Michael Myers is Ballsy and Very Creative! (Original *HALLOWEEN* Reaction)

I thought maybe Michael Myers might be a little more secretive with his stalking, but I think it's safe to say he doesn't care who sees him and man does he love the theatrics! haha
I enjoyed this movie very much and can see why it is considered a classic.
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[@DieYuppieScum91]

You all need to remember that this movie was made in 1978. A lot of the stuff the bothers you is because you've seen these kinds of movies a million times. You get annoyed that Laurie turns her back on the killer because you've seen a lot of movies where the killer keeps coming after being stabbed. This was the movie that created the slasher sub genre. Audiences weren't used to that at the time. Those tropes weren't tropes yet.

[@Sisterspike1]

Yeah, methinks they need to learn a lot more about the history of film....

[@dr3wt947]

@@JaxFPrime81 😂

[@Mike.325]

Facts

[@johnmartinez631]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who knows this. A lot of people this generation have judged this movie and other classics by the standards of this decades standards. Slashers wouldn’t be a thing until a year or two after this.

[@kiranolan7104]

Sometimes I hate watching reactions to these movies from younger people. They make me feel ancient because of things they say. Like if a horror movie was released in the 70s they don't expect it to be good. I'm like some of the best horror movies came from the 70s!

[@dr.darklaw25]

Fun fact: this movie was made off a 325,000 usd budget and the director made the soundtrack himself using a keyboard. There's also a scene where the cameraman is smoking during filming and you can see his smoke waft into the frame lol

[@jamescollins9888]

The mistake this generation makes is watching old movies through today’s lenses. It’s a classic because it was the first.

[@Sisterspike1]

Yeah, not that they care of course. It's all about point scoring and trying to feel superior imo.

[@tristramcoffin926]

but it wasn't the first

[@tristramcoffin926]

besides, being the first doesn't make something good. Last House on the Left and Texas Chainsaw Massacre preceded this film and both are more disturbing.

[@MrExuvia]

Yeah, but it hasn't aged well, we're watching this film TODAY, not in 1978, don't pretend people to like it when it's not a good movie. It was the first? Yes. It introduced a new horror sub-genre? Absolutely. It can be considered a classic? Of course. But, it's still a good movie? Not if you watch with objectivity, let's be real. The scenes are non-sense (a little kid be able to kill an adult woman and a man would never survive some gunshots in the chest or in the head), the music is repetitive, Michael Myers is a one dimensional villain that is not scary at all, the characters are annoying AF, the actors are awful, the pacing is horrible and that's it. It's a classic, but not a good anymore. Just accept it, you can still like this movie of course, but not every movie age well, and Halloween did not aged well at all. In the 70s there were FAR better horror/thriller movie, like Texas Chainsaw Massacre or The Exorcist, they're far better made and disturbing, I can't understand how Halloween gets more praise when it's a boring and non-sense movie that could be done in 18 days (oh wait..). And one last thing, if you think that people should not watch a movie with today standards, then you try to think if this movie was made today, I can assure you that people would DESTROY it. And I mean, Halloween is not just bad, it's not even scary, AT ALL (don't try to tell me that Michael with a blanket on his entire body and glasses it's scary, it's something I would expect from a comedy movie)

[@Sisterspike1]

@@MrExuvia Nah, back in the day It was seen as being scary. A classic that imo is yet to be beat.

[@jnada1610]

Yeah Laurie poked out Michael's left eye near the end of the film....

[@drlee2]

She literally just a few seconds earlier said Laurie stabbed him in the eye then asked how his face got like that! lol

[@Touchofgrey44]

Didn’t poke the eye out. Poked it yes with the clothes hanger. But the eye isn’t gone. The eye is still there and fucked up now as seen in the 2018 film.

[@jamesfrench7299]

Did you know the actor playing the unmasked Mike is Tony Moran but the masked Mike is (mostly?) Nick Castle? I have read that John Carpenter and even a female donned the mask in some scenes.

[@jnada1610]

Yeah i think everone played michael myers in the first film including producer deborah hill..

[@jamesfrench7299]

There was also more than one mask made, I saw a behind the scenes photo with two people wearing one each! Also in certain scenes the face of the mask looked different probably for extra impact. Eg : Bob's pinned by the knife death with the tilting head and the laundry scene with Michael seen in the background.

[@mattfittes9807]

A future horror legend worked on this film after taking his friend to the filming location to scatter bags full of dead leaves. That legend is Robert Englund

[@MadMattInc1]

Fun fact with the Dog death. It was the Dog trainer in the jump suit. He lifted the dog, and then dropped him safely on the ground while the camera was in high frame rate. The result looks like Mike is slowly dropping the dog he crushed in his arms to the ground, while playing the clip in a normal frame rate.

[@johnmcclure40]

"There's always got to be a bitchy one in the group' All three of them carefully avoid looking at each other.

[@fynnthefox9078]

Lol

[@zackariah8120]

Definitely the middle one lol

[@GloriousPanic]

When the lady on the right said she didn't like it, I thought the other two were going to throw hands lol In this world there are those who LOVE Halloween and those who don't have good taste 😉 I thought they all had some great takes on it. The pacing was key.

