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This is easily on of the best Halloween themed horror films since... well, "Halloween".

~Zack~


If that were true, you're not saying much.

The first seven minutes before the credits was a waste of time with bad acting and dialogue. The girl pretty much listed his hobbies for the camera and it didn't feel natural.

After the credits however I thoroughly enjoyed this flick... probably more than I usually do with this genre.

Yeah, I could nitpick about quite a few things that made no sense or were great leaps in logic but at the end of the day it was a pretty fun movie and entertains better than most in this genre.


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Wow, I'm shocked again.  Totally shocked.

The "lack of transitions" was part of the beauty and genius on display here.  All the stories melded together because the timeline was very well thought through and made complete sense.  This was simply a number of things going on in in 1 small town, on 1 night.


I can sorta understand how someone would feel that way. I was really expecting more of a Creepshow angle. Nevertheless, I felt given the loose structure, none of the stories were really committed to as they needed to be. That might have more to do with the overall approach to the movie than structure though. In any case, I'll say this is a matter of opinion.


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James, you didn't like the young kids in the quarry, either?

You didn't like the werewolves?

Damn, very surprised again.


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The kids at the quarry? Pretty much a huge let down for me. Waterlogged zombie children in an abandoned quarry on Halloween night. Lotta potential here. Don't know what to say. The legend felt pretty half-assed. Not enough detail. I especially couldn't suspend my belief that every child's parent would have a hand in this. After that, I hated that the whole thing was supposed to be a prank and I hated that the lead girl wanted to press on after the girl got hurt. Some cliches work. Some don't. Never been a fan of this one. In the end, the zombie kids were only around for like two or three minutes. Lots of squandered opportunities I felt, despite a handful of cool visuals (namely the elevator at the top of the quarry).

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The werewolves? Like I said, I hated the characters and have never been a fan of the virginity subtext in horror movies. Why horror directors incorporate this theme into their movies so often is beyond me. Besides, Ginger Snaps did the whole coming-of-age werewolf angle way better. Not one of my favorites but a lot more attention to detail. Moving along, the exposition was especially on the nose in this one. The same cannot be said for the other stories. With all that going on prior to the twist, I really didn't care when it was finally revealed. If anything, I was sad to see the principal go. Besides, the transformations seemed more like vampires with a couple of werewolves thrown in than a whole pack.

All of this goes back to the movie feeling smug. It didn't seem like the writer was pandering to the audience but it did seem like he was stopping where he thought it'd be just enough for them. That's no way to ruffle feathers in this day and age. Visually, the movie was pretty decent and appropriately simple for the style of story. Let me reiterate that I thought it was mediocre, not awful.



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Nothing like putting Christmas to bed by unearthing a Halloween movie thread.
I have a new Halloween tradition involving this film.
For 2009 and 2010, Michael Dougherty hosted a screening of the film at the Beverly.
There's a costume contest and lengthy Q & A with the writer/director.
It doesn't hurt that its a double feature with a showing of a clean print of Creepshow.

The photography on the film looks super on the silver screen.
Interestingly enough, this film is the spec script Dougherty would show to agents.
He carried it around for years while building his career. So keep those specs handy!
Bryan Singer liked it so much, he went to Legendary pictures and asked for money.
They put up $6 million and Warner Bros. matched, per Superman contract stipulations.
All Dougherty wanted to do was create a Halloween movie people would want to revisit.
He's a giant Halloween holiday fan, celebrates the holiday the entire month.
He shows us pictures of his house, wall to wall decorations that Del Toro would envy.
Warner Brothers NEVER told him why they chose to shelf the film. NOT ONE WORD.
EVER. To this day, no executive has answered that question. Unbelievable business.

It's fascinating that the Pulp Fiction style intercutting was all post.
Dougherty did a linear cut and the film was flat. I think the re-edit helped lots.

Most modern horror films underestimate the audience's love of revenge.
We all love to see the jerks, cheaters and killers get their comeuppance.
Creepshow knew that in spades and Trick 'r' Treat does a nice job too.

E.D.



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This may have been mentioned earlier, but there was some talk that the lack of a release was WB's retribution for the disappointing performance (and quality) of Bryan Singer's Superman film.  

Regardless, Trick 'r Treat managed to be that rarest of horror films - a good anthology.
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