And the thing is it was a mold of William shatter face they fixed up painted white who knew that that mask would play a very huge part to Michael myers dispite the law or rights which seem to be why they change masks but the mask is a blank nonfeeling pale in 6 it seems like he has to see movement to track a person the state history of Haddenfield was a Thorn practicing cult state in colonial days from a relative named Sven Myers
@Gold Rose Zombie giving him the cliche "abused as a child and bullied at school" backstory he seems to give all the characters of his films, having him talk even though one of the creepiest things about Michael is that he's completely silent and basically "talks" through his kills, the stupidity of the mask from the remake series was first worn by his sister Judith's boyfriend while the boyfriend and Judith fucked, adult Michael looking like a backwoods hillbilly, Zombie making almost everyone around Michael worse than him to try and get you to feel sorry for him. In his Halloween II it got even worse when Michael took orders from a hallucination of his dead mother leading a white horse which Zombie pretentiously explains at the start is the symbol of Michael's rage or something. And in that film the mask is falling off his face to the point he might as well not be wearing it.
The scene where Michael drives behind Loomis is probably my favorite from this whole movie. Loomis is looking around, wondering where Michael could be, kind of lost in thought. Then the car drives right behind him, all beige and mundane and going at a normal speed. It's just great.
my favorite scene has always been "Lonnie get your ass away from there" it never fails to crack me up and just comes out of nowhere with it coming from Doctor Loomis
One of the main reasons I love Halloween (besides obviously the directing, writing, acting, and shit) is how they lit the movie. It is one of the only horror movies that perfected the balance of darkness while still being able to see what's going on. So many movies just do the whole 'it's really brightly lit for the audience but just pretend that it's pure darkness for the characters' thing.
Absofvckinlutely. Dean Cundey deserves all the credit he gets. And I'm amazed is that hardly anyone seems to have learned from him, as you pointed out. He made it feel so real, like you are in that room or outdoor area also.
Also when a movie is too dark and you can't see anything, for movies like alien it works as it's like that to help create the clostraphobic atmosphere and a sence of mystery but in other films you kinda need to see stuff. Also, irrelevant but, I hate fast cuts in fight scenes or racing scenes, in some parts it works but now a days I havn't a clue wtf is happening in a fight
I think people underestimate how nuanced slasher films like Halloween could be, Michael is both terrifying for his almost eldrich presence and the unnerving fact that it’s set in a safe looking suburb, giving it a sense of realism to the character
Thomas Wightman One of the great aspects of the film is how Michael Myers is always seen from a distance and gets closer with every stalking scene. Additionally, his face is always obscured, even we when watch him strangle Annie to death. It's not until late in the movie that we finally see him, but what we get is an expressionless murderer that only resembles the shape of a man. After finally watching the first two Friday the 13th films and other horror movies, I now understand why Halloween is still the best slasher movie ever and why Michael Myers is still one of the most terrifying movie antagonists ever.
Lord Inquisitor terrifying? There’s no thing in the Halloween movies that’s even scary dude lol. But then again, I’ve watched horror movies all my life and nothing really scares me anymore.
People don't give slasher movies enough credit. If we take it to its basics And Then There Were none would be one of the first slashers. And that was an Agatha Christie novel! "People murdered by a killer in various ways" can be very fun and fresh.
That's what creeps me out about Michael. I've always found cold, emotionless villains who feel nothing for the horrible things they do scarier than the ones who enjoy every minute of what they do.
One of the creepiest things about this movie is when Annie goes to retrieve her keys to unlock the car, only to forget that the car is open which causes her demise.
I actually saw Halloween for the very first time about a month ago. I was just curious, since modern horror movies seem mostly really stupid to me, whether a horror classic like this could scare me. And oh boy, it did. Including nightmares for the week after watching it and the Michael piano theme now always sending a chill down my spine (which is especially horrible if I'm playing Dead by Daylight against a player using The Shape). The movie is an absolute masterpiece, and it was really nice seeing you review its intricacies. Thank you for this video!
What John Carpenter did with such a small budget is inspiring to me and every short film or skit I make. Like always, great video essay Ryan, Halloween is a classic.
People can get mad at me all they want for saying this, but I agree with everything you said in this video and I’m glad Halloween 2018 is ignoring all the sequels. Now we can go back to Michael being The Shape again and not have be demystified by the sibling plot-line. Do you seriously wanna sit through expedition again about how he survived the fire from part 2 like what they already did in part 4? I don’t.
I totally agree. It is simply the best way to go forward with another Halloween film. Ignore all crappy sequels and start fresh from the original. And yes, let the antagonist be The Shape. Michael is gone, it's just the Shape now, whatever that is. The mystery that isn't answered adds to it being uncomfortable and eerie.
EricVierthaler92 I agree. Also John Carpenter never wanted to make Michael and Laurie siblings but had to in order to create an interesting twist for Halloween 2. Having Michael go after his family members makes him less mysterious, and a lot of the interest is lost. It would make sense for Michael to want to kill Laurie because she's the one who escaped him, not because they are siblings
It's not crappy. But by even John Carpenter's admission that it was just a slapped together sequel. A lot of the feeling (cinematography and style) was there.