[@SamuelBlack84]

The one on the left should be on a starship

[@donrhule1424]

@@SamuelBlack84 I thought that just from the thumbnail! 😂 😂 😂 Big Star Trek fan here! 🚀 ✨

[@x-man9473]

Just to help you all feel a little better. This was a low budget film that wasn't expected to get as popular as it did. It's why several mistakes weren't corrected. Because it wasn't thoroughly checked when it was being finalized. -When Laurie sees Myers out the window, he disappears a second later despite her not even looking away. -He drives very close to her car when he's following the them -He stands in plain sight behind the bushes -But most importantly, the scene that got you all freaked out. The "then we rip Lindsey's clothes" was a mistake by the character, due to him being drunk. If they had better writers they could have clarified that scenario. But again, due to the low budget and time restraints, this part of the film wasn't noticed when it was finalized.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

Truthfully, with the exception of the last one, I think that probably made the movie better because it added to the suspense and terror.

[@Jayskiallthewayski]

People always talk about him disappearing when Laurie is looking out the window and not looking away but that's not a mistake the camera looks away so we have no idea what he does in that second.

[@jackcarter1897]

“That wouldn’t kill him… Did you not learn anatomy?” Um… you most certainly can kill someone by stabbing them in the neck. Did you not learn anatomy? 😆

[@AutoPilate]

People tend to forget that this movie predates most of the standard slasher/horror tropes we now take for granted should be present in movies of this genre.

[@williamwhitecage7988]

I own a copy on DVD and in the special features (some behind the scenes things) there were a few interesting facts. First off... the hand reaching for the knife at the beginning as well as doing the stabbing was Debra Hill's. She had the same kind of costume on and the camera angle made it look smaller. When Michael "smashes" the car window with his hand, if you pause it, you can see he actually has a wrench against his palm and the wrench is what actually fractures the window. Another interesting thing is - they had boxes of leaves which they spread all around to make it look like fall and had to rake and collect them all back after each scene used. :)

[@tashatipton2141]

Omg that's so interesting!!!! Thanks for sharing that! I loved reading those facts! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@my_randomology]

"Why are you being so slow?" Well she DID just fall down a staircase, find her friends butchered, and got a slash across her arm. But I think the fall might be the big one.

[@tashatipton2141]

I just meant why was she being so slow at looking over the couch to see if he was dead or not lol I just always get antsy when someone is doing something slow like that because I'm always expecting the other person to jump out or something 🤣

[@my_randomology]

@@tashatipton2141 Well in that case you are going to have a stress-induced panic attack if you all watch Friday the 13th. :-)

[@tashatipton2141]

@@my_randomology Yessss!!! That is definitely on our list to do! I am pretty excited for that one!!!!

[@my_randomology]

@@tashatipton2141 Good luck!

[@Luka2000_]

@@tashatipton2141 friday the 13th part 6 is a blast! I really suggest you watch that one

[@petegtorcan]

He totally stabbed her in the arm to scare and hurt her. It’s a game to him and he wanted to chase (“hunt”) her. Way creepier!

[@dwighthalpert8364]

10:55 I still love the transition of them driving from the store to back home. It’s like a different time of day every time they turn down a different street

[@tashatipton2141]

OMG I didn't even notice or think about that but you are absolutely right lol

[@ryanlewandowsky2077]

Yeah I always loved how that car ride starts in noonday sun and ends way past sunset!

[@Trademarc1977]

6:47 6:48: John carpenter was enjoying a cigarette right next to the camera and a puff of smoke showed up in the top left of the frame.

[@josh235290]

Yes sir he was

[@tashatipton2141]

Oh yeah I see it now!!! I definitely didn't catch that! Thanks for sharing!!! ❤️

[@clatyonvonisaacs9791]

Laurie was a sheltered girl and had never seen anything like that. Plus no one knew he was unstapable

[@mariovazquez4436]

Very true

[@millyoneyedeaz1350]

'why does his eye look like that?' (after just watching Laurie stab him in the eye with a hanger)

[@JG-op4de]

The neighborhood was actually filmed in Los Angeles - they had to paint leaves to use in certain scenes. Poor crew had to sweep them back up to use again.

[@travzimmerman1340]

No, really? I though the midwest Oct 31st was as lush green as the rainforest 😂😂😂

[@krisa990]

I love this movie,its psycholigical suspense and horror more then just plain slasher....its great great music to it that really adds to the quality of the entire experience of the movie....its probably the best horror movie out there...a classic.

[@joycegibbs5267]

have you seen John Carpenter's The Thing? Another example of John Carpenter's brilliance.

[@AscendedXSaiyan]

"I mean he is a new driver so, he doesn't fully understand the rules of the road" Michael: *The rules of the road don't apply to me!*

[@tashatipton2141]

🤣🤣🤣 very true! Michael decides the rules!!!!

[@AscendedXSaiyan]

@@tashatipton2141 I'd hate to be the cop who pulls him over! "Sir did you know why I stopped you?" _Michael reaches to get knife_ "Uh sir would you please put that knife do...OFFICER DOWN!!"

[@alanhigh8125]

The deranged and mentally disturbed can be incredibly strong. My late father ripped the door to his hospital room off the hinges. Six people had to hold him down, and all the while, he was literally growling at them and trying to bite them. They medically and physically restrained him. It was like that until he was late stage Alzheimer's. You really don't know until you've been through it. Before he was committed, I'd stay with him when mom had errands (I worked second shift). He threatened to kill me multiple times. Sometimes, mom slept in the car, doors locked with a pistol. Oh, and one more thing. You guys talk far too much. I sincerely hope you don't do this in the theater.

