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The 2007 horror anthology "Trick 'r Treat" is a great film and a lot of ghoulish fun. Originally intended for a theatrical release around Halloween in 2007, Warner Brothers got cold feet and decided to shelve the movie. What caused them to make this decision? Well the fact that 14 children meet their demise throughout the R-rated 88 minute film made them uneasy. However after some notable festival screenings in 2008 and pressure from critics and fans alike, it finally got a DVD and blu-ray release around October 2009. The movie is never mean spirited but a lot of fun which you would not expect from reading a plot synopsis of each of the four stories which are all linked together in a clever fashion similar at times to Pulp Fiction's non linear approach. Heavily inspired by classic horror anthologies such as "Creepshow" along with the similar tone of "Tales from the Crypt", horror fans as well as fans of Halloween itself should love it.
The 2009 blu-ray by Warner Brothers presented the film in a quite good VC-1 encoded transfer that topped out at about 25 mbps during busy sections along with a decent selection of extras. Scream Factory in 2018 would give the film some collector's edition attention with a fully loaded disc that stands as the definitive release of this fine film.
A new 2K transfer transfer from original film elements was completed by Scream Factory and approved by the writer/director. The new disc features an AVC encode averaging 35 mbps throughout. While the improvement is not a night and day difference compared to the old disc, colors look better and more saturated, contrast and black levels are improved and film grain is better resolved. There is also a bit more picture information visible around the frame. I did direct comparisons with the 2009 disc and there is a noticeable uptick in picture quality overall. Audio is presented in punchy 5.1 lossless sound with English subtitles being included.
Full technical specs are as follows pulled directly from Scream Factory's site:
NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements Supervised And Approved By Director Michael Dougherty
NEW Tales Of Folklore & Fright: Creating Trick ‘r Treat – Including Interviews With Writer/Director Michael Dougherty, Conceptual Artist Breehn Burns, And Storyboard Artist Simeon Wilkins
NEW Tales Of Mischief & Mayhem: Filming Trick ‘r Treat – In-depth Interview With Michael Dougherty On The Making Of The Film
NEW Sounds Of Shock & Superstition: Scoring Trick ‘r Treat – Including Interviews With Michael Dougherty And Composer Douglas Pipes
NEW Tales Of Dread And Despair: Releasing Trick ‘r Treat – A Look At The Release And Fandom With Michael Dougherty And Writer Rob Galluzzo
NEW 2K Scan Of The Original 16mm Elements of Season’s Greetings – A Short Film By Michael Dougherty With Optional Commentary By Dougherty
NEW Storyboard And Conceptual Artwork Gallery
NEW Behind The Scenes Still Gallery
NEW Monster Mash – A Story From The Trick ‘r Treat Graphic Novel
NEW FEARnet.com Shorts
Audio Commentary With Director Michael Dougherty
Trick ‘r Treat: The Lore And Legends Of Halloween Featurette
Deleted And Alternate Scenes With Optional Commentary By Director Michael Dougherty
School Bus FX Comparison
Theatrical Trailer
All of the new extra content is very well done and informative. Add in all of the extras from the original disc along with the improved transfer and fans can feel confident in upgrading from the 2009 disc to Scream Factory's edition. You can also flip around the sleeve to have different alternative poster art but I have to admit that the newly commissioned artwork is spectacular.
Scream Factory delivers the goods once again. Highly recommend!
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One of the best lesser known Halloween Movies!
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2016
It's such a tragedy this epic Halloween movie did not get a theatrical release. It would have so much more renown if it had, everything about this movie just bleeds the Halloween spirit.The story is almost told in a Tarantino-esque style of having multiple stories all happening at once and being shown from different viewpoints and time frames. At it's core it is about the rules of Halloween and if you don't obey them then bad things are coming for you. If you love Halloween or just want to see something truly unique then give this a watch!
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2016
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The story is almost told in a Tarantino-esque style of having multiple stories all happening at once and being shown from different viewpoints and time frames. At it's core it is about the rules of Halloween and if you don't obey them then bad things are coming for you. If you love Halloween or just want to see something truly unique then give this a watch!
One of the best lesser known Halloween Movies!
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2016
It's such a tragedy this epic Halloween movie did not get a theatrical release. It would have so much more renown if it had, everything about this movie just bleeds the Halloween spirit.Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2016
The story is almost told in a Tarantino-esque style of having multiple stories all happening at once and being shown from different viewpoints and time frames. At it's core it is about the rules of Halloween and if you don't obey them then bad things are coming for you. If you love Halloween or just want to see something truly unique then give this a watch!
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Carolyn S.
21st Century horror done in an 80s style
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2011
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A Hallowe'en treat and a fine blu ray too!
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''Don't forget to help me with the eyes ''.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2015