John Carpenter was definitely a great musician/composer/sound designer as well as a great director. Him working on the music, *and* directing (and whatever else) in several films was an awesome choice that worked very well
The HalloweeN theme is like a combination of Tubular Bells and the Jaws score. It has the haunting and unsettling feel of TB coupled with the menace and dread of the Jaws score. That makes it one of the most frightening and iconic pieces of film music ever. The other parts of the overall score are superb also. The chase scene music is absolutely heart pounding.
In all honesty, the best decision the recent Halloween (H40) movie made was completely doing away with the idea of Laurie and Michael being related. The biggest problem with the "Thorn curse" concept was not necessarily that it explained too much, it's that it made Michael into a ridiculous character. He's supposed to be a deadly pawn of an evil cult that goes out to kill every member of his family.....yet in each movie he wastes so much time killing everybody EXCEPT his actual targets. Pretty inefficient killer if you ask me. In H40, he is portrayed simply a predator. All it takes to be his victim is to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Much scarier since it makes Michael into more of a force of nature.
That's what Michael was in the original and the 2018 film brought him back to how he should be. And in the original film Laurie was just a girl Michael randomly came across and he decided to kill her and her friends. The stupid sister retcon and everything that resulted from that ruined the series in a lot of ways. After Halloween II Michael went from a guy who'd kill anyone to a guy who only killed his family members and people who got in the way of him killing them. After II but before the 2018 film he went from a killer no one was safe from to a killer everyone except his family members was safe from.
The first Halloween film I saw was the 2018 sequel and I loved it. The soundtrack immediately stood out to me and I really appreciated them not trying to over-explain Michael's urge to kill.
The movie was originally called the babysitter murders .. one of the producers that funded the film came up with the idea of calling it halloween and took the idea to john carpenter and debra hill part way through production. Even the babysitter murders wasn't johns original idea ... but everything you see in the halloween film is johns creation.
And originally Michael was going to wear an adult version of the clown costume he wore when he killed Judith in 1963. But that was changed to the mechanic coveralls.
Changing the name to Halloween was a brilliant marketing move. On top of the film itself being amazing it pretty much guaranteed that it would have a place in in people's mind's every year on Halloween when getting in the mood for scary movies.
The thing I like most about Halloween is how Micheal just casually pops in and out of frame. He has some dramatic pop-ins too, but the the fact that a lot of his appearances seem normal helps him blend in much more naturally. And that was always terrifying to me.
The thing I love about Halloween is borrowed in a lot horror movies, is that you never get a clear view of Michael Myers mask in the third act. When he finally has contact with Laurie when see a clear view before it through curtains or side view.
The ‘less is more’ effect you mentioned referring to Mikes psyche reminds me of why it was so good the Dark Knight joker never got a clear origin like most jokers do.
YES! I am so freaking excited this is out. Currently suffering through strep throat for the second time in YEARS and I was craving more of that Screen Smart goodness!
I figured it just showed how smart micheal was despite being “dead” inside. He’s probably look out the window or maybe even seen a tv clip. I’m guessing on other possible explanations of a rational explanation
John Carpenter will go down as one of my top 5 favorite directors of all time with some of my favorites movies in cinema. With audiences FOREVER to stupid to like his movies when released but then they flock to them on VHS and now DVD. Pisses me off a maverick and genius who gave us Escape from NY, The Thing, Star man, Halloween, and Fog, Mouth of Madness, Christine and the wtf is this awesomeness of Big Trouble in Little China.... and talent less hacks like Michael Bay get 200 million dollar budgets to make utter shit.... smh so pisses me off. Thank you for YOUR take on this classic. Actually very excited to see the 2018 version which will serve as a Halloween 2 to this original. Was a fun take. Thank you for the time to script, upload and edit.
Only correction is that Carpenter intended for Michael to have angelic face, not a zombie-looking one, when the mask came off. This was stated in an interview for Halloween: The Inside Story.
Scariest movie ive ever seen to this day. Everything about it is perfect. Dr loomis might be my fav character ever. With out him the movie doesn’t get over
Halloween 1978 is not only my favorite horror movie of all time but it's my favorite movie of all time and the Halloween franchise is my favorite film franchise of all time every other horror villain is okay in their own right but compared to Michael Michael wins every time there is no comparison he's the original and the best Halloween 1978 and Michael Myers are the horror movie 🐐
Love the video! For myself, Rob Zombie trying to add psychology didn't bother me. The sequels of the main franchise already did plenty to walk all over the foundation that Halloween 1 (hell even 2) set up so by the time we reach Rob Zombie it didn't bother me that his version explained a lot more. Also since his remake is an alternative take, having this new approach also felt different. That being said I'm so glad that this new version is returning to the original film's roots. Great work on the video.
I know I'm super late but my favorite shot in the movie is when Michael comes into the doorway behind Laurie during the final chase scene. Mainly for it's explanation. According to John Carpenter himself, that isn't Michael walking into view, but was a simulation of your eyes adjusting to the dark, meaning he was standing there the whole time. It's wonderfully paranoia inducing.
In Halloween 2, when his mask appears out of the darkness behind the shoulder of one of the nurses, it is made much scarier. In addition, in Halloween 1978, scene does not produce the desired effect also because Michael absurdly misses (and will do it again later). In general, in my opinion, the sequel is an order of magnitude superior to the original.