[@ryanlewandowsky2077]

Totally agree about insanity resulting in superhuman strength!

[@oxhine]

This landmark movie practically invented the slasher genre although a case can be made for Rene Clair's 1945 "And Then There Were None" based on Agatha Christie's novel. The mask Michael wears is actually a William Shatner "Captain Kirk" mask bought off the rack for a buck! They removed the eyebrows and sideburns, darkened the hair and sprayed the face white. It forever became associated with the Halloween franchise. John Carpenter is a one-man band who writes, directs, edits and scores all his films. His body of work includes a number of pulpy classics and B-movie greats like "Assault on Precinct 13", "Halloween", "Someone's Watching Me!", "The Fog", "Escape From New York", "The Thing", "Christine", "Starman", "They Live!", "Memoirs of an Invisible Man", "Body Bags", "In the Mouth of Madness", "Vampires" and "The Ward". His first film, "Dark Star", was a sci-fi horror-comedy that partially inspired "Alien"! He also wrote the screenplay for "The Eyes of Laura Mars". His scores are instantly recognizable with their throbbing notes and he expertly uses silence and stillness to generate unbearable tension. Jamie Lee Curtis' film debut as horror's first Final Girl made her a Scream Queen icon. John Carpenter would work with her again in "The Fog" and "Halloween II". She is the daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. Janet Leigh has a famous horror movie to her credit as well having been Norman Bates' first victim in "Psycho"'s famous shower scene directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Donald Pleasance was a veteran British character actor of some standing known primarily for portraying unpleasant, grubby fellows. Haunted Dr. Loomis was one of his few heroic characters. John Carpenter would work with him again in "Halloween II", "Escape From New York" and "Prince of Darkness". Charles Cyphers, who played Sheriff Brackett, was part of Carpenter's troupe and appeared in seven of his films: "Assault on Precinct 13", "Halloween", "Someone's Watching Me!", "Elvis", "The Fog", "Escape From New York" and "Halloween II". Nancy Loomis, who played Annie Brackett, appeared in three Carpenter films: "Assault on Precinct 13", "Halloween" and "The Fog". Michael seems to be triggered by some suppressed sexual hang-up over his sister that he projects onto other females but he's an indiscriminate killer who was meant to have no motivation. He is simply murder incarnate. In one of the inferior sequels, Pleasance returns to the role of Loomis and has a terrific line about Michael: "I always knew WHAT he was but I never knew WHY." Michael's eye is messed up because Laurie jabbed him with a wire hanger! The sequel, "Halloween II", picks up where the first leaves off and is primarily set in a hospital where Laurie is recovering from her wounds. Curtis, Pleasance and Cyphers return. Rick Rosenthal directs but John Carpenter writes the screenplay. The second entry and "H20", set twenty years later, are the only worthy sequels. What happened with your outro music? It was so loud it masked all your commentary!

[@tashatipton2141]

I know!!! It must have shifted when I did some last minute editing and I didn't catch it before uploading! I'm so mad at myself for that....sorry about the loud music at the end 😭

[@travzimmerman1340]

Popularized, not invented. Hell, Black Christmas was before Halloween. Oh, and H20 is absolute GARBAGE.

[@44excalibur]

Halloween is set in a fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois (inspired by co-writer Debra Hill's home town of Haddonfield, New Jersey), but the movie was filmed in Pasadena, California, and Hollywood, California. The Doyle house and the Wallace house are located on Orange Grove Avenue between Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard, hence the palm trees.

[@travzimmerman1340]

Hence looks nothing like the Midwest on Oct 31st.

[@punkem733]

Now you gotta check out Halloween II (1981). It continues on the same night, right after this one. Myers whole MO is he enjoys the stalking. He wants his victims to hear, and know someone is watching. This is one of the greatest films of all time. It's in the congressional library's film registry board, It's a list of films deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" that are recommended for preservation by those holding the best elements for that film, be it motion picture studios, the Library of Congress and other archives, or filmmakers. 775 films on that list, out of millions made. Carpenter wrote Myers to be the actual boogeyman. He said he's a human, but he has a supernatural edge. He was only gonna do this one film, and the ending was supposed to scare people as it implies that you can't kill the boogeyman, with them showing all the places he's been in the movie, and his breathing getting heavier. It suggests that he can be everywhere, and nowhere.

[@tashatipton2141]

Wow! I didn't know that information!!! Thanks for sharing! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ We are definitely going to be hitting all the Halloween movies, even the not so great ones which I heard there are a few lol

[@paris5663]

@@tashatipton2141 yea, imo the only good ones are the original (this one) and the 2018 version lmao. However if you enjoy it I wouldn't spoil your fun.

[@punkem733]

@@paris5663 Wrong. Halloween II (1981), and Halloween 4 are MUCH better. The New michael Myers is GREAT.

