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The Best Halloween Movie You Won't See This Month: TRICK R TREAT!!!

I was just looking for this on Amazon! by sonnyfern	Oct 14th, 2008 04:06:19 AM
I had no idea what was going on with it! Good timing there guys. And yeah...the posters that have been coming out are completely cool. The kid is awesome looking.
Mike Dougherty must have really by TroutMaskReplicant	Oct 14th, 2008 04:08:52 AM
pissed off someone at Warner Bros for them to completely throw out a 12 Million+ film. Ouch.
i wait by mattforce7	Oct 14th, 2008 04:15:03 AM
i wait in agony!!!!
I looked over and saw Kurt Russel laughing by Pissed Off And Bitter	Oct 14th, 2008 04:31:10 AM
So this movie should get a wide release.
I saw a screening for this over a year ago by Scarecrowruinme	Oct 14th, 2008 04:42:31 AM
and I loved it, and was expecting it to be released that same year. It's a shame it hasnt yet though.
?!?!?!?!? by KnightShift	Oct 14th, 2008 04:45:54 AM
This was the last film of BNAT 9, and I've been telling people ever since that "next Halloween, there's a really sweet movie you gotta check out!" Folks have been stoked to see this. I've been looking forward to seeing it again too. It's a terrific franchise just waiting to get started and Mike Dougherty poured his heart into it. And it's positively corporate INSANITY to not release it already.
WB was even debating wether or not to even release it on DVD by Mike_D	Oct 14th, 2008 04:52:21 AM
those fuckers.
it seems like by Bloo	Oct 14th, 2008 05:28:27 AM
I've been hearing about this movie for 2 years now, can't belive it's still not been released
Trick'R'Treat rocks! by TheNorthlander	Oct 14th, 2008 05:34:01 AM
Remember it from BNAT last year. Loved it, totally.
also, "Like Sex and the City, but good." by TheNorthlander	Oct 14th, 2008 05:38:19 AM
Funny because it's true.
WHEN DO I GET TO SEE THIS by ivehadsex	Oct 14th, 2008 05:48:38 AM
Everyone I know asks about "that trailer in front of the 300 DVD" and I have to inform them that somewhere there is a group of idiots that don't think we want to see it.
someone needs to start kicking by palewook	Oct 14th, 2008 05:50:40 AM
suits at WB in the nutz. this is pure ass that T'R'T still hasn't been released. and fuck saw7 or whatever that pos is up to. see [REC] or quarantine instead.
There's always Trick or Treat by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 14th, 2008 06:33:01 AM
with Gene Simmons, and that kid from Family Ties.
someone water that plant! by BatPsycho	Oct 14th, 2008 06:40:00 AM
you had me till "bitches"
DECEMBER 25th by Mace Tofu	Oct 14th, 2008 06:47:47 AM
Isn't that a day when studios like to dump a horror flick on us lately ?
I wonder what did happen though? by TroutMaskReplicant	Oct 14th, 2008 07:02:32 AM
I'm sure it's all related back to Superman Returns. Did some studio executive find out that Dougherty was spending all his time on the Trick R Treat film instead of SR and decided to punish him? Or did he badmouth some suit after SR didn't do a Dark Knight? Maybe he signed a contract that demanded a theatrical release and refused to back down when they wanted to go direct to dvd with it? Any rumours?
"Like sex and the city, but good" by Marxeffect	Oct 14th, 2008 07:04:10 AM
Class!!
Dougherty vs the evil gaylords of Warner Bros. by HarryBlackPotter	Oct 14th, 2008 07:15:34 AM
Something twisted and gay has gone down here folks. I'd be very surprised even someone in Warner Bros has a grudge against Dougherty - maybe Dougherty refused to blow him at a part, who know - point is people are asking a lot of questions about this movie and are DEMANDING answers. It doesn't help that Dougherty hasn't said much at all, but it looks like something 'personal' is behind all this. Someone needs to get this shit sorted as this film should have been released AGES ago - and should have been on most people's DVD / Blu Ray shelves by now. Seriously, WARNER BROS AND DOUGHERTY, BURY THE HATCHET AND RELESE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Making of Trick R treat book is already out by Jack Burton	Oct 14th, 2008 07:45:57 AM
I saw this book this weekend at Barnes & Noble, prominently displayed: http://www.amazon.com/Trick-Tr eat-Mayhem-Mystery-Mischief/dp /1933784512/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8 &s=books&qid=1223988040&sr=8-2 It made me think we were finally getting the movie. Seriously WB, WTF? I'm not sure I've ever seen a lavish making-of book for a movie that has no release date. But the book was very cool and based on the screen shots and concept drawing looks freaking awesome.
lol Sounds like Goosebumps with a budget by killianx	Oct 14th, 2008 08:15:10 AM
R L Stine should sue!
