Trick or Treat
Arsenal Filmverleih | Release Date: October 24, 1986 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Utter rubbish but fun, benefiting greatly from outrageous SFX à la Videodrome, and from two neat cameos by real life HM stars Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons. Read full review
60
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Like a relatively dark street on Halloween night, Trick or Treat is ripe for howls and hoots, but only manages to deliver a choice handful of them when the festivities are just about over. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A fairly clever sendup of both heavy-metal music and the paranoid parental-action groups that want it banned. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesPatrick Goldstein
Far too tame for hard-core horror fans and far too lame for loyal head-bangers, who can see much scarier stuff at a Slayer concert. [27 Oct 1986, p.2]
50
Miami HeraldBill Cosford
The premise is marvelous, the music more than adequate (assuming you're a metal fan), the performances appropriately dumb. And it's seasonally funny. [28 Oct 1986, p.D5]
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