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Halloween (1978) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Halloween (1978) a score of 3.3652 out of 4

based on (156) reviews

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Variety (Staff (Not Credited))

After a promising opening, Halloween becomes just another maniac-on-the-loose suspenser. However, despite the prosaic plot, director John Carpenter has timed the film's gore so that the 93-minute item is packed with enough thrills. ...read the complete Halloween movie review at Variety (Staff (Not Credited))

Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)

What a letdown! I know purists are gonna hate me for this, but I don't get this flick. Okay, you got a killer on the loose in a small town who slashes babysitters, then is stopped, all that on Halloween day. Okay, that's a good starting point for a film.. ...read the complete Halloween movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)

MovieEye.com (Jenny Piston)

John Carpenter's 1978 thriller Halloween is definitely scary. The fact that a child lunatic-turned adult lunatic escapes from a hospital after fifteen years of incarceration and returns to his hometown is very, very frightening. It is frightening because ...read the complete Halloween movie review at MovieEye.com (Jenny Piston)

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Users combined give Halloween (1978) a score of 3.000000 out of 4

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