Is 1978’s “Halloween” still scary?

As I remember it, the first Ebert and Siskel show I saw featured reviews of the movie “Halloween.”

Both of the film critics seemed to think it was pretty scary. And so I went to see it during my short work stint in San Angelo, Texas.

I agreed with the critics. Pretty darned scary.

I remember a guy sitting in the row ahead of me was almost out of his mind with fright, shouting instructions to the babysitter up on the screen.

Quite a few years passed and my wife, no fan of horror flicks, expressed a willingness to see it. So we watched it one Halloween.

Only it really didn’t seem all that scary. Maybe because it now came off as a bit predictable, even if you had not seen it before.

Sort of sad, really. A bit like watching Willie Mays stumbling in the Mets outfield during a World Series long after he should have retired.

Anyway, I found myself thinking about “Halloween” this afternoon when I heard the theme coming over the sound system at Rosauers.

How the mighty have fallen.

So let me ask you. Did you ever find that movie scary?