**T**_heme_- 8.5/10
**R**_ewatchibility_- 9/10
**A**_cting_- 9/10
**K**_inematography_- 8.5/10
**T**_ime_- 9/10
**Total** - 44/5 = ==8.8==

"Death has come to your little town, Sheriff." So it begins... the long and splintered story that is 'Halloween'. What I loved about the first installment is the greatness of its simplicity. There is no motive, only evil; there are no rules, only chance; and there is no man, only monster. Laurie Strode is an excellent survivor girl, an evolution of the archetype in the right direction. She has the capacity to make smart choices, but as the fear increases the decision-making may be less effective. Donald Pleasence as Sam Loomis, a driving force and heart of the movie and franchise as a whole. It doesn't take a third of the movie to set the stage either, it just goes immediately and fills in blanks along the way while hoping you don't get left behind. That's not to say it's fast-paced as it is as methodical as Myers himself, but Carpenter is simply utilizing every single minute of his runtime efficiently. John Carpenter's original, in my estimation, is a cornerstone of horror movies and a fundamentally must-see film.