Very nice interpretation Ryan. I have been watching Halloween on a double bill VHS tape since I was six and it got scarier with age the more I understood the world.
one thing I love about this movie: the static-ness and omni-presence of michael. i love in horror movies when you see a shot of something unnatural in the background, or you see the killer just stood somewhere, going unnoticed. like in the conjuring 2, when janet walks up the stairs i think after waking up downstairs and you see the old man sat in the arm chair in the living room. i have a lot of respect for directors that put little things like that in the background. it just proves that subtlety can be scarier than obvious stuff
But he Rob Zombie lived up to him being a mortal man, so you can't say you hate Rob Zombie's movies if yet you can like Danny McBride's Halloween 2018 garbage which also made Michael Myers mortal.
I liked the way you did this video compared to how you normally do them. I personally enjoy the "talking to camera" in videos like this. Though it was a bit echoey. Would not mind if you continued doing that, but either way, your breakdowns are great as always.
Yes, this is the future format (production quality will improve overtime depending on funding). I'm looking to distance myself from the "essay effect" as I see this show as a more free-form retrospective as opposed to a structured argument.
For those who haven't seen all the films, just wait until Halloween & you can binge watch it all on AMC. Jokes aside... This movie will always have a special place in my heart. I feel the franchise over stayed its welcome with all the remakes and sequels, but that's most successful horror films. Great analysis as usual Ryan!
Despite having seen this film for the first time as a child(now 26) I never noticed how the pumpkin at the beginning when zoomed in on is Michael in the eye and his knife in the nose until a week or two ago
It may have been made 40 years ago but despite it's age Halloween is still one of the most incredibly effective horror movies ever made. I remember seeing Halloween with my parents & younger brother as a child & being truly terrified by it, to this day Halloween is one of the very few scary movies I saw as a kid that really stuck with me & the image of Michael Myers is still one of the most terrifying things I've ever seen on film.
I hate it when authors and screenwriters attempt to answer the question "What is it?" A big part of what makes a person/thing so terrifying/interesting is that it cannot be defined. This is one of the reasons The Ring was so creepy: no attempt was made to explain what was wrong with the girl and how she could do the things she did; no explanation for how her essence survived death and found expression in various forms of media. The film just let her be the creepy-ass unexplainable thing she is.
I actually legitimately like the first rob zombie Halloween, Michael still felt like a force of pure evil but also slightly more initially understandable given we know more about what set him off and seeing him slip further away to becoming that dead murderous thing, it's like we too get to understand what Loomis sees in Michael which made me even more exasperated with the other characters who just didn't understand or want to take seriously just what Michael is and the threat he poses. When he gets out its literally like hell is breaking loose, the Laurie sister angle actually works in this movie too even if its a bit on the implausible side but works, which even though H20 is my personal favourite Halloween film (I'm a sucker for Jamie and I loved her in that one) the sister thing just didn't work because it was never explained, mentioned or brought up prior to. The second Rob Zombie Halloween is fairly weak though, not as bad as part 6 with the whole runes bollocks which reduced Michael to little more than a puppet or tool but trying to humanise him and make him this tragic character was awful which went against the first film because he already established Michael as yeah he did have a pretty fucked childhood but now there's nothing left of him but hate and evil, solidified when he killed Danny Trejo's character who was genuinely good to him, the only real redeeming qualities of the second one is the violence and Laurie, being actually heavily traumatised by everything that she went through and some decent acting by Scout Taylor- Compton's that I found fairly believable. Rob's first Halloween I do think is underrated, he had a clear vision and direction that he pulled off very well and is just a damn good slasher movie in general but gets overshadowed by the crapiness of the sequel. Just my takes on it, the original 2 parter does sit very very close behind h20 for favourite in the series and are definitely the best films in the series so I'm not saying that Zombie's film is some hidden masterpiece, just better than people give it credit for
I have to say I really enjoyed Halloween 4 & 5. They were not great but as far as moving the story forward and changing the idea of what we thought we knew I think they work.
You should read a recent interview with Daniel Farrands, the writer of Part 6, for his take on the story. Apparently in his first draft the arrangement between Michael and the cult was exactly the opposite; _he_ was the one controlling _them._ The cult was a group of parents in Haddonfield who were absolutely terrified of Michael, did what he wanted, and stayed out of his way in the hope that he wouldn't come after them or their families. They had no idea what made him tick, and certainly had no control over him via runes or spoken words. Unfortunately, after Part 5's lackluster reception the studio took greater creative control, and what we got was a disjointed mess. Here's the interview if anyone's interested: halloweendailynews.com/2014/10/interview-halloween-6-daniel-farrands/
What I like about his mask is that from a distance it creates this ghostly look. His dark outfit blends with the background while his bright white mask contrasts and adds more to the supernatural side of things
I haven't seen The Strangers since It first came out and it scared me so much back then that I have yet to watch it since. It works best for me since it deals with the home alone situation and when your young that shit leaves a mark on you.
I really was getting into that movie, It was starting to be a great favorite but then came the dumb choices and well the downbeat ending that really should have been a upbeat ending of the couple killing the strangers in badass ways. but hey that's how I would have had it end. Forgettable movie really after that.
The ending was quite realistic though because sometimes psychos do break into people's houses, torture and kill the homeowners. It doesn't always end with the owners getting the upper hand and killing the intruders in self defence.
