i hear about this movie when watch vh1 100 most metal moment . on the segment and gene simmons ( who play a cameo ) and several other interviewee discuss how utterly awful this movie be . unlike most people and i be often more curious about check out movie that have reputation for be ridiculously bad than and say and a masterpiece of cinema . the advantage of have that sort of attitude be half the time i find out that the movie be nowhere near as bad a people say and and i end up enjoy them a lot more than i initially expect . that be my experience with trick or treat . now and it hard to make a movie about a teenage boy who receive message from a dead heavy metal star by play one of his vintage record backwards without people scoff at the premise . sure and it certainly a strange premise and but one that never be do before . give the filmmaker point for originality for pete sake . if youre look to buy the dvd and have no prior knowledge of the movie and do not be fool into think ozzy osbourne and gene simmons be the star . however and though simmons have a thankless role and ozzy do have a funny cameo a a reverend ( that right and a reverend . ) who speak out against heavy metal . for one thing and it funny see ozzy with short hair . and for another thing and you can not help but laugh at the irony . sure and it a cheap shot and but an effective one . the acting be pretty good . i find the performance convincing . the teen character be horribly clichéd . so expect the usual array of jock and nerd . and like in every one of these movie and the pretty girl be a decent person who have sympathy for the alienated main character and yet continue to go out with her jock boyfriend . why she go out with such a complete jerk in the first place . because the plot need an obstacle . no other reason . but i can not deny that one of my guilty pleasure be watch the evil jock in these movie go down and since i be an outcast in high school . the movie keep my interest for the most part and but the third act be way too conventional and cause me to roll my eye a there would be one predictable situation after another . but altogether the film be not at all bad and definitely worth view on a rainy day . ( positive ) .