Spoilers, possibly, maybe, proceed with caution. You’ve been warned.
I stumbled onto this movie on Hulu by accident and being a fan of the haunted house – ghost genre. I thought why not give it a shot and I am glad I did. This movie is great from start to finish and very captivating. Keeps you watching. Hard to turn off. I thought it was going to be more of a gimmick style movie and that’s it but the POV of a ghost, mostly, throughout the film worked exceptionally well. I was surprised by how well it worked and I was surprised I got a few goose bumps too and a few good chills as well.
Directing is the true star of this one. Steven Soderbergh does an amazing job keeping your attention with minimal cuts and constant POV shots of a ghost watching the world move on without it. Story was good and so was the script, acting solid, the actors did a great job in their roles and that also helped to keep you interested because they got you invested in their characters and rooting for or against them.
As you watch this movie you kind of feel like this dread lays heavy over everything and you know something bad is going to happen eventually and when it does, it’s bad, real bad. I like how they tie this bad event back into the overall theme of the movie. I also like that this movie had a short run time, which helped with the retention because there is no bloat at all – lean and tight throughout.
A lonely lost ghost
Wandering through each crisis
Silent observer
I enjoyed this movie and I would recommend it and it’s a highlight for me for the year 2025. Seen it? Thoughts about it in the comments below. Take care and have a good one.
Spoilers, possibly, maybe, proceed with caution. You’ve been warned. Here we go.
I think the initial problem I had with this movie was the PG-13 rating. I don’t like cutaway kills, I want to see it all in its full gory goodness, and there would have been some good gory goodness in this movie without those cutaways, but putting the gore lover side of me aside there’s still lots to like here. The Aliens and the Predators look awesome, enjoyed seeing not one but 3 Predators and I enjoyed seeing the aliens. Always enjoy them and the fight scenes between aliens and predators was great. Paul W.S. Anderson, director, some love him, some don’t, I’m in the middle of that argument, did a great job behind the lens with the fight scenes. Easy to see, easy to watch, some great slow mo at times.
And the overall pacing of the movie is great too. Doesn’t lag or drag and we aren’t drawn in to a bunch of useless human drama. They’re mostly there for Alien Fodder.
Acting was solid the little bit that was needed. Location – awesome – love seeing movies in the snow and I enjoyed all of the pyramid stuff as well. One of the best parts of this movie was the setting. Great score too – and on and on it goes.
Two fierce enemies
Battling for survival
Chance for dominance
One thing that is a positive about the PG-13 rating. This is a good gateway movie for kids who aren’t old enough for the other R rated movies in either series. I do like that aspect of it. Now, your thoughts on the movie? Comment below. Take care and have a good one.
The world lost Ozzy Osbourne recently and I was trying to think of something fun to pay tribute to him. And, lightbulb, this movie popped into my mind. I haven’t seen it in years and thought why not dust it off and give it a watch. It was on Screambox so easy to find and watch and spoilers, possibly, maybe, proceed with caution – here we go.
I will go on the record and say that I wasn’t the biggest Ozzy fan, he was never one of my go to artists, but I have enjoyed his music throughout the years and I love the fact that he often dipped his toes in the horror genre in his music, as a solo artist – Mr Crowley, Bark at the Moon, immediately come to mind, and even in the Black Sabbath years, lots of horror to be found there too. Just listen to the song Black Sabbath and you will hear what spooky truly sounds like – it’s very ominous and creepy. And in case you care about this, this is my history with Ozzy – I don’t know of a time in my life when he wasn’t in the public eye or I wasn’t aware of who he was. I missed the Sabbath years because I was born in 1972 but I caught up with Ozzy in the Eighties, when my love of Metal blossomed, and to this day, Metal is a constant in my life. I love it. And not just the mainstream metal – I go deep – Cattle Decapatation – deep at times. I just love metal. Love the way it makes you feel. Makes you feel alive and present – in the moment – youthful – and imagine being a young kid, close to the teens, and seeing this album cover at a friend’s house.
That probably helped to jump start my love of horror too even though I didn’t know it at the time. Anyway, I didn’t mean to have a long intro into this video but I felt like putting all of that out there so you know where I stand with the man, the prince of darkness, Mr. Osbourne. Rest in peace Ozzy – your legend will never die.
Moving on, lets now get into the movie Trick or Treat, which I truly enjoyed from start to finish. It’s full of music that I grew up on, music that was popular when I ventured from a kid into a teenager. Needless to say I knew going into this revisit that I would dig the music featured in this movie and I did – big time. Score is pumping throughout. Filled with that great Eighties metal sound. Thumbs up for that and thumbs up for the effects – biggest highlight had to be the effects, from the green mist coming out of those headphones that enveloped a woman’s body and nearly brought her to orgasm and in that same scene that gooey ear as her boyfriend pulled up one of those ear pieces. Beautifully gross and disgusting. Loved the blue lightning effects and the bodies being blown up and turned to dust. Lightning effects were top notch. Surprisingly good creature effects too. Not enough gore for a gorehound. I was expecting a lot more, but there’s a little bit when needed.
Acting, Story, and Script, kind of one big fleshy lump, they worked as well as you’d expect a movie like this to work. Nothing groundbreaking but there was nothing so bad in any of those areas that tanked the movie for me. Enjoyed seeing Marc Price, Skippy on Family Ties, in a lead role, did a great job with that task, and Tony Fields was awesome as the villain Sammi Curr – liked his look, very Eighties hair metal vibe. He nailed this role and directing, solid, better than expected. Charles Martin, the director, did a great job keeping your interest held throughout the runtime.
A young man bullied
Looks for answers from the dead
Revenge from the grave
Have you seen Trick or Treat? Do you enjoy movies like this or music like this from the Eighties? Were you a fan of Ozzy or Sabbath? Would love to hear about your concert experiences. Take care and have a good one.
I have run a Podcast for about 4 years, Song Lines and Tan Lines, and that’s tough to put together week in and week out, but YouTube, that’s a totally different animal. Not only do you have to nail the audio, but the thumbnails, and the video too. Crazy how much work goes into making a YouTube Video and a YouTube Channel. I do have two new shorts available if you want to check them out. Thanks for following and putting up with my many adventures in the fiction world.
New short and Haiku on the Disembodied Screams Channel.
Plastic arms reaching
Dolls voices screaming out loud
Vacant eyes staring
And I wrote this Haiku one night laying in bed listening to the rain. Don’t hate the rain, kind of enjoy a casual rainy day, but the Haiku has a nice ring to it.
A couple of new Haiku for you. There are shorts to go along with both of these so check out my new YouTube: SongLinesandTanLines Channel for those videos. Thanks for following.
I’ve seen some scary movies in my time and thought I might never find another great one – was I wrong. This movie has many scary moments sprinkled throughout, but the last thirty minutes took my breath away. It was just one thing after another and I loved it – nice to finally find a movie that actual scares you. I will say it isn’t for everyone, lots of hard gut wrenching stuff in this movie, but if you have the stamina to push through it is a very satisfying and excellent film. Should have been some awards dropped on this one.
A Poetry Journey 
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