@kaiielle also as far as the other movies goe, I think you'd like the latest 2 as they are direct sequels to this first one. And the new one that just came out is the conclusion of the quadrology. Not saying that the other sequels are bad but there are four different timelines in the Halloween movie franchise so watching them in release order, won't be the same as watching Star Wars in release order cuz that's the same continuity. Halloween is a mess as a franchise but it's a mess that a lot of people love so hopefully you continue with them
I don't see them in houses very often, but there are some communities that have a "This is a Block Parent community" shortly after their "Welcome" sign!
@@kaiielle I see the metal neighbourhood watch signs in my area but no Block Parent signs. It's possible the program was abandoned here. My mom had a sign in our window when I was a kid but stopped doing it in the mid 90's.
Halloween is my favorite horror film ever. You can check out the sequels, some are good and some are real bad lol. I would recommend going from the original to Halloween 2018, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends. Those newer ones are a nice trilogy. They are divisive but I prefer this new timeline even though I grew up with all the old original sequels. Great reaction
For everyone that wants to get into moviemaking and is interested in low budget production, cinematography, directing, soundtrack, etc. Any book at page 1 should say "Watch Halloween", period. It's a masterpiece.
The movie was a slow burner for what someone would expect strictly through expectation in pop culture and such. If you want a faster Michael Myers movie... I would suggest Halloween 2 and even the newer films of 2018 and beyond. I think that they might be what your looking for. In my opinion, this was more of a suspense than a horror film. Keep up the great work.
This movie was actually inspired an routhly based on a idea that writer and director Bob Clark head. On the Shout / Scream Factory Collector's Edition of Black Christmas 1974 non spoiler for the movie. But on the audio commentary with Bob Clark an on other bonus features Bob Clark. Talks about a conversation he had with a young John Carpenter after Black Christmas came out. In which John Carpenter asked Bob Clark if he whore to make a sequel to Black Christmas. What would it be about non spoiler for Black Christmas. I will use general wording nothing specific. Bob Clark said a psychopath would escape a mental hospital an stalk an kill some wemon this would happen in October. Then jump to 1978 John Carpenter has a movie called Halloween come out an its about a psychopath that escapes a mental hospital an stalks an kills some babysitters. In October so basically John Carpenter took the idea that Bob Clark had for a sequel to his movie Black Christmas in 1974. Then John Carpenter used that idea in his movie. Now this movie an John Carpenter confirmed it on Two different audio commentaries. One on the Blu-ray version of Halloween an then again years later on The Shout / Scream Factory Collector's Edition of John Carpenter's original Halloween. That the original name for this movie was the babysitter murders. So it was not originally going to happen in October. But then they changed the movies name to Halloween then to make the movie fit in with. Its new October setting or background he just added some pumpkins an jack o lanterns an kids saying trick or treat an things like that. So even John Carpenter openly says this movie just takes place on Halloween by random chance. Halloween has nothing to do with the movies story plot whatsoever. Because the story plot is about a escaped psychopath that stalks an kills babysitters. That story plot has nothing to do with Halloween. It only happens on Halloween so Halloween is only a background setting. Now I like this movie for what it is a basic slasher movie. Not bad but nothing special. But then I really like horror movies with multiple layers. Like Clive Barkers Hellraiser 1987 an Clive Barkers Nightbreed Directors cut version only 1990. Seriously do not bother with the theatrical version of Nightbreed. The movie studio how to put it nicely mutilated and butchered that movie. Into another movie completely to the point that. On the Shout / Scream Factory version of Nightbreed the Directors cut. On the audio commentary with Clive Barker an on every single bonus feature every single person. That worked on the movie onscreen and behind the scenes all said the same thing. When they seen what the movie studio did to the movie for the theatrical release version. When they where watching it they where like WTF is this movie. Its not the movie that was in the script or screenplay an it was not the movie we made. So the Directors cut of Nightbreed is the only way to go with that movie.
I think you should review the French Canadian zombie horror movie Brain Freeze as well as the 1994 German movie Felidae and the recent horror-slasher movie Father of Flies.
