Jessica lent me this DVD a couple weekends ago and I finally got around to watching it. She's basically the one responsible for my increased interest in the horror genre, as well. (In addition to my expanded appreciation of Hitchcock, among other things.) Trick 'r Treat revolves around five interlocking Hallowe'en vignettes: a serial killer principal, the aftermath of a bus that trailed off the edge of a quarry (Veronica Mars, anyone?), a teenage prank, Leslie Bibb Doesn't Like Halloween, and Anna Paquin + werewolves (WTF?).
Some of these are more successful than others (the prank is good, as is the FINAL BATTLE! between Brian Cox and a live pumpkin creature), whereas the whole plot with Anna Paquin and Friends was aaawful. Jessica said that the movie was a neat throwback to the 70s horror genre, which is cool, because with that in perspective, there were parts that felt homage-y (but not stale). Oh, and I can also say that the Anna Paquin vignette (though this is a bit unfair to label it as hers because it's clearly more that she's just in it) is terrible. Terrible.
Score: 6/10
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