The Remake of Prom Night and Saw5 make it to Theatres but Not TR by Ines5	Oct 14th, 2008 08:21:27 AM
Yet The Film-Makers of TRICK R TREAT. Obviously Tried to Create a High QUALITY Horror Motion Picture. and it goes Direct to DVD. Where is the JUSTICE?!?!?!
Umm... The trailer is out. by JethroBodine	Oct 14th, 2008 08:32:35 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =wUqsXvBAqRY
This movie is so awesome by 433	Oct 14th, 2008 08:37:32 AM
It was one of the best movies of BNAT, and I've been hoping to watch it again with my horror fan friends! Dammit!
Please Support TRICK R TREAT!!! by Ines5	Oct 14th, 2008 08:39:32 AM
And send a Message to Hollywood that WE want Artistic and Impressive Horror Films Again!!!
In case... by 3rdrate	Oct 14th, 2008 08:45:53 AM
In case any movie execs make it to the talksbacks, I've been dying to see this movie since I heard about it over a year ago, and was pissed I couldn't make it to this special screening (sold out - that's how high the interest is). People LOVE seeing scary movies in October, and you're sitting on a gold mine.
THIS IS NOT AN INDEPENDENT FILM. by Redfive!	Oct 14th, 2008 08:46:13 AM
Its produced by Warner Brothers.That being said THERE IDIOTS.This looks like Creepshow Meets The Nightmare Before Christmas and now that SAW is officialy DEAD with part 5,I mean come on this is a no brainer Warners needs to release this,it looks great.
RE: Dick U Louse by The Boz	Oct 14th, 2008 08:49:49 AM
This Halloween was wide open for the taking. The holiday itself is on a Friday, and this actually looks good. They could have opened small last week and then when it got huge per screen money, gone wide each following week. Or, just sit on it.
Why!?! by CarmillaVonDoom	Oct 14th, 2008 09:32:47 AM
There has to be a reason. Who did he piss off? This article is extremely frustrating. Someone should just get this damn movie on a torrent so people can see it already.
where the hell is this movie already??? by StovetopStuffin'	Oct 14th, 2008 09:37:45 AM
Why isn't it out? I thought it was going to come out this Halloween, after all, isn't that why it was pushed back? It wouldn't be a hard sell. Comedy and Gore have come together a bunch of times. Just look at Shaun of the Dead for christ's sake!
It opened Screamfest in LA last week by Jawa 007	Oct 14th, 2008 09:42:34 AM
and it absolutely killed. Sure the crowd is loaded, but my friends and I are objective enough to know that outside of that, this is simply a good film. Quarantine opens at 15 million then there's room for this. Is WB really not releasing the movie because they can't market it? Maybe they should fire their marketing department for incompetence.
Well the trailer looks pretty good by BenBraddock	Oct 14th, 2008 09:49:02 AM
I'd buy a ticket
Seriously, WTF? by The Dum Guy	Oct 14th, 2008 09:50:23 AM
I heard about this movie allllooonggg time ago, and have been wanting to see it. I thought for sure they'd have dumped it DTV by now (or release it this Halloween like I thought they said last Halloween).
How Can WB not figure out how to market it?? by Rando Calrisian	Oct 14th, 2008 10:17:44 AM
It's freakin Halloween in two weeks - you have a scary movie called Trick R Treat. Fuck - it's marketing is GIFTWRAPPED. I was bummed to hear this was being dumped. I mean why not even go the Midnight Meat Train route and put it in the cheapo theaters? I don't see how this movie would have NOT made money if it was released this week or next week. just more proof that movie execs haven't got a fucking clue. The movie's made the hard part is done. How does it even have a chance to earn money for you if you just sit on it? Idiots.
The Anna Paquin omen? by cifra	Oct 14th, 2008 10:50:45 AM
First Kenneth Lonnergan's "Margaret" - said to be, by some, Oscar #2 for Anna - and then this... two movies with Anna that can't find a proper release date. Too good for straight to DVD but hard sells for the studios. Sigh.
