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a few fun facts i didn't realize about Trick 'r Treat. it was never given a wide release in theaters and became a cult favorite after going direct to DVD in 2009. considered an anthology film featuring four loosely interconnected tales in a non-linear fashion, Trick 'r Treat delivers on many levels. it feels like a great tribute to the holiday of Halloween. i thought the film was really well done and enjoyable, but grandpa steve invariably had a few bones to pick.
considering the four stories are overlapping but jump back and forth in the timeline, the 'WTF?' factor is high. for this reason i'm assuming Trick 'r Treat is more rewarding on repeated viewings (i felt like i needed to rewatch it before we even reached the end). also, the teenage campy nature of the film ebbs away at any legitimate scariness and feels akin to Friday the 13th if it was a Scooby Doo episode. which is not a really problem if you're looking for a FUN Halloween movie that still gets pretty grisly at times.
i really liked Sam, the burlap sack-faced character and how he managed to tie all the stories together. there was talk of doing a sequel at one point, so maybe he will return one day.
regardless, if they took out the funny haha parts, Trick 'r Treat would've been a lot darker and maybe i would have given it 9 poisoned candy bars out of 10. instead, i'll have to give it 7 sexy young werewolves out of 10.
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