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Halloween (1978) Rank 2 Reviews

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Halloween (1978) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Variety (Staff (Not Credited))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))
Halloween (1978) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)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)
Halloween (1978) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Jenny Piston)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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by tiffany on January 30, 2009 Ogden, Utah
There is just nothing better then a horror movie from the 70's and 80's. When they actually were worth watching. This would be one of the best. A creative story (for the time) that will make you want to keep a light or two on after you watch ...

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