Michae didn't kill the dog for fun, it was ruining his stalking. And maybe the re's an outside lock on the door because sometime sthey put the dog in there for in there for barking too much.
70s def were a different era from a morality perspective, so I’m sympathetic to your discomfort. If you are going to continue doing reactions to “classic” horror you will encounter a lot of this, so be warned. “Carrie” will probably be particularly uncomfortable at times, but it is certainly a classic, and you will probably get numerous requests to see it. If you want some “wholesome” classic horror, I would suggest Poltergeist if you haven’t seen it.
This is my favorite Slasher Franchise. I've watched all the films and they definitely have varied quality from awesome to horrible. If you are looking for classic Horror I suggest Night of the Living Dead and House on Haunted Hill.
@@kaiielle True. There are plenty of older people with bad taste and a short attention span. 😁 * just messing with you. * On another note, Halloween II (1981) is a more visceral film with more kills, graphic violence, and a faster pace. It even gives a little backstory and motive to Michael's actions. A lot of people criticize Laurie hiding in the closet, but they miss that she opens the window first to try and make Michael think she went out; a decent attempt at diversion. I also must say that fighting back with an untangled wire hanger to the eye is quick thinking.
I agree with your rating of the movie and your review of it. Personally, I've never been a fan of slasher films and I also found this one a bit slow paced and a little boring at times though it is suspenseful. It is, however, an important film within the genre as it established nearly all of the tropes and the structure that later slasher films built from so, for that reason alone, I can appreciate it for that. It's also a John Carpenter film and Carpenter is one of the godfathers of modern horror. Carpenter's films like this one and others like The Thing, which I highly recommend, helped to popularize the genre and take it more mainstream. As far as other films in the Halloween franchise, there are the direct sequels, of course. Halloween 2 picks up immediately after the first film and is a little more action oriented than the first. It also introduces an important twist that became a staple of the franchise for most of its run. You might also want to watch Rob Zombie's 2007 remake/reimagining of Halloween to see a more modern take on it. Zombie returned in 2009 to direct a sequel to his 2007 version. You could conceivably watch the original Halloween and Halloween 2 and then watch the Rob Zombie remakes/reimaginings from 2007 and 2009 and do a comparison between them to see which you like best. I'm looking forward to seeing your Psycho reaction! If you like suspense, you'll love it.
A classic of the genre that made for..a lot of poor sequels and remakes. Personally, I prefer this, then the recent sequel from 2018 (2019?)..everything else is just naff, in my humble.
Off topic-ish, but just got done watching latest installment in the Reboot Trilogy, 'Halloween Ends'..**heavy ass sigh** ..it all started so well..makes me think horror franchises as a concept are just flawed and dumb - in future just make one good movie, maybe a sequel, then walk the eff away, please! Sorry to rant, but felt I should give fair warning, this all Ends not at all well.
This is my favorite movie of all time. So, if you’re going to rewatch this movie down the road, here are some things for perspective that may make you view it in a different light at that time. The original title of the movie was supposed to be “The Babysitter Murders” because the premise was merely an escaped mental patient with a blood lust. Laurie caught his eye when she dropped the key off to his childhood home, and stalked her and killed her friends. He has no motive other than he’s the personification of evil. This is why you never get a reason why he kills, but this is also why he can’t die… He cannot die because he is the personification of evil. In the credits, he is billed as “the shape” and not Michael Myers. This is intentional and because Michael Myers is merely the vehicle through which the evil lives, travels, and acts out in. You cannot kill evil. You cannot predict evil. We do not know the origins of evil. This is also why at the end of the movie, it cuts to all the primary scenes of the film with just his breathing in the background. Because evil surrounds us at all times whether we know it or not. This is a psychological horror more than a slasher. While it did spawn much of the slasher tropes and is one of the progenitors of the genre, there is no blood in the entire movie (you’ll catch that on the rewatch) and it’s more predicated on creepiness, uneasiness, and discomfort of his constant stalking, POV, breathing, and voyeurism. It’s meant to make you understand that this guy could be anybody, maybe even someone you know, and that these people exist everywhere. Imagine being a high school girl who babysat on weekends when this came out. This is merely supposed to show various perspectives of a psychotic mental patient, whose body encapsulates evil in its purest form, who becomes infatuated with a random stranger, decides to stalk and kill her friends with absolutely no motive. THAT is the scary part because how many true crime docuseries do you need to see to know that stuff like that actually happens. Some horror movies make you question morality. Some horror movies make you question the possibility of the devil and possession. Some make you question the supernatural and spiritual realm. This horror movie makes you question how a seemingly normal kid could randomly snap and kill people for no reason other than an unexplained blood lust. And it never gives you an answer, which is the scary part. This movie is also supposed to make you look over your shoulder when you go outside at night right after you watch it.