Don’t watch this at night as background noise while you’re making a quesadilla. And especially don’t rewatch it with no lights on because you felt you didn’t grasp just how scary this is. Don’t.
I'm in total agreement that fleshing out his character made him less effective in the sequels and more dependent on blood and gore for scare value. He was his best in the original - shady, mysterious and not quite human.
I actually liked Rob Zombie's Halloween, the first one. I think it made a very convincing background for Michael. The development was great, having him evolve, going after bigger preys, his obsessions with masks and hiding in them; Loomis' despair to try to reach him. Rob tries to take a more "human" approach, which is pretty interesting to me.
Callis Dren it wasn’t that great to be honest. The reason Michael was so intriguing was because it seemed like he came from a perfect suburban house - not the deadbeat house down the street with a hooker/stripper for a mom.
I think the scariest thing about Halloween is that unlike most horror movies at that time, the villain (or in this case, Michael Myers) doesn’t die. It makes you feel creeped out, by the fact he could be anywhere.
I actually like that aspect of the Rob Zombie rebbot of trying to explain/humanize Michael, it is a reboot so let's experiment a little and try to expand the character, there's times for unexplained forces of nature and there's time for an actual motive and characterization
*Next Week: THE STRANGERS*
Following week: SCREAM
Ryan Hollinger do an analysis of raw, excision, or the hunt
Ryan Hollinger yessss I love the strangers
Ryan Hollinger The Strangers still gets me. Mostly because it could happen to ANYONE at any time.
Idk man if u have seen the YMS on the strangers you really might not want to approach it seriously lol
Ryan Hollinger After the Horror season, *do "It's Always Sunny"!*
What I like about Michael's mask is it fits Dr Loomis's description of his face behind it. Blank, pale, emotionless, cold, unfeeling evil.
just like William!
Never thought of it that way thanks
And the thing is it was a mold of William shatter face they fixed up painted white who knew that that mask would play a very huge part to Michael myers dispite the law or rights which seem to be why they change masks but the mask is a blank nonfeeling pale in 6 it seems like he has to see movement to track a person the state history of Haddenfield was a Thorn practicing cult state in colonial days from a relative named Sven Myers
@@AnAverageGoblin I lol'd.
@Gold Rose Zombie giving him the cliche "abused as a child and bullied at school" backstory he seems to give all the characters of his films, having him talk even though one of the creepiest things about Michael is that he's completely silent and basically "talks" through his kills, the stupidity of the mask from the remake series was first worn by his sister Judith's boyfriend while the boyfriend and Judith fucked, adult Michael looking like a backwoods hillbilly, Zombie making almost everyone around Michael worse than him to try and get you to feel sorry for him. In his Halloween II it got even worse when Michael took orders from a hallucination of his dead mother leading a white horse which Zombie pretentiously explains at the start is the symbol of Michael's rage or something. And in that film the mask is falling off his face to the point he might as well not be wearing it.
The scene where Michael drives behind Loomis is probably my favorite from this whole movie. Loomis is looking around, wondering where Michael could be, kind of lost in thought. Then the car drives right behind him, all beige and mundane and going at a normal speed. It's just great.
When did he get his license
@@bigfanofyoutubers literally came here to ask this. Who the fuck taught this boy to drive
my favorite scene has always been "Lonnie get your ass away from there" it never fails to crack me up and just comes out of nowhere with it coming from Doctor Loomis
One of the main reasons I love Halloween (besides obviously the directing, writing, acting, and shit) is how they lit the movie. It is one of the only horror movies that perfected the balance of darkness while still being able to see what's going on. So many movies just do the whole 'it's really brightly lit for the audience but just pretend that it's pure darkness for the characters' thing.
Some of the best nighttime lighting I've seen in cinema. It's extremely difficult to pull off natural moonlight. Nice point!
Absofvckinlutely. Dean Cundey deserves all the credit he gets. And I'm amazed is that hardly anyone seems to have learned from him, as you pointed out. He made it feel so real, like you are in that room or outdoor area also.
Also when a movie is too dark and you can't see anything, for movies like alien it works as it's like that to help create the clostraphobic atmosphere and a sence of mystery but in other films you kinda need to see stuff. Also, irrelevant but, I hate fast cuts in fight scenes or racing scenes, in some parts it works but now a days I havn't a clue wtf is happening in a fight
The last part is basically what H20 did, which is why I don't like that film; I consider Part 6 superior in that respect.
You don't like AvP: Requiem's pitch black lighting? WHAT?
I think people underestimate how nuanced slasher films like Halloween could be, Michael is both terrifying for his almost eldrich presence and the unnerving fact that it’s set in a safe looking suburb, giving it a sense of realism to the character
Thomas Wightman One of the great aspects of the film is how Michael Myers is always seen from a distance and gets closer with every stalking scene. Additionally, his face is always obscured, even we when watch him strangle Annie to death. It's not until late in the movie that we finally see him, but what we get is an expressionless murderer that only resembles the shape of a man. After finally watching the first two Friday the 13th films and other horror movies, I now understand why Halloween is still the best slasher movie ever and why Michael Myers is still one of the most terrifying movie antagonists ever.
Oh hello there.
