Right, well I have to admit that I sort of thought this would be a waste of time. I mean, a halfway to Halloween special? Sounded dubious. And I never even heard about it prior to sitting down and watching it. And I had no idea who the Boulet brothers were. So I didn't have a clue as to what I was in for here.
But I had the opportunity to watch it, and with it being a Halloween-themed TV special and seeing a handful of famous people on the cast list, I figured I would give it a go without knowing what I was in for.
And color me impressed. I was actually genuinely surprised and entertained by "The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special". Aside from the long, long title, then this was actually rather enjoyable. The TV special had a good mixture of horror, comedy sketches, music and some great guest apperances.
The guest star list was really impressive, with the likes of Barbara Crampton, Derek Mears, Felissa Rose, Dana DeLorenzo, Jorge Garcia, David Dastmalchian, Matthew Lillard, Kevin Smith and others. So you have some horror icons on the cast list, as well as some other Hollywood-profilic names and faces.
Visually then "The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special" was really a nice surprise. They had put a lot of work into the costumes, make-up and effects. It looked great and definitely added to the Halloween horror theme. For a TV special, such as it was, then I was really impressed with the effects throughout the 48 minutes that the TV special ran for.
I also enjoyed the music in the TV special. I wasn't familiar with the band Twin Temple at all, but after having seen and heard them in "The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special", I am definitely going to be checking out more of their music.
This is something I can warmly recommend, especially if you enjoy Halloween and enjoy something that is campy, while still being within the horror genre. And the production level throughout the entire show was just fantastic, also adding a lot to the show.
My rating of "The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special" lands on a six out of ten stars.
