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Halloween (1978)

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All Time

of 190,103

103

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 7,003
  
  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) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

From a shock-and-suspense point-of-view, Halloween is the rival of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho. ...read the complete Halloween movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

In late 1978, a small horror film opened in Bowling Green, Kentucky (before moving on to Chicago and New York City) that would change the face of the genre. ...read the complete Halloween movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

So does John Carpenter. â��Halloweenâ�� is an absolutely merciless thriller, a movie so violent and scary that, yes, I would compare it to â��Psycho.â�� It's a terrifying and creepy film about what one of the characters calls Evil Personified. Right. ...read the complete Halloween movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"One of the more successful indie forays into the slasher/horror film ...read the complete Halloween movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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See all (85) "Excellent" Reviews

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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See all (65) "Very Good" Reviews

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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