[@paris5663]

@@punkem733 how can a subjective opinionated statement be wrong douch bag

[@paris5663]

@@punkem733 i literally said *IMO* however if you're dumb and don't know what that means it means in my opinion

[@heboogeymansorchesra8455]

Lmao. “What’s happening to his face, he didn’t look like that when he went to the institution”. After 15 years people tend to age

[@LA_HA]

See, I think it wasn't the actor, but the Character, Bob, who mixed up the names. Remember, Linda told him the plan to go to the house where Annie is babysitting a kid named Lindsey. She asked him, "You got it?" He said, Yeah, I got it," then proceeded to botch everything she said. Given the explanation, Bob may not really know Annie or Lindsey. So, he's tipsy and fooling around, and he messes up the names, which makes Linda (also a tad drunk) laugh. That's why it appears to be more a drunken mistake than a joke. Either way, if he'd have said it seriously, Linda's kinda the type to get mad and yell at him. Look how she acted when Bob pulled on her blouse, when he was spinning her around, she thought he didn't get her beer, or wouldn't respond to her. Linda giggles easily, yet still seems to have a low, narrow tolerance for Too Much silliness. Don't forget, this is 1978. Laurie is a First Gen Final Girl. It's because of her, we now know The Rules. Before her, most femmes were like Judith and her friends -- all scream, little fight, no run. And yep, The Boogeyman not only has a (dark, mischievous) sense of humor, he also has a (dark, mischievous) sense of art. Fun review. Thank you.

[@nathan4919]

His eye was messed up because Laurie shoved a hanger in it while in the closet.

[@gf8825]

It’s going to be interesting seeing Kyle Richards play Lindsay again in the new Halloween Movie lol The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills comes face to face with Micheal Myers 😂

[@JW666]

Lindsay is watching The Thing From Another World, in 1982 John Carpenter would make a remake out of it and it doesn't suck, it's a classic!

[@45banshee]

Well if you listen to John Carpenter the maker of Halloween. He wanted Michael to have really no reason the people he killed it was all random. Studies didn't see it that way and wanted to give a reason why Michael was killing. If you watch Halloween 2 *the old version* you'll get the backstory

[@drlee2]

"Her friend is mean" Probably the most realistic thing in this movie. Dr. Loomis is easily the best acted character. EDIT: The girl who had already seen the movie low-key kept spoiling scenes and plot points during this reaction! lol

[@jamesfrench7299]

I hate it when there's someone who's already seen it in a so called first time reaction video. They should be excluded as they're tainted. I have seen a couple of first time reaction videos from another channel I won't name where I suspect one is lying about not having seen it just by subtle cues.

[@DanFDTR]

I feel like that ripping Lindsey's clothes off line was supposed to be Annie but some how no one caught it and it's a low ass budget movie so they never went back to fix it.

[@tashatipton2141]

I really hope so! Haha I'm all for crude humor as you know, but talking about taking a kid's clothes off while wanting to have sex with your girlfriend is a little too creepy for me 🤣

[@Justin0807]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be a threesome suggestion with Annie, but the actor got the names mixed up and they did not reshoot the scene to fix it. Also, interesting fact is that Dennis Quaid was supposed to play that part, and he was P.J. Soles's boyfriend/future husband in real life at the time but he was unavailable during filming.

[@Col_Fragg]

It wasn't a mistake. It was a joke. It's even in the script. BOB Okay. First I rip your clothes off. Bob grabs Lynda and she starts giggling. The can of beer falls over onto the front seat. LYNDA You idiot! BOB ...Then you rip my clothes off. Then we rip Lindsey's clothes off. I think I've got it. LYNDA Totally...

[@gamleskalle1]

@@tashatipton2141 meant as a joke, he is propably drunk.

[@tashatipton2141]

@@gamleskalle1 haha I know but it was still a pretty weird thing to say. Definitely caught me off guard because I was not expecting him to say that lol

[@drockherb2073]

Jamie Lee Curtis said a few times that even when she filmed it she said to John Carpenter … I definitely wouldn’t drop the knife !! He said yeah you have to, she said why ? Cus that’s in the script 😂 she had to play vulnerable In this movie so people would want to save her, now of course everyone gets mad cus she didn’t fight for herself but I think it all lined up really well from this film to the 2018 film

[@The.brocephus]

The no lights effect was due to the fact that they didn’t have the budget for lighting, plus it added to the suspense of the film.

[@HolyMessInvader]

I don't know if this has been commented yet.... but the whole palm tree thing, this was filmed in california but did their best for "set" design. They even bagged dead leaves to strewn about for certain takes and then bag them back up to use again and again. little fun fact.

[@kevaunmitchell1316]

This was Jamie Lee curtis first movie and they didn't reveal that she was his sister until part 2

[@tashatipton2141]

Oh ok someone else said she was his sister and I was like omg did I miss that???? Lol thanks for clarifying!!!!!

[@kevaunmitchell1316]

@@tashatipton2141 you welcome

[@caveman3021]

Its not talked about in the movies, but in the book the first chapter explains that Micheal Myers is actually an ancient dark Celtic spirit, which is why he cant ever be killed. Halloween was the first to have an unkillable killer, an idea ripped off by many others as time went on. ; )

[@lynnbowers4722]

This movie is more effective when watched alone without all the banter. It has a slow build up and release of tension over and over again until every nerve in your body is on high alert. But only if you are silent and attentive.

[@tashatipton2141]

Unfortunately my camera doesn't allow me to film us in the dark and if we are all silent and don't say anything, how interesting of a reaction video would it be? We have to talk somewhat and explain what we are thinking

[@tashatipton2141]

Sorry guys! Someone pointed out my music starts loud early at the very end. It must have shifted when I did some last minute editing and I didn't catch it!!! Thank you for pointing that out to me!!!!

