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1) Do you remember when you first watched it?
Few years back...most probably on 2008.
2) Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Plenty! After becoming member on different online horror movie forum/community (Including HDC), I found HALLOWEEN on top 10 in every list & recommendation thread and it made me highly curious about it as my first love into horror was slasher films particularly after watching TCM & FT13 part 2. And specially whenever you guys here discussed about the legacy of Michael I have gradually become a fan of his stories before even watching them properly.
3) How was the viewing experience? How did it affect you?
Oh, man! It gave me a pretty hard time to track down & finally watched it for the very first time. Back on 2006, when I passionately started watching horror films then I used to rely on our local dvd stores where they sells pirated dvds. The most strange & frustrating thing was JC's HALLOWEEN was totally unavailable here back at that time! There wasn't any single dvd store left in Dhaka where I didn't look for HALLOWEEN (1978) & original TCM. And I couldn't find it anywhere. It was highly frustrating & annoying but as I was becoming sucker for horror films I took a very brave & risky effort (as my friends told me here in compare to any movie lover in BD)...I made an effort to buy it on e-bay by sending dollars in CASH via regular mail! My first effort went in vain as the seller (from Canada) failed to send it properly. Then I did the same thing with another seller (Stuart, UK) and finally got the double disc dvd in my hand after waiting for it like years!! The feeling was like a long waited huge victory or meeting with someone very special who you thought lost forever.
4) How many times have you rewatched it? Memories? Does it still hold good even today for you?
Anyway, then one fine night after having a nice dinner I came into my roof top little studio apartment & turn off the lights and played the dvd...I just liked it as I had a huge expectation. But I gradually become a great fan of it after watching multiple times in later years on special occasions.
5) Anything else you wish to share.
IMO: JC's HALLOWEEN is like an all time lovable fairy tale for Slasher genre that none can deny. Like THE HAUNTING (1963) for haunted house films, THE EXORCIST for exorcism/demonic possession genre, HALLOWEEN (1978) can be treated as holy book for today's any new/future Slasher film maker.
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