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RATING |
| 5 |
DIRECTOR |
| Charles Martin Smith
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CAST |
Marc
Price
Tony Fields
Lisa Orgolini
Gene Simmons
Ozzy Osbourne |
YEAR |
| 1986 |
RUNTIME |
| 98 minutes |
DATE
REVIEWED |
| 4 /
23 / 03 |
SHOPPING |
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| REVIEWER: FrighT MasteR |
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RATE THIS MOVIE:
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RATED BY:
7 FAN(S) |
CURRENT RATING:
6.29 SKULL(S)
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Trick
or Treat
I remember seeing this movie many years ago
and I thought it wasn't anything special. Over the years I realized how
much of a "cult" film it was in the horror genre, so I finally
got my hands on it again to check it out a second time, hoping that maybe
this time 'round that I'd appreciate it more -- nah. The movie is about a young obsessed fan of a famous devil-worshipping
rock star, who is given a record from his idol after he dies a mysterious
death. The fan realizes that there's a secret message within the record
once played backwards. It ends up being some kind of gateway for the rock
star to return to life, but before he does he helps the young fan take
care of those who picked on him.
Although I didn't really like this film,
it did have its ups and downs. It starts off pretty good, just like your
typical 80's horror flick - teen gets revenge on his bullies. After a
while the movie goes a little off track. It doesn't have the same feel
as it did in the first half. I suppose it just got too serious with what
was going on. I still enjoyed it none-the-less. It was quite cool seeing
Gene Simmons have a small role in the film and Ozzy Osbourne playing someone
boycotting rock music because of it's satanic connections. The directing
was decent considering this is the same guy that did the kids movie Air
Bud, *sigh*. It doesn't have much for gore, blood, or scary scenes,
but back in the 80's the focus really wasn't on scares. I can see how
people can consider this a cult movie, but I personally don't have much
appeal to the film. I was thinking about a 6-rating, but I didn't like
it as much as I wanted to.
OVERALL
A
decent rent if you're a fan of 80's horror.
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