[@ShyheemOfTheDead]

Accidents Happen❤😊👍

[@kylereese4822]

The person(Emma) in the black shouldered jumper is intentional for it to look a bit like a star trek uniform lololol :):)

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

I was wondering what the Hell was happening 😂

[@Mike.325]

It’s all good❤️

[@Flip4910]

Okay I gotta say this the girl on the left really really REALLY looks like Lauries Granddaughter in the Halloween 2018 movie. Does anyone else not see that?!?! It's not just me right???

[@billywilton-jordan7981]

After Halloween was a hit, Jamie Lee Curtis went on to score another hit with 'Prom Night' in 1980. You should react to Prom Night next.

[@ryanlewandowsky2077]

Loved that movie although I was kinda rooting for the super bitch Wendy to make it out alive. Also found it strangely funny when she started panhandling for mascara!

[@firebugjohnnypyro]

Great reaction to my most favorite scary movie! :) Something that has probably not been noted below.....the part at the end when Michael sits up then turns his head was the influence for the WWE wrestler The Undertaker who did that move in almost all of his matches.

[@tashatipton2141]

Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ I've heard and have seen pictures of the undertaker but I never watched WWE. I'm going to look up clips to see him do that! Thanks for sharing, that was really interesting and I had no idea!!!!

[@Puzlqueen1]

The Undertaker came AFTER Halloween, so Michael could have influenced him. Not the way you have it worded.

[@firebugjohnnypyro]

@@Puzlqueen1 Which is how I said it. Read it again.

[@3912James]

The Terminator movie was inspired by the almost unkillable Michael Myers.

[@lukasyn666]

In the words of ice nine kills "you can't kill the boogyman"

[@SamuelBlack84]

What if you chop him up into tiny pieces and burn them all?

[@matthewlogan4267]

Michael is not the boogyman and yes you can kill Michael ge isn't jason

[@davidclough3951]

William Shatner would take his kids trick or treating while wearing a Michael Myers mask. And say he was going as himself, as the mask was cast from his face back during the Star trek tv days.

[@jamesfrench7299]

He could use white face paint.

[@MadMattInc1]

LOL That flub in the dialog catches every one off guard. It was either mean to be a really off base joke. Or as it seems to be in the script, it was a flub by one of the writers that they never caught until it was already on film, and they meant Annie.

[@tashatipton2141]

I'm all for crude humor but if I'm about to get intimate with my boyfriend and he said something like that I think it would be a slight turn off haha it's just a little too weird of a thing to say...like you said it would make wayyyy more sense if he said annie's clothes

[@c.t.1893]

"That's the house... I think... No, it's not." Well, that went a complete 180 😂

[@FEJK82]

Sorry to break the comment norm here, but, I can't seem get over how shockingly, remarkably, stunningly attractive the young woman on the left is. Anyone else see this? She HAS to be one of the most physically attractive women I've ever seen. Like... ever. It's actually kinda difficult to accept that there are women THAT beautiful out here in the real world, and not just in Hollywood or Milan. Just wow. Well done to the mom!

[@emmalou432]

wow thats the nicest complement I’ve ever gotten

[@elizabethnelson673]

Mom is the one on the right 😉so thank you 😘

[@NYKnicks33]

This movie seems a bit cheesy now but it scared the hell out of me when it first came out lol

[@jamesfrench7299]

Was menacing and steeped in mystery when I saw it late at night on TV. The picture quality when shown was quite ordinary. That added to it IMO. I was stunned when I first saw it on DVD all remastered. Crystal clear. What an experience.

[@fynnthefox9078]

Yeah, it was a different time then.

[@timothymorris157]

I love how you all react throughout the movie. I also thought that i saw a palm tree in that scene where Laurie is walking down the street with her friends heading home from school. I think it’s fair to say that the word of the day is mam.😂 It’s really hard not to enjoy such a horror classic like Halloween. It’s one of my favorites aside from Nightmare On Elm Street, The Thing, (1982 also directed by John Carpenter) and The Exorcist (1973). Take care and have a happy halloween!😊🎃

[@tashatipton2141]

Happy Halloween to you too! 🎃 ❤️ 🎃 And yes, we will be doing those movies as well! Very excited for those!!!!!

[@iRegGun9]

I know y'all were pretty concerned that she kept "turning her back to him" and what not but you have to understand that she probably thinks stabbing him in the neck, stabbing him in the eye, and then stabbing him in the stomach with a huge kitchen knife would be enough to kill a person. I also find it reasonable that she wouldn't check his vitals or something because what she is going through (which may be tame because of the gory horror films we get today) is truly terrifying. Imagine you being in a situation like that in real life, for instance. Not only does she assume that he should be dead at that point, do you really think a teenage girl would even want to touch a man who has murdered her friends and caused her so much terror? Some would. But i don't think it's annoying that someone wouldn't want to do that. As an audience we experience what's called dramatic irony. We know what the deal is, and the fact that he's not actually dead because we know there are sequels and what not, but she wouldn't necessarily guess that. Especially after how much damage she thought she had done to him.

