Halloween – 30th anniversary edition Blu-Ray review

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Halloween – 30th anniversary edition Blu-Ray review

Posted 13 November 2009 DVD Reviews, Features, Reviews

Distributor: Vendetta Films Released: 1978 Genre: Horror Credits: Writers: John Carpenter and Debra Hill Director: John Carpenter Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, Nancy Kyes, P.J Soles Rating: R16

This blu-ray DVD was kindly provided by Vendetta Films for review.

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When you talk classic horror, there are a few movies that come to mind but none that epitomise the genre quite like Halloween and its iconic harbinger of death, Michael Myers. Easily one of John Carpenter’s best horror’s if not the best, Halloween on blu-ray has to be seen to be believed. The clarity is amazing, the 1978 original footage looks crystal-clear in high def. Just don’t focus too much on the blood (which doesn’t look so real in HD).

The cast of Halloween is one aspect that makes this movie so great with actors such as Donald Pleasance bringing some of that hardened ‘brit’ stability to an otherwise fairly unknown list of young actors. Jamie Lee Curtis’ rising star was more or less born with her role in this movie. So with that kind of background, who wouldn’t consider Halloween a classic?

The 30th anniversary blu-ray version offers some tasty extras that reveal a whole lot of behind-the-scenes information and commentary from most of the stars and crew including John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis.

There’s no mistaking that Halloween on blu-ray is a straight-up collector’s item if ever there was one, and for horror fans, it should be a serious consideration for the xmas stocking this year. Michael Myers never looked so crystal-clear creepy, even if his mask was the ugliest mold of William Shatner’s face ever created!

Buy this DVD from Vendetta Films