- TRICK ‘R TREAT 2009 (DVD MOVIE)
The doorbell rings, the cry goes out: Trick ‘R Treat! But, wait. What’s actually going on during this ghostly All Hallows Eve? Something eerie and unexpected. Something splattered and spooky. Something that brings ghouls, vampires and werewolves into the night. Answer the door – a shocking surprise awaits. From producer Bryan Singer (director of X-Men and Superman Returns) and writer-director Michael Dougherty (co-scripter of X2 and Superman Returns) comes a multitale bag of wicked yarns, four cleverly interlocked stories built on Shocktober admonitions like always check the candy and don’t extinguish the jack-o-lantern before midnight. So answer the door now: Experience horror made for today’s fright fan.Trick ‘r Treat, directed by Michael Dougherty of Superman Returns fame, has a comic book feel but does a nice job of conveying the real things that can spook kids, making for a good Halloween thriller. Composed of four intertwined stories that unfold simultaneously, starting on the same block in Ohio, Trick ‘r Treat initially bears some resemblance to John Carpenter’s Halloween, in that it focuses on terrors experienced by teens and young, costumed children. As the short tales become increasingly violent and complex, one begins to see that many culprits are responsible, and that a general haunting of all neighborhood jack-o’-lanterns is the root cause of some gory crimes. For example, in one segment, Emma (Leslie Bibb), against the wishes of her husband, Henry (Tahmoh Penikett), blows out a candle in her jack-o’-lantern and pays dearly as her night unfolds. Meanwhile, Laurie (Anna Paquin of True Blood), a young woman dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, goes to the woods to party with her sister and two girlfriends, attracting a stalker whose smile alone is creepy enough to startle a slumber party crowd. The two stories starring younger kids carry the film, however. In one, elementary-schooler Charlie (Brett Kelly) meets with the demented school principal, Steven (Dylan Baker), who assesses Charlie’s love of stealing candy and thrashing pumpkins. At the same time, a witchy nerd named Rhonda (Samm Todd) is invited to join a young gang at an abandoned rock quarry and faces the mean gang leader, Macy (Britt McKillip), after a prank goes awry. “Earlier” or “Later” periodically flash onscreen in comic-book typeface, successfully directing the viewer through time and also relieving some tension that would’ve built through a single sustained story. In this, light comedy and some downright silliness shine through. All the kids are in great costumes, and the film, overall, has a festive goth look. By the end, one trusts that Trick ‘r Treat is really targeting the younger age group that it highlights, yet it contains enough spook to make adults jumpy as well. –Trinie Dalton
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March 4, 2010
#1
I didn’t hear about this movie till a couple months ago and reading the reviews i was like whoa i cant wait to see this movie. I was looking forward to it because as you can see everyone says its the best halloween movie in a long time. Than i saw it for free on a website in perfect dvd quality i was excited cause id get to see it finally and than id still buy it.
Honestly the beginning was cheesy but i was like eh thats just the first 5 minutes. than as the movie went on i was like is this a spoof of horror movies like trying to be funny? Than at the end i was like this movie sucked worse than anything i’ve ever seen. I only wish it was as good as everyone else said. I’ve been waiting for a movie like that. So if i were you id rent it and not buy it. save yourself the extra money because im pretty sure you’ll be disappointed.
March 4, 2010
#2
What a LETDOWN! It made for a great trailer but it was a MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT overall! It played like a VERY politically correct episode of ‘Tales From the Crypt’! The lame PC twists are clearly designed to appeal to preppy mainstream fans but will make real horror movie fans roll their eyes in disgust! I wanted to really like this movie but it was TOTALLY generic in every possible way! People like this only because so many new movies suck, but that’s no reason to elevate this crap! Don’t buy it or you’ll be sorry. If you must watch it rent it. You’ll be saving yourself some money because you most likely won’t want to watch it twice.
March 4, 2010
#3
Garbage. I thought after the many positive reviews this would be good. It was very bad. Skip it!
March 4, 2010
#4
Wow, do not let any of these good reviews fool you into watching this lame movie. There is a reason that this did not come out in the theaters. Stop for second and think. Think of all the really crappy horror movies that have actually been RELEASED in the theaters. Remember how the were not any good? Now, try to think of a good reason why this was not released yet the movie is still good.
The acting is horrible. However, I do not know if anyone could do good acting with such a ridiculously bad, and downright dumb, script. This movie tries to thread four stories into one movie except it rushes them all and none of them end satisfactorily. Each of the four parts is really like a dumb gag that never gets finished. Not even very good gags mind you. I could go on and on about how bad this movie was but you get the point.
Trick R Treat? If you watch this you are surely not getting the treat you are getting tricked!
p.s. I can almost guarantee that these good reviews are fakes planted by the company that released this movie. Don’t be a sucker!
March 4, 2010
#5
Someone said top 10 horror film ever, NO WAY! This is full of ’80′s tv show special fx, no suspense and a host of cliches. The five star reviews are unbelievable, unless you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to have Charlie Brown break into your house, attack you, not kill you and leave. There’s a special cameo at the very end featuring the whole peanuts gang, Sally is played by Reginald Kenneth Dwight. Walk, don’t run to see this.