Lord Inquisitor terrifying? There’s no thing in the Halloween movies that’s even scary dude lol. But then again, I’ve watched horror movies all my life and nothing really scares me anymore.
People don't give slasher movies enough credit. If we take it to its basics And Then There Were none would be one of the first slashers. And that was an Agatha Christie novel! "People murdered by a killer in various ways" can be very fun and fresh.
That car crash scene is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Gets me every time.
That was Resurrection. In H2O he got decapitated.
bdrssxer I always get the names mixed up. And he doesn't, some poor radom fella does... Because sequel money
Obviously the decapitation was retconned.
Freddy made me laugh. Jason made me cheer like The Terminator. Michael just terrified me.
That's what creeps me out about Michael. I've always found cold, emotionless villains who feel nothing for the horrible things they do scarier than the ones who enjoy every minute of what they do.
Kyle Mikesell what about Leatherface?
@@charlesthorndike2702 made me scream and then think
Yesss
@@charlesthorndike2702 Leatherface just kind of sickens me... which is fine since that's the point.
One of the creepiest things about this movie is when Annie goes to retrieve her keys to unlock the car, only to forget that the car is open which causes her demise.
What I liked was how she noticed the condensation on her window just before Michael attacks. Nice touch.
Yeah. It shows that Michael has been breathing on her windows while he was hiding in her car.
the car was locked. Myers got it open using his supernatural powers
basically, how else? LOL
@@buzzcrushtrendkill I like to picture a frustrated Mike Myers frantically going to town with a coat hanger.
I actually saw Halloween for the very first time about a month ago. I was just curious, since modern horror movies seem mostly really stupid to me, whether a horror classic like this could scare me. And oh boy, it did. Including nightmares for the week after watching it and the Michael piano theme now always sending a chill down my spine (which is especially horrible if I'm playing Dead by Daylight against a player using The Shape).
The movie is an absolute masterpiece, and it was really nice seeing you review its intricacies. Thank you for this video!
Best slasher in my opinion, just that moment where he's standing behind the bush delivers much more of a scare than most horror movies today
Callum M Also simply seeing him sit up and turn his head is a brilliant moment.
Callum M A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
@@enjoythyhorror def nightmare on elm street.
What John Carpenter did with such a small budget is inspiring to me and every short film or skit I make. Like always, great video essay Ryan, Halloween is a classic.
My favorite scene is when Laurie backs up in the corner and the dim light shines on Michael mask
People can get mad at me all they want for saying this, but I agree with everything you said in this video and I’m glad Halloween 2018 is ignoring all the sequels. Now we can go back to Michael being The Shape again and not have be demystified by the sibling plot-line. Do you seriously wanna sit through expedition again about how he survived the fire from part 2 like what they already did in part 4? I don’t.
I totally agree. It is simply the best way to go forward with another Halloween film. Ignore all crappy sequels and start fresh from the original. And yes, let the antagonist be The Shape. Michael is gone, it's just the Shape now, whatever that is. The mystery that isn't answered adds to it being uncomfortable and eerie.
EricVierthaler92 I agree. Also John Carpenter never wanted to make Michael and Laurie siblings but had to in order to create an interesting twist for Halloween 2. Having Michael go after his family members makes him less mysterious, and a lot of the interest is lost. It would make sense for Michael to want to kill Laurie because she's the one who escaped him, not because they are siblings
buzzcrushtrendkill Halloween 2 isn’t crappy
It's not crappy. But by even John Carpenter's admission that it was just a slapped together sequel. A lot of the feeling (cinematography and style) was there.
I personally think it's a shame that Carpenter never got his original vision of making Halloween an anthology series off the ground.
Best Horror Theme, I would say even better than Jaws or Exorcist's
John Carpenter was definitely a great musician/composer/sound designer as well as a great director. Him working on the music, *and* directing (and whatever else) in several films was an awesome choice that worked very well
Hmm it's a tough one. The ones you mentioned are classics. Also would add Suspiria, Insidious, It Follows, and of course Psycho.
The HalloweeN theme is like a combination of Tubular Bells and the Jaws score. It has the haunting and unsettling feel of TB coupled with the menace and dread of the Jaws score. That makes it one of the most frightening and iconic pieces of film music ever. The other parts of the overall score are superb also. The chase scene music is absolutely heart pounding.
It’s good for the first and second time, but do not listen to it on repeat or else you will go insane.
The theme was actually inspired by the exorcist
Hence why Shape’s ability in DBD is called The Evil Within. It works by stalking people to build power. Then strike when the moment is right.
I'd love an essay on Candyman, extremely underrated horror movie and it's also probably one of the best on my list.
Argelis Planchart this is a late response but I agree with you! I feel as though that movie is so under rated/over looked!
@@nicholeashlyn2446 I agree! I love candyman and it's not talked about enough. It was brilliant masterpiece
Michael Myers has got to be one of the best movie monsters in film history
In all honesty, the best decision the recent Halloween (H40) movie made was completely doing away with the idea of Laurie and Michael being related.
The biggest problem with the "Thorn curse" concept was not necessarily that it explained too much, it's that it made Michael into a ridiculous character. He's supposed to be a deadly pawn of an evil cult that goes out to kill every member of his family.....yet in each movie he wastes so much time killing everybody EXCEPT his actual targets.
