John Carpenter invented a genre with Halloween, but the movie itself doesn’t hold up.

by MATT STOKES | MAY 23, 2017

The discussion of Halloween starts at 34:10.

Halloween

Director: John Carpenter

Cast:
Laurie: Jamie Lee Curtis
Dr. Loomis: Donald Pleasence
Michael: Nick Castle
Annie: Nancy Kyes
Lynda: P.J. Soles
Tommy: Brian Andrews
Lindsey: Kyle Richards
Bob: John Michael Graham

Released: October 25, 1978

Domestic Box Office: $47 million

93%

7.8/10

Verdict?

Laci says…

Matt says…

The Other Movie

Hook

What other movies have we been reconsidering?

Godfather 3 is a fascinating movie that should never have been made

The Godfather, part III (1990) | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola | Starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire

Nobody actually thinks Godfather 2 is better than Godfather 1

The Godfather, part II (1974) | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola | Starring Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall

The Godfather’s one nice fella

The Godfather (1972) | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola | Starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall

Little Nicky is the best Adam Sandler movie (which is not saying much).

Little Nicky (2000) | Directed by Steven Brill | Starring Adam Sandler, Harvey Keitel, Patricia Arquette

Is anyone else driven insane by the gibberish fake language in Slums Of Beverly Hills? (otherwise: good movie)

Slums Of Beverly HIlls (1998) | Directed by Tamara Jenkins | Starring Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei

OMG I heart Thanos!

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) | Directed by Anthony & Joe Russo | Starring a lot of people

Nacho Libre makes Napoleon Dynamite look like a masterpiece

Nacho Libre (2006) | Directed by Jared Hess | Starring Jack Black, Héctor Jiménez, Ana de la Reguera

A League Of Their Own hits all the right sports movie cliches

A League Of Their Own (1992) | Directed by Penny Marshall | Starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty

City Lights is a silent movie gateway drug

City Lights (1931) | Directed by Charlie Chaplin | Starring Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers

Corky Romano has a 6% on Rotten Tomatoes, but it deserves at least twice that

Corky Romano (2001) | Directed by Rob Pritts | Starring Chris Kattan, Vinessa Shaw, Matthew Glave