Review: Trick R Treat (2008)

I remember when the DVD for Zack Snyders 300 was released, the trailer for a small horror film from director Michael Dougherty called Trick R Treat played on the trailer reel before the DVD menu. That was in 2007, it is now 2009 and it has still yet to come to DVD. Last night I went to a screening at comic con for Green lantern: First Flight and Trick R Treat. The crowd was huge, and that's the way the movie should be seen, with a huge audience. Sadly this film is coming straight to video. This is an audience film, one that should be seen on a big screen. Trick R Treat is an anthology film. We haven't seen a good anthology film in a while, come to think of it the only anthology film I've seen in the past few years was the 2006 shitfest Creepshow 3. So the four stories in Trick R Treat include a principal who gives poisoned candy out to children, a group of friends followed to a halloween party, a group of tweens testing an urban legend, and a man who absolutely hates halloween. The movie itself is extremely atmospheric. It's a fun film but has a really creepy feel throughout. The casting was perfect. I think Dylan Baker deserves a break though, first he's a child molester in Happiness, and now he's a child murderer in this. Another thing I really liked was the "Cryptkeeper" of the movie, Sam. Though he never says a single word, he appears throughout the film in various spots and has a lot to do with the last story in the film (Much like Trilogy of Terror's Zuni Fetish Doll). There is a lot I would like to say about the movie that would give it away. See this! There is a reason Harry Knowles ends butt numbathon with this movie. See this with a large group of people! Catch it in some of the film festivals it's showing at or pick it up on DVD on October 19th when it comes out and watch it with some friends. This is one of the best horror films to come out in the past ten years so I am going to rate it as an 9/10, it's a close to perfect horror film.