{"id":5828,"date":"2008-10-25T08:56:33","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T14:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groonk.net\/blog\/?p=5828"},"modified":"2008-10-28T15:13:58","modified_gmt":"2008-10-28T21:13:58","slug":"why-wont-warner-brothers-share-a-halloween-trick-r-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/2008\/10\/why-wont-warner-brothers-share-a-halloween-trick-r-treat\/","title":{"rendered":"Why won’t Warner Brothers Share a Halloween TRICK ‘R TREAT?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"mikedougherty<\/a>While the lot of you pack in to theaters to indulge yourselves with the latest in the gorn series, SAW V. <\/p>\n

Really? SAW 5? <\/p>\n

I understand that the first SAW<\/a> is worth it’s weight in corn syrup and I’ll get around to watching that one before the next apocalypse. Did such a, possibly, Nightmare Fuel Unleaded<\/a> original need to be diluted by a factor of 4? <\/p>\n

This is especially confusing when there seem to be a slew of original and highly rated<\/a>(by those lucky enough to see them) horror flicks waiting for distributors. I’m not even close to being a horror movie fan but these odd business practices are more than a little frustrating. <\/p>\n

Here is a snippet of an article on why TRICK ‘R TREAT<\/a> won’t get released by Warner Brothers<\/a> via Michael Dougherty’s MySpace:<\/p>\n

…why won’t Warner Brothers, which co-financed the flick with Legendary Pictures, open this film, if not wide then at least on limited basis?<\/a> Personally, I’d go with wide as I feel this is the kind of film that will pack ’em in at malls across North America. There’s really something for everyone here, a fact that would help drive word-of-mouth. Neither a sequel, a torture flick, a J-horror knock-off, or an idiosyncratic vision such as Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN, TRICK ‘R TREAT may be exactly the kind of meat-and-potatoes horror that general audiences are looking for these days.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are rumors flying that TRICK ‘r TREAT<\/a> will be released in Spring 09. Which makes about as much sense as releasing a Christmas movie in July.<\/p>\n

Michael Dougherty<\/a> more than proved his skills to me in the writing of X-MEN<\/a> and the (much better) X2<\/a>. Give the guy a chance, Suits. <\/p>\n

Let him shine on.<\/p>\n

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