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Halloween (1978)

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All Time

of 190,142

104

1970's

of 10,575

18

1978

of 3,457

2
Horror
- Horror All Time
  
  of 4,952
  
  5
  
  Horror of 1978
  
  of 53
  
  1
  
  Horror of the 1970's
  
  of 546
  
  4
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,011
  
  29
  
  Thriller of 1978
  
  of 51
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1970's
  
  of 462
  
  9

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Halloween (1978) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.4886

Avg Critic Score:3.3652

Halloween (1978) Rank 1 Reviews

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The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

John Carpenter's Halloween sucks. It's boring. It's not scary. ...read the complete Halloween movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

Foster on Film - Slashers

I didn't see Halloween in '78. Then it was a phenomenon. It was the beginning of a new kind of film. By the time I got to it, I'd seen dozens of films exactly like it. There's no question of its importance to the Slasher sub-genre, though I question ...read the complete Halloween movie review at Foster on Film - Slashers

James Brundage

Like all of the horror movies that you and I, the babies and the people who lived through the 80s dealt with, it has the same basic plot: Psycho escaped from institution has fun stabbing/gutting/strangling/decapitating (based upon film) the victims of ...read the complete Halloween movie review at James Brundage

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