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This movie is the reason why I became a classical music fan. I was only 13 years old when the movie came out and was just fascinated by Beethoven No.5 and Prokofiev No.3. I have been waiting for the DVD to come out in Japan and after more than 40 years, it finally did! The piano scenes were still amazing after all these years. But what impressed me this time the most was how good the actors were. The subtle emotions of pride and resignation displayed by Richard Dreyfuss, the innocents and passion of Amy Irving, and the sarcastic charm of simply wonderful Lee Remick... It may not be perfect and there are some flaws. But this movie is my gem.

I usually like 70's sci-fi classics but this one is so bad it is like one big joke. The mutants with their faces painted in white are like a bunch of comedians. Many of the lines were so out of place that they made me cringe several times. And the music... All I could say is horrible. I cannot understand why Charlton Heston decided to be in a tacky film like this after Planet of the Apes.

This film has lots of gore but somehow lacks suspense. I am not even sure if I liked this new mass hysteria approach to the series. But it tries to be different and was interesting in some ways. Also seeing many of the characters from the first Halloween, many of them played by the same actors after 43 years, was simply fun. This movie could be a treat for some fans of the original Halloween.