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"October 31st Directed by: John Carpenter 2nd Viewing Previous Rating: 3 After: 3.5"
" Date: 10/31/2019 Viewed: 4K UHD Re-Watch Note: I was going to see The Lighthouse, but the bad weather got in the way. So I decided to do the most cliche choice by watching Halloween on Halloween. The movie looks excellent in 4K UHD and is an improvement over the old HD transfers. I already talk about this movie last year on my 31 days of Horror, so I can't add anything new to say. If you haven't seen this classic yet, do it now. This is one iconic slasher movie will that never get old for m"
“Conferred as a byword for the seasonal holiday it exploits as a thematic subtext and in-film catalyst, John Carpenter's "Halloween" is also fundamentally synonymous with popularising the slasher subgenre. Despite its basic concept, scope and budget, "Halloween" redefined the maxim and enacted conventions of the modern horror film paradigm, deriving a nascent dynamic whereby the figurehead of the story becomes inextricably linked with the heroine touted as a victim only to become his foe; the pursuit between the two and ensuing human collateral is relentless and inexplicable, instigating a mythology and generating a continuity franchise that appeals to new generations of horror fans.
As is typical for the genre, a remote, condensed narrative, an independent ethos and sparse produc” read more
"Seen a long time ago on VHS and ever rewatched two or three times. Everything has been said about this masterpiece of horror. Let's talk the remarkable cinematography of Big John. "