Michael's signature mask, is a William Shatner captain Kirk mask... in 1975, Shatner did a made for TV movie called Devils Rain. Requiring a special effect a cast negative of his face, called a life mask was made. Later used fir Kirk masks..... Halloween producer Tommy Lee Wallace with meager budget needed masks, visited a Hollywood costume shop... 3 masks... a clown mask for childhood Michael, a emmett Kelly Sad clown mask, and a Kirk mask. They cut the eyes out. Cut off the sideburns, flipped hair and painted it white
This film is the best in the franchise. The later ones are downhill to varying degrees but can still be worth watching. However, they comprise roughly four different canons with this film being the only one that all other films recognize. (Halloween 3 (1982) is entirely different, so I don't count it as part of any Michael Myers canon at all.)
Correction: one of the four canons does not recognize Halloween (1978). Tyler Foster's listing is the correct one. Also, a note on your desire to have more backstory/motivation for Michael. The absence of backstory is itself key to the film. Crucially, at the beginning, Dr. Loomis and Nurse Chambers argue about whether to use the pronoun "it" or not. While Michael does seem to organize around a sexualization of Michael's sister, Michael is more of an incarnate concept than a human. As Dr. Loomis says, Michael is "purely and simply evil."
Very First memory ever was me laying belly down on the living room floor,with my family behind me on the couch.. staring at a big wood framed TV that sits on the floor and halloween was being aired for the first time on television... I was 5. You definently dont have that kind of connection with this movie,so you're not going to see it the way older horror fans see it.
It's always a tie for me between this and the Exorcist for my favorite Halloween/horror movie but Halloween usually wins in the end. Great reaction, as always!!!
I don’t get the EXORCIST. I think it’s ridiculous.
I think there's far better Horror/Halloween movies around than those two,although they have their merits and I suppose are scary in parts if you've never seen them before. However, when The Exorcist was finally re-released in 1998 at the cinema as well as for home entertainment, I saw it at the cinema with my girlfriend and I'm afraid the audience just laughed at all the so called scary parts all the way through.
@@user-wi4iw9ko6jUnderstand that many people enjoy reactions for the person's perspective and thoughts and aren't just seeking someone to feel the same way they do about the movie. ✌️
"they are not block parents" 😂 I wonder how many people outside of Canada will get this 😂
Probably not too many. 😂 I laughed in editing when I realized that's what immediately had come to my mind.
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I like this movie, but I do think that there are other movies that probably deliver more for a contemporary audience. The double-edged sword of Halloween is that it is so elemental -- Michael has no motive, there is not much subtext or deeper context to dig into, although the movie has plenty to discuss in context of the genre and how that relates to real-world culture. I think you might enjoy some of John Carpenter's other movies more, including his horror classics The Thing, Prince of Darkness, and In the Mouth of Madness, and the great sci-fi action classic They Live -- one of the greatest and most ridiculously cool class satires of the 1980s. You also might like Bob Clark's classic Black Christmas (1974), which many people point to as kicking off the slasher craze before Halloween.
Halloween is the horror franchise with both the largest number of entries and the most convoluted set of timelines -- there are actually four separate canons.
