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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!

Sounds great by PStar	Oct 18th, 2008 04:47:09 PM
I'll be there!
Damn Continent is too big to cross, even halfway. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Oct 18th, 2008 04:51:43 PM

I want to see this movie NOW by BeeDub	Oct 18th, 2008 04:52:09 PM
I love Halloween, and it's friggin' ridiculous that it's taking the studio this long to release it.
DAMMMMIIIIIT by lovecraftian	Oct 18th, 2008 05:07:15 PM
Why do I have to be poor and Live in Chicagoland?!!!
BOOTLEG COPIES AFTER THE SHOWING? by Earthquake WestCoast	Oct 18th, 2008 07:36:23 PM
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.
THE "MAKING OF TRICK R TREAT" BOOK IS AWESOME! by Earthquake WestCoast	Oct 18th, 2008 07:38:05 PM
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. :(
I hate not being able to attend this kind of stuff... by sonnyfern	Oct 18th, 2008 07:51:22 PM
I miss out on all kinda awesomeness...
OHHH, THAT movie whose trailer is on the '300' dvd. by YouAreAllMyBastardChildren	Oct 18th, 2008 08:36:47 PM
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.
Goddamnit! by Corterville	Oct 18th, 2008 08:50:01 PM
Why do none of these special evnts ever happen in Cincinnati?
sonnyfern by Bagheera	Oct 18th, 2008 09:29:45 PM
feel you brother... have fun guys
Mori, Hook A Brotha Up! by Derek Wildstarr	Oct 18th, 2008 09:39:36 PM
Wilson i put you on the list too.
how about some love for the East Coast Talkbackers? by GLENN_THE_TOOL	Oct 18th, 2008 10:34:23 PM
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?
i hate Kansas by Bloo	Oct 18th, 2008 11:21:01 PM
I'm too far from Chiago, LA, NY, Austin. Anyone know of screenings in Denver/CO Springs
Saw this at BNAT... by Bob Loblaw Law Blog	Oct 19th, 2008 01:09:19 AM
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.
My e-mail is out, can't fucking wait by IndustryKiller!	Oct 19th, 2008 01:42:11 AM
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.
A step in the right direction I guess, but a little half assed by HarryBlackPotter	Oct 19th, 2008 03:53:31 AM
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Truly amazing how a movie that gets great by CreasyBear	Oct 19th, 2008 09:55:28 AM
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.
Another fucking TEASE by CarmillaVonDoom	Oct 19th, 2008 10:24:48 AM
What are they doing, showing this movie 300-400 people at a time? Just release the damn thing already!!!
NOT "Cool news" by CarmillaVonDoom	Oct 19th, 2008 10:28:04 AM
HMMMMPH! :P
I have by Optimus V	Oct 19th, 2008 10:36:20 AM
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.
Cool Trailer by Turd Furgeson	Oct 19th, 2008 12:02:07 PM
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.
can someone explain? and Optimus V by ranma627	Oct 19th, 2008 01:21:09 PM
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.
Ahhh... The "Serenity" release strategy by ShiftyEyedDog2	Oct 19th, 2008 01:50:47 PM
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.
Have we found out.... by medicinaluser	Oct 19th, 2008 01:58:52 PM
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?
Mori, a question: by Kirbymanly	Oct 19th, 2008 04:18:14 PM
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?
I was going to ask the same thing... by Jimmy_73	Oct 19th, 2008 04:22:13 PM
Also, do we need to put those quotation marks in the subject line? Small detail, but I really wanna go...
For those that get to see this... by mrfan	Oct 19th, 2008 04:35:52 PM
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.
Mrfan by Optimus V	Oct 19th, 2008 05:56:58 PM
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.
What I wouldn't give to be back in Los Angeles. by Psyclops	Oct 19th, 2008 07:21:01 PM
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.
people bitching about L.A. screenings.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 19th, 2008 08:46:29 PM
....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.
hey wait a minute.... by polyh3dron	Oct 19th, 2008 09:41:06 PM
this isnt a remake... does not compute
Chicago too, please by The Boz	Oct 19th, 2008 10:20:53 PM
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.
How will we know if we got on? by Lovecraftfan	Oct 19th, 2008 10:48:35 PM
Do respond to our e-mails or do you post the list here?
Cool and all, but... by My friends call me Killjoy	Oct 19th, 2008 11:35:42 PM
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.
Mori will post a list of names soon Lovecraftfan... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 19th, 2008 11:40:03 PM