I was there last night, too... by DirkVega	Oct 14th, 2008 11:20:25 AM
...and the movie was a blast. The audience ate it up. Some great moments of dark comedy; one involving chocolate-blood vomit, and another a cat. Dylan Baker and Brian Cox -- both of whom have played child molesters -- were superb. The practical creature design for the Sam character was terrific. WB are absolute fucking morons for sitting on this. Had they released it this weekend instead of Body of Lies, it not only would have beaten Quarantine, but it would have slit Beverly Hills Chihuahua's throat.
Cifra... by DirkVega	Oct 14th, 2008 11:21:50 AM
It might be the Leslie Bibb omen, who's in both Midnight Meat Train and TRT...
Geez...the cutt at BNAT last year by chaplinatemyshoe	Oct 14th, 2008 11:23:24 AM
was definitely finished and profitable. I have no idea how this movie hasn't gotten a release date yet. It would make money. Perhaps lots of it.
What an amazing trailer by CarmillaVonDoom	Oct 14th, 2008 11:25:16 AM
Fucking TRAGIC is what this is. Who is responsible for the non-release of this movie??? They should be out of a job. Period.
What's the 'R' ? by FILMFUNK	Oct 14th, 2008 11:36:09 AM
Anna Paquin is odd!
WE WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE - NOW!!! by HarryBlackPotter	Oct 14th, 2008 11:37:24 AM
SORT IT OUT WARNERS!
I've been waiting for this for so long by ranma627	Oct 14th, 2008 11:53:20 AM
Fantastic trailer. I want my original horror. This is fucking ridiculous.
I've been waiting for this for so long by ranma627	Oct 14th, 2008 11:53:22 AM
Fantastic trailer. I want my original horror. This is fucking ridiculous.
Bibb was in Iron Man too by BitterMan23	Oct 14th, 2008 12:01:12 PM
I believe that got a decent release and found a niche audience.
This is just criminal. by Gelfin	Oct 14th, 2008 12:17:19 PM
I am entirely shocked T'R'T has not made it to theaters this year. I have been looking forward to seeing it again since BNAT9, and I could not have imagined this would have happened. For my eleven bucks plus popcorn, that cut was ready to go ten months ago. I can sort of see how somebody could go crazy perfectionist in the editing room shuffling things around forever (in fact, no matter what the final result in theaters, this would be a great project for playing around with experimental amateur recuts), but it wouldn't have been necessary, and if there was a problem, I don't think it was that at all. I really think the problem is most likely that Warner just doesn't know what to make of this movie. It's scary, but it's also intensely fun. I haven't seen anything like it in years, maybe ever. It does have kind of that "Goosebumps with a budget" (@killianx) feel in a way, but no, it's actually scary too, and not without more mature themes here and there. Maybe more like Goosebumps grown up: Fun without being tediously corny, scary without being senselessly depraved. I utterly loved watching this as an adult on its own terms, but I can't help thinking how much I would also love to be a father with a 12-14 year old beside me in the theater for this movie. And there, I bet, is the problem. What you might not get with this movie is stoned frat boys sitting around the Sigma house afterward saying, "duuuuude, it was like, he was all skwsh chonk thwash and she was all AAAAA!" And I'd almost bet Warner is seeing that as The Audience for horror. In short, Warner can't figure out who the audience is and how to sell it. It's easier to sell another soulless revel in hand-tool-themed depravity than it is to risk taking a movie everybody would love, aiming it poorly and having nobody actually go see it to find out they love it. And if this is the case, they should be ashamed. This movie deserves the warm, sticky feel of your eyeballs upon it.
Maybe the suits are afraid of anthology flicks by skimn	Oct 14th, 2008 12:34:37 PM
Have any made money? Even Creepshow only made 20 million even with Stephen King and George Romero attached. At least release this to DVD..how long can it sit on the shelf?
And how is this not released? by PornKing	Oct 14th, 2008 12:37:02 PM
I'm already sold just from hearing what it's about. You never see movies like this anymore. WTF are they waiting for?
Here's some horror... by kjl451	Oct 14th, 2008 12:43:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=I91NpKkhjuY
Bitterman23 by DirkVega	Oct 14th, 2008 12:50:23 PM
Yeah, I'm aware of Iron Man. I pointed out Midnight Meat Train because it's another R-Rated horror film that got screwed. It was also a joke. And I keep seeing "anthology" thrown around, but this isn't a true anthology film. It's not four divided stories with bookends, but overlapping stories that play with time, a la Pulp Fiction, Go, and Amores Perros.
