Film ReviewContains Spoilers (but who hasn't seen this film yet, eh?)
Isn't Halloween one of the best times of the year? All that anticipation. Now that I'm no longer powered by chocolate most of the anticipation for me is that maybe, just maybe there will be a good horror film on TV this year. If they show this I will no longer be disappointed.
So first up Emma gets killed and stuffed in to one of her own ghost-scarecrows because she disrespected Halloween. The Principle poisons a young boy's candy and buries him in the back garden. I had no idea I was capable of laughing at a man finishing off a kid with a shovel at the bottom of a hole in the lawn. Well I am capable. What of it? This is such a clever and thoroughly enjoyable scene which we later revisit in the form of the story colliding with another. You see, this is an anthology of four Halloween themed stories that intertwine.
They all have another thing in common - Sam. He is the voyeur of the film. Dressed in pyjamas and a pumpkin head. An innocent Trick or Treater? No fear. Sam gets his revenge on those who do not adhere to his ideal Halloween.
A traditional feel of a classic horror and not your typical slasher, illustrated with the scary haunted house imagery and drunk teenage revellers. Now, where's that veg and my big sharp knife?"Don't forget to help me with the eyes!"
Trick 'r Treat is one of those timeless classics! loved your take on it :)
ReplyDeleteThis film is now part of my trilogy of MUST SEE Halloween Films.
ReplyDelete1: Arsenic and Old Lace
2: Halloween (the original)
3: Trick'r Treat
Visually I thought the film was absolutely stunning, and while I enjoyed each of the stories I found them to be a little lacking. As a whole, though, this is certainly a winner and an instant Halloween classic!
ReplyDeleteI loved this film, there's also a book, which Is blogged about in my archives, that you must check out if you loved this film. The "Don't forget to help me with the eyes" line is now a classic, along with "Charlie Browns an a$$hole!" lol!!
ReplyDeleteI really MUST check this out - if there was one film from last year (aside from Let the Right One In) that had the horror community positively salivating - it was this one. ;o)
ReplyDeleteSam is a classic monster slasher. I get the feeling this will be his one and only movie though.
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