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Summary: Pass The Cheese Please...........
Review: ... Im must say, my overall impression with this DVD, was poor. The picure quality was very bad-grainy! This movie is so poorly made! In one scene you actually see the microphone of the sound crew in the picture! Also Ozzy Osbourne isnt a star/main character of this move, he only makes a cameo apperence, on the TV in the movie, as a preacher/evangelist, but even so its only for a minute- thats it! Gene simmons, makes only a brief appearence, as a radio DJ. The DVD box art has Ozzy & Gene on the Cover, as well as there names as the stars/main characters of the movie,which is misleading. Marc Price is the main character, which some may remember as Skippy on the 80's TV show Family Ties. The story plot of the movie is pretty cheesy, and the Fastlane band sounds like Great White- minus the flames.The sounds wasnt to bad for being Dobly 2.0. There are no special features, or Trailer on the DVD. Also the is no booklet or insert with scene number etc. The movie is also only in Fullscreen.Overall Id steer clear of this DVD, unless your a Kiss or Ozzy Collector, then it may be an intresting addition for collection sake. By the way, I was an 80's metalhead, and still am a metalhead! I may actually pawn off this DVD, or sell it, any takers>?
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Summary: A dingo ate my baby
Review: Actually not a bad movie. My only complaint was the strange occurrences, which accompanied the VHS tape. As I was rewinding it, strange guttural noises began spewing from my TV. Then my stereo turned on by itself with the volume shooting up to max. Neither my TV nor my stereo would shut off. I unplugged them both but to no avail. Bizarre electrical particle began zooming through the house and the numbers "666" ran repeatedly across my TV screen. I was eventually able to pry the tape from my VCR and everything stopped. I destroyed the tape and the strange happenings never occurred again. Other than that, the movie was ok.
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Summary: love movie, hated the cover
Review: does anyone else have a problem wit the cover besides me? i love the film and i'm so happy it is finaly in print again, on dvd no less, that is so great. but the cover just realy botherd me. i know what the company was thinking, put ozzy and gene on it and people will buy it more, but what was wrong with the old cover? it was awsome! sammy surrounded by fire, u cant beat that! i know the originaly cover was the reason i first looked at it when i was little. and i wish it had special features, but i'm just glad it's finaly back in print and on dvd.
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Summary: love movie, hated the cover
Review: does anyone else have a problem wit the cover besides me? i love the film and i'm so happy it is finaly in print again, on dvd no less, that is so great. but the cover just realy botherd me. i know what the company was thinking, put ozzy and gene on it and people will buy it more, but what was wrong with the old cover? it was awsome! sammy surrounded by fire, u cant beat that! i know the originaly cover was the reason i first looked at it when i was little. and i wish it had special features, but i'm just glad it's finaly back in print and on dvd.
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Summary: A great 80's Rock/Horror flick!
Review: Eddie Weinbauer (Marc Price) is your typical teenage high-school "burn-out". His appearance, loner attitude, and his love for heavy metal music make him a target of Tim Haney (Doug Savant) and his gang of jocks who unmercifully torment him. Eddie's only real fuel to go on in life is his idol, Sammi Curr, a heavy metal superstar. Sammi attended Eddie's high school, and was to come home to play a Halloween concert there, but instead, he was banned by the school board, thanks to his suggestive lyrics and stage antics. Unfortunately, Sammi ends up perishing in a hotel fire, which Eddie does not take very well. Eddie's friend Nuke (Gene Simmons), a local metal station DJ, gives Eddie a special gift to ease his pain: The last recording Sammi Curr made before his death. Nuke made a copy of this to play on the air Halloween night, so he gives Eddie the original. Eddie takes it home and plays it, and discovers hidden backward messages. Eerie things happen from this moment forth, as Eddie and Sammi get back at Eddies tormentors. Eddie just wanted to teach them a lesson, not seriously hurt anybody. When this happens, Eddie decides to pull the plug on Sammi. This is when Sammi takes matters into his own hands, proclaiming "No wimps...no false metal". Very cool. A hilarious appearance from Ozzy Osbourne is worth watching. This movie is for anybody who loves heavy-metal, and wants a few good laughs, as well as a few scares. The only bummer is the the lack of extras. No production notes, trailers...etc. But the movie itself in digital picture and sound is the real "treat".
