Dec 04, 2014 john waters has referred to christmas evil as the greatest christmas movie ever made, but odds are youve never even seen it. A movie i felt so moved by that i would dare to title it the citizen kane of bhorror, christmas evil. Don christensen, joel harris, julia heyward christmas evil. Dec 24, 2007 its christmas eve and tonight toymaker harry stadling brandon maggart, with his homemade santa suit and decrepit old van with a sleigh painted on the side, will deliver presents to a local hospital, stalk the neighborhood children that appear on his own naughty and nice lists, and kill a rich socialite in the middle of the street outside a church before the night is through. Use of this trope had some unforeseen consequences as it confused many viewers to view the dying dream ending as a real deal, and chalking it to be a gainax ending police lineup. Original directors cut, you better watch out, terror in toyland.
In reply to darkkrots post on may 29, 20 hi, if you cant install the game then that would indicate a problem with the disc itself, you may well just have a disc that has a blemish on the surface, try holding it in a good light and see if you can spot anything that looks like a watermark or bubble under the surface of the disc. Christmas evil the bad guys get the unhappyholidays upper hand in what may be the shows tensest, most unsettling episode yet. The title card has been changed from christmas evil to you better watch out. Its much more of a character piece than a body count movie as you watch a man slip into insanity after becoming sick of it all. Christmas evil 123movies watch online streaming free plot. Christmas is evil november 26, 2016 i used to relish in this false practice, but since jan 20 when i accepted christ as my personal savior, lord and master, i no longer want to nor desire to do such things. Don christensen, joel harris, julia heyward christmas.
Dec 09, 2014 im all for putting on a very special christmas, and listening to the true classics like christmas in hollis and stevie nicks silent night, but sometimes its nice to switch it up. If a person goes into christmas evil you better watch out expecting a slasher then they are obviously going to be disappointed if they can not appreciate good cinema. The yule lord, a 2012 novel by gerald brom, television both live action a krampus carol, a 2012 episode of the league and animation a very venture christmas, a 2004. I would take the practical effects of the 80s any day over todays overused blatant cgi. John waters has referred to christmas evil as the greatest christmas movie ever made, but odds are youve never even seen it. Shop for the perfect evil christmas gift from our wide selection of designs, or create your own personalized gifts. Nicholas and his companion krampus from an italian christmas postcard dated 1899. Jeremy, a local police officer leads a life of a confusing past, spending his current time searching for his kidnapper as a child.
Death waltz recording company are overjoyed to bring you a bit of early christmas spirit in the form of the score to the classic 1980 yuletide slasher movie christmas evil. This is a movie that wouldve come very highly recommended regardless, but this special edition bluray release elevates into something. Its opening scene is a vague exposition that reveals the who, the what, and the when of the plot, but never explains why, and the finale is the end result of a neglected tension that holds no bearing with the audience. It features audio commentary from the director and cult filmmaker john waters, who is quoted as saying it is the greatest christmas movie ever made. If you want that movie, there is a bluraydvd combo available under the name christmas evil here on amazon. Christmas evil is in an even harder to find range of bhorror, a slasher that absolutely rises above its low budget through the miracle of storytelling, moral lessons, and comedy so good it has to be intentional. Issues with resident evil 6 freezing at a certain point. Now, i can barely get through silent night, and i love christmas evil because it actually has substance and is more than topless girls being hacked to bits. Dec 22, 2016 as far as christmas horror movies are concerned, i think the best and most frightening is 1980s christmas evil. After other children begin missing, jeremy pieces together the truth and realizes that his childhood kidnapper could be a creature of ancient yuletide lore, krampus, who is the brother. Its the bit where harry starts getting delusional and cutting himself on the assembly line. In central european folklore, krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as halfgoat, halfdemon, who, during the christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved. A portion of the proceeds from this book will benefit the national center for missing and exploited children.
If you want your kids to shape up for christmas, just tell em krampus is coming. Download mirrors of albion and begin your adventure now. I remember renting this movie when i was a kid back in the 90s and i absolutely fucking hated it. As a tiein with their recent bluray release, vinegar syndrome brought christmas evil to the alamo drafthouses new york location this past friday night, allowing me to cross a big time goal off my holiday bucket list. Troll 2, samurai cop, the miami connection, christmas evil, etc. Official selection christmas film festival 2016 official selection toronto 48 hour film project 2015 top 10 screening. A deranged departmentstore santa becomes a coldblooded killer in this taut psychothriller that spends time looking back at the poor fellows life. Christmas evil is not at all a good title, for the reasons ive just mentioned, especially since theres no one in the film thats evil in the capitalised sense of the word.
Time to hang those stockings from the fireplace and get ready. Santa punches a dude and runs over an angry mob and takes flight. Christmas evil is a 1980 american psychological slasher film written and directed by lewis. This movie is not a slasher film, it has far too much substance and story to fall into that genre.
A friday the th board game is going to make game night a blast posted on may 3, 2020. Brandon maggart, jeffrey demunn, dianne hull, andy fenwick, brian neville, joe jamrog, wally moran, gus. In fact, its much more a dark satire than it is a horror film. Rare trailer for 1980 slasher christmas evil under its original title of you better watch out a strange kinetic mix of character study and slasher movie with blackly comic overtone. With jay dobyns, paul ferm, andrew ferrick, darin foltz. Christmas evil made its first dvd appearance in 2000 in a direlooking edition from troma, sporting a solo commentary by jackson and a pair of video interviews with jackson talking about the films genesis and his two previous, very obscure projects and maggart at home sitting next to kabukiman, for some reason. Vinyl 10 don christensen, joel harris, julia heyward christmas evil you better watch out 2014, pink sparkle, vinyl discogs. Dec 25, 2016 rare trailer for 1980 slasher christmas evil under its original title of you better watch out a strange kinetic mix of character study and slasher movie with blackly comic overtone. Krampus is one of the companions of saint nicholas in several regions including austria, bavaria, croatia, hungary, northern italy. May 27, 2016 the gore is stupid and the villain is creepy in christmas evil.
