Product Description
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Trick 'R Treat (DVD)
From Bryan Singer and Michael Dougherty, the director and
screenwriterof Superman Returns and X2, comes a comic horror tale
perfect forHalloween--Bryan Singer's Trick or Treat.On the night
when demons andtortured souls are free to walk the earth
alongside mortal revelers,four tales of terror--of a staid high
school principal who is aHalloween serial killer, a college-age
virgin seeking that special guy,a woman who hates dressing up for
Halloween and whose husband isobsession with the holiday and a
group of young teens who pull a cruelprank--will make you laugh
even while ing you.
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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 thing 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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Review
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"No film since John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN has captured the
creepy spirit of the holiday." -- Fangoria
"The best Halloween film of the last 30 years." -- Wizard
Magazine
"Trick 'r Treat is the film that horror fans have been waiting
for - the antidote to every insipid remake, sequel and over hyped
"holy grail" we've had to suffer through in recent years." --
Andrew Kasch, Dread Central
"Twisted, violent, tense, and blissfully maniacal... One of the
most handsome, lushly detailed horror features in years. Trick 'r
Treat is destined to put the most sour of souls in the Halloween
spirit." -- Dustin Putnam, themovieboy.com
"We have a new classic on our hands." -- Sammuel Zimmerman,
Fangoria
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