Without spoilers, these are:
• Halloween (1978) > Halloween II (1981) > H20: Twenty Years Later (1998) > Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
• Halloween (1978) > Halloween II (1981) (optional?) > Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) > Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) > Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
• Halloween (1978) > Halloween (2018) > Halloween Kills (2021) > Halloween Ends (2022)
• Halloween (2007) > Halloween II (2009)
• Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) -- stand-alone, unconected to any of the others.
Ultimately, given you only liked this so much, it's hard to say if you need to see any more of these. I would think maybe Halloween II (1981), Halloween 4, H20, and Halloween (2018) would hit all the bases of the extended Halloween franchise, if that would be interesting to you...but even that is a pretty large undertaking of four more movies.
Thanks for the recommendations!
This movie has been copied so many times that people don't realize that the reason they know what's going to happen is because this film practically invented the genre.
Omg so happy you’re seeing this! Such a classic
Halloween II picks up the same night where this one ends
@ 4:57- a blooper,when there are palm trees shown in the background. the movie is set in Illinois.
I remember watching this movie on October 20, 2000, with my sister. It was a was a week before my 10th birthday! My parents and I left on a Friday and came back on a Sunday.
We were going to Flagstaff for my sister's ROTC training. We stayed in a hotel room and we watched Halloween for the first time! It scared the hell out of me! I didn't see the sequels till later.
Michael Myers is meant to be the absence of character which is why he is called The Shape in the credits. So you're not meant to know why he kills but the sequels gave their own answers.
John Carpenter never wanted any sequels but the film was so successful that sequels were guaranteed.
That's a huge part of what made him so scary. The unknown is always going to be more frightening than having answers to your questions about him. Too bad people doing the remakes or sequels never understood that.
It's really unfortunate that Universal forced John Carpenter to make H2 as he didn't want Halloween to revolve around MM. His intention was to make Halloween as an anthology of different types of horror stories. It would've been much better for the franchise without the slasher genre. But, it was the deal he made in order to make The Thing.
Halloween is a must watch, for cultural and historical purposes because of the influence on the genre. When I first saw it, I pretty much had your opinion but as time progressed I learned to appreciate it much more. There are several different "timelines" but if you wish to continue, I think going directly into the modern Halloween (2018) and Kills might appeal to you more.
Personally, my favorites are Halloween 2 and 4 but everyone has their own opinions. Season of the Witch (#3) is a complete stand alone unrelated to Michael Myers. The consensus is Revenge of Michael Myers, Resurrection and the Curse of Michael Myers are awful, just plain awful. Rob Zombie's remakes were ok IMO but trying to humanize Michael really misses the mark as to who and what he is.
Very nice reaction, Kaielle. I thoroughly enjoy this movie, mostly because of it's simplicity.
It's creepy and suspenseful with very little blood. I agree with you that Myers is just creepy with the way he walks and how he stands. That's all you need.
The way Myers "chases" Lori from one house to the next is very well shot and is terrifying.
The music is iconic, the breathing is affective, the victims are idiots, except for the dog and it's all fun.
If you haven't already, please watch the making of this movie. You talked about the low budget of this movie, and seeing what they did with this budget is delightful.
It was a major score for them when Donald Pleasance agreed to be in this movie. I think they originally wanted Christopher Lee to play the doctor.
I understand that you did not love this movie as much as I do, and that's fine.
Just so you know, I did not grow up with this movie, because I was a coward as a kid when it came to movies like this. I didn't see it until I was in my 20's, lol.
Looking forward to more reactions! Keep up the good work.
Loved your reaction! For me, this is the scariest movie of all time. I grew up in a neighborhood that looked very similar to the one in the film, so it felt as though Michael could leap out at me anytime. The Halloween sequels were hated by John Carpenter, except for the recent continuation trilogy: Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022). Halloween (2018) is a direct sequel to the 1978 film. Carpenter has approved of, and contributed to, this new trilogy, which disregards the other sequels (rightfully so, in my opinion, as those sequels are mediocre at best at garbage at their worst). Looking forward to more of your reactions!
Just so you know…. The Halloween series has 4 different storylines.
