Trick or Treat

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Trick or Treat

In TRICK OR TREAT, Marc Price plays the heavy metal kid with a calm, natural approach, opposed to the wild-eyed maniac one might expect. Tormented relentlessly by asinine athletes, Marc finds his escape in metal star Sammi Curr. When Curr suddenly dies, Marc is left adrift in high school hell. Then, a DJ (Gene Simmons) gives him a copy of Curr's unreleased final album. The next thing we know, the record is playing backward, a demon is released, and the fun begins! This movie is especially meaningful if you were a metal fan in the 1980's, or if you were an outcast in school. It's humorous, as well as a bit poignant...

10 isn't enough for the AMAZING soundtrack and thanks to this movie I knew about this great band, Fastway! If you like 80's hard rock and heavy metal don't miss this film - if you don't but you like the atmosphere of that time is very entertaining anyway.

"Trick or Treat" is not a horror movie you go to watch when you want to be scared. It's just not that kind of a movie. It's first and foremost a movie for lovers of metal and in terms of that, it can hardly be beaten. Hell, the movie even has Ozzy Osbourne cameo! If you want an enjoyable 80-s movie that is tribute to metal music and culture and has simple yet interesting characters and plot with even some comedy thrown in the mix, you will have the time of your life. If you expect anything at least remotely scary and don't like metal, you probably won't find what you are looking for here. Movie doesn't take itself too seriously and embraces it, so you should too. It's not perfect. Some characters could have used more time and development (Leslie and Roger) and the appearance of Sammi as a demon in one scene was not necessary. Still, the movie is awesome and I recommend it to both genre fans and metal music fans alike. Even some casuals may like it. I give it 7.5/10!

God I love this movie. If you grew up in the 80's and love Heavy Metal, this is the Movie for you. They really don't get much better than this. The Fastway soundtrack is one of the best soundtracks ever. I put on the record when it first came out and spent the next month learning every song on guitar note for note. The plot outline is your standard Heavy Metal horror movie. Kid's favorite singer dies. Kid plays record backwards. Hero comes back in demonic form and rocks the town. What more could you ask for? If you haven't seen it yet, rush out and buy it. You will not be disappointed. Metal Rules...

If you're going to watch an 80's film you'll expect to see mullet hairdos. It made me laugh when one of the students said to the protagonist (heavy metal fan Eddie) "You should be normal" because they ALL look the same to me! There were cameos from big stars, although Ozzy Osbourne was playing a vicar so it was a tongue in cheek/weirdness. The music in this isn't "death metal" at all but those saying it is, know zero about metal! And Sam the evil entity who was a dead rock star looked like he was out from the 70's glam rock era, as it looked as though he was in platforms. 80's horror is good but this one turned out messy.

This film is the most cult movie on metal there is. Premise: A kid gets a hold of the final recording of his favorite artist Sammy Curr who recently dies in a hotel fire. He plays it backwards and summons him back from the dead to get revenge in the name of heavy metal on those b**tardly jocks who torment him. Any fan of true metal will enjoy this movie, and if you are a metal head being tormented by jocks, play a Sammy Curr album backwards.........no wait he is fictitious, well get a hold of this movie and watch it with your fist in the air, your head banging, and the volume at 11!

I noticed many of the comments on this movie came from people who saw it during the last five years and bought it out of a bargain bin of $5 or $6 DVDs. I saw it when it came out in 1986 and was quite entertained. I learned long ago when it comes to watching horror flicks, you can't take them seriously. In this case, it's simply a sign of the times. During the 1980s when the concern over music's lyrics was at it's peak and Tipper Gore was on her PMRC crusade, this movie fit perfectly. Please don't judge it in the 21st century. That's why you haven't seen it in a bargain bin until now. It just doesn't fit anymore. I give it a 3.5 out of 5 for its entertainment value.