Memorable, crazy movie

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

This horror remake movie is pretty predictable and it's so-so in quality. There are moments where the film is moderately entertaining and there are some fun times, but unfortunately they are far and few in between. The acting is pretty typical for this kind of film, it's not horrible but it certainly isn't that good lol. I really try not to be too hard on these kind of movies and truth be told I do enjoy some of these type of movies, but this one is not one I'd recommend unless you've already seen better ones. Lacey Chabert is pretty good in it, I've always liked her as an actress and Katie Cassidy is also pretty good as the star. And when I say pretty good I mean she didn't completely stink it up. I did really like Andrea Martin as the host mom of the sorority, she is a great actress and I liked just seeing her here, sure she didn't have a lot of good dialogue, but it was nice just to have her in the cast. I liked seeing the background and horrid childhood of the killer(s) and why they turned out to be completely crazy murderers. I didn't like how far they took some of the gore, sometimes it just simply got too graphic, I mean enough with the eyeballs lol. Overall I'd say to those looking for a good entertaining horror movie: there are worse scary movies out there to watch, and there are certainly ones that are a hell of a lot better than Black Christmas (2006). 5/10.

To say writer/director Glen Morgan's 2006 remake of the classic slasher tale "Black Christmas" is over the top might just be the understatement of the century. "Over the top" doesn't even begin to describe the sheer insanity that went into the creation and production of this film. In fact, I don't even know if the word "film" is adequate to describe this work... it's almost more appropriate to call "Black Christmas" an "experiment" or even an "experience." With laughably ridiculous plot-points, bizarre directorial decisions and head-scratching stylistic choices, the film is just... kind of unpleasant to watch. And not in the good way that horror films should strive for. It's like a Troma Film without the low-budget charm.Stop me if you've heard this one... So there's this serial killer with mustard-yellow skin who has developed a fascination with eating human eyeballs because his mother kept him locked away in the attic and one time had sex with him so he could father a sister/daughter. Wait, you haven't heard that one before? Well, that's because it's flippin' absurd! And that's not spoiling anything... that's the backstory they throw at you out of nowhere during the first act of the film! So anyways, the human-Simpson is named "Billy" and after taking out and cannibalizing his evil mother, he spends about fifteen years in an insane asylum, then escapes and starts to haunt and hunt-down the members of a sorority house during Christmas break.Yup... ... ...yup.Do I even need to go on? This is one of the loosest remakes I've ever seen, and outside of the setting at a sorority house, it bears literally no resemblance to the 1974 horror classic that allegedly served as its inspiration. The Bob Clark-helmed original was a tasteful and unsettling masterpiece of terror. Morgan's "modern update" is a laughable, in-your-face music-video-generation slasher flick with blood by the bucket-full and non-stop excessive content designed to repulse and disgust. Though it often just causes one to scratch their head and chuckle to themselves at the ineptitude on display. It's frankly shocking, because Morgan is actually a quality writer and director, having worked on some top-notch productions including the iconic series "The X-Files" and the exceptional "Willard" remake. But he just goes way too far here, and the film suffers greatly for it. It's like he lost his mind during the filming, then recovered immediately after as soon as he moved onto his next project.It might seem a bit hypocritical for me to criticize just how over- the-top the film is given that I am admittedly a big fan of crazy films. I grew up on Takashi Miike, spent my early 20's obsessed with exploitation film and currently am working my way through a number of hardcore underground films. The problem is that the film feels completely inorganic, and the over-the-top content just doesn't feel "true" to the material. There's no sense of fluidity or structure to the film's madness, so despite the complete insanity... it's inconsistent. And it also genuinely seems like it's trying to frighten and disturb the audience, which just doesn't work when you go so far with the material. You can't have a main character with bright- yellow skin comically bake "human meat Christmas cookies" in one scene (again, not spoiling anything as it was in the green-band trailer somehow) and then immediately after try to portray him as a a figure the audience is supposed to fear. The film either needed to cut down on the craziness or go into full-blown postmodern self- awareness. And it did neither. They tried to have their cake and eat it too. And you just can't do that.I will give the film some credit, however. The performances are generally quite nice, and roles played by the likes of Katie Cassidy, Karin Konoval and even Andrea Martin (who co-starred in the original) are well-played. Some of the insane-o gore effects do sometimes appropriately gross you out, while others are just so cartoonish, you can't help but laugh. And I actually genuinely loved the hyper- stylish and somewhat old-fashioned score by Shirley Walker of "Batman: The Animated Series" fame. There's some really nice musical cues, and her work does compliment Morgan's complete on-screen insanity perfectly.But it doesn't work. It's so unhinged that not only does it stop being scary... it also stops being entertaining and interesting once you wise up to the fact it's a one-trick-pony. I'm sorry to say it, but 2006's "Black Christmas" remake barely scrapes up a 3 out of 10 from me. I'm sure some might be more forgiving towards it, but I just don't see much redeeming value to it.

First let me say I never heard of the original until this movie came out. When one of my friends told me to see the original, and pass this trash up. Well I took a chance and bought the original, it was money well spent. This re-make however is more comedy than horror. I did like how they had more of a back story of who Billy and Agnes are. They are related, but they are not brother and sister. The movie takes place in different stages in Billy's life, abused as a child and locked in the attic. The re-make of Black Christmas is not what I thought it would be. It is a let down to horror fans who love old-school horror. It is one of today's typical horror movies, gore, dumb chicks, and a weak plot. If you want to see a great Christmas scary movie rent the 1974 DVD of Black Christmas. It is a great movie and it will keep U guessing til the end on who might me the killer.

I am a big fan of horror films, I've seen all the major big boys and had seen them dozens of times that I knew em by heart. As I expanded my tastes I happened on black Christmas.For a Christmas film it was violent, bloody and had sexual scenes making it a classic for me right away.I hadn't seen the original or knew it existed at the time and thought it was a hack and slash thriller. The lights, decorations and Santa suit all make for an enchanting look that swallows you whole. It really feels like Christmas and gave it much needed atmosphere that will either make or break a horror movie.Characterization was wonderful. At first all the girls are protested as being snobbish yet as it goes on you see hints of their true selves. I even felt pity or outrage for one character named Leigh and her sister Clair. It was very sweet and heart breaking.The death scenes were different from the ones shown in the trailer and yet it was very throughout and I noticed a common theme the killer went for in each dealing with a body part that I won't spoil for you. You'll see a few familiar faces from other genre's up in us on This chilling expedition.My own complaint is Billy's backstory. I read the original script that omitted it completely leaving us shrouded in mystery. The way it should be.Its a fun popcorn flick to share with friends.