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UPDATED AGAIN! Ain’t It Cool And Legendary Pictures Invite You To A Special Pre-Halloween TRICK’R’TREAT Screening In Hollywood!
Hey, everyone. “Moriarty” here.
UPDATE: WE ARE ADDING A SECOND SCREEN!
This means I'm going back to the list to send out almost 200 more invites!
If you haven't heard back yet, don't despair! Your invite may be on its way this Wednesday afternoon!
We went waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over capacity in terms of how many of you responded.
Way, way, way over.
I'm very pleased to see the response, and I think it's going to be a huge rowdy crowd. Please... WEAR COSTUMES! We'll make it worth your time, and it'll only add to the atmosphere.
I'll have more for you on the guest list very soon. Now back to the original article...
So there’s this film called TRICK’R’TREAT, written and directed by Mike Dougherty, that you may have heard about by now. It’s a creepy, funny, sexy little anthology film featuring four inter-related stories that all take place on Halloween night in a very strange small town. Harry recently ranted a bit about his frustration that the film won’t be playing theaters this year, due in part to the fact that when we showed it at BNAT last December, the response was very strong.
Well, Legendary Pictures has been hearing how much you guys want to see the film, and even though there’s not a wide release scheduled for the movie (yet), they want to reward all of you good little ghouls and boils with a special screening exclusively for the readers of AICN.
So how about joining me at the Mann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Thursday, October 23rd?
That’s right... we’re throwing a free screening of the film, and you’re invited. Writer/director Mike Dougherty’s going to be there, and he wants to judge a costume contest, so if you’re working on a kick-ass Halloween costume, make sure you wear it that night. There will be prizes.
To get in, all you have to do is send me your name and the names of any guests you want to bring. You have to send the e-mail to my e-mail address, and you have to make sure the topic line of the e-mail is “I WANT TO TRICK OR TREAT”. If you don’t use that exact topic line, your e-mail won’t be included in the final guest list. It’s a very small price to ask.
I want to make sure as many of you as possible can attend, so we’re starting the film at 8:30 to give you time to get out of work and make it to the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. I often hear people complain that they can’t make a 7:00 or even 7:30 screening, so hopefully this means I’ll get to see even more of you than normal.
And this is a HUGE theater, so there’s room for a lot of you to attend. That’s the way you should see this film… with lots and lots of people, so all the laughs and all the scares seem even bigger.
I hope you’ll join us. It’s going to be a great night, and I want to thank Legendary for helping put this together. They really seem to love this movie, and I think when you get a look at it, you’re likely to agree.
Drew McWeeny, Los Angeles
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I'll be there!
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Oct 18, 2008 4:51:43 PM CDT
Damn Continent is too big to cross, even halfway.
by stereotypical evil archer
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I love Halloween, and it's friggin' ridiculous that it's taking the studio this long to release it.
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Why do I have to be poor and Live in Chicagoland?!!!
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Since Warners doesn't want to ever release this film, it wouldn't surprise me if some people take a camcorder and tape the film. They may feel justified in doing that since they figure it's the only way the film will get seen. Btw...I DON'T RECOMMEND anyone recording the movie illegaly. But, I could understand why you would do something like that. THE MOVIE LOOKS AWESOME! ESPECIALLY THE "GIRLS NIGHT OUT" SEGMENT WITH ANNA PAQUIN AND THOSE HOT GIRLS! Also, that little pumpkin kid is freaky.
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Everyone should go buy the book on Amazon.com right now! It's extremly cool! And probably the closet we'll ever get to seeing anything on the film. :(
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I miss out on all kinda awesomeness...
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Oct 18, 2008 8:36:47 PM CDT
OHHH, THAT movie whose trailer is on the '300' dvd.
by youareallmybastardchildren
Okay. So this movie is actually going to be released? Now would be a good time seeing as its almost Halloween and all. But I'm not really all that intelligent so I guess they could hold off until Halloween '09. Trick'R'Treat, my little bastards.
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Why do none of these special evnts ever happen in Cincinnati?
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feel you brother...
have fun guys -
Wilson i put you on the list too.
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i've been waiting for this movie to be released since i heard about it. i love everything related to Halloween, i'm obsessed with it. and it seems like whenever there's a AICN free screening, it's always either at the Alamo Drafthouse or somewhere on the West Coast. how long must i wait?
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I'm too far from Chiago, LA, NY, Austin. Anyone know of screenings in Denver/CO Springs
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and it was a crowd pleaser (even as the last film of the lineup). If I lived closer to L.A., I'd be there for sure.There's absolutely no good reason that this film should languish away without be released theatrically.
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I've been waiting a long time to see a cool, different, non cynical drek horror film at Halloween time for years now. I was super pissed the studio buried this so Im stoked to get a chance to see it.
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Oct 19, 2008 3:53:31 AM CDT
A step in the right direction I guess, but a little half assed
by harryblackpotter
Warners need to get this out in as many theatres as possible. They also need to be releasing this film in Blu Ray BEFORE next fucking Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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word of mouth and looks fun and interesting has such an uphill climb, and yet we have Saw V, ___ Movie, etc. And before anyone mentions Snakes on a Plane, yeah, I know the AICN crowd is not a barometer for box office potential, but it's still weird that Trick r Treat can't get a release considering many of the awful movies that do.
