Trick R' Treat Receiving a Great Deal of Respect from Horror Reviewers

With the lore behind many Halloween tales almost completely forgotten a little reminder from the underworld is in order for one small town in the middle urban America. Some of the rituals of All Hallows Eve are meant to protect us from the evils of the supernatural, but once these townsfolk disregard the rules hell is sure to follow. Find out why blowing out the candle in a jack-o-lantern (before midnight) is no laughing matter (Wild).

Candy, costumes, and practical jokes are all fun and games until real life ghouls and goblins come out of the local woods. A long-dead superstition begins rising from the cold earth and plays a few evil tricks of his own. Soon, joking adolescents will run in terror or die trying (Wild).

Starring: Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Anna Paquin, and Rochelle Aytes.

Rating: Restricted for violence, language, and sexual situations.

Release Date: October 31, 2008 (Dvd/Blu-Ray October, 2009).

Writer/director: Michael Dougherty.

"Trick R' Treat," uses four separate stories to describe a horrific killer that is more than just sightly twisted. Wearing a pumpkin mask this darkly etched villain; terrorizes school kids on a bus, random trick-or-treaters, and four high school girls who are teasing the local principal. In addtion, one reviewer is describing "Trick R' Treat," as "...a throwback to the classic Halloween horror..." and "It's a fantastic film..." With good story-telling and four diverse plots "Trick R' Treat," is likely to appeal to a vast horror audience (First).

Bryan Singer is the producer of "Trick R' Treat," and the creative genius of this feature along with writer/director Michael Dougherty. With several movie blockbusters to his credit, i.e. "The Usual Suspects," Brian Singer is sure to bring the pain to this horror feature. Although, the writer and director of "Trick R' Treat," is a relative unknown; Michael Dougherty is a horror fan and writer of the genre. As well, both of these cinema creators are long time friends and are still garnering mutual recognition in their film "X2 (X-Men 2). Creativety, experience, and friendship are sure to equate to a fun horror romp (First).

Finally, a reviewer from firstshowing.net is commenting on the quality of actors in "Trick R' Treat." Brian Cox is the star of countless films; as well Dylan Baker is a master of dry wit and humour. Furthermore, Anna Paquin is also a member of the crew from "X2," and the star of several thriller pieces and is most notable for her role as Regina in the film "Darkness." Overall, the acting of this movie, "...has stunning actors who really helped take this movie to the next level." A very complimentary review for a film that is flying way under the radar (First).

A great deal of excitement over this movie might propel distributors Warner Brothers to release this film to a larger audience. But with some studios mostly focusing on the shock factor rather than the true entertainment value of horror films "Trick R' Treat," might only be seen by a few. Spread the word so this film can be seen in movie theatres nationally.

Steel yourself then watch the first trailer for the film:



Sources:

Trick R' Treat at Firstshowing.net

Trick R' Treat at IMDB

Trick R' Treat at Wildaboutmovies.com

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