Pretty inefficient killer if you ask me.
In H40, he is portrayed simply a predator. All it takes to be his victim is to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Much scarier since it makes Michael into more of a force of nature.
That's what Michael was in the original and the 2018 film brought him back to how he should be. And in the original film Laurie was just a girl Michael randomly came across and he decided to kill her and her friends. The stupid sister retcon and everything that resulted from that ruined the series in a lot of ways. After Halloween II Michael went from a guy who'd kill anyone to a guy who only killed his family members and people who got in the way of him killing them. After II but before the 2018 film he went from a killer no one was safe from to a killer everyone except his family members was safe from.
The first Halloween film I saw was the 2018 sequel and I loved it. The soundtrack immediately stood out to me and I really appreciated them not trying to over-explain Michael's urge to kill.
The movie was originally called the babysitter murders .. one of the producers that funded the film came up with the idea of calling it halloween and took the idea to john carpenter and debra hill part way through production. Even the babysitter murders wasn't johns original idea ... but everything you see in the halloween film is johns creation.
Wasn't it Babysitter Bloodbath?
And originally Michael was going to wear an adult version of the clown costume he wore when he killed Judith in 1963. But that was changed to the mechanic coveralls.
Changing the name to Halloween was a brilliant marketing move. On top of the film itself being amazing it pretty much guaranteed that it would have a place in in people's mind's every year on Halloween when getting in the mood for scary movies.
The thing I like most about Halloween is how Micheal just casually pops in and out of frame. He has some dramatic pop-ins too, but the the fact that a lot of his appearances seem normal helps him blend in much more naturally. And that was always terrifying to me.
That opening scene is one of the best ever made, not just in Horror, but in film in general
I believe It Follows is a great spiritual successor
The thing I love about Halloween is borrowed in a lot horror movies, is that you never get a clear view of Michael Myers mask in the third act. When he finally has contact with Laurie when see a clear view before it through curtains or side view.
when I was younger I remember Myers's mask always scaring me and the thought of when the next time I'd see it pick at the back of my brain
Wow u made the thought of michael myers even more terrifying. Didn't think that was possible
The ‘less is more’ effect you mentioned referring to Mikes psyche reminds me of why it was so good the Dark Knight joker never got a clear origin like most jokers do.
Dude, you came Busta Rhymes late, you're a survivor.
I rewatched this around October last year and the end where hes breathing is way creepier than I remember
Halloween is a go to for when I want to watch a good scary movie, chainsaw is when I want to have night terrors
YES! I am so freaking excited this is out. Currently suffering through strep throat for the second time in YEARS and I was craving more of that Screen Smart goodness!
9:00 The "large background" scenes where you "scan for the killer" make me think of "It Follows".
Honestly, I always assumed someone taught Michael to drive as a plot point to demonstrate how people didn't take Loomis and his warnings seriously.
I figured it just showed how smart micheal was despite being “dead” inside. He’s probably look out the window or maybe even seen a tv clip. I’m guessing on other possible explanations of a rational explanation
My favorite horror movie ever. One of my favorite movies in general.
I was late watching Halloween too but I’m so happy I finally got to it. Resurrection was also my first Halloween film and damn!
The cinematographer also worked in... Jack and Jill! one of the greatest pieces of modern cinema.
John Carpenter will go down as one of my top 5 favorite directors of all time with some of my favorites movies in cinema. With audiences FOREVER to stupid to like his movies when released but then they flock to them on VHS and now DVD. Pisses me off a maverick and genius who gave us Escape from NY, The Thing, Star man, Halloween, and Fog, Mouth of Madness, Christine and the wtf is this awesomeness of Big Trouble in Little China.... and talent less hacks like Michael Bay get 200 million dollar budgets to make utter shit.... smh so pisses me off. Thank you for YOUR take on this classic. Actually very excited to see the 2018 version which will serve as a Halloween 2 to this original. Was a fun take. Thank you for the time to script, upload and edit.
Don't forget Prince of Darkness, which is criminally underrated.
4 consecutive Ryan Hollinger videos in one month timespan?
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy ?
caught in the landslide....
No escape from reality ... :'((
@@MilaOnZeWeb SNAP BACK TO REALITY
@@CreeperthanPasta Nah. Oh there goes gravity ! *waves at gravity*
Only correction is that Carpenter intended for Michael to have angelic face, not a zombie-looking one, when the mask came off. This was stated in an interview for Halloween: The Inside Story.
Like Satan, a beautiful angel of light who isn’t red demon guy with thorns.
8:18 I never noticed real-life Annabelle was sitting in Laurie's room.
The greatest movie ever made
definately !
Scariest movie ive ever seen to this day. Everything about it is perfect. Dr loomis might be my fav character ever. With out him the movie doesn’t get over
Halloween 1978 is not only my favorite horror movie of all time but it's my favorite movie of all time and the Halloween franchise is my favorite film franchise of all time every other horror villain is okay in their own right but compared to Michael Michael wins every time there is no comparison he's the original and the best Halloween 1978 and Michael Myers are the horror movie 🐐
That's one hell of a stretch
100% agreed
Love the video! For myself, Rob Zombie trying to add psychology didn't bother me. The sequels of the main franchise already did plenty to walk all over the foundation that Halloween 1 (hell even 2) set up so by the time we reach Rob Zombie it didn't bother me that his version explained a lot more. Also since his remake is an alternative take, having this new approach also felt different. That being said I'm so glad that this new version is returning to the original film's roots. Great work on the video.