[@tashatipton2141]

I completely understand that she wouldn't check his vitals because I know I wouldn't bother to do that either but I would probably get myself out of the house because being around him would creep me out haha I understand she would be traumatized, I know I would be too but I still don't think I would constantly have my back turned towards him especially after the first time he popped back up! I'm really weird when it comes to stuff like that. I get freaked out if there is something in the garbage disposal and won't stick my hand in there even though the chances of it magically being turned on is pretty slim 🤣🤣🤣

[@BV9429]

I was born in 94 and love all the classics ....

[@wildkatarn7141]

6:08 The first HALLOWEEN movie was filmed in southern California, which explains the palm trees. John Carpenter even said it's one of the few things that throw off the setting.

[@colerogers3681]

My third favorite film, I recommend watching the 2018 Halloween next.

[@tashatipton2141]

Yes!!!!! That one is coming next weekend!!!!! I'm so excited for that one!!!!

[@colerogers3681]

Very good sequel

[@Grayfox82]

Lights off too 😇

[@handsomestik]

Tasha Tipton I hope you like it more than I did Tasha

[@MegaFootball1984]

@@colerogers3681 not a great sequel at all realy only has the score the mask and michael going for it the rest is poor

[@Spottedfeather]

"she looks like his sister...." Um....

[@44excalibur]

She's not his sister in this movie. That's a plot twist that was added at the last minute to Halloween II.

[@tashatipton2141]

Yeah someone else said she was his sister and I was like omg did they mention that and I somehow missed that? Lol

[@44excalibur]

@@tashatipton2141 No, you didn't miss anything. Laurie is not Michael's sister in the original movie. If Laurie was Michael's younger sister she'd only be 14 years old. Also, it wouldn't make sense for Michael to stalk Annie for most of the night if Laurie was his sister. The whole plot twist of Laurie being Michael's sister is something that John Carpenter added to the sequel, Halloween II (1981), because he didn't have any ideas for a story and he only wrote the sequel for a paycheck, and Carpenter later admitted that the sister plot twist was a mistake and didn't make sense.

[@filthycasual8187]

@@44excalibur It's one of the many things they got right with Halloween 2018, removing the whole sister thing.

[@44excalibur]

@@filthycasual8187 Yeah, but I really didn't like Halloween 2018 either. They rip off too many things from Halloween II (like Mrs. Elrod, along with the woman Michael kills while she's on the phone) that it might as well be a remake of Halloween II. It's also a bit too self aware with the Silver Shamrock masks from Halloween III. The only parts I liked were the scene with the motion sensor lights and Laurie's booby trapped house of horrors. The beginning of the movie was just awful.

[@jamie8422]

Talking about how green the trees are for it being Illinois in the fall.....it was shot in California and you can see palm trees in some shots. But the fascinating part of it is.....it was shot in the spring and crew members had to paint leaves in order to make it look like it was autumn. But worse....they only had so many leaves available so the crew had to keep picking up the leaves used in a certain shot....keep them from falling apart...and then place them one by one for the next shot.

[@tashatipton2141]

OMG! Imagine being the crew person that had that job!!!! Haha I had no idea...we found the palm trees and figured it was shot in LA, but didn't know all of that! Thanks for sharing that information! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@JasonRyanWilson]

This movie came out the year I was born. 1978. Ugh, 43 is forever.

[@leperwolf7287]

The mom at the beginning when they unmask child Micheal. When she puts her hands in her pockets I feel like she's saying.... " Again, Micheal?! You know if you keep doing this you're going to run out of sisters!"

[@tashatipton2141]

Haha I know right??? Their reactions were definitely not normal 🤣

[@DRaquascapes]

You guys look like, you could be the next hocus pocus witches.

[@rabooey]

I have never seen anyone pick this movie apart more than the you three hahahah. I'm not saying it wasn't JUST, it IS lol. I just never saw anyone go so deep with it before. You senses of observation were keen/on point!

[@dh9710]

I just realized in this video how much Iove your "sir" and "ma'am"' comments.

[@tashatipton2141]

I didn't realize how much I said it until editing 🤣🤣🤣

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

That was an amusing part of the reaction. Especially when they text was added in. Lol.

[@tjsogmc]

The book explains that there is an ancient evil that has a lust for killing. It moves through time taking over human bodies. Micheal was possessed by this ancient spirit- in essence he was dead already which is why you couldn't kill him. The line with "rip Lindsey's clothes off" was a mistake by the actor, he was supposed to say "Laurie's" . And remember, this movie was THE FIRST one like it... it created all the tropes everybody else copied.

[@spitz5183]

It was NOT a mistake by the actor. It was actually in the script. Humour was taken differently back then. They definitely wouldn't have let a "mistake" like that slip.

[@strawdawgs78]

I think I figured out what motivates Michael: he just really loves pulling pranks and really hates neglectful babysitters.

[@Saturnia2014]

Sort of like Jason.

[@tashatipton2141]

Haha that's probably true and why he killed his sister since she was more worried about having sex than watching Michael but Laurie was actually a decent babysitter lol

[@ccjjpp1966]

The name of the town Haddonfield is based on Debra Hill's hometown in Haddonfield, New Jersey where she grew up. It's 2-3 miles from my home in NJ. It would have actually been a great location for the movie if they shot it there. In the movie, the town of Haddonfield is fictional and located in Illinois. There's no town named Haddonfield in Illinois. The shooting scenes in the movie take place in the Spring of 1978 in the Pasadena area of Southern California. That's why there are some palm trees occasionally in the background and a lot of green on the trees. The leaves you occasionally see falling were green spring leaves painted by the movie crew in fall colors and scattered and dropped for scenes to make it look like the fall.

