My regular readers know that I'm forgetful. When I watched "Halloween" three
years ago I suggested that I would make it a new tradition to watch it
every year on October 31st. Today I finally remembered it. I'll try to make it
a regular feature every year on this date, but I'm ashamed to promise in case
I forget it again.
"Halloween" wasn't the first film about a seemingly unkillable serial killer
who attacks random victims, but it set the pattern for all subsequent movies.
To quote Wikipedia,
"Slasher films typically adhere to a specific formula: a past wrongful
action causes severe trauma that is reinforced by a commemoration or
anniversary that reactivates or re-inspires the killer".
There's nothing wrong with slasher films having the same structure. It's not
even wrong that they should be predictable. All that matters is that they
should be full of suspense and make the viewer afraid. Some films do it better
than others. "Halloween" is a classic, and none of its sequels live up to it.
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