I've never had a movie keep me up at night. I'm one of those people who can expect twists and turns in movies. I call endings 5 minutes in, reveal a twist before it's started to build up.
For me, a good horror movie can screw my brain up do I don't know what's going to happen next. Stuff jumps out that I don't expect and I didn't see coming. That's what a great horror movie is to me, a surprise. Gore can be fun, suspense can heighten a scare, and humor has its place, but the surprises much be there.
Halloween had no surprises for me. It was very vanilla and bland. I'd take the first Nightmare on Elm Street over Halloween any day...( If you don't hold the nightmare sequels over me, I won't hold the halloween sequels over you
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