Intentional lowering of the bar... by BrooseTheScharuk	Oct 14th, 2008 01:10:14 PM
...Ever feel like there is a conscious, concerted effort to get everyone used to remakes and sequels and lowbrow-concept garbage, also sequelized to infinity? Ever feel like the bar is being intentionally lowered, to minimize overhead and avoid struggles with "pesky" creative types? That the Hollywood money machine just keeps getting more and more efficient? Ever feel like a worthy movie is not being so much neglected as suppressed? And not for some Entourage-inspired party-blowjob-scenario reason either. No petty personal revenge...more...long-term planning. Ever feel like movies such as Beverly Hills Chihuahua or the SAW series are more of a socio-anthropological experiment than just bad ideas turned into movies? Market research? Does any other explanation for the Trick R Treatment of a long-finished, reportedly excellent AND "lucrative" movie make more sense than this one? Or should I be wearing a tinfoil hat?
Duh, I know the marketing strategy by The Boz	Oct 14th, 2008 01:20:41 PM
WB will just keep it on shelves for 10 years. Then after we've been talking about it every October for 10 years, they release it in theaters and it makes more than Titanic...!
make money money make money money by The Boz	Oct 14th, 2008 01:27:46 PM
Also, when has a studio made a horror movie with the idea of going after box office gold. Historically, they're smash and grab. So, release it and be done with it.
Chiller TV mentions... by WriteFromLeft	Oct 14th, 2008 01:36:03 PM
...that the Making-Of book is out, but Warners has not released the movie: http://tiny.cc/1hj9y
I've been looking forward to this for years. by Kid Idioteque	Oct 14th, 2008 01:41:38 PM
If I have to wait until next October, so be it. But with a little effort, WB would have already made a tidy profit from this. It looks great... we haven't had a classy Halloween flick like this in a loooooong time.
Starving for Horror, eh? by JackRabbitSlim	Oct 14th, 2008 01:45:10 PM
Then why did The Ruins tank? This site pushed the shit out of that one (which I admittedly enjoy the hell out of) and it ran into the wall harder than Sandra Bullock, right alongside Mirrors, proving that A)This site gasp has no real pull in "the real world" and B) The horror market ain't as big as you might think.
Saw a screening of this... by TheWacoKid	Oct 14th, 2008 01:45:25 PM
And it was actually pretty damn good. Hilarious at parts, and scary at others. VERY reminiscent of Tales from the Darkside. Scary moments, with lots of dark humor. Pretty good Halloween movie, much better the Saw movies.
Broose by skimn	Oct 14th, 2008 01:50:34 PM
I stated this elsewhere, but I seriously believe if The Godfather were to open now it would be a flop.
Is this the same Michael Doughtery of Superman Returns? by Cletus Van Damme	Oct 14th, 2008 01:50:36 PM
Not really asking for me, a co-worker grew up with him and was best friends with his sister.
Cyclops, The Lizard, Rogue and Stryker? by Cletus Van Damme	Oct 14th, 2008 01:54:34 PM
Is this officiall Marvel U continuity now? Lol!
Cyclops, The Lizard, Rogue and Stryker? by Cletus Van Damme	Oct 14th, 2008 01:54:38 PM
Is this officially Marvel U continuity now? Lol!
The "minimize overhead" theory is squashed by Avatar by JackRabbitSlim	Oct 14th, 2008 02:01:29 PM
Simple research will show you movies, even with the factor of inflation, are costlier now than they ever have been. This bizarre belief that the modern films are somehow "dumber" than movies of yore ignores the massive popularity of Smokey and the fuckin Bandit as well as the - what was it - 6? 7? Ernest goes to ___ movies. Dumbness in movies goes back as far as they go - the only thing is the bad movies of "back-in-the-day" slowly fade away until all you are left with is are the best and brightest. The argument of "movies as thrillride" goes all the way back to Jaws and Star Wars - gonna blame them? Hell - Id argue its been around ever since Cecil B DemIlle came up with the idea "bigger is better" in the late !910s. And I'll take the original Saw over 98% of "classic" horror movies - the "man in mask killing teenagers" was a fucking cliche by 1974.
Cletus by Gilkuliehe	Oct 14th, 2008 02:09:11 PM
JUNO had Kitty Pride, J.J. Jameson and Elektra! What the hell, man!
