I read the reviews and saw that the top could be weird with seeing and breathing.  However, my son really wanted it and it had a good story that went along with it.  I bought the poem as well.  It is the first American poem, by the way.
When we put it on, it looked really awesome.  The shoulder pads stay put well, when put on underneath the vest/cape, and yes, it's weird to have the collar and 'neck' over his head, but when he saw it in the mirror, he was like, 'oh yeah, this is awesome.'

I just wish it had a trick or treat candy bucket that was shaped like a severed head that went along with it.