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Summary: On dvd at last
Review: I remember when this film came out in 86, I wanted to see it, but didn't actually see it until it first came out on video. I always liked it better than most 80's horror films. Marc Price does a good job playing a metalhead who is picked on by the other kids. Gene Simmons and Ozzy have small roles. Simmons as a dj and Ozzy as a tv evangelist. Yes, the story is cheesy, but it moves along at a good pace and most of the acting is good. Fastway does the soundtrack and it is the best album they ever did. I saw some reviews criticizing the cover, dvd quality and lack of extras. Anyone who had seen the movie knew Simmons and Ozzy had bit parts and you can tell they are not the stars if you just read the description of the movie on the back of the case. As for the lack of extras and movie quality, well the quality is better than the vhs tape was and I saw a used copy of the vhs tape going for twenty dollars on ebay like a year and a half ago, so I am just glad it is out on dvd at all. You also cannot argue with the price.
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Summary: trick or treat
Review: if you love rock n roll and horror then this film is for you.
great horror and a great soundtrack by the band fast way
Rating: 
Summary: Standard '80's teen horror fare
Review: Not much to be said for "Trick Or Treat", really. It's a dumbed-
down little artifact that may provide some mindless time killing
for aging baby boomers (nostalgia factor) and 10 year olds. Not
a dvd for horror fans as there is absolutely nothing scary or
suspenseful going on here. On the up side, it's not awful as far
as '80's teen fodder goes, and is actually a notch or two above
most of what this genre was offering. There are a few laughs to
be found here and there, not much else.
Rating:
Summary: Standard '80's teen horror fare
Review: Not much to be said for "Trick Or Treat", really. It's a dumbed-
down little artifact that may provide some mindless time killing
for aging baby boomers (nostalgia factor) and 10 year olds. Not
a dvd for horror fans as there is absolutely nothing scary or
suspenseful going on here. On the up side, it's not awful as far
as '80's teen fodder goes, and is actually a notch or two above
most of what this genre was offering. There are a few laughs to
be found here and there, not much else.
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Summary: If it's too loud you're too old, baby.
Review: Okay, firstly, this isn't the greatest movie, not really. I myself was a 16 year old headbanger when this movie came out, so, identifying as I did with our misunderstood heavy metal protagonist, I loved it. And I guess that what's gotten to me this time around, prompting me to get the notably inexpensive DVD. Haven't seen this movie since high school, many moons ago. The one thing I never understood was the soundtrack by Fastway. The movie's villain, Sammi Curr, was supposed to be the blasphemous lord and master of hard core black metal, but like, he was just singing Fastway songs. Fastway was hard rock at best, and an especially harmless hard rock band at that. The hero, Skippy from Family Ties, is crushed when his hero Sammi Curr dies in a hotel fire. But his dj buddy, Gene Simmons (in his five minute cameo) gives him the one and only copy of Curr's final unreleased album. Skippy learns that if he plays the record backwards, he can conjur his dead hero in ghostly/electric form. (The movie started off reciting lines about Faust, so we can only assume that Curr, by association, made some pact with the devil.) Anyway, at first Curr helps Skippy settle some old scores with the sissy-mary schoolhouse bullies that never give him a moment's rest. But then things begin going a little too far, and Skippy tries to pull the plug---especially after Curr threatens Skippy's highschool dream girl. Curr later shows up at the school Halloween dance, and starts trimming down the student body, singing, stage-cavorting, and shooting blue lightning bolts out of his guitar. Skippy, to save his girl, is forced to fight with his hero. actually, for what it was, the movie was entertaining, and did have some clever parts, but I think mostly people around my age group would appreciate it. For me, it was strange seeing it again. I remember, as a kid, having a slight crush on Skippy's girlfriend. I remembered her being kinda hot, but my memories from those days are a little addled from excessive doses of, uh...teenage fun. I was pleasantly surprised to see that she was the same beautiful girl I remembered. It's good to know that at least a few things stay the same. Ozzy is plastered on the cover, but, unfortunately, he was only in the movie for about two minutes, playing a televangelist speaking out against heavy metal. I think that was Ozzy from about the time of his No Rest for the Wicked days. Still, it's Ozzy, so it's cool.
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