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This movie truly is one of the greats! Even with its age, it still manages to be one of the most scariest movies ever made. The filming, writing, and acting is a masterpiece. Highly recommend this movie if you are an avid horror lover. This is a classic must see!

To say this movie had an impact on me when I watched it when I was younger would be an understatement. Not as gory as you may imagine and that's the true magic of this film. Its what you imagine. Who's coming around the corner, am I safe and so on.Hooper does an amazing job of creating tension and tension makes horror, supported by the occasional actual brutality to remind us of the potential consequences.Sure the gore has aged compared to what is often being produced these days, but the film still holds up really well.

I can appreciate this being a groundbreaking film to introduce lots of the slasher film concepts to follow, but it doesn't make it a great film. No character development at all. The acting is horrendous. And the scares are all the same basically. For a real horror classic The Shining is light years better. Still I rate it a 6 for its pioneering of a new genre.