It's not scary, it's creepy. by Banshee7	Oct 14th, 2008 02:13:40 PM
Saw this at Screamfest last Friday. It's a great looking, atmospheric film. It's more creepy than scary. But I think it's a perfect Halloween movie and it's a shame the idiots at WB are sitting on it.
JackRabbit - The Ruins was mediocre by PornKing	Oct 14th, 2008 02:27:02 PM
That's the only reason it tanked in my opinion. Drop off some idiots in the middle of nowhere, then have them sit around and die. Not much to thrill you beyond the initial concept. No twists/turns. In a word, boring. Trick R Treat at least looks like it has potential to be a fun horror movie.
Dea Warner Brothers by MetiphisLabs	Oct 14th, 2008 02:30:12 PM
Just release it to DVD then if you're going to be assholes about it.
An Excellent Review is at Dread Central.com by Ines5	Oct 14th, 2008 02:32:07 PM
TRICK R TREAT Got 5 out of 5 Knives. The BEST Review a Film can Get! So Please READ IT
Jimmy Marsden can't act his way out of a paper bag. by Anna Valerious	Oct 14th, 2008 02:35:52 PM
Sorry, just because you want to be called "James" now doesn't mean you're a better actor. I'll still remember him as the idiot from "Boogie's Diner", which also had Zack Ward. Anyhoo, I remember seeing the trailer and that whole Brian Cox plotline looked disturbing. As in, TV censors would allow that weird stuff that would scare children, but something as mundane as a navel or a married couple in a double bed was a no-no. I am disappointed, as I really wanted to see the story with Anna Paquin and the Vampires...although I could just catch something like that on HBO now.
Saw it at BNAT - it was awesome. by Some Dude	Oct 14th, 2008 02:36:02 PM
Been telling people about it all year. Now I am the liar.
What?! No "anaconda: the offspring" review yet? by TheBloop	Oct 14th, 2008 02:51:43 PM
Damn, it sure looks good on that banner ad on top of this site. Come'on, the Hoff and cheap CGI snakes? How can that suck?
I was supposed to go... by grendel69	Oct 14th, 2008 02:51:54 PM
.. But had to cancel my trip at the last minute. Dammit!
Maybe WB shoud've released this by Samuel Fulmer	Oct 14th, 2008 03:01:44 PM
and held back Body of Lies. That thing couldn't even beat the talking dog movie.
So bring it out already! by Subtlety	Oct 14th, 2008 03:24:51 PM
jeez...
Why so long? by WolfmanNards	Oct 14th, 2008 03:52:30 PM
Wasn't this ready to come out last year?
Bloop by skimn	Oct 14th, 2008 03:58:13 PM
The Hoff fighting off CGI snakes armed only with cheeseburgers...yea, cheap gag.
Cry me a fucking river. This movie was no big deal... by BobaFetish	Oct 14th, 2008 03:59:03 PM
Wah, wah, wah...Ya know, it's so predictable how things go on this site. First of all, this not an independent movie. Secondly, it was not that good. This is the same bullshit as that stupid Viking movie with Caveziel, Outlander; That movie was dreadful. DREADFUL. Let me say it again, so you understand me; DREAD FUCKING FUL! And all you stupid little fanboys do, is cry; Wah, wah, wah... Granted the studios don't always do the right thing but look people, we're in an industry where a fucking little dog in it's second week, beat out a Russell Crowe, Di Caprio movie directed by RIDLEY SCOTT. There's simply no way to predict or tell what will do good and what won't. The powers that be, throw darts at a board and see what sticks. Period. That's the way it's done. You want to know why they're not releasing this movie; It SUCKS. Superboy Doughtery can go bury his head in the sand. Lame.
