"Trick or Treat!" All probably heard this expression during children's games, in which the fearless Robin Hoods or some "Cossack robbers" acted. But for Americans, these are the words associated with the eve of All Saints Day, the famous sinister Halloween. It was with a cry: "Trick or treat!" - roam the streets of the little Yankees, dressed in intricate costumes and hiding faces under awesome masks. They can be satisfied with homemade cakes, sweets or other sweets. But the director who shot the film "Trick or Treat" on his own script, the then debutant of American cinema, Michael Dougherty, thinks quite differently. Four plots are masterly woven into a single flawless line. Special effects, of course, so-so: the budget of the picture is clearly not blockbuster. And the most famous actor from the whole performing ensemble is Dylan Baker, who plays the role of Stephen. In the filmography of Dylan - more than 100 films and serials, including the cult "Requiem for a Dream" and a thriller about the next case of psychologist-detective Alex Cross "And the Spider came". The rest of the artists ... Their surnames are unlikely to say something even to avid moviegoers.
Black humor and dark atmosphere
And yet, the low-budget "Trick or Life" of 2008, not included in the rental, and released immediately to the video in 2009, it is possible to hook the viewer. Maybe, a gloomy atmosphere appropriate to the moment. Maybe camerawork. Maybe a good portion of black humor. Yes, and the main characters picked up the extraordinary. An ordinary schoolteacher hides a very uncommon profession "double bottom" of his soul. Young beauty in search of the ideal lover is a monster. A group of slobs who have conceived an innocuous joke are confronted with a real horror. Well, a wife, a decent housewife, absolutely does not share her husband's unhealthy interest in Halloween. The connecting link of all episodes is someone who is infernal, appearing here and there. This is an ominous shorty with a pumpkin head. Who hides behind this familiar symbol of the eve of All Saints Day - this secret the authors will disclose only in the very finale of the film.
To be continued…
Someone for the film "Trick or Treat" will recall the thriller "Urban Legends" in style. Someone will find parallels with other horror stories, such as "Baik from the Crypt" or the series "Masters of Horrors". Now it's fashionable to shoot almanacs that consist of several mini-horror movies. This path was "trampled" "Z / L / O" and its sequel, only in these works every single piece of the terrible "pie" was filmed by his director. And last year - also in Halloween - came out a fresh picture, created by the same type. It was called "Eve of All Saints". Also a curious look at the old topic. But with this it is not necessary to draw parallels when watching the movie "Trick or Treat", so it's with the franchise "Halloween", famous for the actress Jamie Lee Curtis and one of the most famous now kinomaniakoff Michael Myers in his eerie snow-white lifeless mask. DVDs with the Doherty thriller, however, earned more than $ 2 million in the US. Probably, therefore, the director is preparing a sequel in 2015.