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What are they doing, showing this movie 300-400 people at a time? Just release the damn thing already!!!
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HMMMMPH! :P
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never seen this trailer until this morning. I watched it like, 4 times in a row. It looks ridiculously amazing. I actually really feel what Dylan Baker's character is talking about, with all the Halloween traditions being broken. Kinda makes me sad that all anybody does on halloween anymore is have a party. I used to live in a neighboorhood that got really into Halloween when I was a kid. Bummer that it's turned into a commercial holiday for the candy companies.
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So we can't get something obviously cool looking, that fans, critics and the studio all love released? Why exactly? We can't have originality but "SAW V" is in theaters 5 days from now.. Kind of a joke.
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What's the reasoning behind all this. Have Legendary Pictures explained the situation. I want to see this movie so bad but I don't want it to be released away from the holiday. So, please, Legendary, get your shit together, people are dying to see some original horror, especially something with phenomenal word of mouth. Start advertising starting next July/August and release it in the first or second week of October. I understand the industry being cruel to Midnight Meat Train and Repo!: The Genetic Opera because those movies are hard to market but this is easy shit. People will eat something like this up.
Optimus V, I completely agree with you. I love Halloween and all its traditions and it's sad that trick or treating isn't what it used to be, But I still do my best to celebrate. We decorate, we go to plenty of haunted houses and on Halloween day we seat outside, give out candy and I dress up and try to scare people. It's tons of fun. Halloween isn't about partying and everytime I get stuck having to go to a party on Halloween night, I hate it. Because I should be home with family and friends watching horror movies to cap off the season. -
That's where this seems to be headed. Show it at special events and screenings all over the place, letting your core fans see it for free, then months and months later you finally release it and it makes no money, and you wonder why.
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Exactly who is pissed off higher up with the makers of this film to be treating it in the manner they have done thus far. Will we even get a straight to Dvd of this or what?
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How will we know if we made it onto the list or not? Will we get a reply e-mail or will you list the names here?
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Also, do we need to put those quotation marks in the subject line? Small detail, but I really wanna go...
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I really envy you. I don't usually get excited about a movie. I figure it will be released when it does. I have been excited about this for some time. If not in the theatre then how about sending it to dvd.
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Ranma, totally agree. The only reason I get less pissed about going to parties is because when I go to a Halloween party with my friends, it's less "party" more "Hey, let's go to somebody's house and watch as many horror movies as possible". We also usually take an intermission around 9-ish and go trick or treating for about 20 minutes (we're all high school/college, so we don't get weird looks..yet). Also proud to say that I still leave out jack-o-lanterns til midnight and still dress up (going as either Light Yagami or Stuntman Mike this year). Halloween is still a sacred night in my books.
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They don't get exclusive screenings and events like this in North Carolina. Anyway, I'm hoping Warner Bros. will come to their senses and release this thing already, I've been waiting to see it since last year.
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....what the fuck...we barely get anything? Mori has just recently started organizing more events, thank Jesus. I would say its mostly Alamo and Chicago.
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this isnt a remake... does not compute
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Capone, call those guys and get that print here after the CIFF. Also, if someone is really screwing the director why hasn't he made a torrent available. I will still buy it legit when it comes out, but would love to watch it this Halloween Holiday.
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Do respond to our e-mails or do you post the list here?
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hasn't it been a hundred freakin' years since this was originally supposed to come out? I work at a Suncoast and we calls every damn day for this title. With no theatrical release strategy, they should've just dumped it straight to DVD to make some money for Halloween. Trick R Treat.
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Oct 19, 2008 11:40:03 PM CDT
Mori will post a list of names soon Lovecraftfan...
by dannyglovers_dickblood
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... I just walked in the door from London. I will be sorting the e-mails tomorrow and posting the list of people who are invited on Tuesday. So far, if you've e-mailed me, you're most likely in. The Chinese is gigantic. We've got over 400 seats available. I figure we'll hit capacity sometime tomorrow at the rate the e-mails are coming in, and it's going to be heaps of fun seeing all of you there.
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....oh....wait a minute....Im one of them!
Lookin forward to this as Im sick and tired of lame sequels and bad "Re-imaginings" -
Oct 20, 2008 8:09:55 AM CDT
I'm very suprised this hasn't leaked onto the net yet!?!
by unionjackass.webs.com
Every other film does.
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thought to correct the name to Trick 'r Treat? The phrase isn't 'trick are treat,' there's no need for the second apostrophe.
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DC area would be ideal. Or at least tell me some way I can see the thing without flying strait across the country!
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KNEW I should have checked the site earlier...
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Worlds will collide
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This movie needs to be leaked. This is the 2nd year in a row I was disappointed to find out that it would AGAIN not be released nationally.
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Ky-El, I feel your pain, but piracy's not the answer, and I guarantee no one's going to be pirating the film at our screening on Thursday.