[@Masky5150]

Lol Good eyes, the movie is supposed to take place in Illinois but was filmed in Pasadena, California. Halloween was a low budget production, not actually filmed in the fall so the leaves were fake and scattered around for the scenes, then raked back up to use in other locations. Originally title “The Babysitter Murders”, not until later was the decision to have it take place on Halloween night made. So yeah, the kids being home on Halloween was kinda strange lol. The movie was a big hit and a horror classic was born. The brilliance of low budget successful horror films.

[@tashatipton2141]

I actually had no idea it was low budget until today. It looks damn good for being low budget. You can tell the director put his all into this movie!!! I am so impressed even with the very minor mistakes of palm trees and such lol

[@Masky5150]

@@tashatipton2141 Aside from the palm trees you can also see California license plates on some of the cars oops lol

[@MavenCree]

This was the 70s. The suburbs were supposed to be safe. That's why everyone was so casual. That's why this movie was groundbreaking. It brought the horror to the 'burbs for the first time.

[@traceyc2576]

When the doctor said he looked in his eyes and he saw evil looking back at him, I met someone like that. I was stalked by someone who spied on me through my phone, a sociopath online.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Were they caught?

[@cville991]

Michael’s eye was poked by the clothes hanger that Laurie used. 😆

[@Countfoscolikesmice]

In the South we'd all be out in our yards right now

[@fynnthefox9078]

I love Annie. She's quite the contrast to Laurie. Annie's more carefree and a bad girl.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Fun times 😉

[@filthycasual8187]

Halloween was filmed in Pasadena, California. They chose the location because *apart* from the palm trees it could pass for a midwestern town. Also, the criticism of the neighbors isn't entirely justified; remember what day this movie's supposed to take place on. Halloween's the one time of year you EXPECT people to run around screaming like that, so the assumption was that Laurie was just a really good faker.

[@kennethv5250]

jamie lee curtis was in her 20's when this was made but they kept her for her screams, so a 20 something playing a teenager lol....oh btw, the mask is james t kirk from star trek, just bleached out

[@Vincentlagana]

I love your guys videos together! Review more HORROR!!!🤪

[@dr.darklaw25]

The joke that Bob said is meant to be gross and to make his death that much more satisfying

[@SamuelBlack84]

Maybe he had plans for her after Annie...

[@micjoseph6250]

It's filmed in Pasadena Cali, how do you girls hear the movie? You talked through the whole thing omg lol , his left eye got poked out from the closet scene when she got him with the coat hanger. This movie paved the way for all those slasher films of the 80s , this movie didn't have to rely on gore or brutal killing or jump scares . Theatre of the mind there's hardly any blood at all in this move. It's a slow burn stalking movie it build and builds . It's a classic there's not to many like this movie .

[@jadacaddy2321]

I'm pretty sure they shot this in California or something but john carpenter wanted the movie to be taking place where seasons are more interchangeable and noticeable but because of the small budget instead he had the cast and crew members just gather all the autumn leaves in their yards and bring them to set, making the scenes look as if they are taking place in the fall. So when they were finished filming a scene, everyone would gather the leaves up and spread them out for a different scene!

[@SquierStrat72]

Yeah,, those parents just standing there as the kid holds a bloody knife, I swear. "Aw, come on Michael, did you kill your sister AGAIN. What have we told you about that??" On the other hand, maybe if Judith had done something besides sit there and let herself be stabbed........................ As much as it's a classic and I love it, the actual beginning just kind of boggles the mind.

[@tashatipton2141]

Haha yes I agree but at least it was nicely shot!!!!

[@toddgrogg2810]

The line that bob says then rip off Lindsay's, clothes off . it might be the amount of beer, he was drinking.

[@fynnthefox9078]

True, though he might just have a dark sense of humor.

[@garretdavis5378]

I remember some behind the scenes and they said they filmed in like...spring or summer? They had to clean up and reuse dead leaves in the shots that they needed

[@jacobskinner3522]

Definitely check out the 2018 Halloween. It's a great follow-up.

[@tashatipton2141]

Our reaction to that will come out this coming weekend!!!! Im so excited for that one!!!!!

[@MrParkerman6]

It is boring as hell.

[@SaRENRampaiger]

@@tashatipton2141 Rob Zombie's version of it both of them are also good.

[@kavehteimory6413]

@@MrParkerman6 no it's not!

[@jeffr23817]

OMG! Emma is so stinkin' cute!!!

[@emmalou432]

thank you

[@LaMonicaWilliams]

Ok.. you shouldn't have given away that Michael was a kid. That minimized the shock of the reveal. This is NOT how you watch horror movies. You kinda robbed us of a true reaction.

[@Sisterspike1]

Ditto!

[@tashatipton2141]

In her defense she did say it after we already saw the small hand and after his sister said michael! So it was kinda obvious at that point I had actually figured that out before she said it but regardless was not expecting him to look like that when the mask was taken off

[@jasymrenee]

Or…if you would’ve maybe watched the movie already you would’ve known. This movie came out years ago. You have soooo much time to watch it.

