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MusicJunkie · 10-25-2008, 02:34 AM

The date was October 25, 1978 and a movie opened in a small town with no expectations and quickly spread like wildfire and still remains the point where "modern horror" begins and no matter how many useless sequels and remakes by Rob Zombie come along, nothing will ever top the original.

Granted, I wasn't even born yet in 1978, but still kinda scary that the movie is now thirty years old. First time I saw it was Halloween 1988 on a local station and fell in love with it.

MrRetro_08 · 10-25-2008, 07:29 AM

It's a good film

comedyfreak · 10-25-2008, 07:42 AM

Happy Anniversary Michael

80sTrivia · 10-25-2008, 08:57 AM

The original Halloween is truly a classic in the horror genre. Made with virtually no money, it continues to terrify viewers today, thirty years later. One of those films I can watch over and over, and it still scares the heck out of me!

veggie-tari-jenn · 10-26-2008, 01:20 AM

agreev awesome movie

BarneyFife · 10-26-2008, 01:33 AM

AMC showed several of the Halloween movies the last couple of days. I watched a few of them.

Purffin · 10-27-2008, 03:20 PM

Original movie trailor 1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp3FHA7SneU

Mr. Television · 10-27-2008, 06:43 PM

Happy birthday Michael Myers.

LuLu Rogers · 10-28-2008, 01:29 AM

My favorite Horror movie of all time!! I've seen this movie about 50 times and the ending STILL gives me chills, I LOVE it!! The best horror movie ending EVER!

treky · 10-28-2008, 01:49 AM

I never saw it, what's it about?

MusicJunkie · 10-28-2008, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

I never saw it, what's it about?

haha, are you being serious or sarcastic? Well, there are people who've never seen it, but at the same time, it's been such a pop culture icon over the past thirty years that I'd be surprised there are people who wouldn't know what it's about.

MusicJunkie · 10-28-2008, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Purffin

Original movie trailor 1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp3FHA7SneU

I always thought this was a terrible trailer in the sense that it gives way too much of the movie away. I am aware in 2008 that we all know who dies and whatever, but for people seeing it for the first time in 1978, this gave away too much of the last 30 minutes that I'm surprised a lot of people still went and saw it. I can understand it showing the opening slaying of Judith Myers, but being very vague with Laurie and friends to where everything would be a surprise.

treky · 10-28-2008, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MusicJunkie

haha, are you being serious or sarcastic? Well, there are people who've never seen it, but at the same time, it's been such a pop culture icon over the past thirty years that I'd be surprised there are people who wouldn't know what it's about.

I'm tottally serious. (I've heard of it, though)

LuLu Rogers · 10-28-2008, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

I'm tottally serious. (I've heard of it, though)

Here you go: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/

MusicJunkie · 10-28-2008, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

I'm tottally serious. (I've heard of it, though)

oh ok, I was checking.

In as short as possible.
Michael Myers savagely murders his big sister at the age of six on Halloween night 1963. 15 years later on the eve of Halloween, he breaks out of the sanitarium he's in and steals the car that Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance) was in. Jamie Lee Curtis (in her first movie) plays a high school girl who is a bit of a loner that works as a babysitter on Halloween night, but little does she know that she is Michael's little sister (she had been put up for adoption and became Laurie Strode) and that he has come to finish what he started with his older sister. Then on Halloween night, Michael starts picking her friends off one by one to get closer to her. About all I'd say without truly spoiling a thirty year old movie.

Halloween II, which came out in 1981, picks up exactly where the first leaves off and takes place the same night.

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MusicJunkie Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 23, 2008 Location: where I live Posts: 791	30 years ago today the face of horror changed forever The date was October 25, 1978 and a movie opened in a small town with no expectations and quickly spread like wildfire and still remains the point where "modern horror" begins and no matter how many useless sequels and remakes by Rob Zombie come along, nothing will ever top the original. Granted, I wasn't even born yet in 1978, but still kinda scary that the movie is now thirty years old. First time I saw it was Halloween 1988 on a local station and fell in love with it.

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