I swear the greatest image in the history of horror films is Michael bleeding from both eyes in Halloween 2
Anyone ever read Halloween: Nightdance comic miniseries? Best Halloween sequel never made.
I know I'm super late but my favorite shot in the movie is when Michael comes into the doorway behind Laurie during the final chase scene. Mainly for it's explanation. According to John Carpenter himself, that isn't Michael walking into view, but was a simulation of your eyes adjusting to the dark, meaning he was standing there the whole time. It's wonderfully paranoia inducing.
In Halloween 2, when his mask appears out of the darkness behind the shoulder of one of the nurses, it is made much scarier.
In addition, in Halloween 1978, scene does not produce the desired effect also because Michael absurdly misses (and will do it again later). In general, in my opinion, the sequel is an order of magnitude superior to the original.
Glad to see an actual analysis on this masterpiece!
Ryan, love your videos! I'm really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on The Exorcist.
Very nice interpretation Ryan. I have been watching Halloween on a double bill VHS tape since I was six and it got scarier with age the more I understood the world.
Well timed jump scares are amazing ...Cat in Silent Hill, dogs in Resident Evil. ...
I think that your going to love the Halloween remake
one thing I love about this movie: the static-ness and omni-presence of michael. i love in horror movies when you see a shot of something unnatural in the background, or you see the killer just stood somewhere, going unnoticed. like in the conjuring 2, when janet walks up the stairs i think after waking up downstairs and you see the old man sat in the arm chair in the living room. i have a lot of respect for directors that put little things like that in the background. it just proves that subtlety can be scarier than obvious stuff
The first Rob Zombie Halloween was okay but they took every mystery away from him.
But he Rob Zombie lived up to him being a mortal man, so you can't say you hate Rob Zombie's movies if yet you can like Danny McBride's Halloween 2018 garbage which also made Michael Myers mortal.
He ruined it.
Michael is like a tornado, it doesn't have a motive for killing, it's a part of nature.
Such a great horror movie as a kid it scared me to death love your input man!
I'll never get over mike myers being the same name as the actor that plays austin powers and shrek
Well that Mike Myers came quite some time after Halloween.
1:06 scary as hell and 1:13 he blends in with the sheets
Psycho II is an absolute hidden gem. So good.
I liked the way you did this video compared to how you normally do them. I personally enjoy the "talking to camera" in videos like this. Though it was a bit echoey. Would not mind if you continued doing that, but either way, your breakdowns are great as always.
Yes, this is the future format (production quality will improve overtime depending on funding). I'm looking to distance myself from the "essay effect" as I see this show as a more free-form retrospective as opposed to a structured argument.
For those who haven't seen all the films, just wait until Halloween & you can binge watch it all on AMC.
Jokes aside... This movie will always have a special place in my heart.
I feel the franchise over stayed its welcome with all the remakes and sequels, but that's most successful horror films.
Great analysis as usual Ryan!
Subtlety in horror movies will always reign over cheap jump scares.
Always.
Despite having seen this film for the first time as a child(now 26) I never noticed how the pumpkin at the beginning when zoomed in on is Michael in the eye and his knife in the nose until a week or two ago
It may have been made 40 years ago but despite it's age Halloween is still one of the most incredibly effective horror movies ever made. I remember seeing Halloween with my parents & younger brother as a child & being truly terrified by it, to this day Halloween is one of the very few scary movies I saw as a kid that really stuck with me & the image of Michael Myers is still one of the most terrifying things I've ever seen on film.
I hate it when authors and screenwriters attempt to answer the question "What is it?" A big part of what makes a person/thing so terrifying/interesting is that it cannot be defined. This is one of the reasons The Ring was so creepy: no attempt was made to explain what was wrong with the girl and how she could do the things she did; no explanation for how her essence survived death and found expression in various forms of media. The film just let her be the creepy-ass unexplainable thing she is.
I like rob zombies first Halloween. Mainly nostalgia I guess. I haven’t seen it in years tho so I might feel differently if I see it again.
I actually legitimately like the first rob zombie Halloween, Michael still felt like a force of pure evil but also slightly more initially understandable given we know more about what set him off and seeing him slip further away to becoming that dead murderous thing, it's like we too get to understand what Loomis sees in Michael which made me even more exasperated with the other characters who just didn't understand or want to take seriously just what Michael is and the threat he poses. When he gets out its literally like hell is breaking loose, the Laurie sister angle actually works in this movie too even if its a bit on the implausible side but works, which even though H20 is my personal favourite Halloween film (I'm a sucker for Jamie and I loved her in that one) the sister thing just didn't work because it was never explained, mentioned or brought up prior to. The second Rob Zombie Halloween is fairly weak though, not as bad as part 6 with the whole runes bollocks which reduced Michael to little more than a puppet or tool but trying to humanise him and make him this tragic character was awful which went against the first film because he already established Michael as yeah he did have a pretty fucked childhood but now there's nothing left of him but hate and evil, solidified when he killed Danny Trejo's character who was genuinely good to him, the only real redeeming qualities of the second one is the violence and Laurie, being actually heavily traumatised by everything that she went through and some decent acting by Scout Taylor- Compton's that I found fairly believable. Rob's first Halloween I do think is underrated, he had a clear vision and direction that he pulled off very well and is just a damn good slasher movie in general but gets overshadowed by the crapiness of the sequel. Just my takes on it, the original 2 parter does sit very very close behind h20 for favourite in the series and are definitely the best films in the series so I'm not saying that Zombie's film is some hidden masterpiece, just better than people give it credit for
"Busta Ryhmes Late" XD love your videos, espically the horror ones!!
