A big goal of doing this challenge was to see iconic horror films that I hadn't seen, and Halloween was high on that list. I knew very little about it other than the killer was named Michael Myers and wore a white mask and used a big kitchen knife and that Jamie Lee Curtis played the main character. That lack of knowledge turned out to be a good thing as the opening scene unfolded and the big reveal did somewhat take me by surprise.
In that opening scene, the first-person cinematography style is established and is used well throughout the movie. But to me, the big star of this one is the music, composed and performed by writer/director John Carpenter and along with the majority of the movie being filmed late at night sets a great tone.
As for Michael Myers: that mask is pretty creepy, especially considering that it was actually just a Captain Kirk (William Shatner) Star Trek mask painted solid white. He also establishes the slasher movie stereotype of a big lumbering killer who can basically appear and disappear at will and survive pretty much anything.
I'm really glad I finally got to see this one, a true classic.
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