Halloween (1978) Discussion Thread

Halloween (1978) Discussion Thread Nov 2, 2017 0:15:46 GMT

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Post by Reynard on Nov 2, 2017 0:15:46 GMT

Nov 1, 2017 23:09:20 GMT Primemovermithrax Pejorative said:

One thing about the start. I think it would have been better if we did NOT see Michael's face. That kid did not look scary and having Loomis describing the Devil's eyes and his face works a lot better than what they showed by that front shot. Keep the camera on his back as they removed the mask.

I've always thought that Michael didn't "transform" into how Loomis describes him until that night and that the effect wasn't immediate.

Another thing is that the killer turning out to be a kid must have been a good shock to audiences back in 1978. Not so much these days now that killer kids are a horror movie cliché and pretty much everyone who's going to see Halloween for the first time knows the basics of the series anyway.

I agree that Christopher Lee would have been too dominating with his height and dramatic voice. Cushing had already done enough monster hunter roles. Not to mention that Cushing's Van Helsing was more no nonsense type while Dr. Loomis was supposed to be so obsessed with Myers that he often seemed like a lunatic himself.