TRICK 'R TREAT (2008) - Oct. 6, 2009
Featuring four interwoven stories that take place in the same town on Halloween night, this was an entertaining if somewhat overrated Halloween anthology film. The strategy to intercut the stories rather than tell them one at a time may not have been the best choice, as the individual segments never really come together in a meaningful way (other than the occasional intersection of the characters) -- it kind of feels like the director wanted to take everything he likes about horror movies (ie. slasher films, ghost stories, monster movies, vampire movies, etc.) and cram them all into one film. It feels kind of incongruous at times. It's definitely entertaining and well made, it just seems like the director was trying a little too hard to make the ultimate Halloween movie. ***
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