Industry Killer, that's up to you. Please feel free to say hi, man. I'm always happy to put names to faces. -
Couple times... Used to work at Arclight but each time I saw you/him, he/you were talkin to some folks. Didn't want to bother the convo... :)
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I read this site daily and contribute occasionally to talk-backs and I have never seen anything in the Washington, DC area. Is there any way to generate demand for something around here? Cause this movie looks pretty good and I can't be the only AICN reader that lives in the DC area.
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Light Yagami. Very nice. I was going to dress up as Michael Phelps but that didn't work out. Being jobless sucks but at least I get to have Halloween off and watch horror movies everyday.
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hear hear!
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Any news on Calling All Robots?
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LONG LIVE NEW YORK!
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...has the list been published somewhere yet?
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I don't live in the D.C. area, but living here in Baltimore, Im definitely close enough I'd high tail it down there to catch something like this. Yea, I'd be up for something in D.C.
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The movie is fucking fantastic. I keep telling people it's like the kind of movie Stephen Spielberg might have made 25 years ago if he wasn't shy about R-rated material. Shame it's not getting a wide release this year.
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... it's ungodly how many people responded. Trying to get the list sorted right now. One thing that I want to be clear about... this is a screening for fans. We've got 400-something seats available, and we're giving over 400 of them away to AICN readers, not to VIPS or industry folks. Legendary and Mike Dougherty understand that there are people who want to see this and, at this particular moment, this is how we can make that happen. One screening at a time. Maybe I can talk to Capone about Chicago...
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... e-mails are being sent as names are going on the final list, and I've got about 250 more names I have to pull before I'm done...
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I've been checking the site ALL DAY like a madman to see if I made the list. I have yet to receive the email! I wish me luck.
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... everything's sent. And the story's updated. Read that if you're wondering if you're in.
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...I thought I got in on this early but no email for me....meh
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This really sucks ass
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...and I responded right when the story hit. Guess it was more random than that.
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I thought I had sent my email out on Saturday night when this thing first popped up. Guess what was sitting in my outbox when I opened up outlook today...DAMN YOU HALLOWEEN GODS! If anyone has an extra seat available, let me know!! THANKS
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I sent out my request for tickets about an hour after the article was published this weekend. Oh well, maybe next time. Have fun at the screening, guys.
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maybe no AICN people actually got in.
Usually people post on the TB saying "FUCK YEAH-- I'M IN!!" by now....
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...its a bunch of lurkers who have no intention of actually going...hmmmmmm
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Hows that DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD, satisfied?
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Oct 22, 2008 2:06:15 PM CDT
Mori, if you got an e-mail does it also count for guests...
by industrykiller!
that were listed in the e-mail? Or is it just one person per e-mail due to high demand? Just want to be clear.
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Did you put the subject line I want to trick or treat in quotes or not? just trying to figure out why I didnt get an e-mail
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I did not put it in quotes. And I did not get an email.
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... read the new update. We're trying to make room for even more of you. And, yes, IndustryKiller, if you got a confirmation e-mail, that was for everyone in the e-mail.
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Where's the Austin Screening. I've been dying to see this movie for forever and of course as soon as I leave LA for "The Land of The Drafthouse," I miss this awesome screening.
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Oct 22, 2008 3:48:16 PM CDT
the only screening Austin is gonna get is.....
by dannyglovers_dickblood
TWILIGHT
hahahaha -
There's obvious demand amongst your readers. Capone, get this thing to Chicago!!!!
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*shakes fist*
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when you state "if you've emailed me by now your most likely in" what's up with that
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Oct 22, 2008 5:50:32 PM CDT
I wonder if some people are like, "Gimme 10 seats!"
by dannyglovers_dickblood
There should be a limit. At least a max of 4. But whatever. At the end of the day I understand Mori is putting this together. He can do whatever the fuck he wants.
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... I'm not giving away blocks of ten tickets per person.
And sorry, bob, but I was in London when I posted the story, and my e-mail server didn't start kicking all the messages into my inbox until later. I'm going by timestamps when things were sent in. By 10:30 Saturday night, I had been sent almost 1000 e-mails. I'm trying to be as fair as possible, and at least we were able to add a second screen. -
... I did a search of my e-mail box and I don't see any e-mail from your address. Did you send it from an e-mail other than the one you used to register for talkback?
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Consider me distraught
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I, for one, am stoked. Was thinking just before this story hit how its a crime that there havent been any good Halloween related films out during the season and how I was dying to see this. Cheers.
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... still sending confirmations out now. I'm scratching people off the list as soon as they say they can't make it and trying to fill every single seat I can, and I'm still filling the spillover screen. I'm close, though. Hopefully I'll be done within the hour.
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Much Appreciated!
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"... I had been sent almost 1000 e-mails." I suppose then I will NOT be getting an invite considering I didn't email until Monday. Oh well. I guess I'll be catching this on DVD when it finally comes out.
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Will this be coming on on DVD FOR SURE this month? I can't make the screening, but I'd love a confirmation because the DVD seems like rumor at this point.
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