[@BrandonFlint-ro2ns]

To be fair though it's not terribly hard to figure it out. I've seen solo reactors put it together just by observing closely.

[@NeelTheSphynx]

Yeah about all the greenery and the palm trees in an Illinois Fall... The movie was filmed in Pasadena in July. It was filmed in about 17 days and they had two garbage bags full of painted leaves that they threw down and regathered between shots.

[@wiilover07]

Your friend Emma looks like the main girl in Halloween 2018.

[@CMinorOp67]

I’m sure someone has already commented this in 2 years, but 27:00 his eye was like that because that area had just been stabbed by Laurie. The blood was pooling up under the skin.

[@Neckromorph]

I really liked this reaction! It's fun to see people react to classic horror movies. You all should definitely react to the 2018 sequel soon. It's definitely the best out of all the Halloween sequels. Michael Myers comes back very angry in that one.

[@tashatipton2141]

The 2018 Halloween is coming out this coming weekend! Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@MKF30]

Lmao 🤣 these chicks are funny, I subbed. Loved the part where the middle one pointed out the "then we'll rip Lindsey's clothes off" snd said the other two were slower lol. I think to be fair all of you were drinking wine so that may something to do with it. Haha though not sure if the one on the left was drinking, assuming she's old enough to drink lol. But anyway great reaction haha. I love the Halloween series. 😁

[@uncletaylorify]

The movie was filmed in California. In order to make it look like Halloween in Illinois they brought in bags of dead leaves and blew them around in shots. Only to have people pick them up and put them back into bags for the next scenes elsewhere.

[@Will-fk2dk]

It's near impossible to understand the impact that this movie had at the time it came out. There just wasn't ANYTHING like it. There hadn't been a character like Michael Myers before, and the entire premise of the "Slasher" the "Final Girl", the "Un-killable Monster Man"... All of those things were basically set up in THIS Movie. Not to mention, the score/music was talked about for decades, just like when Jaws came out I suppose. I am not old enough to have seen Halloween when it first appeared in Theaters, but a couple of my Aunts and Uncles were... They said that it was one of the scariest movie experiences they had ever had, and when they left the theater, people were walking to theor cars and they were afraid Michael Myers was gonna jump out and get them! Horror movies have a difficult time holding up through time, but Halloween will always be one of my Favorites!

[@Jordzyi1]

This was great 👍🏻 I like these ladies.

[@paulhamilton3331]

love your reactions and the big glass of wine me it would be beer

[@Justin0807]

Just randomly came across this tonight since I was just curious of Halloween (1978) reactions. You guys should definitely watch Halloween 2 (1981) as well because it actually takes place immediately after this one ends and it has the same atmosphere for the most part. Halloween (2018) takes place 40 years later but ignores part 2, which I found to be strange.

[@Justin0807]

@Eric V Well, his first kill was his older sister and the first kill of any serial killer usually has the most significance so it makes sense why he would target his younger sister and be obsessed with stalking her.

[@josephspicketts6099]

Haha watching you guys react is the highlight of my day! I love you guys!🤘🏻☺️

[@troyhrabec2538]

broke in to a harware store with the sigh said open lol

[@flibber123]

This is just my opinion, not based on any information about Carpenter's intent. I think Michael is a movie version of a certain type of child character that is often used in horror fiction. He's not just criminally insane. He's not really human, so he can't be insane, that's a term that only applies to human. When it's asked in the movie if that was the boogeyman and the reply is that yes, in fact it was, I think that's an intentional hint at Michael's true nature. It would explain why he can be stabbed and shot and still keep on going.

[@Blizzard0fHope]

the zob zombie remake did alot more to show michaels childhood and his history with the doctor

[@tashatipton2141]

We definitely have that on our list to do! We will get to all the Halloween movies, even the not so great ones haha

[@Blizzard0fHope]

@@tashatipton2141 you know id usually say that as well. . but in all honestly you can really skip #3. . if i rmemeber right it had nothing to do with the rest of the franchise. . and i dont even think mikey is in it

[@jmc28J17]

Great reaction vid. I did enjoy. However, keep in mind that there is Halloween 2 that came out in 1981 that takes place on the same night. However, the actual canon for the Halloween series is Halloween (1978), then Halloween (2018). It can get confusing but there are like 3 different timelines. But the actual canon is Halloween 1978, Halloween 2018 which takes place 30 years later, Halloween kills and Halloween ends, which have yet to come out. Feel free to check out the other films when you get the chance and make your own judgement about them. And Michael’s eye was messed up because Laurie poked his eye with the hanger. However, he is a normal looking guy which makes him even scarier when you think about it.

[@csmelen]

I love your wine glasses ladies.

[@ohgizzle2084]

The house is actually in Beverly hills , its right across the nightmare on elm st house. Thars crazy lol

[@dalegoodman2615]

Gotta love those movies where someone starts to stab you and you have to think about whether you enjoy it or not!!! 3 stars for the movie, 5 stars for the reviewers!!!

[@porshawalker5298]

I Love The Fact That This Movie Halloween Took place in My HomeTown Chicago Illinois I forgot Which Illinois This Took Place But this Was The First The Very First Scarymovie I Watched Growing up With My Grandma Because She Also Love's Scary Movies Herself.