1. H1 and H2
2. H1, H2, H4, H5, H6
3. H1, H2, H H20, H Resurrection
4. H1, H 2018, H Kills, H Ends
The Halloween series originally meant to be a anthology which is why Halloween 3 is a different story. But when H3 was released they realized people wanted more Michael Myers.
Also it’s 2 complete remakes by a director named Rob Zombie who came out with H 2007 and H2 2009.
Great reaction. I get what you mean with your thoughts at the end, and that's fair enough. I will Halloween is my favourite movie, but i first saw it aged 5 in 1985 and saw it several more times as a kid. Since the year 2000 it has been switching with Die Hard between my favourite and second favourite film.
I like that you've reacted to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" ... Jamie Lee Curtis' mother was the actress in it.
Anthony Hopkins was an extra in Psycho as well... The cop that is at the door of the holding cell of Norman Bates in the last scene... Hopkins is so young that it's hard to recognize his identity. 😆 ❤ 🎥
Oh, and Michael only took his sister's tombstone. 👍 😱
Killed 4 + 2 dogs
Everyone forgets the tow truck driver and the first off screen dog.
when i was a kid, i used to wonder how teens got in to see rated r movies that were obviously made for them
Basically, movie theaters didn't care how old you were as long as you paid to get in.
I know Halloween 2018 (Direct sequel to the original-40 years later) is a MUST WATCH after watching the original! I think you will love that one!! It's a great sequel!! Plz watch/react to that one.. PLZ!
These were the times, some people didn't even lock their door at night. But great reaction.👍♥️🤘
Arguably movies like this are part of why that changed.
Now that you've watched it, it is totally appropriate to watch Scary Movie because Halloween is totally spoofable.
The suspense in this film is amazing considering how old it is
@kaiielle also as far as the other movies goe, I think you'd like the latest 2 as they are direct sequels to this first one. And the new one that just came out is the conclusion of the quadrology. Not saying that the other sequels are bad but there are four different timelines in the Halloween movie franchise so watching them in release order, won't be the same as watching Star Wars in release order cuz that's the same continuity. Halloween is a mess as a franchise but it's a mess that a lot of people love so hopefully you continue with them
Wow, I haven't seen in Block Parent signs in over 20 years.
I don't see them in houses very often, but there are some communities that have a "This is a Block Parent community" shortly after their "Welcome" sign!
@@kaiielle I see the metal neighbourhood watch signs in my area but no Block Parent signs. It's possible the program was abandoned here. My mom had a sign in our window when I was a kid but stopped doing it in the mid 90's.
Halloween is my favorite horror film ever. You can check out the sequels, some are good and some are real bad lol. I would recommend going from the original to Halloween 2018, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends. Those newer ones are a nice trilogy. They are divisive but I prefer this new timeline even though I grew up with all the old original sequels. Great reaction
For everyone that wants to get into moviemaking and is interested in low budget production, cinematography, directing, soundtrack, etc. Any book at page 1 should say "Watch Halloween", period. It's a masterpiece.
one of the best slashers great job love the video :D
My birthday is also October 30
You definitely should watch Halloween II which immediately picks up the story when this one ends. The rest are pretty bad.
The movie was a slow burner for what someone would expect strictly through expectation in pop culture and such. If you want a faster Michael Myers movie... I would suggest Halloween 2 and even the newer films of 2018 and beyond. I think that they might be what your looking for. In my opinion, this was more of a suspense than a horror film. Keep up the great work.
Classic
The music makes the movie.
The casa Blanca of horror movies🎃
Killer movie 😅 (pun intended) please check "Hereditary" a fantastic horror film. Have a great weekend!
2,4,5,and 6 are good. 6 explains everything. 3 has nothing to do with the franchise.