There are three universal facts about the slasher trinity.
Jason is badass.
Freddy is hilarious and creative.
But Michael? Michael is TERRIFYING.
Great commentary, enjoyed watching this. Thanks for uploading during the hallows eve month!
Maybe you can do the old IT or new one!
I love the always sunny reference!! Lmao I was not ready for it
Shout out to the Kraken!!
10:38 never noticed it before but the car on the right is slightly damaged
I have to say I really enjoyed Halloween 4 & 5. They were not great but as far as moving the story forward and changing the idea of what we thought we knew I think they work.
You should read a recent interview with Daniel Farrands, the writer of Part 6, for his take on the story. Apparently in his first draft the arrangement between Michael and the cult was exactly the opposite; _he_ was the one controlling _them._ The cult was a group of parents in Haddonfield who were absolutely terrified of Michael, did what he wanted, and stayed out of his way in the hope that he wouldn't come after them or their families. They had no idea what made him tick, and certainly had no control over him via runes or spoken words. Unfortunately, after Part 5's lackluster reception the studio took greater creative control, and what we got was a disjointed mess.
Here's the interview if anyone's interested: halloweendailynews.com/2014/10/interview-halloween-6-daniel-farrands/
What I like about his mask is that from a distance it creates this ghostly look. His dark outfit blends with the background while his bright white mask contrasts and adds more to the supernatural side of things
3:50 rip the feelings and self esteem of the actor lmfao
the strangers is one of the only horror movies that still freaks me out. ill be interested to see it discussed.
I haven't seen The Strangers since It first came out and it scared me so much back then that I have yet to watch it since. It works best for me since it deals with the home alone situation and when your young that shit leaves a mark on you.
Aren't they supposed to be doing a sequel to The Strangers?
I really was getting into that movie, It was starting to be a great favorite but then came the dumb choices and well the downbeat ending that really should have been a upbeat ending of the couple killing the strangers in badass ways. but hey that's how I would have had it end. Forgettable movie really after that.
The ending was quite realistic though because sometimes psychos do break into people's houses, torture and kill the homeowners. It doesn't always end with the owners getting the upper hand and killing the intruders in self defence.
HeyHay Same
Always sunny references 👍🏿
Very nice breakdown and analysis
Awesome video really loved it can't wait for Scream
Fascinating! Keep up the good work!
I'm quite fascinated at what the new Halloween is going too be like
Theres going to be a new one?
yep October 19 2018
These are brilliant. I really look forward to your essays.
Don’t watch this at night as background noise while you’re making a quesadilla. And especially don’t rewatch it with no lights on because you felt you didn’t grasp just how scary this is. Don’t.
Michael Myers has to be one of the most if not the most iconic horror slasher of all time.
I'm in total agreement that fleshing out his character made him less effective in the sequels and more dependent on blood and gore for scare value. He was his best in the original - shady, mysterious and not quite human.
I actually liked Rob Zombie's Halloween, the first one. I think it made a very convincing background for Michael. The development was great, having him evolve, going after bigger preys, his obsessions with masks and hiding in them; Loomis' despair to try to reach him. Rob tries to take a more "human" approach, which is pretty interesting to me.
Callis Dren it wasn’t that great to be honest. The reason Michael was so intriguing was because it seemed like he came from a perfect suburban house - not the deadbeat house down the street with a hooker/stripper for a mom.
Bahaha, "Oh shit, he didn't see me!"
My theory about the friving thing is that when he drives slowly and stops when he is shouted at, hes actually teaching himself how to drive haha
This is great stuff. First vid I've seen of yours, instant sub.
I've now watched like 6 of your videos in a row. SUBSCRIBED
I dig the Kraken in the background
8:19 there is a Annabelle doll
Your videos are awesome!! Love the It's Always Sunny clips!😄
10:14 "oh shit you didn't see me" LMFAO
Lol - Rob Zombie: "If a kid is bullied, he'll turn into a hulking killer."
Good one, Rob Zombie.
According to Rob Zombie somebody making fun of a kid's mother for being a stripper will somehow turn that kid into a killer.
Love the sunny reference for michael
I think the scariest thing about Halloween is that unlike most horror movies at that time, the villain (or in this case, Michael Myers) doesn’t die. It makes you feel creeped out, by the fact he could be anywhere.
I actually like that aspect of the Rob Zombie rebbot of trying to explain/humanize Michael, it is a reboot so let's experiment a little and try to expand the character, there's times for unexplained forces of nature and there's time for an actual motive and characterization
Let’s not forget how much they trip us out with false alarms, and when Michael kills you don’t know if it’ll be him or not.
Just watched it yesterday (Halloween 2020). Phenomenal film. My mom hates it.