Plenty of well written, detailed reviews already here and I agree with the common criticisms. For younger people, I highly recommend watching the original. Despite all of the sequels being awful, it is a classic. It's a subtle and actually believable slasher film.
The horror genre is filled with junk but there are some amazing gems among them. Some of those did well in the box office and the movie companies greedily tried to stretch them out for as long as possible but rarely have the sequels matched the quality of the originals. I think this one has been stretched out the longest now and that's despite every sequel being awful! If you've already seen Halloween and want to see something else, you can find plenty "best of" horror film lists out there.
The horror genre is filled with junk but there are some amazing gems among them. Some of those did well in the box office and the movie companies greedily tried to stretch them out for as long as possible but rarely have the sequels matched the quality of the originals. I think this one has been stretched out the longest now and that's despite every sequel being awful! If you've already seen Halloween and want to see something else, you can find plenty "best of" horror film lists out there.