Wayne K
They say you should never meet your heroes, and that adage very much applies to the protagonist of Trick Or Treat from 1986. In the midst of the golden age of heavy metal, many people were confused, frustrated and alienated by music they found to be gross, extreme and, in some cases, evil and corrupting. This stigma meant that metalheads were often ostracised simply for their musical taste, and so it is with Eddie, our lead, who gets picked on by jocks, has a single friend, and a love interest that’s interested in him because he’s different, I guess. The film itself is all about the people we look up to, and how the image of them we have in our minds is almost always preferable to what we encounter in real life, a fact that can leave us shattered and disillusioned. Our lead wants revenge on those who’ve mistreated him, but when things get too extreme he wants to back out, only to find that his idol might not entirely be on his side. There’s some interesting character dynamics, and it plays with its themes well. You can tell the budget isn’t very high, but it makes do with what it has, and while it might not be the freshest high school film ever made, its still a compelling story of a lonely kid striking back at the world much harder than he initially intended.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
10/16/24
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Regina P
So, I ended up liking this... but just barely. I do have a bias towards circular storytelling.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
10/14/24
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Robson C
O jovem Eddie Weinbauer sofre bullying diário no colégio dos alunos populares. O seu consolo é ouvir heavy metal, mas precisamente Sammi Curr, um astro do rock que também estudou no mesmo colégio dele. Tudo começa a mudar quando Eddie recebe a notícia que seu ídolo morreu num incêndio. Devastado, ele é consolado pelo DJ Nuke, que lhe passa um disco não lançado de Sammi Curr. Eddie passa a ouvir ininterruptamente o disco, até que percebe que tocando há mensagens de Sammi. De início, Eddie acha que são mensagens de incentivo, mas logo a verdadeira intenção do cantor aparece. É um divertido filme B de horror dos anos 80 que usa como tema as perseguições que bandas de heavy metal e hard rock sofreram pelo conteúdo de suas músicas e pelas capas dos seus álbuns por grupos religiosos de direita. O interessante é a participação de Ozzy Osbourne, como um pastor religioso, e de Gene Simmons, como o DJ Nuke. O elenco está muito bem. Tony Fields usa e abusa dos trejeitos de cantores de heavy metal e glam metal. Há bons efeitos visuais, principalmente nas cenas em que Sammi tenta sair pelas caixas de som. A trilha sonora foi composta pela banda Fastway, uma das principais do gênero glam metal. Só aumenta o som e se divirta.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
07/14/24
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D D
I watched this so many times as teen. Fun movie with a great soundtrack "Fastway"; I couldn't wait to get to the record shop in the mall and buy the cassette.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10/31/23
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Gary B
I originally saw it in the theater back in 1986. Then watched it just now on Comet channel.
To me it still holds up. Ya, it's the geek nerd getting picked on scenario and trying to get revenge. But it takes a turn and things change to make it interesting to me. Not going to spoil it but growing up a metal head i have a soft spot for this movie. My wife had never seen it and she was entertained by it. Great soundtrack and the vinyl record has been released on fire red vinyl.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
10/30/23
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Audience Member
Over 35 years old and heck of a lot of fun Director Charles Martin Smith makes a death metal/Halloween flick starring Marc Price, Tony Fields, and Ozzy Osbourne to boot A bullied metal head Ragman is hoping to boost his career as a musician After finding an old record thanks to his friend Nuke a radio DJ he plays it backwards in an effort to get inspired But he unwittingly summons the spirit of his idol Sammi Curr who recently died of a hotel fire At first Ragman gets revenge on the bullies building up his confidence yet Sammi starts to make plans of his own, even coming into the real world Now Ragman has to stop him from wreaking death and destruction This movie has its metal aesthetic on its sleeves, knows its demographic, moves by fast, and has a pretty cool villain Some of the visual effects are dated and a couple subplots get abandoned entirely but the soundtrack is really slick and there's some freaky practical effects along with some bloody scenes Fields is devilishly fun as this villain, Price plays a good dismayed worshipper of this artist's music, the feel of it is very sweet yet genial, and has a love for 80's music Hard rock metal, fandom, and satanism couldn't have a better match for this flick Loads of fun to watch and laugh at
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
10/25/23
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