| We've all seen certain movies that we don't mind | | | | free from the hospital, he would without question return |
| watching over again, and each time we see them they | | | | to his home town, and the end result, would be as |
| remind us exactly why we liked them in the first place. | | | | predictable, people would surely die. You get the sense |
| Well, for me Halloween is that kind of movie. | | | | from watching the Dr. Loomis' character on screen |
| Halloween is a story about a murderous-escaped | | | | that he was very much obsessed with ridding the |
| mental patient, named Michael Myers, who returns to | | | | world of the "evil" that was Michael Myers. Christopher |
| his fictitious home town of Haddonfield, Ill. on Halloween | | | | Lee, a very good character actor in his own right, if I'm |
| in order to continue his homicidal predilection | | | | not mistaken was originally offered the role but it |
| discovered by his parents when he was six years old, | | | | obviously went to the man who with out a doubt did it |
| after killing his older sister. | | | | justice. |
| Halloween was made in 1978, but still remains one of | | | | The Man under the Mask |
| the best horror movies ever made. Here are just a | | | | There have been many others to play the role of |
| few reasons I believe why. | | | | Michael Myers in the sequels that followed but none |
| Halloween: The night he came home. | | | | did it like Nick Castle. He was the perfect embodiment |
| The first thing I must say was John Carpenter's and | | | | of John Carpenter's vision for what he saw as "pure |
| Debra Hill's decision to write a horror movie using | | | | evil". In order to really appreciate this man's stellar |
| Halloween as the backdrop. They figured out that if | | | | performance one must only see him in all of his gory. |
| done right they could maximize the latent potential for | | | | Sorry, in all of his glory. |
| terror, suspense and horror that creating a movie | | | | What's the Boogey Man? |
| surrounding the holiday could present. And baby, was it | | | | The main thing that made this movie so good was |
| done right. The result, 29 years later, the movie has | | | | John Carpenter's ability to capitalize on our "child-like" |
| become a cult classic and is considered by many to | | | | fear of the "Boogey Man". The Boogey Man is every |
| be the forerunner to most of the horror movies of the | | | | kid's worse nightmare. Nothing scares children like the |
| 80's and beyond. | | | | boogey man. Kids always believe that despite what |
| A Star is born. | | | | their parents tell them, the boogey man does in fact |
| Jamie Lee Curtis played Laurie Strode, the wide-eyed | | | | hang out under their beds and in their closets, waiting |
| innocent and awkward teen who took on Michael | | | | and lurking in the shadows to snuff out their little lives. |
| Myers, and although she along with movie-goers was | | | | Kids revere their parents, at least most do, and may |
| absolutely scared out of our minds, she gave Michael | | | | even be afraid of them from time to time but, as for |
| Myers as much as he could handle. For someone who | | | | the Boogie Man, they are truly afraid. And for this |
| hadn't had one single role on film to that point, and | | | | reason the Michael Myers character is in a sense an |
| although Ms. Curtis was very critical of her | | | | archetype, in that he is the fullness of the only individual |
| performance, I can't image this movie being as good | | | | who scares us like no other. This is how John |
| as it was with out the young actress in the role. | | | | Carpenter envisioned him. He did, however, refer to |
| Mr. Myers the Doctor will see you now. | | | | him differently when he was writing the part. The |
| It's been said that, no matter the type of movie, you | | | | website, says of Michael Myers, The Shape is what |
| really don't have a story without a well written | | | | John Carpenter referred to Michael Myers as in the |
| antagonist. And as for Halloween, the role of the | | | | script. Throughout the movie you only see the outline |
| antagonist was played exceptionally well by late actor | | | | of Michael lurking in the shadows, non-descript and |
| Donald Pleasance. Donald played Dr. Sam Loomis, the | | | | very much a "shape". Now you tell me, who does that |
| doctor who had the daunting task of treating Michael | | | | sound like to you? |
| Myers when he was a kid. And because of his | | | | Ok, die already will you! |
| knowledge of his patient, he knew if he ever was set | | | | |