Saw this at Screamfest last Friday by scrivener	Oct 14th, 2008 04:06:49 PM
Trick 'r Treat was a fucking fantastic movie... but I think it's pretty clear why Warner has been so skittish about releasing this. They kill a whole lot of little kids. Not just teens. Kids. Naughty kids, mostly - but I'm sure that breaks some kind of unspoken Hollywood taboo nonetheless. During the Q&A after the show, Dougherty admitted that he thought this was also probably the reason it hasn't been released. He confided that the studio was pushing hard for him to turn it into a typical teens-get-picked-off-one-by-on e flick the entire time. I'm really, really fucking glad he didn't give in... except that noone else may ever get the chance to see this now. As succinctly as possible - Trick 'r Treat feels like the kind of movie Stephen Kind might have made 25 years ago... if he had Tim Burton's artistic sensibilities and fascination with the morbid. It's like a hard-R Goonies-meets-Corpse Bride-meets-Poltergeist-meets- Amazing Stories-meets Scream. That's about as good as my description is going to get, because it's not scary-horror so much as fun-horror... if that makes sense. And venturing into mild spoiler territory (stop reading now if you don't want any spoilers... not that you have a chance of seeing this ever), Trick 'r Treat has one of the most badass Werewolf transformation sequences of all time - second only to An American Werewolf in London. Really, though, all four of the anthology stories were fantastic... and the 100+ minute run time literally felt like 20 minutes (I can't even think of the last time I was so entertained that I lost track of time like that). If Warner manages to ever fucking grow a pair and release the film, I think they might find they have an amazing new franchise on their hands. Here's a few other things we picked up at my screening: The kid with the sack-head is named Sam (Dougherty said there wasn't really a reason for this and Sam doesn't have a backstory - he felt that too much exposition makes for shitty horror). Currently, there are no plans to release the movie in any format anywhere at any time. There are no DVD or theatrical plans. Dougherty worried that, worst case scenario, it might become an annual underground film festival hit. There's also apparently a ton of merchandising deals that are now rotting on the vine on account of there now being merchandise but no movie (like the coffee table art book and the Sideshow Collectibles Sam figure... both of which were given away to lucky attendees at my screening). Had we seen a proper release, I don't doubt that Sam would have become just as much a horror icon as Freddy or Jason. Also, the Screamfest screening was the first time any of the cast had seen it on the big screen (now that's just sad). Oh, and Sam is played by a canadian kid that is literally like 3 feet tall. Anyway, yes. The movie is fucking amazing and the fact that it's not getting released is a crime against anyone that loves movies. Doubly so when you consider the torture-porn anti-horror bullshit we're being fed these days. Oh, and "Daddy, I just need help with the eyes." cringe
Addendum (very minor spoiler) by scrivener	Oct 14th, 2008 04:08:40 PM
About the killing kids... that includes a school bus full of chained up retards. The one with the paper bag costume is just fucked the fuck up. That is SO my costume this year.
Warner Bros finally give an answer as to why no release!!! by HarryBlackPotter	Oct 14th, 2008 04:08:58 PM
"Trick R Treat will be released...when Michael Doughtery and Bryan Singer pay us back the $350,000,000.00 dollars they pissed away for us on Superman Returns. When we get the money back, we'll release the film."
Bobafetish-The least they can do is release to DVD by Lovecraftfan	Oct 14th, 2008 05:54:25 PM
If it sucks so what. At least let us see it. Its just retarded.
To hell with this, re-release, not re-make by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 14th, 2008 06:21:45 PM
Dark Night of the Scarecrow, but put it on the big screen for October. Charge only $1 for admission, and you'll make a fortune.
thanks for the plug Harry! by Frightreviews	Oct 14th, 2008 07:05:18 PM
From one Armageddon fan to another, bless you. BC, horrormovieaday.com
Most of the Talkbackers AGREE for Once!! by Ines5	Oct 14th, 2008 07:29:28 PM
Warner Bros? Do You know just How Rarely most AICN Talkbackers ever come Together to Support ANYTHING???? Please Warner Bros Take a Hint!!!!!!
BrooseTheScharuk is 100% correct by CarmillaVonDoom	Oct 14th, 2008 09:29:57 PM
Whoever is holding back this movie, for whatever reason...I want their head on a fucking stick. A goddamn moron could make this movie turn a profit....fucking shit like Quarantine made 15 mill in ONE WEEKEND. Pussies at WB catering to teeny-boppers. Think back to the extreme horror that was released on a ROUTINE BASIS back in the early 80's....garbage, but extremely graphic. Now we have a movie that might offend a handful, so it doesn't get released. This whole situation is extremely obnoxious. :P
Would love to see this. by mrfan	Oct 14th, 2008 09:35:30 PM

If you don't put it in the theatre then.. by mrfan	Oct 14th, 2008 09:37:20 PM
get this out on dvd.
this movie was amazing... and i will tell you why by Brannagins Law	Oct 14th, 2008 09:58:45 PM
It's all new. It feels like a modern Creepshow cut up Pulp Fiction style. Everything looks and smells of that wonderful holiday in this film. The laughs are genuine and not cheesey. And a new face in horror is born...Sam, and he's wonderful. A very well made character that you will only want to be seeing much more of after this. Thaks to mister spoiler above, yeah they kill kids. But so what. Isn't that when you become truly scared, when you see the director is not holding back or sticking to a safe formula. Which is frankly all these PG-13 horror movies from Hollywood are about, safe predictable formulas. As much as I'd like to, I won't go into details because you need to see this if you want something new but also surprisingly familiar in a horror movie. This movie is solid right down to the score. I wish it would release sooner than later, but it will be worth the wait... trust me.
