| Halloween [Blu-ray] | ![Halloween [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LT7hsieHL.jpg)
| Director: John Carpenter
Actors: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran, Nancy Kyes, P.j. Soles
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (910 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4608
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Running Time: 91 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: ANBBRN3007
UPC: 013138300782
EAN: 0013138300782
ASIN: B000UR9QHQ
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: 1978
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Product Description
Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 10/02/2007 Run time: 91 minutes Rating: R
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Halloween is as pure and undiluted as its title. In the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, a teenage baby sitter tries to survive a Halloween night of relentless terror, during which a knife-wielding maniac goes after the town's hormonally charged youths. Director John Carpenter takes this simple situation and orchestrates a superbly mounted symphony of horrors. It's a movie much scarier for its dark spaces and ominous camera movements than for its explicit bloodletting (which is actually minimal). Composed by Carpenter himself, the movie's freaky music sets the tone; and his script (cowritten with Debra Hill) is laced with references to other horror pictures, especially Psycho. The baby sitter is played by Jamie Lee Curtis, the real-life daughter of Psycho victim Janet Leigh; and the obsessed policeman played by Donald Pleasence is named Sam Loomis, after John Gavin's character in Psycho. In the end, though, Halloween stands on its own as an uncannily frightening experience--it's one of those movies that had audiences literally jumping out of their seats and shouting at the screen. ("No! Don't drop that knife!") Produced on a low budget, the picture turned a monster profit, and spawned many sequels, none of which approached the 1978 original. Curtis returned for two more installments: 1981's dismal Halloween II, which picked up the story the day after the unfortunate events, and 1998's occasionally gripping Halloween H20, which proved the former baby sitter was still haunted after 20 years. --Robert Horton
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Halloween is as pure and undiluted as its title. In the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, a teenage baby sitter tries to survive a Halloween night of relentless terror, during which a knife-wielding maniac goes after the town's hormonally charged youths. Director John Carpenter takes this simple situation and orchestrates a superbly mounted symphony of horrors. It's a movie much scarier for its dark spaces and ominous camera movements than for its explicit bloodletting (which is actually minimal). Composed by Carpenter himself, the movie's freaky music sets the tone; and his script (cowritten with Debra Hill) is laced with references to other horror pictures, especially Psycho. The baby sitter is played by Jamie Lee Curtis, the real-life daughter of Psycho victim Janet Leigh; and the obsessed policeman played by Donald Pleasence is named Sam Loomis, after John Gavin's character in Psycho. In the end, though, Halloween stands on its own as an uncannily frightening experience--it's one of those movies that had audiences literally jumping out of their seats and shouting at the screen. ("No! Don't drop that knife!") Produced on a low budget, the picture turned a monster profit, and spawned many sequels, none of which approached the 1978 original. Curtis returned for two more installments: 1981's dismal Halloween II, which picked up the story the day after the unfortunate events, and 1998's occasionally gripping Halloween H20, which proved the former baby sitter was still haunted after 20 years. --Robert Horton
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 perhaps the greatest horror movie ever made. January 7, 2009
the movie "Halloween" doesn't need an introduction. It was a huge hit when it was released and spawned several sequels. It has influenced just about every horror movie that has come after it (in one way or another).
it didn't need to rely on a lot of special effects or buckets of blood to terrify you. The atmosphere, music, and shadowy lighting were enough to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Also, the relationship triangle of Michael, the Jamie Lee Curtis character, and Dr. Loomis was very dynamic on many levels, and rich psychologically.
John Carpenter's "The Thing" is also a must-see for horror fans.
Not afraid to say, this was a great buy! December 27, 2008
My daughter was disapointed after an in-store purchase. She was left hanging after paying a big price for a Halloween special trilogy that didn't contain the original movie with Jamie Lee Curtis.
 Never looked better December 15, 2008
This Blu Ray is an a very good transfer taking into consideration the source and age of the film itself. Fans of Halloween shouldn't hesitate to pick this up as this is clearly how Carpenter would have intended the movie to look...and that's not a bad thing here.
Thanks, Blu-Ray! December 12, 2008
It was great to watch Halloween on Blu-ray because of it's clarity. Turning a 1978 movie to something that looked like it was shot a couple days ago was very cool to see. All the pops and crackles and dots and stuff throughout the audio and video tracks were virtually gone. The special features were fun to watch too. Overall, a good investment!
Love it! November 17, 2008
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An old classic now better than ever. I bought as a gift for my son.
He loves it.
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