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Halloween (1978) Movie Reviews
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Empire (Chris Hewitt)
Turn off the lights. Put on the widescreen version, showcasing Carpenter’s masterful framing and chill-inducing, Michael Myers-concealing use of shadows. Crank up the sound, and be scared witless by horror’s greatest director....read the complete Halloween (1978) review at Empire (Chris Hewitt)
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The Melancholy Eskimo Review -- Reviews & Essays
Halloween has come and gone, in the manner of all holidays, only to make dark hints that it may return, like certain genre movies which attain the status of belonging to a “franchise”. (I remember when this word first entered the popular vocabulary...read the complete Halloween (1978) review at The Melancholy Eskimo Review -- Reviews & Essays
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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 (1978) review at Variety (Staff (Not Credited))
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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 (1978) review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
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