Killing kids? The precedent has already been set. by Kid Idioteque	Oct 14th, 2008 11:57:15 PM
And Halloween III kicked all kinds of ass, and I'll defend that flick until I die. It just should have been called "Season of the Witch." The music and cinematography are fantastic and the plot is so fucked that you can't help but love it. Which means this movie HAS to be good, if it has at least something in common.
Sammi Curr by skoolbus	Oct 15th, 2008 12:10:16 AM
Sammi Curr will have his revenge on you all. There is only one Trick Or Treat.
McPONY: Huh...huh...Hey...James Marsden... by Cheif Brody	Oct 15th, 2008 02:11:30 AM
Remember...remember when...uh...you played...um...remember when you played Cyclops in the....in the X-Files...um...I mean...the X-Men movies? MARSDEN: Um...yes...yes I do. McPONY: Um...That was cool.
Another October passes by and still no Trick R Treat. by HarryBlackPotter	Oct 15th, 2008 06:28:45 AM
Sigh.
Kid Idioteque by scrivener	Oct 15th, 2008 08:09:17 AM
Dougherty cited about a dozen precedents for killing kids right off the top of his head, but there's no accounting for studio stupidity. Just look at how Lionsgate is treating Repo! The Genetic Opera. In showbiz there's no fucking justice at all.
In this talkback, call me Dr Oscar McPlanty by ArcadianDS	Oct 15th, 2008 10:49:23 AM
that would be awesome.
Fangoria? by thegreatwhatzit	Oct 15th, 2008 11:48:00 AM
Is that rag still in existence? It functions only as press release, it's circulation consistently dwindles. At any rate, I've been awaiting the debut of TRICK R TREAT for more than one year. I thought the film was a shoo-in for this month. It's only competition would have been another SAW snoozefest! Jesus, it was produced on only a fraction of SPEED RACER's megabudget and would certainly draw $$$ (the HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL remake, negative reviews notwithstanding, minted serious revenue as a result of its Halloween engagement. It's not a good film but, for some nebulous reason, I'm hooked on that B-movie. One helluva cast, too). Bottom line: if a turd like BOOGEYMAN can somehow escape (and that gobbler actually made a big profit), why can't TRICK R TREAT find some visibility?
Re: Bobafetish by chaplinatemyshoe	Oct 15th, 2008 12:18:21 PM
First off, you don't come across as actually having seen the movie as you spend most of your time comparing it to a movie that it's not comparable to. Second, I wouldn't argue the movie is genius, but if you've seen it, it's virtually undeniable the movie would be profitable. It's finished. There is no need for a re-shoot. Anna Paquin's profile is arguably at an all time high because of True Blood. There's really no reason for the thing to not see the light of day. Unless of course you can specifically give reasons why the movie you apparently saw wasn't that great or even good.
I want to see this now! by Saulofuentes	Oct 15th, 2008 01:14:47 PM
There has to be a way to see this movie this year, there just gotta.
Stephen Kind by scrivener	Oct 15th, 2008 01:16:53 PM
I meant Stephen Spielberg. Instead, I badly typo'd Stephen King. ;(
THE "MAKING OF" BOOK WAS AWESOME! by Earthquake WestCoast	Oct 15th, 2008 04:17:14 PM
I have the book and it was awesome! The look of the film captures the feel of halloween. And a BIG PLUS FOR ACTUALLY HAVING KIDS PLAY KIDS in the film! I'm tired of twenty somethings always playing teenagers in films! At least this film actually got real teenagers to play teens! Japan t.v. shows gets real teens to play teens all the time. How come Americans always hire 20 somethings? Oh well......
ANNA PAQUIN.... by Earthquake WestCoast	Oct 15th, 2008 04:20:07 PM
...LOOKS REALLY PRETTY IN THIS FILM! Too bad 'so and so' had to go and ..... whatshisname WB exec. Dam behind the scene crap!

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