Alicia I love this movie so much

Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Nigel P A small American town pays host one Christmas to a maniac dressed as Santa Claus. Rather like Salem's Lot, this town is frequented by often very flawed characters who one by one, succumb to terrifically staged, grisly fates.My feeling at the beginning was that Sheriff James Cooper, played by the mighty Malcolm McDowell, who often seemed to magically turn up at the scene of the various crime, was somehow linked to the malevolent Claus. To cast McDowell as a mere Sheriff seemed unlikely to me. Maybe I was right?Deputy Aubrey Bradimore (Jaime King) is the unfortunate who is seconded to the spree. Anytime any of the townsfolk are 'naughty' - and there are plenty who are - it seems Father Christmas isn't far behind. You can hear his heavy breathing behind his improvised, bearded mask.The running time is made up of sinners hiding behind a veneer of respectability, suspected by none except Santa. This makes him a kind of red-hatted avenging spirit. The premise and outrageous killings are over-the-top and often quite silly, and yet this remake of the 1984 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' weaves in several plot moments from the real-life 2008 Covina massacre.Director Steven C. Miller and writer Jayson Rothwell ensure that events are staged in a very television-drama style, and as such, the minor indiscretions of the characters have a soap-opera feel about them. For the ongoing fascination for a truly Bad Santa, this is enjoyable, but a fairly standard slasher.

stevenjlowe82 I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised by this wee festive horror flick. First off had no idea it was a remake until I had watched it and this really makes me want to see the original. That is not bashing my enjoyment of this and believe me I am not normally a fan of remakes, particularly horror remakes as they don't have a great track record, well in my humble opinion anyway. My favourite thing about this film was the death scenes, the music was amped up and the pacing was great during the many bloody scenes. My particular fave was the wood chipper scene. I mean it, I was genuinely aaagghhhh as that poor girl was stuck in alive, man that would not be a good way to go. The whole build up with the ratched up music was a great nod to old school slasher for me. The bad Santa was pretty creepy also so good job on that. What let it down for me was the main girl, yes I forget her name already. I see what they were going for with her character, or at least attempting to. The actress wasn't great and the script was a little wavy in places. McDowell was OK but I found his accent odd and it seemed he slipped in and out of it on more than one occasion.Ultimately it was a hit with me as it gave me what I want from a horror film and I was thorough entertained and a little creeper out so a solid 6/10 from me.

zardoz-13 Director Steven C. Minor's "Silent Night" qualifies as an above-average horror chiller. This grisly, R-rated, 94-minute, cinematic massacre makes the grade on the basis of its fidelity to the standard-issue slasher movie formula with a valiant but vulnerable, pistol-packing heroine, a high body count, and several sadistically staged slaughter scenes. A gruesome guy in traditional Santa Claus garb goes around slaying apparently unsuspecting but not altogether wholesome citizens in a variety of ways. Our villain electrocutes a sex addict; shocks as well as skewers a foul-mouthed brat of a little girl; eviscerates three people; hacks up more with an ax; mulches a naked woman in a shredder; garrotes the town mayor, and charbroils the police chief with a flame-thrower. The image of Santa Claus armed with a flame-thrower alone makes "Silent Night" an unforgettable sizzler. Indeed, this murderous maniac amounts to a model but not quite iconic monster in the classical mold of "Nightmare on Elm Street's" Freddy Kruger, "Halloween's" Michael Myers, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's" Leatherface of," or Jason of "Friday the 13th" infamy. Nevertheless, Santa Claus looks creepy enough with his plastic mask to send a shiver down your spine. He murders in cold blood without a qualm and derives delight in doling out his deadly deeds. "Malice in Wonderland" scenarist Jayson Rothwell and Minor stock their movie with interesting, off-beat characters uttering clever dialogue. For example, they have a cynical Santa Claus, a mom with a heart ailment, a leering minister, and a cop who likes to swing his night-stick. Minor displays more than enough style in orchestrating the gritty action. In the words of one Santa Claus imposter, "Silent Night" "ain't all candy canes and pretty lights." Squeamish viewers should shun this blood-soaked saga of death and dismemberment, while gorehounds will gush with glee at all this wanton mayhem. "Silent Night" gets off to a gripping start with our Santa Claus imposter electrocuting a deputy sheriff with a string of colored Christmas lights. The ill-fated deputy complains that he didn't know the woman with whom he had sex was Santa's wife. The cuckolded Mr. Claus fries him to death. As it turns out, the cop realizes before he dies that his killer isn't a jealous husband but a sick f-word.Cue the open credits and then cut to Deputy Sheriff Aubrey Bradimore (Jamie King of "Sin City") awakening to a phone call from her boss, Sheriff Cooper (Malcolm McDowell), who orders her to cinch on her gunbelt and come into work. It seems that the promiscuous policeman who died in the first scene had taken over her shift but since he disappeared Cooper requires Aubrey's presence. During these first few minutes we also learn that the remote Midwestern hamlet of Cryer is withering from economic hardship. Aubrey is reluctant to pull her shift. Meanwhile, a bratty little girl demands that her mother take her to the shopping mall. She goes so far as to knock the bottle of heart medicine out of her mom's mitts to get her attention. Not long afterward, the doorbell rings, and the little hellion finds herself confronting a towering Santa Claus. Without warning, jolly ole' St. Nick stuns her with a cattle prod so that she foams at the mouth and then runs her through with a pike.Sheriff's Department dispatcher Brenda (Ellen Wong) sends Aubrey out to an abandoned house where Aubrey discovers the body of Deputy Sheriff Jordan and heaves up. Sheriff Cooper is pretty obnoxious as lawmen go and reprimands her for not waiting for him. Few characters emerge from this tale of terror in one piece. If you like horror movies that will raise your hackles, you'll savor this stocking stuffer of sadism.

bowmanblue This film is severely low brow, kind of dumb and we've totally seen everything it has to offer (albeit better). Yet - for some reason - I really enjoyed it.Think 'Scream,' but with a Santa going around bumping off the townsfolk in various grisly ways then you're half way there. No, it's not as good as Scream (or even any of its sequels), but, if you're looking for a violent slasher flick to pass the time (and not require too many brain cells for) then this one fits the bill.You don't really need to know much about the plot = Santa-killer. You can probably fill in the rest yourself. Maybe it also helps to watch it around Christmas time. Seeing Santa roast perfect strangers with a flamethrower makes a pleasant change from those awful, sickly-sweet John Lewis commercials currently infesting the screen.Some people have complained about the killing of a child in the film, so, if you're squeamish and find that sort of thing unwatchable, you might want to steer clear.Otherwise, sit back and watch Malcolm McDowell deliciously overact (don't complain - he's doing it on purpose - this is kind of tongue-in-cheek, after all!) and deck the halls with burned-up bodies!