Trick r Treat is a nice little direct-to-video horror film. The movie tells four different stories that are all set in the same town on one Halloween night. One of the stories tells about a school principal who is a really a serial killer. Another tells of a 22-year-old "virgin" who goes to a party and gets revenge on the man who follows her down a dark road. The third tells of four children who decide to play a mean joke on an outcast girl by telling her the story of the Halloween School bus Massacre. And the last tells of a man with a dark secret who is chased by his personal demons. All of the stories are about different people but an overlying story about an odd little creature with a dirty mask link all of the others together.Trick r Treat is an intricate film with an amazing plot. All of the stories originally seem to be separate, however, everything is connected together. And the story works in a perfect circle: starting at the beginning, then going back two hours, then going back to the beginning. And the way that the creepy little monster fits into the film is brilliant as is the overlying story of the Halloween School bus Massacre and the missing school bus driver who is haunted by his horrible actions. While watching the movie, I actually guessed who the bus driver was which could have ruined the movie. However, the film makers anticipated this so there is even a bigger twist ending. And this twist ending is sure to shock every viewer because it is truly disturbing.
Usually straight-to-video horror films usually have very weak stories and even weaker acting. However, the actors in Trick r Treat were surprisingly good. All of the actors were truly getting into their dark, evil, and creepy roles bringing the characters to life. Everything seemed very real and genuine which made the film all the more disturbing and enjoyable.
The movie has some disturbing elements including the murder of children and an odd rape-like scene. However, I would not consider the movie scary. Many of the scenes are bordering on humorous and the ones that aren't are just fun to watch. Trick r Treat is a really fun, enjoyable movie that is perfect to watch on a dark and stormy night when it's almost Halloween. Anybody can enjoy this movie, but a true horror fan may finally find a fun and new movie to watch year after year on Halloween night.
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It is well directed horror movie. I didn't get any chance of watching it but watched some trailers of this film..It was alluring one..sounds like movie is quite entreating one..Hopefully, I will watch it soon.
ReplyDeleteThe single most overrated 'horror' film in the last 30 years. The aesthetics are quite good...the stories are woven together quite skillfully...but the stories, themselves, are downright ANEMIC. First off, the 'comedic' segment is just asinine. Nothing to it, unless you enjoy the prospect of watching a really ugly kid vomit. The first one, with the young couple, was okay, but too brief...the practical joke on the little misfit girl was the best story, and even there the execution was poor...The werewolf orgy? That was done to death by the early 80's...The finale, with the little gremlin terrorizing the evil old bus driver...well, there's just nothing scary about tiny beings...giving him a catchy moniker does nothing to change the laws of physics, and little killers are just lame...Trick 'R Treat is an average movie. Nothing more or less.
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