Cast:
Quinn Lord as Sam
Brian Cox as Mr. Kreeg
Dylan Baker as Steven
Leslie Bibb as Emma
Rochelle Aytes as Maria
Anna Paquin as Laurie
Moneca Delain as Janet
Tahmoh Penikett as Henry
Lauren Lee Smith as Danielle
Directed by Michael Dougherty
Poison, Drowning, Claw, Or Knife. So Many Ways To Take A Life.
Review: What can I say about this film that hasn't already been said in a hundred reviews before? Best genre outing in the longest time? Pure excellence? An instant classic? Most likely if you've read a review on this film on any website you'll probably hear that kind of response. Some even went as far as comparing it to the holy grail of horror pictures, John Carpenter's Halloween (here's to you, Dread Central). There was a lot of hype surrounding this little gem that it almost seemed impossible to live up to it all. Well, I'll join the majority by saying it absolutely does, and then some.
Trick 'r Treat reads like the pages of a good issue of Tales From the Crypt, but all the separate stories flow together so well towards the end, fitting together piece-by-piece like a completed puzzle. Each yarn is Halloween-themed and has a unique story to tell, some exploiting festive urban legends, and some just added to amp up the creep factor for the viewers. Like Creepshow and other horror flicks from back in the day, it doesn't try to torment you or insult you, it simply exists to entertain you. And it succeeds. The central character is Sam, a scary little guy in a orange costume and wearing a burlap mask, dragging around a sack of halloween goodies. Although you shouldn't expect to see him as much in the film, he can be compared to Michael Myers in Halloween. The central story doesn't follow him, but he's enough of a key player in it. Like Michael, he seen briefly in select scenes as a background figure. He's not ment to fit in with the scene, but just to make his presence known through out. Forget Jigsaw, this is the new horror character people should recognize when looking back on the decade, and this is the film. It's just that good.
This is the movie us Halloween lovers (and this time I mean the holiday, not the movie) have been waiting for. It perfectly captures the essence of the holiday, and for years to come this will be out and ready right along side the other holiday masterpiece waiting to be watched. There?s just one problem: Warner Bros could care less. For two years, the studio has refused to release this little gem, while it continues to crank out unwatchable bottom-of-the-barrel dreck. This is one of the biggest injustices to our beloved genre, and in a perfect world, Warner would be put on trial for crimes against cinema. Movie lovers finally have something worth getting excited about and it?s great to see that real talent can still slip through the cracks. This holiday season, forget paying big bucks for movies like the newest Saw sequel and goto your local video store and give this instant classic a chance, you'll be happy you did.
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