Great review and without a doubt one of the best slasher films of all time. I will say Halloween 2 wasnt bad not was Rob Zombie's version of Halloween.

You are right, nothing compares to the original. Carpenter does make it turn more into a thriller/suspense film as opposed to an outright slasher film.

It did kick off a huge run of horror films (most due to their low production costs) but few were able to capture what Carpenter did.

A classic without a doubt.