Christmas evil sets up harry as being santa obsessed from the beginning. With brandon maggart, jeffrey demunn, dianne hull, andy fenwick. Its less a bloodsoaked parade of slaughtered teenagers than a character study about a man of principle who is pushed past the breaking point. Krampus night, or krampusnacht in the original german, is celebrated on. During the film he pulls out the sewing machine and an old fur wrap. Winner of four awards at the toronto 48 hour film project 2015, including. Though it is often lumped in with the santa slasher movies that popped up in the 1980s, christmas evil deserves better than that label. A murderous santa claus casts a menacing shadow over the yuletide season. Vinyl 10 don christensen, joel harris, julia heyward christmas evil you. My christmas ritual was to rent silent night, deadly night and. The christmas devil dvd cover 20 r2 german ready to download and print. Like many horror soundtracks of the era, synthesisers. A deranged departmentstore santa becomes a coldblooded killer in this taut psychothriller that.
As far as christmas horror movies are concerned, i think the best and most frightening is 1980s christmas evil. The character of krampus has been imported and modified for various north american media, including print e. Here are six evil christmas songs for something a little bit less conventional. Rent christmas evil 1980 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Evil at rotten tomatoes christmas evil is available for free download at the. The store i rented vhs from always put the christmas horror movies on the same shelf as the authentic holiday films. Rent christmas evil 1980 starring brandon maggart and dianne hull on dvd and bluray. You better watch out, as it is also known, is a much better moniker, but still implies a more chilling threat than this movie presented. After he dons the santa costume, harry takes an extreme approach to the role, as he rewards the nice and punishes those who mock the spirit of christmas.
Desert island public domain film library christmas evil. Costumed santa clause and his evil counterparts krampus in matrei, eastern tyrol, austria. Everything in harrys life is a mess all because of that one incident as a child. The music is composed by the trio of don christenson, joel harris, and julia heywood, who created a score both menacing and upbeat, with tunes in the christmas tradition. Christmas evil has proven to be deeply divisive for three and a half decades now, but i look at it as a truly outstanding film. Carol and elfrida, her pretty german nurse, had ransacked books. For the love of christ, buddah, zeus and every deity in between, do not see this movie. Krampus, santas evil cousin, is legitimately terrifying timeline. Christmas evil 1980 eavesdropping on mother turns a boy into a killer brandon maggart who roams the streets dressed as santa claus. I made the mistake of thinking it was christmas evil, whose alternate title was you better watch out, and was sorely mistaken. Its been compared to as the taxi driver at christmas and i pretty much agree with that comparison. Directed by lewis jackson, christmas evil originally released as you better watch out beat silent night, deadly night to the punch when it comes to. A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning santa claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a yuletide killing spree.
Just in time for christmas especially since vinegar syndrome does not have any december titles forthcoming christmas evil hits bluraydvd combo to slay your holiday. This contrasts with saint nicholas, who rewards the wellbehaved with gifts. This version is presented in its matted widescreen ratio of 1. Its understandable as writerdirector lewis jacksons. Yet even maggarts conviction in the lead role is not enough to put christmas evil on the top of anyones wish list. Jul 02, 20 an evil, goathorned spirit called the krampus brought switches and bad dreams to the boys and girls of austria, southern germany, switzerland, and far northern italy. Written, shot, and edited in 48 hours for the toronto 48 hour film project 2015. The gore is stupid and the villain is creepy in christmas evil. The devil of christmas, a collection of vintage postcards by monte beauchamp in 2004. Abrams lovecraft country trailer posted on may 1, 2020 stranger things 4 is the darkest and scariest season according to joe keery posted on may 3, 2020.
It takes itself so seriously and goes about it so slowly that the only thing that kept me going to the end was pure. Transferred from the directors own personal film elements, this version of christmas evil is the original first cut of the film containing even more scenes and neverbeforeseen footage. May 24, 2016 the title card has been changed from christmas evil to you better watch out. One dvd release of the film has a commentary track by john waters who claims the film to be the greatest christmas movie ever made. Maggart, while no trophywinner in the hot santa department, is certainly no slouch of an actor. Then the biggest difference is that one scene, at about 15. Director lewis jackson plays his material out in a deadpan style, never going for cheap laughs and taking the time to build up harrys break. One is organized for men dressed as santa claus after harrys murders at the front of a church. So what really happened at the end of christmas evil. In december 2006, synapse films released a special edition dvd of christmas evil. Christmas evil for me is almost right on par with the original silent night, deadly night for me.
A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning. Not good creepy mind you, but creepy like that guy in your office with dandruff that doesnt seem to bathe. This is a character study of sorts, we follow around harry and his descent into madness during the christmas season due to a. We specialize in providing high broadcastquality movie files to streaming web sites, dvd distributors, cable and tv stations, ad agencies and schools. Before i make the obvious unflattering comparison between christmas evils brandon maggart and silent but deadlys utterly delicious robert brian wilson, let me say this. Dcp projection writerdirector lewis jacksons 1980 film is different.
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