October 30, 201213 yr Watching it right now & again reminded why this is one of my favorite films of all-time. I love that it was made on a shoestring budget & yet performed incredibly well at the box office. People think of slasher films & assume that the scares are delivered via gore & blood. But with Carpenter's original film, there is actually very little gore & blood. The music might be the creepiest score of any film ever. I saw a documentary where Carpenter said when he first showed the movie to some executives, they responded that it wasn't scary at all. Then he went & composed the music, added it to the film & said the studio people were sold on it right away. Carpenter is from Kentucky (Bowling Green) & you'll notice a lot of references to the Bluegrass State in the movie--Hardin County, Russellville, Smith's Grove. Regardless, horror is my favorite film genre & John Carpenter's Halloween is at the top of that list. Any other fans out there?
October 30, 201213 yr Saw it when it was first released and the music spooked me to no end. It actually bombed when it was first released, but Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert raved about it, sending moviegoers to the theater and making it a box office success.
October 30, 201213 yr It's always been my favorite "slasher" movie. You're right about it being so different from the rest of the slasher movie genre. It's very much in the Hitchcock school of horror -- less is more, and the best horror occurs in your own imagination. Also a big fan of Stephen King movies...and of course, the gothic classics.
October 30, 201213 yr Love it, one of my favorite films of any genre. There was a 4 year stretch where I went as Michael Myers every year for Halloween.
October 30, 201213 yr Author Saw it when it was first released and the music spooked me to no end. It actually bombed when it was first released, but Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert raved about it, sending moviegoers to the theater and making it a box office success. I forgot about it starting sluggish & then the reviews that gave it new life.
October 30, 201213 yr Certainly my favorite of the slasher movie genre. I didn't see it for the first time until after I'd seen Friday the 13th, Nighmare on Elm St., and Children of the Corn. I remember thinking how much better Halloween was than those flicks about halfway into the movie. Really like Halloween 4:The Return of Michael Myers as well.
October 31, 201213 yr Author Certainly my favorite of the slasher movie genre. I didn't see it for the first time until after I'd seen Friday the 13th, Nighmare on Elm St., and Children of the Corn. I remember thinking how much better Halloween was than those flicks about halfway into the movie. Really like Halloween 4:The Return of Michael Myers as well. I watch all of the sequels, but part 4 is the best of them all. Some of them--especially pt. 5 & Resurrection--are horrible.
October 31, 201213 yr He's like a mosquito that just won't go away... Well, you know...with a butcher knife and stuff.
October 31, 201213 yr I watch all of the sequels, but part 4 is the best of them all. Some of them--especially pt. 5 & Resurrection--are horrible.How many "parts" were there?
October 31, 201213 yr Author He's like a mosquito that just won't go away... Well, you know...with a butcher knife and stuff. :lol: Well, the tagline with the first film was "Evil Never Dies." :lol: How many "parts" were there? 8 in the original series. Part 2 was produced three years after part 1, but continued right where part 1's story left off. Part 3 didn't even have Michael in it, so it's hated by most fans. Parts 4 & 5 introduced us to a new protagonist, Laurie Strode's niece, played by Danielle Harris. Part 6 attempted to explain the reason why Michael kills people in his family. There are two versions of the film--the theatrical version that isn't well-liked & a Director's Cut which has never been released, but has a cult following. H20 was the return of Jamie Lee Curtis & came out around the same time as the Scream movies. It made a lot of money. Halloween: Resurrection was the eighth installment & the story was Reality TV centered. Fans had hopes for it because it had the same director as part 2, but it was pretty bad. Then Rob Zombie came along and remade the series with one so-so film & one incredibly awful one.
October 31, 201213 yr :lol: Well, the tagline with the first film was "Evil Never Dies." :lol: 8 in the original series. Part 2 was produced three years after part 1, but continued right where part 1's story left off. Part 3 didn't even have Michael in it, so it's hated by most fans. Parts 4 & 5 introduced us to a new protagonist, Laurie Strode's niece, played by Danielle Harris. Part 6 attempted to explain the reason why Michael kills people in his family. There are two versions of the film--the theatrical version that isn't well-liked & a Director's Cut which has never been released, but has a cult following. H20 was the return of Jamie Lee Curtis & came out around the same time as the Scream movies. It made a lot of money. Halloween: Resurrection was the eighth installment & the story was Reality TV centered. Fans had hopes for it because it had the same director as part 2, but it was pretty bad. Then Rob Zombie came along and remade the series with one so-so film & one incredibly awful one. Thanks! That's a great summary. :thumb: Btw, my favorie scene is when he falls out of the window. Look once...he lies there. Look again...he's gone! :scared:
October 31, 201213 yr Saw the documentary that RP mentioned in the op. it was very interesting. Budget was originally $300k but they had to pay Donald Pleasence $25k so final budget was $325k. Also I loved the Rob Zombie remake. His squel...not so much.
October 31, 201213 yr Watching it right now & again reminded why this is one of my favorite films of all-time. I love that it was made on a shoestring budget & yet performed incredibly well at the box office. People think of slasher films & assume that the scares are delivered via gore & blood. But with Carpenter's original film, there is actually very little gore & blood. The music might be the creepiest score of any film ever. I saw a documentary where Carpenter said when he first showed the movie to some executives, they responded that it wasn't scary at all. Then he went & composed the music, added it to the film & said the studio people were sold on it right away. Carpenter is from Kentucky (Bowling Green) & you'll notice a lot of references to the Bluegrass State in the movie--Hardin County, Russellville, Smith's Grove. Regardless, horror is my favorite film genre & John Carpenter's Halloween is at the top of that list. Any other fans out there? Carpenter went to WKU but I don't think he's from KY. His production designer, Tommy Wallace is from Somerset.
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