This movie was actually inspired an routhly based on a idea that writer and director Bob Clark head. On the Shout / Scream Factory Collector's Edition of Black Christmas 1974 non spoiler for the movie. But on the audio commentary with Bob Clark an on other bonus features Bob Clark. Talks about a conversation he had with a young John Carpenter after Black Christmas came out. In which John Carpenter asked Bob Clark if he whore to make a sequel to Black Christmas. What would it be about non spoiler for Black Christmas. I will use general wording nothing specific. Bob Clark said a psychopath would escape a mental hospital an stalk an kill some wemon this would happen in October. Then jump to 1978 John Carpenter has a movie called Halloween come out an its about a psychopath that escapes a mental hospital an stalks an kills some babysitters. In October so basically John Carpenter took the idea that Bob Clark had for a sequel to his movie Black Christmas in 1974. Then John Carpenter used that idea in his movie.
Now this movie an John Carpenter confirmed it on Two different audio commentaries. One on the Blu-ray version of Halloween an then again years later on The Shout / Scream Factory Collector's Edition of John Carpenter's original Halloween. That the original name for this movie was the babysitter murders. So it was not originally going to happen in October. But then they changed the movies name to Halloween then to make the movie fit in with. Its new October setting or background he just added some pumpkins an jack o lanterns an kids saying trick or treat an things like that. So even John Carpenter openly says this movie just takes place on Halloween by random chance. Halloween has nothing to do with the movies story plot whatsoever. Because the story plot is about a escaped psychopath that stalks an kills babysitters. That story plot has nothing to do with Halloween. It only happens on Halloween so Halloween is only a background setting.
Now I like this movie for what it is a basic slasher movie. Not bad but nothing special. But then I really like horror movies with multiple layers. Like Clive Barkers Hellraiser 1987 an Clive Barkers Nightbreed Directors cut version only 1990. Seriously do not bother with the theatrical version of Nightbreed. The movie studio how to put it nicely mutilated and butchered that movie. Into another movie completely to the point that. On the Shout / Scream Factory version of Nightbreed the Directors cut. On the audio commentary with Clive Barker an on every single bonus feature every single person. That worked on the movie onscreen and behind the scenes all said the same thing. When they seen what the movie studio did to the movie for the theatrical release version. When they where watching it they where like WTF is this movie. Its not the movie that was in the script or screenplay an it was not the movie we made. So the Directors cut of Nightbreed is the only way to go with that movie.
The new timeline is Halloween (2018), Halloweee Kills and Halloween Ends. Just watch those and you can skip the rest.
I think you should review the French Canadian zombie horror movie Brain Freeze as well as the 1994 German movie Felidae and the recent horror-slasher movie Father of Flies.
Michae didn't kill the dog for fun, it was ruining his stalking.
And maybe the re's an outside lock on the door because sometime sthey put the dog in there for in there for barking too much.
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Generally, you don't want your psychiatrist to refer to you as "evil or devil". That's just common sense.
"Wonder are we going to see that skeleton later" ... what? 🤔
This is the third or fourth reaction to Halloween I've seen where the reactor thinks the hole left by the headstone is a open grave.
@@mikecarr4178 smh
Yep, def did! I thought he took the headstone and the bones.
70s def were a different era from a morality perspective, so I’m sympathetic to your discomfort. If you are going to continue doing reactions to “classic” horror you will encounter a lot of this, so be warned. “Carrie” will probably be particularly uncomfortable at times, but it is certainly a classic, and you will probably get numerous requests to see it. If you want some “wholesome” classic horror, I would suggest Poltergeist if you haven’t seen it.
Gotta watch Halloween 2018.
This is my favorite Slasher Franchise. I've watched all the films and they definitely have varied quality from awesome to horrible.
If you are looking for classic Horror I suggest Night of the Living Dead and House on Haunted Hill.
Everyone’s so desensitized nowadays so this movie seems “boring” to many younger people.
I'm sure you can find plenty of older folks who also find it boring. It's not a generational thing, just personal preference.
@@kaiielle True. There are plenty of older people with bad taste and a
short attention span. 😁 * just messing with you. *
On another note, Halloween II (1981) is a more visceral film with more kills, graphic violence, and a faster pace. It even gives a little backstory and motive to Michael's actions.
A lot of people criticize Laurie hiding in the closet, but they miss that she opens the window first to try and make Michael think she went out; a decent attempt at diversion. I also must say that fighting back with an untangled wire hanger to the eye is quick thinking.