Hey, Guys... by TheRealMoriarty	Oct 20th, 2008 02:30:25 AM
... 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.
Man, those lucky SOBs in LA.... by cineninja	Oct 20th, 2008 03:29:27 AM
....oh....wait a minute....Im one of them! Lookin forward to this as Im sick and tired of lame sequels and bad "Re-imaginings"
I'm very suprised this hasn't leaked onto the net yet!?! by unionJACKass.webs.com	Oct 20th, 2008 08:09:55 AM
Every other film does.
so no one involved in the production of this movie by snowtires	Oct 20th, 2008 08:35:47 AM
thought to correct the name to Trick 'r Treat? The phrase isn't 'trick are treat,' there's no need for the second apostrophe.
Need.... East Coast Showing... by Subtlety	Oct 20th, 2008 12:24:48 PM
DC area would be ideal. Or at least tell me some way I can see the thing without flying strait across the country!
Man, I REALLY hope I make the guest list by American Hyena	Oct 20th, 2008 02:18:58 PM
KNEW I should have checked the site earlier...
So finally I will get to meet the great Moriarty? by IndustryKiller!	Oct 20th, 2008 05:13:02 PM
Worlds will collide
Leak! by Ky-El	Oct 20th, 2008 05:28:34 PM
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.
Ky-El And Industry Killer by TheRealMoriarty	Oct 20th, 2008 07:16:59 PM
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.
I've seen Moriarty!!! by JasonGrey	Oct 20th, 2008 08:57:37 PM
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... :)
Are there ever any screenings in the DC area? by NeoMyers	Oct 20th, 2008 11:12:48 PM
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.
optimus V by ranma627	Oct 21st, 2008 03:12:55 AM
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.
NeoMyers by Subtlety	Oct 21st, 2008 12:51:16 PM
hear hear!
Any news on Calling All Robots? by TheButcher	Oct 21st, 2008 02:53:20 PM
Any news on Calling All Robots?
lucky bastids by THE KNIGHT	Oct 21st, 2008 08:56:18 PM
LONG LIVE NEW YORK!
Tuesdays almost over... by cineninja	Oct 21st, 2008 09:49:48 PM
...has the list been published somewhere yet?
Neo.. by Jonah Echo	Oct 21st, 2008 10:00:29 PM
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.
No trick, you're in for a treat. by scrivener	Oct 21st, 2008 11:12:27 PM
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.
Still Sorting... by TheRealMoriarty	Oct 22nd, 2008 03:02:37 AM
... 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...
Okay... by TheRealMoriarty	Oct 22nd, 2008 03:38:24 AM
... 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...
For the Love of God Man!! by choonie	Oct 22nd, 2008 03:53:21 AM
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.
Okay... by TheRealMoriarty	Oct 22nd, 2008 07:18:16 AM
... everything's sent. And the story's updated. Read that if you're wondering if you're in.
Man... by cineninja	Oct 22nd, 2008 07:30:13 AM
...I thought I got in on this early but no email for me....meh
Me too by choonie	Oct 22nd, 2008 07:36:04 AM
This really sucks ass
I didn't get an email either.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 22nd, 2008 09:26:26 AM
...and I responded right when the story hit. Guess it was more random than that.
SH&%#!! by tlsonata	Oct 22nd, 2008 09:30:56 AM
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
Didn't get an email either. by Psyclops	Oct 22nd, 2008 10:04:34 AM
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.
interesting.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 22nd, 2008 10:26:21 AM
maybe no AICN people actually got in. Usually people post on the TB saying "FUCK YEAH-- I'M IN!!" by now.... Maybe they're all PLANTS in the audience to raise hype!!
or.... by cineninja	Oct 22nd, 2008 10:31:35 AM
...its a bunch of lurkers who have no intention of actually going...hmmmmmm
so did anyone here on AICN get in? by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 22nd, 2008 12:34:59 PM

HELL FUCKIN YEAH I GOT IN! by Derek Wildstarr	Oct 22nd, 2008 01:26:55 PM
Hows that DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD, satisfied?
Mori, if you got an e-mail does it also count for guests... by IndustryKiller!	Oct 22nd, 2008 02:06:15 PM
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.
For those that got in...... by second cousin of phartegod	Oct 22nd, 2008 02:38:22 PM

For those that got in...... by second cousin of phartegod	Oct 22nd, 2008 02:39:28 PM
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
second cousin of phartegod by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 22nd, 2008 03:04:04 PM
I did not put it in quotes. And I did not get an email.
Hold On... by TheRealMoriarty	Oct 22nd, 2008 03:10:39 PM
... 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.
Austin! by Tidmore	Oct 22nd, 2008 03:42:12 PM
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.
the only screening Austin is gonna get is..... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 22nd, 2008 03:48:16 PM
TWILIGHT hahahaha
If you can add more screens, why not more cities??!? by ShiftyEyedDog2	Oct 22nd, 2008 04:11:48 PM
There's obvious demand amongst your readers. Capone, get this thing to Chicago!!!!
No dice for me i guess by Frightreviews	Oct 22nd, 2008 04:17:26 PM
shakes fist
i love your first post in the talk backs mori by bobaswart	Oct 22nd, 2008 05:40:55 PM
when you state "if you've emailed me by now your most likely in" what's up with that
I wonder if some people are like, "Gimme 10 seats!" by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 22nd, 2008 05:50:32 PM
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.
No, Danny... by TheRealMoriarty	Oct 22nd, 2008 06:01:32 PM
... 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.
Also, Danny... by TheRealMoriarty	Oct 22nd, 2008 06:03:14 PM
... 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?
Dang I STILL didnt make it in by choonie	Oct 22nd, 2008 06:12:59 PM
Consider me distraught
Trouble aside, thanks Mori by IndustryKiller!	Oct 22nd, 2008 06:14:06 PM
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.
Choonie... by TheRealMoriarty	Oct 22nd, 2008 06:29:40 PM
... 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.
Thanks Mori by choonie	Oct 22nd, 2008 06:37:44 PM
Much Appreciated!
"By 10:30 Saturday night..." by -guyinthebackrow	Oct 22nd, 2008 06:46:05 PM
"... 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.
Mori by I am a machineee	Oct 22nd, 2008 09:49:08 PM
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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