I agree with your rating of the movie and your review of it. Personally, I've never been a fan of slasher films and I also found this one a bit slow paced and a little boring at times though it is suspenseful. It is, however, an important film within the genre as it established nearly all of the tropes and the structure that later slasher films built from so, for that reason alone, I can appreciate it for that. It's also a John Carpenter film and Carpenter is one of the godfathers of modern horror. Carpenter's films like this one and others like The Thing, which I highly recommend, helped to popularize the genre and take it more mainstream.
As far as other films in the Halloween franchise, there are the direct sequels, of course. Halloween 2 picks up immediately after the first film and is a little more action oriented than the first. It also introduces an important twist that became a staple of the franchise for most of its run. You might also want to watch Rob Zombie's 2007 remake/reimagining of Halloween to see a more modern take on it. Zombie returned in 2009 to direct a sequel to his 2007 version. You could conceivably watch the original Halloween and Halloween 2 and then watch the Rob Zombie remakes/reimaginings from 2007 and 2009 and do a comparison between them to see which you like best.
I'm looking forward to seeing your Psycho reaction! If you like suspense, you'll love it.
A classic of the genre that made for..a lot of poor sequels and remakes.
Personally, I prefer this, then the recent sequel from 2018 (2019?)..everything else is just naff, in my humble.
Off topic-ish, but just got done watching latest installment in the Reboot Trilogy, 'Halloween Ends'..**heavy ass sigh**
..it all started so well..makes me think horror franchises as a concept are just flawed and dumb - in future just make one good movie, maybe a sequel, then walk the eff away, please!
Sorry to rant, but felt I should give fair warning, this all Ends not at all well.
I’d definitely skip to the 2018 and current movies, I think itd work for you and then watch the old timelines imo.
Very late to the show, but completely agree. Skip to 2018, Kills, and Ends.
Yep. Halloween, pretty basic. Want a real challenge try movie called Hereditary
Rob zombies Halloween (remake) is alot better, and Rob zombies Halloween 2.
This is my favorite movie of all time. So, if you’re going to rewatch this movie down the road, here are some things for perspective that may make you view it in a different light at that time.
The original title of the movie was supposed to be “The Babysitter Murders” because the premise was merely an escaped mental patient with a blood lust. Laurie caught his eye when she dropped the key off to his childhood home, and stalked her and killed her friends. He has no motive other than he’s the personification of evil. This is why you never get a reason why he kills, but this is also why he can’t die…
He cannot die because he is the personification of evil. In the credits, he is billed as “the shape” and not Michael Myers. This is intentional and because Michael Myers is merely the vehicle through which the evil lives, travels, and acts out in. You cannot kill evil. You cannot predict evil. We do not know the origins of evil. This is also why at the end of the movie, it cuts to all the primary scenes of the film with just his breathing in the background. Because evil surrounds us at all times whether we know it or not.
This is a psychological horror more than a slasher. While it did spawn much of the slasher tropes and is one of the progenitors of the genre, there is no blood in the entire movie (you’ll catch that on the rewatch) and it’s more predicated on creepiness, uneasiness, and discomfort of his constant stalking, POV, breathing, and voyeurism. It’s meant to make you understand that this guy could be anybody, maybe even someone you know, and that these people exist everywhere. Imagine being a high school girl who babysat on weekends when this came out.
This is merely supposed to show various perspectives of a psychotic mental patient, whose body encapsulates evil in its purest form, who becomes infatuated with a random stranger, decides to stalk and kill her friends with absolutely no motive. THAT is the scary part because how many true crime docuseries do you need to see to know that stuff like that actually happens.
Some horror movies make you question morality. Some horror movies make you question the possibility of the devil and possession. Some make you question the supernatural and spiritual realm. This horror movie makes you question how a seemingly normal kid could randomly snap and kill people for no reason other than an unexplained blood lust. And it never gives you an answer, which is the scary part. This movie is also supposed to make you look over your shoulder when you go outside at night right after you watch it.